Where to Find Pyrite

305 mapped pyrite spots across 52 regions in 3 countries. Pick a region for its local guide, or browse every spot by country below. Pyrite (fool's gold) is brassy iron sulfide that often forms perfect cubes. It shows up in coal-region shales and in many Western mining-district dumps, often alongside galena, sphalerite, and chalcopyrite.

Top regions for pyrite

United States

277 spots · 42 regions

Canada

1 spots · 1 regions

Ontario1

United Kingdom

27 spots · 9 regions

Every mapped pyrite spot

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277 mapped pyrite spots in United States, most in Utah (53). 243 public, 2 paid, 26 permission.

Spot	County	Minerals	Coordinates	Access
Talladega National Forest (Shoal Creek)	Cleburne County	Gold Quartz Garnet Pyrite Magnetite	33.6600, -85.6200	Public
Hog Mountain	Tallapoosa County	Arsenic Arsenopyrite Galena Gold Graphite Pyrite Pyrrhotite Sphalerite	33.0759, -85.8497	Permission
Golden Gem & Vanderbilt MinesCerbat Road	Mohave County	Galena Pyrite Sphalerite Stibnite	35.3049, -114.1360	Public
Sierrita Mountain Mine Dumps	Pima County	Melanterite Copper Pyrite	31.8777, -111.1950	Public
Area of old Stanton mining campStanton Road	Yavapai County	Fluorite Garnet Gold Pyrite	34.1569, -112.7362	Public
Congress MineGhost Town Road	Yavapai County	Gold Pyrite	34.1992, -112.8535	Public
On top of steep hillStanton Road	Yavapai County	Fluorite Garnet Pyrite	34.1537, -112.7637	Public
West MountSunset Trail	Garland County	Pyrite	34.5026, -93.0918	Permission
Cove CreekGourdneck Valley Road	Hot Spring County	Pyrite	34.4857, -92.8262	Public
Yellville MinesMine Level Trail	Marion County	Galena Pyrite Smithsonite Sphalerite	36.1332, -92.5624	Check locally
Agate BeachCalifornia Coastal Trail	Humboldt County	Agate Jasper Brecciated Jasper Pyrite	41.1501, -124.1398	Permission
Golden Jubilee MineBoulder Lake Road	Trinity County	Limonite Quartz Pyrite	41.1006, -122.7836	Public
Calumet Iron MineAustin Trail	Chaffee County	Amphibole Chalcopyrite Corundum Epidote Pyrite	38.6333, -106.0003	Public
Coffee Pot Spring CampgroundCoffee Pot Road	Garfield County	Limonite Pyrite	39.6761, -107.2033	Public
Italian Mountain	Gunnison County	Lapis Lazuli Grossular Garnet Diopside Pyrite Calcite	38.9442, -106.7624	Public
Howes Gulch MinesClear Ridge Road	Larimer County	Chalcopyrite Gold Pyrite Copper	40.5911, -105.2250	Permission
Last Chance MineBachelor Road	Mineral County	Amethyst Agate Chalcedony Quartz Silver Acanthite Galena Sphalerite +2 more	37.8839, -106.9367	Paid / fee
Lane’s MineGarder Road	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Arsenopyrite Bismuth Pyrite Sphalerite Wolframite	41.3531, -73.2394	Public
LitchfieldNorth Shore Road	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Corundum Pyrite Staurolite Talc	41.7219, -73.2185	Public
Old Iron MineMine Hill Road	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Chalcopyrite Galena Pyrite Quartz Siderite Sphalerite	41.5575, -73.3387	Public
WiltonMather Street	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Arsenopyrite Bismuth Galena Pyrite Wolframite Quartz	41.2349, -73.4263	Public
Villa RicaWest Bankhead Highway	Carroll County	Pyrite	33.7311, -84.9190	Public
