Where to Find Calcite in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has 13 mapped collecting spots that report calcite, spread across 8 counties. The largest share sits in Bedford County with 3 spots. 11 of the spots are on land mapped as publicly accessible.
Every calcite spot we track in Pennsylvania
Best spotCornwallLebanon County, PennsylvaniaPublic access · Actinolite, Andradite, Calcite +10
Best spotMorrison CoveBedford County, PennsylvaniaPublic access · Quartz, Amethyst, Calcite +1
BridgeportMontgomery County, PennsylvaniaPublic access · Calcite, Chalcedony, Dolomite +5
Aughwick CreekHuntingdon County, PennsylvaniaPublic access · Barite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite +2
EtnaAllegheny County, PennsylvaniaPublic access · Barite, Calcite, Pyrite +2
GirtyArmstrong County, PennsylvaniaPublic access · Hematite, Magnetite, Calcite +2
North VandergriftArmstrong County, PennsylvaniaPublic access · Galena, Calcite, Barite +2
National Limestone Quarry No. 1Snyder County, PennsylvaniaPermission required · Calcite, Purple Fluorite, Pyrite +1
Monroe CountyMonroe County, PennsylvaniaPublic access · Calcite, Pyrite, Fluorite
National Limestone Quarry No. 2Snyder County, PennsylvaniaPermission required · Calcite, Quartz, Wavellite
WatersideBedford County, PennsylvaniaPublic access · Calcite, Chalcedony, Chert
Union FurnaceHuntingdon County, PennsylvaniaPublic access · Calcite, Fluorite
Standout calcite spots in Pennsylvania
Hand-picked from the full list above, with the reason each one earns a trip.
Morrison Cove
Bedford County
Morrison Cove in Bedford County is a carbonate valley known for pockets of amethyst, clear and smoky quartz, and calcite in the surrounding folded Appalachian ridges.
Cornwall
Lebanon County
Cornwall is one of the most famous iron deposits in eastern North America, a magnetite skarn worked for over two centuries.
Best counties for calcite in Pennsylvania
Ranked by the number of mapped calcite spots. County links open the full rockhounding page for that county.
- Bedford County3 spots
- Armstrong County2 spots
- Huntingdon County2 spots
- Snyder County2 spots
- Allegheny County1 spot
- Lebanon County1 spot
- Monroe County1 spot
- Montgomery County1 spot
Before you go
Read the calcite identification guide so you know what a keeper looks like in the field: Calcite in the encyclopedia.
