Where to Find Calcite in the United States

204 mapped calcite spots across 12 U.S. states. 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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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	Public
Eagle Crags	San Bernardino County	Blue Agate Bentonite Calcite Chalcedony Jasper	35.4146, -117.0552	Public
Summit of Mount AnteroMount Antero Trail	Chaffee County	Apatite Aquamarine Beryl Bismutite Calcite	38.6738, -106.2467	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	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 Geodes	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 Zeolites	33.7297, -84.0996	Public
Crystal Glen CreekNorth County Road 700	Hancock County	Geodes Barite Calcite Dolomite Goethite Pyrite Quartz Selenite	40.3714, -91.3755	Public
Dallas CityOak Street	Hancock County	Geodes Calcite Malachite	40.6308, -91.1664	Public
Hamilton QuarrySouth 2nd Street	Hancock County	Geodes 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 Geodes Sphalerite	40.8916, -85.4650	Public
Buddha	Lawrence County	Barite Calcite Celestite Gypsum Strontianite	38.7717, -86.3777	Public
Lawrence CountyGuthrie Road	Lawrence County	Geodes 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 Geodes 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	Geodes Calcite	40.4262, -91.6293	Public
St. FrancisvilleCounty Road 197	Clark County	Geodes 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	Geodes 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	Geodes 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	Geodes 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	Public
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 Zeolites 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	Public
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 Geodes	36.3978, -106.0212	Public
Lyon Mountain	Clinton County	Aegirine Albite Apatite Augite Biotite Calcite Chlorite Epidote +10 more	44.7227, -73.8541	Public
Fogelsanger QuarryBroadway	Erie County	Calcite Favosites Fossilized Coral	42.8998, -78.7407	Public
Treasure Mountain MineKing Street	Herkimer County	Quartz Fluorite Calcite Galena	43.0240, -74.9800	Paid / fee
Brant LakeState Route 8	Warren County	Apatite Calcite Diopside Muscovite Pyrite Rutile Tourmaline	43.7032, -73.7119	Public
FairhavenProuty Road	Washington County	Pyrite Bornite Chalcopyrite Quartz Calcite	43.4893, -73.2619	Public
Hiddenite (area 2)Duncan Lane	Alexander County	Aquamarine Beryl Quartz Rutile Emerald Hiddenite Calcite Dolomite +2 more	35.9136, -81.0740	Public
Anson CountyWhite Store Road	Anson County	Gold Calcite Garnet Galena Pyrite Siderite Rutile Sphalerite	34.9570, -80.1227	Public
Cane CreekLower Brush Creek Road	Buncombe County	Calcite Gold Hematite Limonite	35.4715, -82.4476	Public
Vengeance CreekFS 6148	Cherokee County	Calcite Garnet Quartz Staurolite	35.1490, -83.8886	Public
Foote Mine and other minesKings Mountain Gateway Trail	Cleveland County	Apatite Beryl Calcite Cassiterite Moonstone Purpurite Rhodochrosite Spodumene +2 more	35.2111, -81.3556	Public
Davidson CountySilver Hill Road	Davidson County	Chalcopyrite Gold Pyrite Tetradymite Anglesite Calamine Calcite Cuprite +3 more	35.7057, -80.1995	Public
CatawbaWest Lewis Ferry Road	Iredell County	Gold Calcite Magnetite Rose Quartz	35.7121, -80.9919	Public
EldoradoCoggins Mine Road	Montgomery County	Azurite Calcite Gold Malachite Pyrite Silver Smithsonite Sphalerite +1 more	35.4824, -80.0228	Public
Flint Knob	Wilkes County	Calcite Galena Pyrite	36.1853, -81.4496	Public
Tongue RiverCentral Avenue	Pembina County	Calcite Fossils	48.7399, -97.9318	Public
ConneautI 90	Ashtabula County	Calcite	41.8847, -80.6616	Public