Chattahoochee County	Chattahoochee County	Chert Quartz Petrified Wood Pyrite Selenite	32.3121, -84.8134	Permission
MackayNational Forest Development Road 496	Custer County	Azurite Chalcopyrite Chrysocolla Malachite Pyrite Pyrrhotite	43.8902, -113.6746	Public
KingstonTrail of the Coeur d'Alenes	Shoshone County	Arsenopyrite Gold Pyrite Stibnite	47.5565, -116.2431	Public
StibniteStibnite Road	Valley County	Arsenopyrite Gold Pyrite Stibnite	44.8979, -115.3381	Public
East BrooklynSouth Kankakee Road	Grundy County	Marcasite Pyrite	41.1666, -88.2450	Public
Crystal Glen CreekNorth County Road 700	Hancock County	Geode Barite Calcite Dolomite Goethite Pyrite Quartz Selenite	40.3714, -91.3755	Public
Hamilton QuarrySouth 2nd Street	Hancock County	Geode Pyrite Calcite Sphalerite	40.3822, -91.3554	Public
Spillman CreekNorth County Road 1540	Hancock County	Geode Pyrite Chalcedony Sphalerite Quartz	40.6163, -91.2030	Public
Cave-In RockHastie Mine Road	Hardin County	Barite Calcite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Fluorite Galena Pyrite Smithsonite +1 more	37.5032, -88.2052	Public
North AuroraConco Street	Kane County	Bornite Calcite Chalcopyrite Pyrite	41.8029, -88.3195	Public
SpartaUnion Road	Randolph County	Pyrite Fossil	38.0778, -89.7285	Public
LogansportUS 24	Cass County	Apatite Calcite Pyrite Quartz	40.7397, -86.2925	Public
HuntingtonCounty Road 400 North	Huntington County	Calcite Marcasite Pyrite Quartz Geode Sphalerite	40.8916, -85.4650	Public
BicknellGrundman Road	Knox County	Marcasite Pyrite	38.7293, -87.4136	Public
Parke CountyMarshall Road	Parke County	Goethite Marcasite Pyrite Selenite Sphalerite	39.7728, -87.2137	Public
Big Pine CreekWest Briscoe Road	Warren County	Sphalerite Barite Fossilized Wood Siderite Marcasite Pyrite	40.4100, -87.3433	Public
BlufftonEast 200 North	Wells County	Dolomite Marcasite Pyrite	40.7694, -85.1845	Public
Centerville (pyrite)Dewey Road	Appanoose County	Pyrite Selenite	40.7106, -92.8484	Public
Clayton CountyGreat River Road	Clayton County	Galena Limonite Pyrite Sphalerite	42.8673, -91.1289	Public
KeokukValley Road	Lee County	Keokuk Geode Calcite Chalcedony Limonite Marcasite Pyrite Sphalerite	40.3875, -91.4518	Public
Baxter SpringsFive Mile Avenue	Cherokee County	Galena Sphalerite Pyrite	37.0013, -94.7054	Public
GalenaWest 7th Street	Cherokee County	Galena Sphalerite Barite Calcite Cerussite Marcasite Pyrite Smithsonite	37.0749, -94.6448	Public
West MineralNorthwest 70th Street	Cherokee County	Pyrite Calcite Dolomite Marcasite Sphalerite	37.2433, -94.9662	Public
Crittenden CountyIrma White Road	Crittenden County	Galena Fluorite Barite Calcite Dolomite Pyrite Smithsonite Sphalerite +2 more	37.3677, -88.1750	Public
Lincoln CountyNorth Fishing Creek Road	Lincoln County	Geode Quartz Celestite Goethite Fluorite Pyrite	37.3433, -84.6821	Public
Deer Hill MineralEvergreen Valley Road	Oxford County	Amethyst Quartz Feldspar Beryl Garnet Columbite Pyrite Muscovite	44.2313, -70.9799	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
Lubec Lead MineLead Mine Road	Washington County	Anglesite Bornite Calcite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Dolomite Epidote Galena +8 more	44.8402, -67.0533	Public
