Where to Find Calcite in Vermont
Vermont has 7 mapped collecting spots that report calcite, spread across 4 counties. The largest share sits in Windsor County with 4 spots. 6 of the spots are on land mapped as publicly accessible.
Every calcite spot we track in Vermont
Best spotGassettsWindsor County, VermontPublic access · Quartz, Garnet, Tourmaline +7
Best spotLudlowWindsor County, VermontPublic access · Tourmaline, Pyrite, Talc +2
Ely MineOrange County, VermontPublic access · Chalcopyrite, Pyrrhotite, Pyrite +7
PerkinsvilleWindsor County, VermontPublic access · Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Chlorite +5
EdenLamoille County, VermontPublic access · Asbestos, Vesuvianite, Serpentine +4
Argonaut MineWindsor County, VermontPermission required · Calcite, Fluorite, Wavellite
Grand IsleGrand Isle County, VermontPublic access · Quartz, Calcite, Pyrite Concretion
Standout calcite spots in Vermont
Hand-picked from the full list above, with the reason each one earns a trip.
Gassetts
Windsor County
The Route 103 road-cuts at Gassetts slice through silvery garnet-mica schist, one of Vermont's classic metamorphic mineral localities.
Ludlow
Windsor County
A Route 103 road-cut just east of Ludlow village exposes black schorl tourmaline with diopside, calcite, talc, and pyrite in the metamorphic rock of the Black River valley.
Best counties for calcite in Vermont
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.