SanduskyEast Strub Road	Erie County	Calcite Celestite Dolomite Fluorite Marcasite Pyrite Witherite Fossils	41.4170, -82.6803	Public
Clay Center limestone quarryNorth Bolander Road	Ottawa County	Calcite Celestite Dolomite Fluorite Pyrite Fossils	41.5744, -83.3635	Public
GenoaMain Street	Ottawa County	Calcite Celestite Dolomite Fluorite Marcasite Pyrite Fossils	41.5080, -83.3544	Public
Maple Grove QuarryCr42	Seneca County	Calcite Celestite Dolomite Fluorite Marcasite Pyrite Fossils	41.2256, -83.2137	Public
Bowling GreenSouth Dixie Highway	Wood County	Barite Calcite Celestite Fluorite Pyrite	41.3160, -83.6482	Public
MiamiCR S620	Ottawa County	Aragonite Barite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chert Dolomite Galena Gypsum +4 more	36.9849, -94.7601	Check locally
Old MinesGalice Road	Josephine County	Arsenopyrite Azurite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chrysocolla Galena Gold Malachite +1 more	42.5693, -123.5953	Check locally
Mt. PisgahTrail #6	Lane County	Agate Calcite Heulandite Jasper Malachite Mesolite Quartz	44.0057, -122.9645	Check locally
EtnaButler Plank Road	Allegheny County	Barite Calcite Pyrite Sphalerite Wurtzite	40.5347, -79.9615	Public
GirtyPA 56;PA 156	Armstrong County	Hematite Magnetite Calcite Chert Pyrite	40.6354, -79.4072	Public
North VandergriftGravel Bar Road	Armstrong County	Galena Calcite Barite Geodes Sphalerite	40.6072, -79.5450	Public
Morrison CoveSportsmens Access Road	Bedford County	Quartz Amethyst Calcite Herkimer Diamonds	40.2437, -78.3852	Public
Sherman ValleyCypher Road	Bedford County	Calcite Chlorite Orthoclase Limonite Quartz Tourmaline Zircon	40.0764, -78.2732	Public
WatersideOld Mill Road	Bedford County	Calcite Chalcedony Chert	40.1712, -78.3936	Public
Aughwick CreekCovert Road	Huntingdon County	Barite Calcite Chalcopyrite Pyrite Quartz	40.1511, -77.9492	Public
Union FurnaceLimestone Road	Huntingdon County	Calcite Fluorite	40.6242, -78.1657	Public
CornwallTwenty-Eighth Division Highway	Lebanon County	Actinolite Andradite Calcite Chlorite Diopside Epidote Fluorite Grossularite Garnet +5 more	40.2548, -76.3978	Public
Monroe CountyKeiser Road	Monroe County	Calcite Pyrite Fluorite	40.9377, -75.2844	Public
BridgeportRiver Road	Montgomery County	Calcite Chalcedony Dolomite Goethite Jasper Malachite Quartz Sphalerite	40.0987, -75.3272	Public
SmyrnaHuntington Road	York County	Calcite Galena Gold Nuggets Sphalerite Tourmaline	34.9967, -81.4596	Public
Oelrichs	Fall River County	Fairburn Agates Jasper Calcite Agatized Wood Concretions	43.1256, -103.1669	Public
Elk CreekElm Springs Road	Meade County	Barite Calcite Quartz	44.2508, -102.5027	Public
Rattlesnake Butte	Ziebach County	Calcite	44.9496, -101.8592	Public
Cannon CountyGassaway Road	Cannon County	Calcite Fluorite Geodes Goethite Limonite Pyrite Celestite	35.8298, -86.0590	Public
Del RioDean Way	Cocke County	Barite Calcite Celestite	35.9367, -83.0263	Public
Boatland	Fentress County	Calcite Celestite Dolomite Geodes Marcasite Pyrite	36.4109, -85.0446	Public
Carpenter Hollow and Buffalo CoveGlenobey Road	Fentress County	Calcite Celestite Dolomite Geodes Marcasite Pyrite	36.3798, -84.9861	Public
GreeneHipshire Hollow Road	Hawkins County	Calcite Celestite Dolomite Fluorite Golden Jasper Pyrite Quartz Barite +2 more	36.4245, -82.9167	Public
LivingstonCelina Highway	Overton County	Calcite Celestite Dolomite Geodes Marcasite Pyrite	36.4510, -85.3557	Public
MontereyLivingston Highway	Putnam County	Calcite Celestite Dolomite Fluorite Quartz	36.1781, -85.2877	Public
Nun's CoveSharp Road	Sevier County	Calcite Chert Barite Sphalerite	35.8722, -83.4156	Public
Limestone quarriesUnicoi Drive	Unicoi County	Calcite Celestite Dolomite	36.2605, -82.3205	Public
