Where to Find Aquamarine in Maine
Maine has 6 mapped collecting spots that report aquamarine, spread across 4 counties. 5 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.
Every aquamarine spot we track in Maine
Best spotEdgecomb Quarry (Schmid Preserve)Lincoln County, MainePublic access · Almandine Garnet, Beryl, Aquamarine +3
Best spotMount ApatiteAndroscoggin County, MainePublic access · Green Tourmaline, Pink Tourmaline, Aquamarine +3
Bumpus QuarryOxford County, MainePublic access · Albite, Almandine Garnet, Autunite +11
HaveySagadahoc County, MainePublic access · Albite, Almandine Garnet, Beryl +10
Berry-Havey QuarryAndroscoggin County, MaineFee dig · Tourmaline, Watermelon Tourmaline, Beryl +7
Baldpate MountainOxford County, MainePublic access · Aquamarine
Standout aquamarine spots in Maine
Hand-picked from the full list above, with the reason each one earns a trip.
Mount Apatite
Androscoggin County
Mount Apatite is a lithium-rich pegmatite district where the Pulsifer Quarry produced some of the finest purple apatite crystals in the world, alongside green and pink tourmaline, aquamarine, and lilac lepidolite.
Edgecomb Quarry (Schmid Preserve)
Lincoln 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.
Best counties for aquamarine in Maine
Ranked by the number of mapped aquamarine spots. County links open the full rockhounding page for that county.
- Androscoggin County2 spots
- Oxford County2 spots
- Lincoln County1 spot
- Sagadahoc County1 spot
Before you go
Read the aquamarine identification guide so you know what a keeper looks like in the field: Aquamarine in the encyclopedia.
