Where to Find Calcite in Colorado
Colorado has 5 mapped collecting spots that report calcite, spread across 5 counties. 4 of the spots are on land mapped as publicly accessible.
Every calcite spot we track in Colorado
Best spotItalian MountainGunnison County, ColoradoPublic access · Lapis Lazuli, Grossular Garnet, Diopside +2- Best spotWolf Creek PassMineral County, ColoradoPublic access · Amethyst, Mordenite, Heulandite +2
Specimen MountainLarimer County, ColoradoPermission required · Allophane, Calcite, Agate +2
Table Mountains (North and South)Jefferson County, ColoradoPublic access · Apophyllite, Aragonite, Calcite +2- HWY 50 CalciteMesa County, ColoradoPublic access · Calcite
Standout calcite spots in Colorado
Hand-picked from the full list above, with the reason each one earns a trip.
Italian Mountain
Gunnison County
Italian Mountain holds one of the few genuine lapis lazuli localities in the United States, a contact-metamorphic deposit in marble that has produced some of the largest North American lapis specimens.
Wolf Creek Pass
Mineral County
Wolf Creek Pass cuts through Conejos Formation basalts whose gas cavities are lined with zeolites, including mordenite reported among the finest in North America, alongside amethyst-bearing geodes.
Best counties for calcite in Colorado
Ranked by the number of mapped calcite spots. County links open the full rockhounding page for that county.
Before you go
Read the calcite identification guide so you know what a keeper looks like in the field: Calcite in the encyclopedia.
Calcite in Colorado FAQ
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