Where to Find Beryl in Maine
Maine has 13 mapped collecting spots that report beryl, spread across 5 counties. The largest share sits in Oxford County with 6 spots. 11 of the spots are on land mapped as publicly accessible, and 2 are fee-dig sites.
Spot list checked against source data on April 1, 2026.
Every beryl spot we track in Maine
Best spotEdgecomb Quarry (Schmid Preserve)Lincoln County, MainePublic access · Almandine Garnet, Beryl, Aquamarine +3- Best spotHarvard Quarry (Noyes Mountain)Oxford County, MainePublic access · Green Tourmaline, Schorl, Beryl +3
- Best spotDeer Hill (White Mountain National Forest)Oxford County, MainePublic access · Amethyst, Beryl, Feldspar +2
HaveySagadahoc County, MainePublic access · Albite, Almandine Garnet, Beryl +10- Pitts Garnet MineAndroscoggin County, MainePublic access · Actinolite, Calcite, Diopside +9
- Scribner Ledge Quarry & Crocker Hill MinesOxford County, MainePublic access · Graphite, Molybdenite, Pyrite +9
- Bemis Stream ProspectFranklin County, MainePublic access · Albite, Beryl, Green Elbaite Tourmaline +8
Berry-Havey QuarryAndroscoggin County, MaineFee dig · Tourmaline, Watermelon Tourmaline, Beryl +7- Hedgehog Hill QuarryOxford County, MainePublic access · Albite, Almandine Garnet, Beryl +7
- Porcupine Hill QuarrySagadahoc County, MainePublic access · Albite, Almandine Garnet, Beryl +6
- Deer Hill MineralOxford County, MainePublic access · Amethyst, Quartz, Feldspar +5
- Singepole Mountain QuarryOxford County, MainePublic access · Almandine Garnet, Beryl, Biotite +5
- Poland Mining CampsAndroscoggin County, MaineFee dig · Quartz, Feldspar, Beryl +2
Standout beryl spots in Maine
Hand-picked from the full list above, with the reason each one earns a trip.
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.
Deer Hill (White Mountain National Forest)
Oxford County
Deer Hill is a US Forest Service designated mineral collecting area in the White Mountain National Forest, known for amethyst recovered by screening the sandy soil.
Harvard Quarry (Noyes Mountain)
Oxford County
The historic Harvard Quarry on Noyes Mountain produced the gem green tourmaline that gave the Harvard green color its name, and its dumps still yield schorl, beryl, smoky quartz, rose quartz, and purple apatite.
Best counties for beryl in Maine
Ranked by the number of mapped beryl spots. County links open the full rockhounding page for that county.
- Oxford County6 spots
- Androscoggin County3 spots
- Sagadahoc County2 spots
- Franklin County1 spot
- Lincoln County1 spot
Before you go
Read the beryl identification guide so you know what a keeper looks like in the field: Beryl in the encyclopedia.
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