Acton Lead MinesOrchard Road	York County	Andalusite Arsenopyrite Bornite Chalcopyrite Galena Goethite Gold Pyrite +4 more	43.4832, -70.9104	Public
Magothy RiverDrum Avenue North	Anne Arundel County	Pyrite	39.1153, -76.5670	Public
Bare Hills mining districtYellow Trail	Baltimore County	Actinolite Malachite Epidote Feldspar Garnet Moss Agate Pyrite Quartz +3 more	39.3871, -76.6523	Public
CardiffQuarry Road	Harford County	Garnet Pyrite Serpentine Staurolite Verde Antique Chrysotile	39.7096, -76.3342	Public
NewburyportScotland Heights Drive	Essex County	Chalcopyrite Galena Pyrite Sphalerite Siderite Tetrahedrite	42.7851, -70.9064	Public
Davis MineDavis Mine Road	Franklin County	Chalcopyrite Pyrite	42.6834, -72.8650	Public
Rockport Recreation AreaOld Grade Road	Alpena County	Petoskey Stone Fossilized Coral Brachiopod Crinoid Stem Pyrite Horn Coral Favosites Cladopora +5 more	45.2013, -83.3949	Public
Singing Bridge Public Access	Arenac County	Petoskey Stone Charlevoix Stone Gneiss Granite Puddingstone Horn Coral Fossil Jasper +9 more	44.1432, -83.5686	Public
Champion Mine DumpMine Street	Marquette County	Hematite Sapphire Sericite Specularite Specular Hematite Quartz Muscovite Black Tourmaline +4 more	46.5085, -87.9889	Public
Rope MineCounty Road GN	Marquette County	Gold Pyrite Chalcopyrite	46.5297, -87.7158	Public
CarltonChestnut Avenue	Carlton County	Lake Superior Agate Garnet Greenalite Magnetite Marcasite Minnesotaite Pyrite	46.6640, -92.4249	Public
CloquetReservation Road	Carlton County	Lake Superior Agate Garnet Greenalite Magnetite Marcasite Minnesotaite Pyrite	46.7503, -92.4935	Permission
Cloquet (area 2)Cloquet Avenue	Carlton County	Lake Superior Agate Garnet Greenalite Magnetite Marcasite Minnesotaite Pyrite	46.7217, -92.4613	Public
Pigeon Point	Cook County	Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Pyrite	48.0030, -89.4972	Permission
Hibbing (area 2)	Saint Louis County	Iron Agate Jasper Marcasite Pyrite Goethite	47.4443, -92.9945	Public
Bronk QuarrySeminary Drive	Winona County	Calcite Dolomite Goethite Hematite Marcasite Pyrite	44.0338, -91.7227	Public
Liberal	Barton County	Pickeringite Pyrite Siderite	37.5827, -94.4869	Public
Adrian’s QuarryUS 63	Boone County	Calcite Chalcopyrite Marcasite Millerite Pyrite	38.6723, -92.2290	Public
Finger Lakes State ParkEast Peabody Haul Road	Boone County	Aragonite Copiapite Gypsum Halotrichite Marcasite Melanterite Pyrite	39.0803, -92.3031	Public
Sugar CreekSouthwest 116 Highway	Buchanan County	Septarian Nodule Aragonite Calcite Celestite Pyrite Sphalerite	39.5525, -94.9978	Public
St. FrancisvilleCounty Road 197	Clark County	Geode Barite Calcite Fluorite Malachite Pyrite Quartz Sphalerite	40.4541, -91.5784	Public
Cole CountyMO BB	Cole County	Barite Calcite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Dolomite Hematite Galena Malachite +4 more	38.3686, -92.3916	Public
Bleeding Hill MineChristy Mine Road	Crawford County	Copper Cuprite Goethite Pyrite	38.0414, -91.1539	Public
Copper Hill MineWatson Road	Crawford County	Azurite Barite Chalcopyrite Gypsum Hematite Malachite Marcasite Pyrite +1 more	38.1872, -91.1082	Permission
