Where to Find Calcite in Utah

Utah calcite shows up in the carbonate-hosted mining districts and in cave and travertine deposits. Crystal Peak in the Wah Wah Mountains (Beaver County) yields clear-to-pale dogtooth calcite scalenohedrons in vugs of altered limestone. Topaz Mountain in Juab County produces small twinned calcite groups in rhyolite cavities alongside the topaz. The Tintic district carries pink and white calcite as a gangue mineral with the lead-silver ores, sometimes etched into open vugs. Travertine sheets along the Wasatch Front in American Fork Canyon add massive ribbon calcite. Most field calcite is brittle and cleaves easily, so wrap individual specimens.

Spot list checked against source data on April 1, 2026.

Standout calcite spots in Utah

Hand-picked from the full list below, with the reason each one earns a trip.

Best counties for calcite in Utah

Ranked by the number of mapped calcite spots. County links open the full rockhounding page for that county.

Every calcite spot we track in Utah

Sorted by county. Coordinates open in Google Maps.

Spot	County	Minerals	Coordinates	Access
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

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 Utah FAQ

Where can you find calcite in Utah?+

The mapped spots concentrate in Grand County County, Beaver County County, and Juab County County. Known collecting areas include Crystal Peak (Beaver County), Topaz Mountain (Juab County), and Tintic district (Juab County). Every spot on this page appears on the map above with coordinates and access notes.

How many calcite spots are mapped in Utah?+

21 spots across 13 counties. The RockHoundR app keeps the same spots on an offline map with public land overlays, geology layers, and your saved finds.

Is it legal to collect calcite in Utah?+

Hand collecting of common rocks and minerals in small amounts for personal use is generally allowed on BLM and U.S. Forest Service land, with limits set by the local field office. National parks, most state parks, and tribal land are closed to collecting. 21 of the 21 mapped spots here sit on land marked public. Always confirm current rules with the managing agency before you dig.

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