Ben Lomond Mountain	Warren County	Calcite Celestite Dolomite Geodes Marcasite Pyrite	35.6284, -85.7732	Public
TerlinguaFM 170	Brewster County	Calcite Calomel Cinnabar Fluorite Mercury Terlinguaite Pompom Agate Aragonite	29.3089, -103.6275	Public
Indian Peak	Beaver County	Calcite Fluorite Quartz	38.2069, -113.8659	Public
Lincoln GulchSR 21	Beaver County	Amethyst Azurite Calcite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Epidote Fluorite Galena +7 more	38.2630, -112.8882	Public
Star RangeBeryl Milford Road	Beaver County	Bismutite Rhodochrosite Fluorite Quartz Azurite Cerussite Galena Malachite +6 more	38.3456, -113.1442	Public
Crater Island	Box Elder County	Bornite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chrysocolla	41.0880, -113.7700	Public
Courthouse Wash	Grand County	Barite Calcite Limonite Pyrolusite	38.6572, -109.6350	Public
Miner's BasinMiners Basin Road	Grand County	Actinolite Calcite Chalcedony Chrysocolla Chalcopyrite Fluorite Hematite Malachite +3 more	38.5456, -109.2816	Public
Tenmile Wash	Grand County	Barite Calcite Pyrolusite	38.7714, -109.9310	Public
The NeedlesThe Needle Road	Grand County	Barite Calcite Manganite Pyrolusite Rhodochrosite	38.6854, -109.9165	Public
Thomas Range	Juab County	Beryl Calcite Fluorite Garnet Hematite Quartz Topaz	39.8267, -113.1485	Public
Topaz Dome Quarry	Juab County	Beryl Calcite Bixbyite Carnelian Carnotite Chalcedony Fluorite Garnet +5 more	39.6966, -113.0987	Public
Kitchen Corral Wash	Kane County	Barite Calcite Chalcedony Limonite Pyrolusite	37.1358, -112.0934	Public
MarysvilleWest Bullion Avenue	Piute County	Cinnabar Alunite Albite Biotite Calcite Chlorite Pyrolusite Barite +6 more	38.4494, -112.2304	Public
Bingham CanyonKennecott Access Road	Salt Lake County	Actinolite Barite Bismuth Calcite Chalcopyrite Galena Garnet Magnetite +3 more	40.5575, -112.1319	Public
Monticello mining districtCooley Pass Trail	San Juan County	Anhydrite Carnotite Gypsum Pyrite Chalcopyrite Galena Gold Sphalerite +4 more	37.8313, -109.4670	Public
Henry mining districtFlat Top Road	Sevier County	Hematite Limonite Pyrolusite Magnetite Thorium Fluorite Apatite Albite +8 more	38.5246, -112.2399	Public
Park City mining districtComstock Mine Trail	Summit County	Barite Calcite Chlorite Epidote Galena Garnet Magnetite Sphalerite +7 more	40.6230, -111.5425	Public
Clifton mining district	Tooele County	Agate Azurite Dolomite Malachite Garnet Rutile Bornite Calcite +6 more	40.1710, -113.8127	Public
Johnson PassSR 199	Tooele County	Onyx Calcite Galena	40.3372, -112.5727	Public
East Tintic Mountains	Utah County	Albite Alunite Bornite Calcite Chalcocite Copper Cuprite Rutile +2 more	39.9030, -112.0430	Public
Wells CanyonWells Canyon Road	Utah County	Calcite Quartz Smithsonite	40.2571, -112.1562	Public
HurricaneMoenkopi Drive	Washington County	Aragonite Calcite Hydrozincite	37.2377, -113.3817	Public
Grand IsleNautical Court	Grand Isle County	Quartz Calcite Pyrite Concretions	44.6322, -73.2704	Public
EdenOld Mines Road	Lamoille County	Asbestos Vesuvianite Serpentine Garnet Epidote Diopside Calcite	44.7679, -72.5445	Public
Ely MineSouth Vershire Road	Orange County	Chalcopyrite Pyrrhotite Pyrite Sphalerite Tourmaline Actinolite Calcite Garnet +2 more	43.9272, -72.2848	Public
GassettsVermont Route 103 North	Windsor County	Quartz Garnet Tourmaline Staurolite Kyanite Actinolite Diopside Calcite +2 more	43.3322, -72.6158	Public
LudlowVermont Route 103 South	Windsor County	Tourmaline Pyrite Talc Calcite Diopside	43.3915, -72.6752	Public
PerkinsvilleMaple Street	Windsor County	Pyrite Pyrrhotite Chlorite Ilmenite Smoky Quartz Calcite Actinolite Biotite	43.3387, -72.5068	Public
LynchburgStage Road	Campbell County	Virginia Greenstone Calcite Kyanite Pyrite Ankerite Magnetite Rutile Epidote	37.3910, -79.0400	Public
