Where to Find Chrysocolla in Utah
Utah has 9 mapped collecting spots that report chrysocolla, spread across 7 counties. 6 of the spots are on land mapped as publicly accessible.
Spot list checked against source data on April 1, 2026.
Every chrysocolla spot we track in Utah
Best spotFriscoBeaver County, UtahPublic access · Azurite, Barite, Calamine +12
Best spotGold HillTooele County, UtahPublic access · Azurite, Cerussite, Chalcopyrite +11
Desert MountainJuab County, UtahPublic access · Antlerite, Bornite, Fluorite +11
Pilot RangeBox Elder County, UtahPublic access · Alunite, Azurite, Barite +11
Antelope IslandDavis County, UtahPermission required · Garnet, Azurite, Biotite +9
Miner's BasinGrand County, UtahPublic access · Actinolite, Calcite, Chalcedony +8
La Sal MountainsSan Juan County, UtahPublic access · Amethyst, Azurite, Bornite +6
Centennial Eureka MineJuab County, UtahPermission required · Quartz, Copper, Malachite +1
Crater IslandBox Elder County, UtahPermission required · Bornite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite +1
Standout chrysocolla spots in Utah
Hand-picked from the full list above, with the reason each one earns a trip.
Frisco
Beaver County
Frisco combines a major historic silver-lead camp with a long mineral list that includes copper carbonates, galena, sphalerite, pyrite, opal, and wulfenite.
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 chrysocolla in Utah
Ranked by the number of mapped chrysocolla spots. County links open the full rockhounding page for that county.
Before you go
Read the chrysocolla identification guide so you know what a keeper looks like in the field: Chrysocolla in the encyclopedia.
