Where to Find Sphalerite
142 mapped sphalerite spots across 41 regions in 3 countries. Pick a region for its local guide, or browse every spot below. Sphalerite is reported at multiple rockhounding spots across the United States. The map below shows where collectors most often find it on legal public ground.
Every mapped sphalerite spot
Best spotCrittenden CountyCrittenden County, KentuckyPublic access · Galena, Fluorite, Barite +7
Best spotHog MountainTallapoosa County, AlabamaPermission required · Arsenic, Arsenopyrite, Galena +5
Best spotKnobly MountainMineral County, West VirginiaPublic access · Chalcedony, Calcite, Dolomite +4
Best spotBig Pine CreekWarren County, IndianaPublic access · Sphalerite, Barite, Fossilized Wood +3
Best spotRosiclareHardin County, IllinoisPublic access · Calcite, Blue Fluorite, Yellow Fluorite +2
Best spotSweetwaterMonroe County, TennesseePermission required · Barite, Fluorite, Sphalerite
Best spotMcKee CreekPike County, IllinoisPublic access · Geode, Sphalerite
Best spotFriscoBeaver County, UtahPublic access · Azurite, Barite, Calamine +12- Best spotGold HillTooele County, UtahPublic access · Azurite, Cerussite, Chalcopyrite +11
- Best spotKirwin MinePark County, WyomingPublic access · Azurite, Barite, Chalcopyrite +8
- Best spotIsland CreekVance County, North CarolinaPublic access · Apatite, Chalcopyrite, Fluorite +7
- Best spotEldoradoMontgomery County, North CarolinaPublic access · Azurite, Calcite, Gold +6
- Best spotFabius RiverLewis County, MissouriPublic access · Geode, Calcite, Malachite +4
- Best spotEdwardsSaint Lawrence County, New YorkPublic access · Barite, Galena, Gypsum +2
Best spotYellville MinesMarion County, ArkansasCheck locally · Galena, Pyrite, Smithsonite +1
Dugway mining districtTooele County, UtahPublic access · Agate, Amethyst, Apatite +12- Park City mining districtSummit County, UtahPublic access · Barite, Calcite, Chlorite +12
- San Francisco MountainsBeaver County, UtahPublic access · Diopside, Fluorite, Galena +12
- Vipont MineBox Elder County, UtahPublic access · Azurite, Cerussite, Copper +12
Bullion CanyonPiute County, UtahCheck locally · Azurite, Barite, Cerussite +11- FranklinMacon County, North CarolinaPublic access · Amethyst, Bronzite, Epidote +11
- Pilot RangeBox Elder County, UtahPublic access · Alunite, Azurite, Barite +11
- Star RangeBeaver County, UtahPublic access · Bismutite, Rhodochrosite, Fluorite +11
- Big Cottonwood mining districtSalt Lake County, UtahPublic access · Actinolite, Barite, Orthoclase +10
- FredericktownMadison County, MissouriPublic access · Aragonite, Azurite, Calcite +10
- JoplinJasper County, MissouriPermission required · Apatite, Aragonite, Azurite +10
- Acton Lead MinesYork County, MainePublic access · Andalusite, Arsenopyrite, Bornite +9
- Cole CountyCole County, MissouriPublic access · Barite, Calcite, Cerussite +9
- Decaturville CraterLaclede County, MissouriPublic access · Albite, Galena, Glauconite +9
- HillsvilleCarroll County, VirginiaPublic access · Arsenopyrite, Azurite, Barite +9
- MiamiOttawa County, OklahomaCheck locally · Aragonite, Barite, Calcite +9
- Monticello mining districtSan Juan County, UtahPublic access · Anhydrite, Carnotite, Gypsum +9
- Bemis Stream ProspectFranklin County, MainePublic access · Albite, Beryl, Green Elbaite Tourmaline +8
- Bradshaw MountainsBeaver County, UtahPublic access · Amethyst, Tourmaline, Tremolite +8
- Davidson CountyDavidson County, North CarolinaPublic access · Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite +8
- East Erickson mining districtTooele County, UtahPublic access · Galena, Pyrite, Quartz +8
- Eldon & EttervilleMoniteau County, MissouriPublic access · Barite, Calcite, Cerussite +8
- Fish SpringsJuab County, UtahPublic access · Gold, Lead, Silver +8
- Ely MineOrange County, VermontPublic access · Chalcopyrite, Pyrrhotite, Pyrite +7
- Last Chance MineMineral County, ColoradoFee dig · Amethyst, Agate, Chalcedony +7
- Reed Gold MineCabarrus County, North CarolinaPublic access · Azurite, Gold, Malachite +7
- SpringfieldGreene County, MissouriPublic access · Barite, Calcite, Cerussite +7
- St. Francois CountySaint Francois County, MissouriPublic access · Barite, Goethite, Pyrite +7
- Wythe CountyWythe County, VirginiaPermission required · Aragonite, Calcite, Fluorite +7
- BixbyIron County, MissouriPublic access · Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite +6
- Deep Creek MountainsJuab County, UtahPermission required · Beryl, Fluorite, Scheelite +6
- FaberAlbemarle County, VirginiaPublic access · Azurite, Cerussite, Chalcopyrite +6
- PalmerWashington County, MissouriPublic access · Anglesite, Calcite, Cerussite +6
