Where to Find Beryl in Maine

Maine has 12 mapped collecting spots that report beryl, spread across 5 counties. The largest share sits in Oxford County County with 6 spots. 11 of the spots are on land mapped as publicly accessible, and 1 is a fee-dig site.

Spot list checked against source data on April 1, 2026.

Standout beryl spots in Maine

Hand-picked from the full list below, with the reason each one earns a trip.

Edgecomb Quarry (Schmid Preserve)
Lincoln County County
The Edgecomb pegmatite pits sit inside the 766-acre Schmid Preserve, town land laced with more than seven miles of public trails, where 1880s feldspar and mica workings exposed almandine garnet, beryl, and aquamarine. The preserve is free and open to the public. Smoky quartz and muscovite occur in the same pegmatite.
Deer Hill (White Mountain National Forest)
Oxford County County
Deer Hill is a US Forest Service designated mineral collecting area in the White Mountain National Forest, known for amethyst recovered by screening the sandy soil. Feldspar, beryl, garnet, columbite, and pyrite are also documented at the site. Hobby collecting is allowed under a no-fee day permit.
Harvard Quarry (Noyes Mountain)
Oxford County County
The historic Harvard Quarry on Noyes Mountain produced the gem green tourmaline that gave the Harvard green color its name, and its dumps still yield schorl, beryl, smoky quartz, rose quartz, and purple apatite. The quarry acre is held open to the public by its private owner at no charge, and the surrounding Noyes Mountain Preserve permits rock hounding under the Western Foothills Land Trust.

Best counties for beryl in Maine

Ranked by the number of mapped beryl spots. County links open the full rockhounding page for that county.

Every beryl spot we track in Maine

Sorted by county. Coordinates open in Google Maps.

Spot	County	Minerals	Coordinates	Access
Pitts Garnet MineWoodman Hill Road	Androscoggin County	Actinolite Calcite Diopside Garnet Molybdenite Quartz Titanite Clinozoisite +4 more	44.1056, -70.3332	Public
Poland Mining CampsGroves Lane	Androscoggin County	Quartz Feldspar Beryl Mica Tourmaline	44.0732, -70.4105	Paid / fee
Bemis Stream ProspectBemis Road	Franklin County	Albite Beryl Green Elbaite Tourmaline Blue Fluorapatite Purple Fluorapatite Feldspar Mica Quartz +3 more	44.8241, -70.7168	Public
Edgecomb Quarry (Schmid Preserve)River Link	Lincoln County	Almandine Garnet Beryl Aquamarine Smoky Quartz Feldspar Muscovite	43.9632, -69.6178	Public
Deer Hill (White Mountain National Forest)Evergreen Valley Road	Oxford County	Amethyst Beryl Feldspar Garnet Muscovite	44.2313, -70.9801	Public
Deer Hill MineralEvergreen Valley Road	Oxford County	Amethyst Quartz Feldspar Beryl Garnet Columbite Pyrite Muscovite	44.2313, -70.9799	Public
Harvard Quarry (Noyes Mountain)	Oxford County	Green Tourmaline Schorl Beryl Rose Quartz Smoky Quartz Purple Apatite	44.2917, -70.6387	Public
Hedgehog Hill QuarryHammond Hill Road	Oxford County	Albite Almandine Garnet Beryl Mica Chrysoberyl Fluorapatite Feldspar Quartz +2 more	44.4688, -70.4561	Public
Scribner Ledge Quarry & Crocker Hill MinesCrocker Hill Trail	Oxford County	Graphite Molybdenite Pyrite Quartz Sericite Albite Almandine Garnet Arsenopyrite +4 more	44.2762, -70.4673	Public
Singepole Mountain QuarrySingepole Trail	Oxford County	Almandine Garnet Beryl Biotite Fluorapatite Microcline Muscovite Quartz Schorl	44.2267, -70.4536	Public
HaveyTrenton Place	Sagadahoc County	Albite Almandine Garnet Beryl Biotite Columbite Mica Aquamarine Chalcopyrite +5 more	43.9757, -69.9448	Public
Porcupine Hill QuarryTurkey Run	Sagadahoc County	Albite Almandine Garnet Beryl Biotite Columbite Green Elbaite Tourmaline Fluorapatite Quartz +1 more	43.9595, -69.9838	Public

Before you go

Read the beryl identification guide so you know what a keeper looks like in the field: Beryl in the encyclopedia.

Beryl in Maine FAQ

Where can you find beryl in Maine?+

The mapped spots concentrate in Oxford County County, Androscoggin County County, and Sagadahoc County County. Every spot on this page appears on the map above with coordinates and access notes.

How many beryl spots are mapped in Maine?+

12 spots across 5 counties. The RockHoundR app keeps the same spots on an offline map with public land overlays, geology layers, and your saved finds.

Is it legal to collect beryl in Maine?+

Hand collecting of common rocks and minerals in small amounts for personal use is generally allowed on BLM and U.S. Forest Service land, with limits set by the local field office. National parks, most state parks, and tribal land are closed to collecting. 11 of the 12 mapped spots here sit on land marked public, and 1 is a fee-dig operation where you pay for access and keep what you find. Always confirm current rules with the managing agency before you dig.

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Hunt beryl in Maine with the map in your pocket

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