Where to Find Calcite

221 mapped calcite spots across 42 regions in 2 countries. Pick a region for its local guide, or browse every spot by country below. Calcite is reported at multiple rockhounding spots across the United States. The map below shows where collectors most often find it on legal public ground.

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205 mapped calcite spots in United States, most in Missouri (29). 190 public, 4 paid, 10 permission.

Spot	County	Minerals	Coordinates	Access
Abandoned Mines (Yellville area)Frog Hollow Lane	Marion County	Smithsonite Calcite Quartz Dolomite Greenockite	36.1302, -92.5529	Public
Sweet Surrender Crystal Mine	Montgomery County	Quartz Calcite	34.5000, -93.6500	Paid / fee
Wegner Quartz Mines (Phantom Mine)Bridge Street	Montgomery County	Quartz Smoky Quartz Amethyst Calcite	34.5346, -93.6521	Paid / fee
Unnamed Location (Smoky Quartz & Calcite)Weyenhauser Road	Saline County	Smoky Quartz Calcite Chert Chlorite Feldspar	34.7665, -92.7828	Public
Leech Lake AreaLeech Lake Road	Mendocino County	Pectolite Nephrite Calcite Jadeite	39.9177, -123.0868	Permission
Eagle Crags	San Bernardino County	Blue Agate Bentonite Calcite Chalcedony Jasper	35.4146, -117.0552	Public
Italian Mountain	Gunnison County	Lapis Lazuli Grossular Garnet Diopside Pyrite Calcite	38.9442, -106.7624	Public
Table Mountains (North and South)North Table Loop Trail	Jefferson County	Apophyllite Aragonite Calcite Halloysite Zeolite	39.7740, -105.2009	Public
Specimen Mountain	Larimer County	Allophane Calcite Agate Quartz Topaz	40.4428, -105.8084	Permission
Wolf Creek PassUS 160	Mineral County	Amethyst Mordenite Heulandite Chabazite Calcite	37.4514, -106.8895	Public
East Granby QuarrySouth Main Street	Capitol Planning Region	Datolite Aragonite Calcite Celestine Epidote Fluorite Galena Prehnite +1 more	41.9361, -72.7400	Public
Long Hill MineOld Mine Road	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Calcite Fluorite Pyrite Cubes Scheelite Blue Topaz	41.2889, -73.2264	Public
Bristol Copper MineMines Road	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Bornite Chalcocite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chrysocolla Malachite	41.7188, -72.9235	Public
MeridenQuarry Lane	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Quartz Amethyst Calcite Gypsum	41.5597, -72.7959	Public
Pine Rock QuarryHigh Top Circle West	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Prehnite Calcite Serpentine	41.3381, -72.9512	Public
Crystal RiverSuncoast Boulevard	Citrus County	Calcite Quartz Chert Fossils	28.9642, -82.6352	Public
BrooksvilleCement Plant Road	Hernando County	Calcite Echinoid Geode	28.5745, -82.4255	Public
Fort Drum Crystal MineHerbert Hoover Dike	Okeechobee County	Fossil Coral Calcite Aragonite Barite	27.2000, -80.8000	Paid / fee
Chipley AreaJackson Avenue	Washington County	Calcite Chalk Chert	30.7795, -85.5384	Public
Graysville	Catoosa County	Barite Calcite Purple Fluorite Galena	34.9419, -85.1177	Public
LithoniaRogers Lake Road	DeKalb County	Calcite Epidote Fluorite Garnet Thulite Tourmaline Zeolite	33.7297, -84.0996	Public
Crystal Glen CreekNorth County Road 700	Hancock County	Geode Barite Calcite Dolomite Goethite Pyrite Quartz Selenite	40.3714, -91.3755	Public
Dallas CityOak Street	Hancock County	Geode Calcite Malachite	40.6308, -91.1664	Public
Hamilton QuarrySouth 2nd Street	Hancock County	Geode Pyrite Calcite Sphalerite	40.3822, -91.3554	Public
Cave-In RockHastie Mine Road	Hardin County	Barite Calcite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Fluorite Galena Pyrite Smithsonite +1 more	37.5032, -88.2052	Public
Rosiclare4th Street	Hardin County	Calcite Blue Fluorite Yellow Fluorite Purple Fluorite Sphalerite	37.4310, -88.3422	Public
North AuroraConco Street	Kane County	Bornite Calcite Chalcopyrite Pyrite	41.8029, -88.3195	Public
LogansportUS 24	Cass County	Apatite Calcite Pyrite Quartz	40.7397, -86.2925	Public
Corydon	Harrison County	Calcite Fluorite Dolomite Quartz	38.2469, -86.1491	Public
HuntingtonCounty Road 400 North	Huntington County	Calcite Marcasite Pyrite Quartz Geode Sphalerite	40.8916, -85.4650	Public