Galax	Carroll County	Green Apatite Chalcopyrite Pyrite Rutile Selenite Calcite Siderite Blue Vivianite	36.7117, -80.9408	Public
WhitetopHelton Creek Spur	Grayson County	Calcite Fluorite Selenite Siderite	36.6492, -81.5661	Public
Loudon CountyCochran Mill Road	Loudoun County	Calcite Datolite Epidote Natrolite Stilbite Diopside Magnetite Prehnite +1 more	39.0819, -77.5219	Public
LexingtonFlower Lane	Rockbridge County	Calcite Chalcopyrite Dolomite Pyrite	37.7763, -79.4302	Public
Marion	Smyth County	Barite Calcite Iron Limonite Malachite Pyrite	36.7883, -81.5297	Public
RivertonI 66	Warren County	Calcite Quartz	38.9483, -78.1831	Public
Wythe CountyWalton Furnace Road	Wythe County	Aragonite Calcite Fluorite Bornite Marcasite Smithsonite Sphalerite Dolomite +2 more	36.8835, -80.9322	Public
Denny Mt.Denny Creek Trail	King County	Calcite Quartz Amethyst Opal Pyrite	47.4332, -121.4486	Public
Berkeley County	Berkeley County	Calcite Dolomite Quartz	39.4727, -77.9076	Public
North Fork GapWV 28;WV 55	Grant County	Calcite Celestite Dolomite Travertine	38.9892, -79.2406	Public
Fort SpringJohn Foeren Way	Greenbrier County	Calcite Celestite Dolomite Quartz	37.7428, -80.5533	Public
RenickGreenbrier River Trail	Greenbrier County	Calcite Fluorite	37.9939, -80.3358	Public
PetersburgUS 220;WV 28;WV 55	Hardy County	Calcite Dolomite Quartz	38.9972, -79.0756	Public
Knobly Mountain	Mineral County	Chalcedony Calcite Dolomite Fluorite Sulfur Quartz Sphalerite	39.3459, -79.0029	Public
New CreekUS 50	Mineral County	Calcite Chert Hematite Red Quartzite	39.3634, -79.0073	Public
Berkeley SpringsHancock Road	Morgan County	Calcite Jasper Pyrite Cubes Quartz Selenite	39.6490, -78.2176	Public
Judy GapMount Freedom Drive	Pendleton County	Calcite Dolomite Smoky Quartz Travertine	38.7063, -79.4659	Public
HarmanUS 33;WV 55	Randolph County	Calcite Dolomite Quartz	38.9154, -79.5131	Public
Hazel GreenState Highway 80	Grant County	Barite Calcite Galena Marcasite Pyrite Smithsonite Sphalerite	42.5327, -90.4359	Public
PlattevilleWest Main Street	Grant County	Barite Calcite Galena Marcasite Pyrite Smithsonite Sphalerite	42.7346, -90.4803	Public
DodgevilleCounty Highway YZ	Iowa County	Barite Calcite Galena Marcasite Pyrite Smithsonite Sphalerite	42.9757, -90.0862	Public
Montreal MineWisconsin Avenue	Iron County	Actinolite Barite Selenite Braunite Calcite Celestine Dickite Dolomite +10 more	46.4281, -90.2337	Public
Near Saxon FallsSaxon Falls Road	Iron County	Calcite Chlorite Epidote Laumontite Prehnite Thomsonite	46.5356, -90.3787	Public
Dresser Trap Rock QuarryEast Avenue North	Polk County	Actinolite Augite Bornite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Chrysotile Copper +7 more	45.3790, -92.6297	Public
RacineRacine MRK Trail	Racine County	Crystal Fossils Calcite Marcasite	42.7739, -87.8083	Public
Flambeau Copper MineKennecott Avenue	Rusk County	Calcite Chalcocite Malachite Gold Quartz Zinc	45.4427, -91.1209	Public
OshkoshDivision Street	Waushara County	Calcite Galena Marcasite Pyrite Sphalerite Fossils	44.0430, -89.0981	Public

Calcite rockhounding FAQ

Where is the best place to find calcite in the U.S.?+

Missouri, Utah, New Jersey have the highest concentrations of calcite in this list. Each state's quality and access varies — open the linked state pages for a detailed view.

How many calcite rockhounding spots does RockHoundR track?+

204 mapped spots across 12 states. The app keeps these on a map alongside your private finds.

Can I legally collect calcite on public land?+

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. 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.

Hunt calcite on the map

Open RockHoundR to see these spots on a real map with public land overlays and trip-planning details.