Where to Find Chlorite in Utah
Utah has 8 mapped collecting spots that report chlorite, spread across 7 counties. The largest share sits in Tooele County with 2 spots. 6 of the spots are on land mapped as publicly accessible.
Spot list checked against source data on April 1, 2026.
Every chlorite spot we track in Utah
Best spotGold HillTooele County, UtahPublic access · Azurite, Cerussite, Chalcopyrite +11
Best spotMarysvillePiute County, UtahPublic access · Cinnabar, Alunite, Albite +11
Dugway mining districtTooele County, UtahPublic access · Agate, Amethyst, Apatite +12
Park City mining districtSummit County, UtahPublic access · Barite, Calcite, Chlorite +12
San Francisco MountainsBeaver County, UtahPublic access · Diopside, Fluorite, Galena +12
Antelope IslandDavis County, UtahPermission required · Garnet, Azurite, Biotite +9
Iron PeakIron County, UtahPublic access · Andesite, Augite, Biotite +2
Moses RockSan Juan County, UtahPermission required · Arizona Ruby Garnet, Chlorite, Corundum +2
Standout chlorite spots in Utah
Hand-picked from the full list above, with the reason each one earns a trip.
Marysville
Piute County
Marysvale earns a top spot for small but well-formed crystals in rhyolite cavities, especially bixbyite, amethyst, and reported rutile or pseudobrookite.
Gold Hill
Tooele County
Gold Hill is one of Utah's most mineralogically varied old districts, with arsenic, gold, copper, lead, silver, tungsten, and zinc production tied to skarn, vein, and replacement deposits.
Best counties for chlorite in Utah
Ranked by the number of mapped chlorite spots. County links open the full rockhounding page for that county.
Before you go
Read the chlorite identification guide so you know what a keeper looks like in the field: Chlorite in the encyclopedia.