Buddha	Lawrence County	Barite Calcite Celestite Gypsum Strontianite	38.7717, -86.3777	Public
Lawrence CountyGuthrie Road	Lawrence County	Geode Calcite Sphalerite Limonite Celestite Fluorite	38.9765, -86.5052	Public
BloomingtonNorth Oard Road	Monroe County	Fluorite Aragonite Calcite Barite	39.1696, -86.6227	Public
HarrodsburgSR 37	Monroe County	Calcite Dolomite Aragonite	39.0743, -86.5365	Public
Bells Mill ParkBell's Mill Road	Hamilton County	Calcite	42.3406, -93.8917	Public
KeokukValley Road	Lee County	Keokuk Geode Calcite Chalcedony Limonite Marcasite Pyrite Sphalerite	40.3875, -91.4518	Public
Pershing185th Place	Marion County	Calcite	41.2629, -93.0069	Public
Sun CityWhite Sands	Barber County	Gypsum Calcite	37.3508, -98.9453	Public
GalenaWest 7th Street	Cherokee County	Galena Sphalerite Barite Calcite Cerussite Marcasite Pyrite Smithsonite	37.0749, -94.6448	Public
West MineralNorthwest 70th Street	Cherokee County	Pyrite Calcite Dolomite Marcasite Sphalerite	37.2433, -94.9662	Public
Princeton	Caldwell County	Calcite Fluorite	37.0919, -87.8451	Public
Crittenden CountyIrma White Road	Crittenden County	Galena Fluorite Barite Calcite Dolomite Pyrite Smithsonite Sphalerite +2 more	37.3677, -88.1750	Public
BirdsvilleBizzel Bluff Road	Livingston County	Calcite Dolomite Fluorite Quartz	37.2012, -88.3728	Public
CarrsvilleTolu Road	Livingston County	Calcite Fluorite Quartz	37.3959, -88.3528	Public
GratzKY 355	Owen County	Barite Calcite Fluorite Galena Sphalerite	38.4772, -84.9605	Public
Kentucky River BendMundys Landing Road	Woodford County	Barite Calcite Fluorite Galena Sphalerite	37.8473, -84.7663	Public
TroyMundys Landing Road	Woodford County	Barite Calcite Fluorite Galena Sphalerite	37.8515, -84.7664	Public
Pitts Garnet MineWoodman Hill Road	Androscoggin County	Actinolite Calcite Diopside Garnet Molybdenite Quartz Titanite Clinozoisite +4 more	44.1056, -70.3332	Public
Lubec Lead MineLead Mine Road	Washington County	Anglesite Bornite Calcite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Dolomite Epidote Galena +8 more	44.8402, -67.0533	Public
PerryKingsbury Road	Washington County	Analcime Calcite Datolite Malachite Prehnite Agate Amethyst Bloodstone +3 more	45.0165, -67.0774	Public
Hunting HillPiney Meetinghouse Road	Montgomery County	Calcite Diopside Garnet Opal Serpentine	39.0827, -77.2204	Public
CaledoniaOld 44 Road	Houston County	Calcite	43.6222, -91.5248	Public
Bronk QuarrySeminary Drive	Winona County	Calcite Dolomite Goethite Hematite Marcasite Pyrite	44.0338, -91.7227	Public
Chariton River	Adair County	Calcite Goethite Quartz Septarian Nodules	40.0673, -92.6904	Public
Adrian’s QuarryUS 63	Boone County	Calcite Chalcopyrite Marcasite Millerite Pyrite	38.6723, -92.2290	Public
Sugar CreekSouthwest 116 Highway	Buchanan County	Septarian Nodules Aragonite Calcite Celestite Pyrite Sphalerite	39.5525, -94.9978	Public
Pleasant HillRock Island Trail	Cass County	Calcite Vivianite	38.7920, -94.2785	Public
Fox CityCounty Road 180	Clark County	Geode Calcite	40.4262, -91.6293	Public
St. FrancisvilleCounty Road 197	Clark County	Geode Barite Calcite Fluorite Malachite Pyrite Quartz Sphalerite	40.4541, -91.5784	Public
Cole CountyMO BB	Cole County	Barite Calcite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Dolomite Hematite Galena Malachite +4 more	38.3686, -92.3916	Public
Dog CreekMO 6	Daviess County	Calcite Sphalerite	39.8956, -94.1180	Public
Grindstone CreekMO C	DeKalb County	Calcite	39.7815, -94.2871	Public
Saint ClairRockyhill Trail	Franklin County	Anglesite Galena Barite Calcite Cerussite Pyrite Smithsonite Sphalerite	38.3020, -90.9191	Public
SpringfieldEast Chestnut Expressway	Greene County	Barite Calcite Cerussite Dickite Dolomite Galena Limonite Marcasite +2 more	37.2098, -93.2264	Public
Kansas CityEast 63rd Street	Jackson County	Aragonite Barite Calcite Dolomite Marcasite Common Opal	39.0146, -94.5000	Public
JoplinNorth 3rd Street	Jasper County	Apatite Aragonite Azurite Barite Calcite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Chrysocolla +5 more	37.1950, -94.4756	Public
ArnoldRichardson Road	Jefferson County	Geode Dolomite Marcasite Pyrite Sphalerite Calcite	38.4192, -90.3896	Public
