Where to Find Fluorite
161 mapped fluorite spots across 39 regions in 3 countries. Pick a region for its local guide, or browse every spot below. Fluorite is a soft, brilliantly colored mineral that forms cubes and octahedrons. The Cave-in-Rock district in Illinois and several Tennessee, New Mexico, and Colorado localities have produced classic specimens.
Every mapped fluorite spot
Best spotCornwallLebanon County, PennsylvaniaPublic access · Actinolite, Andradite, Calcite +10
Best spotCrittenden CountyCrittenden County, KentuckyPublic access · Galena, Fluorite, Barite +7
Best spotCave-In RockHardin County, IllinoisPublic access · Barite, Calcite, Cerussite +6
Best spotBrookdale MineChester County, PennsylvaniaPublic access · Quartz, Pyromorphite, Azurite +4
Best spotKnobly MountainMineral County, West VirginiaPublic access · Chalcedony, Calcite, Dolomite +4
Best spotLincoln CountyLincoln County, KentuckyPublic access · Geode, Quartz, Celestite +3
Best spotCorydonHarrison County, IndianaPublic access · Calcite, Fluorite, Dolomite +1
Best spotFranklin-Ogdensburg-Sterling Hill mining districtSussex County, New JerseyPublic access · Willemite, Zincite, Calcite +1
Best spotFranklinSussex County, New JerseyPublic access · Epidote, Pyrite, Fluorite
Best spotSweetwaterMonroe County, TennesseePermission required · Barite, Fluorite, Sphalerite
Best spotBurnsvilleYancey County, North CarolinaPublic access · Albite, Amazonite, Apatite +13- Best spotMarysvillePiute County, UtahPublic access · Cinnabar, Alunite, Albite +11
Best spotTopaz Dome QuarryJuab County, UtahPermission required · Beryl, Calcite, Bixbyite +10- Best spotAmelia Court HouseAmelia County, VirginiaPublic access · Amazonite, Amethyst, Feldspar +8
- Best spotIsland CreekVance County, North CarolinaPublic access · Apatite, Chalcopyrite, Fluorite +7
- Best spotSpor MountainJuab County, UtahCheck locally · Fluorite, Bertrandite, Carnotite +6
- Best spotDugway RangeJuab County, UtahPublic access · Beryl, Chalcedony, Fluorite +2
- Best spotEdwardsSaint Lawrence County, New YorkPublic access · Barite, Galena, Gypsum +2
- Best spotMount AnteroChaffee County, ColoradoPublic access · Aquamarine, Beryl, Phenakite +2
- Best spotSt. Peters Dome (Gold Camp Road)El Paso County, ColoradoPublic access · Fluorite, Smoky Quartz, Amazonite +2
- Best spotDevils Head (Rampart Range)Douglas County, ColoradoPublic access · Smoky Quartz, Topaz, Amazonite +1
- Best spotAmityOrange County, New YorkPublic access · Blue Corundum, White Corundum, Fluorite
- Best spotLake Catherine (South Side)Garland County, ArkansasPublic access · Fluorite
- Best spotLockportNiagara County, New YorkPublic access · Fluorite
- Best spotNeptune Mine near Grays SpringPima County, ArizonaPublic access · Fluorite
Elijah Mountain Gem MineHenderson County, North CarolinaPublic access · Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald +15- Henry mining districtSevier County, UtahPublic access · Hematite, Limonite, Pyrolusite +13
- Dugway mining districtTooele County, UtahPublic access · Agate, Amethyst, Apatite +12
- Lincoln GulchBeaver County, UtahPublic access · Amethyst, Azurite, Calcite +12
- San Francisco MountainsBeaver County, UtahPublic access · Diopside, Fluorite, Galena +12
Big Indian WashSan Juan County, UtahCheck locally · Coffinite, Doloresite, Uraninite +11- Bullion CanyonPiute County, UtahCheck locally · Azurite, Barite, Cerussite +11