- Anson CountyAnson County, North CarolinaPublic access · Gold, Calcite, Garnet +5
- BridgeportMontgomery County, PennsylvaniaPublic access · Calcite, Chalcedony, Dolomite +5
- Chinati MtsPresidio County, TexasPublic access · Fluorite, Galena, Argentite +5
- Driggith MineCaldbeck Fells, CumbriaPermission required · Baryte, Galena, Sphalerite +5
- GalenaCherokee County, KansasPublic access · Galena, Sphalerite, Barite +5
- La MancheUnincorporated Newfoundland, Newfoundland and LabradorPermission required · Amethyst, Opal, Fluorite +5
- Saint ClairFranklin County, MissouriPublic access · Anglesite, Galena, Barite +5
- St. FrancisvilleClark County, MissouriPublic access · Geode, Barite, Calcite +5
- StratfordAlleghany County, North CarolinaPublic access · Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Galena +5
- TroyLincoln County, MissouriPublic access · Calcite, Marcasite, Pyrite +5
- Defiance QuarrySaint Charles County, MissouriPublic access · Yellow Calcite, White Calcite, Goethite +4
- DodgevilleIowa County, WisconsinPublic access · Barite, Calcite, Galena +4
- Hazel GreenGrant County, WisconsinPublic access · Barite, Calcite, Galena +4
- KeokukLee County, IowaPublic access · Keokuk Geode, Calcite, Chalcedony +4
- LeadhillsSouth LanarkshirePermission required · Galena, Sphalerite, Leadhillite +4
- Lucky Strick and other mines in San Rafael districtEmery County, UtahPublic access · Bieberite, Chalcopyrite, Galena +4
- PlattevilleGrant County, WisconsinPublic access · Barite, Calcite, Galena +4
- Rampgill MineAlston Moor, CumbriaFee dig · Fluorite, Galena, Witherite +4
- Rossie Lead MinesSaint Lawrence County, New YorkPermission required · Galena, Calcite, Graphite +4
- WanlockheadDumfries and GallowayPermission required · Galena, Sphalerite, Leadhillite +4
- WerleyGrant County, WisconsinPublic access · Barite, Dogtooth Calcite, Galena +4
- Alice Mine near ElijahHowell County, MissouriPublic access · Dolomite, Greenockite, Pyrite +3
- ArnoldJefferson County, MissouriPublic access · Geode, Dolomite, Marcasite +3
- Bumpus Cove mining districtUnicoi County, TennesseePublic access · Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Cerussite +3
- Cobb & MifflinIowa County, WisconsinPublic access · Azurite, Barite, Chalcopyrite +3
- Force Crag MineColedale, CumbriaPermission required · Baryte, Sphalerite, Galena +3
- Ima MineLemhi County, IdahoCheck locally · Tungsten, Tetrahedrite, Chalcopyrite +3
- Lawrence CountyLawrence County, IndianaPublic access · Geode, Calcite, Sphalerite +3
- Nentsberry Haggs MineAlston Moor, CumbriaPermission required · Witherite, Galena, Sphalerite +3
- New WindsorCarroll County, MarylandPublic access · Azurite, Bornite, Calamine +3
- NewburyportEssex County, MassachusettsPublic access · Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite +3
- Old Iron MineNorthwest Hills Planning Region, ConnecticutPublic access · Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite +3
- OphirTooele County, UtahPublic access · Galena, Gold, Pyrite +3
- OshkoshWaushara County, WisconsinPublic access · Calcite, Galena, Marcasite +3
- Raft River MountainsBox Elder County, UtahPublic access · Gold, Arsenopyrite, Chalcopyrite +3
- RochfordPennington County, South DakotaCheck locally · Arsenopyrite, Galena, Gold +3
- Sugar CreekBuchanan County, MissouriPublic access · Septarian Nodule, Aragonite, Calcite +3
- Trevaunance CoveSt Agnes, CornwallPublic access · Cassiterite, Pyrite, Chalcopyrite +3
- Ancram area lead minesColumbia County, New YorkPublic access · Barite, Galena, Sphalerite +2
- BridgewaterNorthwest Hills Planning Region, ConnecticutPublic access · Calamine, Galena, Cerussite +2
- Broken Boot Gold MineLawrence County, South DakotaPublic access · Gold, Arsenopyrite, Galena +2
- Crooked Creek CraterCrawford County, MissouriPublic access · Barite, Galena, Marcasite +2
- Cwmystwyth MineCeredigionPermission required · Galena, Sphalerite, Pyrite +2
- Drws-y-Coed MineGwyneddPermission required · Copper, Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite +2
- EtnaAllegheny County, PennsylvaniaPublic access · Barite, Calcite, Pyrite +2
- GratzOwen County, KentuckyPublic access · Barite, Calcite, Fluorite +2
- HaileyBlaine County, IdahoPublic access · Galena, Gold, Monzonite +2
- Halkyn District United MinesFlintshirePermission required · Galena, Sphalerite, Chalcopyrite +2
- HuntingtonHuntington County, IndianaPublic access · Calcite, Marcasite, Pyrite +2
- Jeffrey Lane Open CutDerbyshire, DerbyshirePermission required · Fluorite, Baryte, Galena +2
- Kentucky River BendWoodford County, KentuckyPublic access · Barite, Calcite, Fluorite +2