Crooked Creek CraterCedar Drive	Crawford County	Barite Galena Marcasite Pyrite Sphalerite	37.8330, -91.4113	Public
ScotiaSanke Road	Crawford County	Azurite Goethite Hematite Malachite Pyrite Quartz	37.9870, -91.3391	Public
SteelvilleStoney Ridge Lane	Crawford County	Allophane Amethyst Azurite Dolomite Galena Goethite Hematite Malachite +4 more	38.0247, -91.2273	Public
SullivanFarris Road	Crawford County	Azurite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Copper Cuprite Hematite Malachite Pyrite	38.1596, -91.1642	Public
Ruepple Iron MineSpring Oak Lane	Franklin County	Amethyst Goethite Hematite Marcasite Melanterite Pyrite Quartz Siderite +4 more	38.2708, -91.1408	Public
Saint ClairRockyhill Trail	Franklin County	Anglesite Galena Barite Calcite Cerussite Pyrite Smithsonite Sphalerite	38.3020, -90.9191	Public
Tightwad	Henry County	Pyrite	38.2877, -93.5644	Public
Alice Mine near ElijahCounty Road 7280	Howell County	Dolomite Greenockite Pyrite Quartz Smithsonite Sphalerite	36.5932, -92.1222	Public
Bixby	Iron County	Bornite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Galena Malachite Marcasite Millerite Pyrite +1 more	37.6029, -91.1169	Public
JoplinNorth 3rd Street	Jasper County	Apatite Aragonite Azurite Barite Calcite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Chrysocolla +5 more	37.1950, -94.4756	Permission
ArnoldRichardson Road	Jefferson County	Geode Dolomite Marcasite Pyrite Sphalerite Calcite	38.4192, -90.3896	Public
NewarkMO E	Knox County	Calcite Chalcopyrite Goethite Malachite Pyrite Quartz	39.9759, -91.9786	Public
Decaturville CraterLilac Rd	Laclede County	Albite Galena Glauconite Limonite Marcasite Microcline Muscovite Opal +4 more	37.8930, -92.7085	Public
Fabius River275th Avenue	Lewis County	Geode Calcite Malachite Pyrite Quartz Sphalerite Aragonite	39.9756, -91.6218	Public
TroyHampel Road	Lincoln County	Calcite Marcasite Pyrite Chalcopyrite Malachite Millerite Quartz Sphalerite	38.9185, -90.9386	Public
FredericktownCounty Road 274	Madison County	Aragonite Azurite Calcite Cerussite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Dolomite Galena +5 more	37.6154, -90.2847	Public
Eldon & EttervilleHobby Horse Road	Moniteau County	Barite Calcite Cerussite Dolomite Galena Malachite Marcasite Pyrite +3 more	38.4400, -92.5802	Public
Danville QuarryMO J	Montgomery County	Calcite Dolomite Millerite Pyrite	38.9006, -91.5417	Public
WentworthGum Road	Newton County	Zinc Pyrite Sphalerite	36.9411, -94.0652	Public
SedaliaYeater Road	Pettis County	Pyrite	38.7482, -93.3053	Public
Moselle Iron MinesCounty Road 7240	Phelps County	Amethyst Arsenopyrite Azurite Chalcopyrite Hematite Malachite Marcasite Pyrite +1 more	37.8346, -91.8288	Public
HannibalRevere Trail	Ralls County	Marcasite Pyrite	39.6683, -91.3353	Public
SavertonMO 79	Ralls County	Pyrite	39.6451, -91.2888	Public
Defiance QuarryMO DD	Saint Charles County	Yellow Calcite White Calcite Goethite Marcasite Pyrite Sphalerite Fossil	38.6608, -90.7760	Public
St. Francois CountyHawthorne Street	Saint Francois County	Barite Goethite Pyrite Quartz Cerussite Chalcopyrite Galena Malachite +2 more	37.8948, -90.5261	Public
St. Louis (barite area)Hays Hill Drive	Saint Louis County	Barite Calcite Goethite Pyrite Quartz	38.5152, -90.4455	Public