- Desert MountainJuab County, UtahPublic access · Antlerite, Bornite, Fluorite +11
- Star RangeBeaver County, UtahPublic access · Bismutite, Rhodochrosite, Fluorite +11
- Victor HeadCoös County, New HampshirePermission required · Albite, Amethyst, Beryl +9
- Fish SpringsJuab County, UtahPublic access · Gold, Lead, Silver +8
- Iron MountainSaint Francois County, MissouriPublic access · Yellow Garnet, Apatite, Barite +8
- Miner's BasinGrand County, UtahPublic access · Actinolite, Calcite, Chalcedony +8
- Wah Wah MountainsBeaver County, UtahPermission required · Cerussite, Galena, Pyrite +8
- Burro PeakGrant County, New MexicoPublic access · Azurite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite +7
- GranitevilleIron County, MissouriPublic access · Actinolite, Apatite, Beryl +7
- GreeneHawkins County, TennesseePublic access · Calcite, Celestite, Dolomite +7
- Last Chance MineMineral County, ColoradoFee dig · Amethyst, Agate, Chalcedony +7
- Wythe CountyWythe County, VirginiaPermission required · Aragonite, Calcite, Fluorite +7
- Deep Creek MountainsJuab County, UtahPermission required · Beryl, Fluorite, Scheelite +6
- East Granby QuarryCapitol Planning Region, ConnecticutPublic access · Datolite, Aragonite, Calcite +6
- FaberAlbemarle County, VirginiaPublic access · Azurite, Cerussite, Chalcopyrite +6
- South Geronimo MineLa Paz County, ArizonaFee dig · Wulfenite, Vanadinite, Mimetite +6
- Beryl PitRenfrew County, OntarioFee dig · Beryl, Pyrite, Columbite +5
- Cheverie shoreHants County, Nova ScotiaCheck locally · Gypsum, Selenite, Fluorite +5
- Chinati MtsPresidio County, TexasPublic access · Fluorite, Galena, Argentite +5
- La MancheUnincorporated Newfoundland, Newfoundland and LabradorPermission required · Amethyst, Opal, Fluorite +5
- ModenaIron County, UtahPermission required · Argentite, Gold, Limonite +5
- SanduskyErie County, OhioPublic access · Calcite, Celestite, Dolomite +5
- St. FrancisvilleClark County, MissouriPublic access · Geode, Barite, Calcite +5
- TerlinguaBrewster County, TexasPublic access · Calcite, Calomel, Cinnabar +5
- Thomas RangeJuab County, UtahPublic access · Agate, Beryl, Chalcedony +5
- Big Four FaultCrittenden County, KentuckyPublic access · Anglesite, Cerussite, Fluorite +4
- Cannon CountyCannon County, TennesseePublic access · Calcite, Fluorite, Geode +4
- Gardner QuarryHarnett County, North CarolinaPermission required · Fluorite, Chalcopyrite, Calcite +4
- GenoaOttawa County, OhioPublic access · Calcite, Celestite, Dolomite +4
- LithoniaDeKalb County, GeorgiaPublic access · Calcite, Epidote, Fluorite +4
- Maple Grove QuarrySeneca County, OhioPublic access · Calcite, Celestite, Dolomite +4
- Rampgill MineAlston Moor, CumbriaFee dig · Fluorite, Galena, Witherite +4
- Rossie Lead MinesSaint Lawrence County, New YorkPermission required · Galena, Calcite, Graphite +4
- Thomas RangeJuab County, UtahPermission required · Beryl, Calcite, Fluorite +4
- Yarrow Barite MineTimiskaming District, OntarioCheck locally · Barite, Calcite, Fluorite +4
- Clay Center limestone quarryOttawa County, OhioPublic access · Calcite, Celestite, Dolomite +3
- Devon Great ConsolsWest Devon, DevonPermission required · Chalcopyrite, Arsenopyrite, Siderite +3
- Dutch MountainTooele County, UtahPublic access · Augite, Azurite, Cerussite +3
- EminenceShannon County, MissouriPublic access · Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite +3