- KetchumBlaine County, IdahoPublic access · Tetrahedrite, Arsenopyrite, Galena +2
- Lane’s MineGreater Bridgeport Planning Region, ConnecticutPublic access · Arsenopyrite, Bismuth, Pyrite +2
- Magpie MineDerbyshire, DerbyshirePublic access · Galena, Fluorite, Calcite +2
- Masson Hill QuarryDerbyshire, DerbyshirePermission required · Fluorite, Calcite, Baryte +2
- North VandergriftArmstrong County, PennsylvaniaPublic access · Galena, Calcite, Barite +2
- Odin MineDerbyshire, DerbyshirePublic access · Galena, Fluorite, Calcite +2
- Parke CountyParke County, IndianaPublic access · Goethite, Marcasite, Pyrite +2
- Salina CreekSevier County, UtahPublic access · Azurite, Chalcopyrite, Galena +2
- SmyrnaYork County, South CarolinaPublic access · Calcite, Galena, Gold Nugget +2
- Spillman CreekHancock County, IllinoisPublic access · Geode, Pyrite, Chalcedony +2
- Strontian (Whitesmith Mine)HighlandPermission required · Galena, Sphalerite, Strontianite +2
- TroyWoodford County, KentuckyPublic access · Barite, Calcite, Fluorite +2
- Unnamed Area (Jefferson Co.)Jefferson County, ColoradoPublic access · Fluorite, Gold, Silver +2
- West MineralCherokee County, KansasPublic access · Pyrite, Calcite, Dolomite +2
- Willow Creek (permission required)Mineral County, ColoradoPermission required · Amethyst, Chalcedony, Sphalerite +2
- AxtellSanpete County, UtahPublic access · Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite +1
- Clayton CountyClayton County, IowaPublic access · Galena, Limonite, Pyrite +1
- Cwmsymlog MineCeredigionPermission required · Galena, Sphalerite, Quartz +1
- Frongoch MineCeredigionPermission required · Galena, Sphalerite, Pyrite +1
- Gold HillTaos County, New MexicoPermission required · Argentite, Pyrargyrite, Silver +1
- Golden Gem & Vanderbilt MinesMohave County, ArizonaPublic access · Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite +1
- Granite GapHidalgo County, New MexicoPublic access · Argentite, Cerussite, Cuprite +1
- Hamilton QuarryHancock County, IllinoisPublic access · Geode, Pyrite, Calcite +1
- MansfieldWright County, MissouriPublic access · Galena, Smithsonite, Sphalerite +1
- NeihartCascade County, MontanaPublic access · Galena, Polybasite, Silver +1
- Nun's CoveSevier County, TennesseePublic access · Calcite, Chert, Barite +1
- WhitehallJefferson County, MontanaPublic access · Galena, Gold, Sphalerite +1
- Baxter SpringsCherokee County, KansasPublic access · Galena, Sphalerite, Pyrite
- Bonanza MineHudspeth County, TexasPublic access · Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
- MiddletownLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, ConnecticutPublic access · Galena, Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite
- Mossy CreekJefferson County, TennesseePublic access · Calamine, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
- New Prospect MineUnion County, TennesseePublic access · Calamine, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
- WentworthNewton County, MissouriPublic access · Zinc, Pyrite, Sphalerite
- Dog CreekDaviess County, MissouriPublic access · Calcite, Sphalerite
- Jefferson CountyJefferson County, MissouriPublic access · Calcite Nodule, Sphalerite
- Straight Creek MinesClaiborne County, TennesseePublic access · Galena, Sphalerite
- Ulster CountyUlster County, New YorkPublic access · Sphalerite, Siderite
- Wood CanyonMillard County, UtahPublic access · Galena, Sphalerite
- ClevelandBradley County, TennesseePublic access · Sphalerite
- GreenevilleGreene County, TennesseePublic access · Sphalerite
- Peterson MineHickory County, MissouriPublic access · Sphalerite
- SummitvilleSullivan County, New YorkPublic access · Sphalerite
- Walnut CreekJohnson County, MissouriPublic access · Sphalerite
Top regions for sphalerite
United States
124 spots · 31 regionsCanada
1 spots · 1 regionsUnited Kingdom
17 spots · 9 regionsSphalerite rockhounding FAQ
Where is the best place to find sphalerite?+
Missouri, Utah, Tennessee have the highest concentrations of sphalerite in this list. Quality and access vary by area, so open the linked region pages for a detailed view.
How many sphalerite rockhounding spots does RockHoundR track?+
142 mapped spots across 41 regions in 3 countries. The app keeps these on a map alongside your private finds.
Can I legally collect sphalerite on public land?+
In the U.S., casual hand collecting of common rocks and minerals like sphalerite 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 sphalerite in the field?+
Field identification of sphalerite 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.
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