NewarkMO E	Knox County	Calcite Chalcopyrite Goethite Malachite Pyrite Quartz	39.9759, -91.9786	Public
Fabius River275th Avenue	Lewis County	Geode Calcite Malachite Pyrite Quartz Sphalerite Aragonite	39.9756, -91.6218	Public
TroyHampel Road	Lincoln County	Calcite Marcasite Pyrite Chalcopyrite Malachite Millerite Quartz Sphalerite	38.9185, -90.9386	Public
FredericktownCounty Road 274	Madison County	Aragonite Azurite Calcite Cerussite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Dolomite Galena +5 more	37.6154, -90.2847	Public
Eldon & EttervilleHobby Horse Road	Moniteau County	Barite Calcite Cerussite Dolomite Galena Malachite Marcasite Pyrite +3 more	38.4400, -92.5802	Public
Danville QuarryMO J	Montgomery County	Calcite Dolomite Millerite Pyrite	38.9006, -91.5417	Public
Newburg	Phelps County	Calcite	37.8996, -91.9057	Public
Weber QuarryI 70	Saint Charles County	Geode Fluorite Millerite Calcite	38.8043, -90.7429	Public
Iron Mountain	Saint Francois County	Yellow Garnet Apatite Barite Calcite Diopside Dolomite Epidote Fluorite +3 more	37.7092, -90.6343	Public
FlorissantLewis and Clark Boulevard	Saint Louis County	Calcite Celestite	38.8373, -90.2329	Public
St. Louis (barite area)Hays Hill Drive	Saint Louis County	Barite Calcite Goethite Pyrite Quartz	38.5152, -90.4455	Public
St. Louis (calcite area)Eagle Rock Cove	Saint Louis County	Calcite Millerite Quartz	38.5378, -90.4931	Public
EminenceOld Highway 19	Shannon County	Calcite Chalcopyrite Cuprite Dolomite Malachite Fluorite	37.0984, -91.3161	Public
Old MinesMO 21;MO 47	Washington County	Barite Calcite Galena Goethite Malachite Marcasite Pyrite Chert +1 more	38.0152, -90.7561	Public
PalmerPalmer Road	Washington County	Anglesite Calcite Cerussite Dolomite Galena Goethite Pyrite Quartz +1 more	37.8464, -90.9444	Public
Pioneer	Powell County	Gold Calcite Chalcopyrite Quartz Pyrite	46.5139, -112.9638	Public
Ruggles MineRuggles Mine Road	Grafton County	Amethyst Apatite Beryl Calcite Feldspar Garnet Lepidolite Marcasite +7 more	43.5895, -71.9924	Public
The PalisadesLong Path	Bergen County	Banded Agate Albite Amethyst Analcime Apatite Calcite Datolite Epidote +6 more	40.9500, -73.9202	Public
Bergen Hill by Hudson RiverNew Jersey Turnpike Newark Bay Extension	Hudson County	Banded Agate Albite Amethyst Analcime Apatite Calcite Datolite Epidote +6 more	40.7108, -74.0543	Permission
General Area (Hudson/Passaic)New Street	Hudson County	Banded Agate Albite Amethyst Analcime Apatite Calcite Datolite Epidote +6 more	40.6634, -74.1099	Public
Snake HillLaurel Hill Road	Hudson County	Banded Agate Albite Amethyst Analcime Apatite Calcite Datolite Epidote +6 more	40.7581, -74.0893	Public
Belle MountainValley Road	Mercer County	Malachite Cuprite Hornfels Calcite Zeolite Chlorite Shale	40.3360, -74.9249	Public
Pennington MountainWoodsville Road	Mercer County	Calcite Celadonite Epidote	40.3616, -74.8063	Public
Mine Hill (bornite)Iron Mountain Road	Morris County	Bornite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Garnet Hematite Magnetite Pyrite +4 more	40.8866, -74.6050	Public
Pompton LakesI 287	Passaic County	Banded Agate Amethyst Barite Calcite Chalcedony Cuprite Datolite Dolomite +7 more	41.0054, -74.3071	Public
Prospect Park QuarryNorth 16th Street	Passaic County	Banded Agate Amethyst Barite Calcite Chalcedony Cuprite Datolite Dolomite +7 more	40.9404, -74.1748	Public
RingwoodPeters Mine Road	Passaic County	Calcite Chalcopyrite Corundum Epidote Garnet Hornblende Pyrite Serpentine +1 more	41.1464, -74.2693	Permission
Bound BrookFire Road	Somerset County	Agate Bornite Calcite Chalcocite Copper Silver Prehnite Quartz +3 more	40.5890, -74.5678	Public
HopewellLong Hill Road	Somerset County	Calcite Stilbite Prehnite Malachite Chalcopyrite Copper	40.4578, -74.7207	Public
Franklin-Ogdensburg-Sterling Hill mining districtPlant Street	Sussex County	Willemite Zincite Calcite Fluorite	41.0835, -74.6053	Public
Apache MineNM 81	Hidalgo County	Calcite Chrysocolla Malachite Turquoise	31.8448, -108.3053	Public
General Area (calcite)County Road A016	Luna County	Calcite Fluorite	32.3935, -107.7067	Public
La Madera	Rio Arriba County	Calcite Limonite Geode	36.3978, -106.0212	Public