- Franklin FurnaceSussex County, New JerseyPublic access · Fluorite, Franklinite, Magnetite +3
- Lawrence CountyLawrence County, IndianaPublic access · Geode, Calcite, Sphalerite +3
- Mimbres MountainsSierra County, New MexicoPublic access · Agate, Chalcedony, Chert +3
- Nentsberry Haggs MineAlston Moor, CumbriaPermission required · Witherite, Galena, Sphalerite +3
- Rose Quartz PitRenfrew County, OntarioFee dig · Rose Quartz, Smoky Quartz, Beryl +3
- Saint Charles QuarrySaint Charles County, MissouriPublic access · Yellow Calcite, Green Calcite, Chert Nodule +3
- Schickler Fluorite OccurrenceHaliburton County, OntarioPermission required · Fluorite, Apatite, Scapolite +3
- White Road RoadcutArgenteuil, QuébecPermission required · Diopside, Fluorite, Titanite +3
- White RocksCumberland County, PennsylvaniaCheck locally · Cryptomelane, Goethite, Fluorite +3
- Bowling GreenWood County, OhioPublic access · Barite, Calcite, Celestite +2
- Caballo MountainsSierra County, New MexicoPublic access · Azurite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite +2
- Cookes Peak areaLuna County, New MexicoPublic access · Agate, Carnelian, Chalcedony +2
- Eagle PegmatiteManitobaCheck locally · Beryl, Tourmaline, Spodumene +2
- Golconda MineDerbyshire, DerbyshirePermission required · Baryte, Galena, Fluorite +2
- GratzOwen County, KentuckyPublic access · Barite, Calcite, Fluorite +2
- Jeffrey Lane Open CutDerbyshire, DerbyshirePermission required · Fluorite, Baryte, Galena +2
- Kentucky River BendWoodford County, KentuckyPublic access · Barite, Calcite, Fluorite +2
- LancasterLancaster County, PennsylvaniaPublic access · Dogtooth Calcite, Fluorite, Hematite +2
- Long Hill MineGreater Bridgeport Planning Region, ConnecticutPublic access · Calcite, Fluorite, Pyrite Cube +2
- Magpie MineDerbyshire, DerbyshirePublic access · Galena, Fluorite, Calcite +2
- Mallery LakeKivalliq Region, NunavutCheck locally · Agate, Chalcedony, Fluorite +2
- Marion CountyMarion County, TennesseePublic access · Barite, Fluorite, Galena +2
- Masson Hill QuarryDerbyshire, DerbyshirePermission required · Fluorite, Calcite, Baryte +2
- MontereyPutnam County, TennesseePublic access · Calcite, Celestite, Dolomite +2
- Odin MineDerbyshire, DerbyshirePublic access · Galena, Fluorite, Calcite +2
- Pine PointSouth Slave Region, Northwest TerritoriesCheck locally · Fluorite, Galena, Hemimorphite +2
- Red Cloud MineLa Paz County, ArizonaFee dig · Wulfenite, Vanadinite, Fluorescent Calcite +2
- Sentinel Rock and Specimen RockEl Paso County, ColoradoPublic access · Amazonite, Fluorite, Goethite +2
- Shatford LakeManitobaPermission required · Beryl, Smoky Quartz, Tourmaline +2
- TroyWoodford County, KentuckyPublic access · Barite, Calcite, Fluorite +2
- Unnamed Area (Jefferson Co.)Jefferson County, ColoradoPublic access · Fluorite, Gold, Silver +2
- Area of old Stanton mining campYavapai County, ArizonaPublic access · Fluorite, Garnet, Gold +1
- BirdsvilleLivingston County, KentuckyPublic access · Calcite, Dolomite, Fluorite +1
- BloomingtonMonroe County, IndianaPublic access · Fluorite, Aragonite, Calcite +1
- Brown MountainBurke County, North CarolinaPublic access · Albite, Fluorite, Gold +1
- Dirtlow RakeDerbyshire, DerbyshirePermission required · Fluorite, Baryte, Galena +1
- Groverake MineCounty Durham, DurhamPermission required · Fluorite, Galena, Baryte +1
- Ladywash MineDerbyshire, DerbyshirePermission required · Fluorite, Calcite, Baryte +1
- Milldam MineDerbyshire, DerbyshirePermission required · Fluorite, Calcite, Baryte +1
- MogollonCatron County, New MexicoPublic access · Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper +1
- National Stone CentreDerbyshire, DerbyshirePublic access · Galena, Baryte, Calcite +1
- Oxbow & Silver Butte MinesGila County, ArizonaPublic access · Copper, Epidote, Fluorite +1
- Rock Candy MineRegional District of Kootenay Boundary, British ColumbiaFee dig · Fluorite, Baryte, Quartz +1
- Rogerley MineCounty Durham, DurhamPermission required · Fluorite, Galena, Calcite +1
- Shepherd MountainIron County, MissouriPublic access · Fluorite, Hematite, Magnetite +1
- Treasure Mountain MineHerkimer County, New YorkFee dig · Quartz, Fluorite, Calcite +1
- Weber QuarrySaint Charles County, MissouriPublic access · Geode, Fluorite, Millerite +1
- WhitetopGrayson County, VirginiaPermission required · Calcite, Fluorite, Selenite +1
- Wigwam CreekJefferson County, ColoradoPublic access · Amazonite, Fluorite, Smoky Quartz +1
- Argonaut MineWindsor County, VermontPermission required · Calcite, Fluorite, Wavellite
- Blue John CavernDerbyshire, DerbyshireFee dig · Blue John, Fluorite, Calcite
- CarrsvilleLivingston County, KentuckyPublic access · Calcite, Fluorite, Quartz
- ElizabethtownBartholomew County, IndianaPublic access · Fluorescent Calcite, Fluorite, Marcasite
- Hatch (goethite area)Doña Ana County, New MexicoPublic access · Goethite, Fluorite, Quartz
- Indian PeakBeaver County, UtahPublic access · Calcite, Fluorite, Quartz
- Monroe CountyMonroe County, PennsylvaniaPublic access · Calcite, Pyrite, Fluorite
- NorristownShelby County, IndianaPublic access · Fluorescent Calcite, Fluorite, Marcasite
- NorthfieldFranklin County, MassachusettsPublic access · Fluorite, Garnet, Golden Beryl
- On top of steep hillYavapai County, ArizonaPublic access · Fluorite, Garnet, Pyrite
- SavoyLawrence County, South DakotaPublic access · Gold, Fluorite, Silver
- Treak Cliff CavernDerbyshire, DerbyshireFee dig · Blue John, Fluorite, Calcite
- Black Hills National ForestCrook County, WyomingPublic access · Fluorite, Gold
- Cove FortMillard County, UtahPermission required · Fluorite, Sulfur
- DeKalbSaint Lawrence County, New YorkPublic access · Barite, Fluorite
- Dog ValleyMillard County, UtahPublic access · Chalcedony, Fluorite
- General Area (calcite)Luna County, New MexicoPublic access · Calcite, Fluorite
- Glenwood & PleasantonCatron County, New MexicoPublic access · Fluorite, Topaz
- Grandview CanyonDoña Ana County, New MexicoPermission required · Fluorite, Copper
- PrincetonCaldwell County, KentuckyPublic access · Calcite, Fluorite
- RenickGreenbrier County, West VirginiaPublic access · Calcite, Fluorite
- Union FurnaceHuntingdon County, PennsylvaniaPublic access · Calcite, Fluorite
- Unnamed Area (Zircon/Fluorite)El Paso County, ColoradoPublic access · Zircon, Fluorite
- 2 mi. S of road on way to Bartlett ReservoirMaricopa County, ArizonaPublic access · Fluorite
- Amelia CountyAmelia County, VirginiaPublic access · Fluorite
- Bald HillCheshire County, New HampshirePublic access · Fluorite
- Caldwell QuarryBoyle County, KentuckyPublic access · Fluorite
- Challis (fluorite area)Custer County, IdahoPublic access · Fluorite
- CriderCaldwell County, KentuckyPublic access · Fluorite
- FayettevilleOnondaga County, New YorkPublic access · Fluorite
- LowvilleLewis County, New YorkPublic access · