Where to Find Chrysocolla in Utah

Utah has 8 mapped collecting spots that report chrysocolla, spread across 7 counties. The largest share sits in Box Elder County County with 2 spots. 8 of the spots are on land mapped as publicly accessible.

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

Standout chrysocolla spots in Utah

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

Frisco
Beaver County County
Frisco combines a major historic silver-lead camp with a long mineral list that includes copper carbonates, galena, sphalerite, pyrite, opal, and wulfenite. Mindat documents the San Francisco district's specimen minerals, while USGS mapping and Utah history sources place the locality in one of Beaver County's most important mining landscapes.
Gold Hill
Tooele County 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. UGS identifies it as Utah's leading historical producer of tungsten and arsenic, and Mindat records a broad suite of collectible secondary copper, lead, and zinc minerals around the district.

Best counties for chrysocolla in Utah

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

Every chrysocolla spot we track in Utah

Sorted by county. Coordinates open in Google Maps.

Spot	County	Minerals	Coordinates	Access
FriscoEly Highway	Beaver County	Azurite Barite Calamine Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Chrysocolla Galena Gypsum +7 more	38.4497, -113.2764	Public
Crater Island	Box Elder County	Bornite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chrysocolla	41.0880, -113.7700	Public
Pilot RangeTunnel Springs Rd	Box Elder County	Alunite Azurite Barite Cerussite Chrysocolla Copper Galena Limonite +6 more	41.2481, -114.0397	Public
Antelope IslandMountain View Trail	Davis County	Garnet Azurite Biotite Chlorite Chrysocolla Epidote Limonite Magnetite +4 more	40.9831, -112.1977	Public
Miner's BasinMiners Basin Road	Grand County	Actinolite Calcite Chalcedony Chrysocolla Chalcopyrite Fluorite Hematite Malachite +3 more	38.5456, -109.2816	Public
Desert Mountain	Juab County	Antlerite Bornite Fluorite Hematite Limonite Magnetite Pyrite Cerussite +6 more	39.7813, -112.5941	Public
La Sal MountainsLa Sal Pass Road	San Juan County	Amethyst Azurite Bornite Carnotite Chalcocite Chrysocolla Limonite Malachite +1 more	38.4282, -109.2585	Public
Gold HillEast First Avenue	Tooele County	Azurite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Chrysocolla Galena Gold Gypsum +6 more	40.1813, -113.8102	Public

Before you go

Read the chrysocolla identification guide so you know what a keeper looks like in the field: Chrysocolla in the encyclopedia.

Chrysocolla in Utah FAQ

Where can you find chrysocolla in Utah?+

The mapped spots concentrate in Box Elder County County, Beaver County County, and Davis County County. Every spot on this page appears on the map above with coordinates and access notes.

How many chrysocolla spots are mapped in Utah?+

8 spots across 7 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 chrysocolla 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. 8 of the 8 mapped spots here sit on land marked public. Always confirm current rules with the managing agency before you dig.

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