Where to Find Aquamarine in Connecticut
Connecticut has 10 mapped collecting spots that report aquamarine, spread across 3 counties. The largest share sits in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region with 8 spots. 9 of the spots are on land mapped as publicly accessible.
Every aquamarine spot we track in Connecticut
Best spotClark Hill QuarriesLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, ConnecticutPublic access · Beryl, Aquamarine, Garnet +7
Best spotCase QuarriesLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, ConnecticutPublic access · Beryl, Aquamarine, Columbite +5
Best spotCCC QuarryLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, ConnecticutPublic access · Beryl, Aquamarine, Microcline +5
Collins HillLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, ConnecticutPublic access · Apatite, Aquamarine, Beryl +7
Hewitt Gem QuarryLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, ConnecticutPermission required · Beryl, Aquamarine, Morganite +7- Roebling MineWestern Connecticut Planning Region, ConnecticutPublic access · Aquamarine, Beryl, Biotite +5
- Gillette QuarryLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, ConnecticutPublic access · Amazonite, Aquamarine, Beryl +4
- Walden Gem QuarryLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, ConnecticutPublic access · Albite, Aquamarine, Beryl +4
- Old Simpson QuarryCapitol Planning Region, ConnecticutPublic access · Aquamarine, Smoky Quartz
- Riverside QuarryLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, ConnecticutPublic access · Aquamarine, Beryl
Standout aquamarine spots in Connecticut
Hand-picked from the full list above, with the reason each one earns a trip.
Case Quarries
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
The Case Quarries are one of only three sites in Connecticut where mineral collecting on state land is legally sanctioned, set in the pegmatites of Meshomasic State Forest.
CCC Quarry
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
The CCC Quarry, a 19th-century feldspar working near the old Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Cockaponset State Forest, is the third state-sanctioned collecting site in Connecticut.
Clark Hill Quarries
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
Clark Hill in Meshomasic State Forest is a second DEEP-sanctioned collecting site and includes the well-known Nathan Hall Quarry.
Best counties for aquamarine in Connecticut
Ranked by the number of mapped aquamarine spots. County links open the full rockhounding page for that county.
Before you go
Read the aquamarine identification guide so you know what a keeper looks like in the field: Aquamarine in the encyclopedia.
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