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1 mapped pyrite spots in Canada, most in Ontario (1). 0 public, 1 paid, 0 permission.

Spot	Minerals	Coordinates	Access
Beryl PitLetterkenny Road	Beryl Pyrite Columbite Euxenite Tourmaline Fluorite Quartz Aquamarine	45.3319, -77.3909	Paid / fee

27 mapped pyrite spots in United Kingdom, most in North Yorkshire (8). 18 public, 2 paid, 7 permission.

Spot	Minerals	Coordinates	Access
Cwmsymlog Mine	Galena Sphalerite Quartz Pyrite	52.4354, -3.9155	Permission
Cwmystwyth MineB4574	Galena Sphalerite Pyrite Chalcopyrite Quartz	52.3569, -3.7564	Permission
Frongoch Mine	Galena Sphalerite Pyrite Quartz	52.3522, -3.8764	Permission
Chapel Porth Beach	Cassiterite Chalcopyrite Malachite Pyrite Quartz	50.3008, -5.2378	Public
Trevaunance Cove	Cassiterite Pyrite Chalcopyrite Sphalerite Schorl Quartz	50.3197, -5.2046	Public
Kit HillKit Hill Road	Cassiterite Wolframite Molybdenite Pyrite Scorodite Quartz	50.5207, -4.2939	Public
Virtuous Lady Mine	Quartz Arsenopyrite Pyrite Siderite Brookite Chalcopyrite	50.5080, -4.1556	Permission
Black Ven	Ammonite Belemnite Pyrite Ichthyosaur Iron Pyrite	50.7300, -2.8950	Public
Charmouth BeachLower Sea Lane	Ammonite Belemnite Pyrite Ichthyosaur Iron Pyrite	50.7357, -2.9006	Public
Monmouth Beach	Ammonite Belemnite Pyrite Iron Pyrite	50.7201, -2.9440	Public
Seatown Beach (Golden Cap)Sea Hill Lane	Ammonite Belemnite Pyrite Iron Pyrite	50.7135, -2.8235	Public
Britannia Copper MineMiners' Track	Copper Chalcopyrite Malachite Pyrite	53.0717, -4.0306	Permission
Clogau St Davids Mine	Gold Quartz Chalcopyrite Pyrite	52.7618, -3.9647	Paid / fee
Drws-y-Coed Mine	Copper Chalcopyrite Sphalerite Pyrite Galena	53.0586, -4.1711	Permission
Gwynfynydd Mine	Gold Quartz Galena Pyrite	52.8292, -3.8790	Paid / fee
Parys Mountain	Copper Chalcopyrite Chalcocite Malachite Azurite Covellite Pyrite	53.3869, -4.3444	Permission
Yaverland Beach	Dinosaur Bone Pyrite Iron Pyrite	50.6626, -1.1317	Public
Port Mulgrave	Ammonite Belemnite Pyrite Reptile Bone	54.5467, -0.7703	Public
Ravenscar	Ammonite Belemnite Whitby Jet Pyrite	54.4010, -0.4880	Public
Robin Hood's Bay	Ammonite Belemnite Gryphaea Pyrite	54.4300, -0.5330	Public
Runswick Bay	Ammonite Whitby Jet Pyrite Belemnite Gryphaea	54.5316, -0.7448	Public
Saltwick Bay	Ammonite Belemnite Whitby Jet Pyrite Reptile Bone	54.4854, -0.5817	Public
Sandsend	Whitby Jet Ammonite Pyrite Reptile Bone	54.5030, -0.6712	Public
Staithes	Ammonite Belemnite Gryphaea Pyrite	54.5580, -0.7830	Public
Whitby Beach	Ammonite Whitby Jet Pyrite Belemnite	54.4930, -0.6060	Public
Kilve BeachSea Lane	Ammonite Pyrite Ichthyosaur Iron Pyrite	51.1936, -3.2250	Public
Watchet	Ammonite Pyrite Gryphaea Selenite Iron Pyrite Marcasite	51.1820, -3.3306	Public

Pyrite rockhounding FAQ

Where is the best place to find pyrite?+

Utah, Missouri, North Carolina have the highest concentrations of pyrite in this list. Quality and access vary by area, so open the linked region pages for a detailed view.

How many pyrite rockhounding spots does RockHoundR track?+

305 mapped spots across 52 regions in 3 countries. The app keeps these on a map alongside your private finds.

Can I legally collect pyrite on public land?+

In the U.S., casual hand collecting of common rocks and minerals like pyrite is allowed on most BLM and U.S. Forest Service land, with daily and annual limits set by the local field office. National parks, most state parks, and tribal land are off-limits. Rules differ by country and region, so always check with the managing agency before a trip.

How do I identify pyrite in the field?+

Field identification of pyrite comes down to color, hardness, fracture, and luster. The RockHoundR app links to geology details for each spot to help narrow down what you might be picking up.

Hunt pyrite on the map

Open RockHoundR to see these spots on a real map with public land overlays and trip-planning details.