Where to Find Albite in Utah

Utah has 5 mapped collecting spots that report albite, spread across 5 counties. The largest share sits in Iron County County with 1 spot. 5 of the spots are on land mapped as publicly accessible.

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

Standout albite spots in Utah

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

Marysville
Piute County County
Marysvale earns a top spot for small but well-formed crystals in rhyolite cavities, especially bixbyite, amethyst, and reported rutile or pseudobrookite. UGS describes the occurrence as BLM public land in a mid-Tertiary volcanic field, and Mindat records the same locality north of Marysvale with bixbyite, amethyst, pseudobrookite, and rutile.

Best counties for albite in Utah

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

Every albite spot we track in Utah

Sorted by county. Coordinates open in Google Maps.

Spot	County	Minerals	Coordinates	Access
Granite MountainIron Springs Road	Iron County	Actinolite Albite Amethyst Azurite Apatite Barite Chalcedony Cinnabar +5 more	37.7340, -113.2350	Public
Amasa Valley	Millard County	Albite Biotite Diopside Garnet Gold Idocrase Molybdenite Pyrite +4 more	39.1845, -113.3728	Public
MarysvilleWest Bullion Avenue	Piute County	Cinnabar Alunite Albite Biotite Calcite Chlorite Pyrolusite Barite +6 more	38.4494, -112.2304	Public
Henry mining districtFlat Top Road	Sevier County	Hematite Limonite Pyrolusite Magnetite Thorium Fluorite Apatite Albite +8 more	38.5246, -112.2399	Public
East Tintic Mountains	Utah County	Albite Alunite Bornite Calcite Chalcocite Copper Cuprite Rutile +2 more	39.9030, -112.0430	Public

Before you go

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

Albite in Utah FAQ

Where can you find albite in Utah?+

The mapped spots concentrate in Iron County County, Millard County County, and Piute County County. Every spot on this page appears on the map above with coordinates and access notes.

How many albite spots are mapped in Utah?+

5 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 albite in Utah?+

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. 5 of the 5 mapped spots here sit on land marked public. Always confirm current rules with the managing agency before you dig.

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Hunt albite in Utah with the map in your pocket

RockHoundR puts these spots on an offline map with BLM and Forest Service overlays, geology layers, and a log for your finds.