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16 mapped calcite spots in Canada, most in Nova Scotia (7). 3 public, 0 paid, 0 permission.

Spot	Minerals	Coordinates	Access
Lethbridge4 Avenue S	Calcite Selenite	49.6946, -112.8331	Check locally
Stettler48 Avenue	Quartz Calcite	52.3229, -112.7130	Check locally
Battle River	Chalcedony Quartz Calcite	52.6840, -112.4261	Check locally
Kamloops Lake	Chalcedony Calcite Quartz	50.7359, -120.5816	Check locally
Monte LakeBC 97	Chalcedony Stilbite Subgroup Heulandite Subgroup Chabazite Analcime Mesolite Calcite Quartz	50.4886, -119.8321	Check locally
Seven Days Work CliffSeven Days Work Drive	Amethyst Chalcedony Jasper Smoky Quartz Stilbite Subgroup Heulandite-ca Chabazite Mesolite +3 more	44.7892, -66.7694	Check locally
Pine Point	Fluorite Galena Hemimorphite Calcite Baryte	60.8333, -114.4667	Check locally
Moose Island	Agate Amethyst Quartz Stilbite Subgroup Heulandite Subgroup Gmelinite Subgroup Calcite Malachite +1 more	45.3850, -64.0828	Check locally
Clarke Head	Quartz Analcime Prehnite Epidote Calcite Gypsum	45.3806, -64.2411	Check locally
Five Islands	Copper Stilbite Subgroup Heulandite Subgroup Chabazite Natrolite Analcime Gmelinite Subgroup Gmelinite-na +3 more	45.3828, -64.1031	Check locally
McKay HeadSnowy Owl Lane	Agate Amethyst Chalcedony Jasper Opal Quartz Stilbite Subgroup Heulandite Subgroup +4 more	45.3963, -64.2000	Public
Parrsboro ShorePier Road	Copper Stilbite Subgroup Heulandite Subgroup Chabazite Natrolite Analcime Laumontite Gmelinite-na +1 more	45.3995, -64.3239	Public
Two Islands	Agate Quartz Copper Stilbite Subgroup Heulandite Subgroup Chabazite Chabazite-ca Natrolite +4 more	45.3847, -64.2142	Check locally
Digby Neck	Quartz Stilbite Subgroup Heulandite-ca Chabazite Analcime Scolecite Laumontite Calcite	44.4842, -66.0753	Public
Gallas PointPoint View Lane	Baryte Quartz Calcite Hematite	46.1276, -62.9624	Check locally
Malpeque BayLocke Shore Road	Calcite Paratacamite	46.4453, -63.7738	Check locally

Calcite rockhounding FAQ

Where is the best place to find calcite?+

Missouri, Utah, New Jersey have the highest concentrations of calcite in this list. Quality and access vary by area, so open the linked region pages for a detailed view.

How many calcite rockhounding spots does RockHoundR track?+

221 mapped spots across 42 regions in 2 countries. The app keeps these on a map alongside your private finds.

Can I legally collect calcite on public land?+

In the U.S., casual hand collecting of common rocks and minerals like calcite 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 calcite in the field?+

Field identification of calcite 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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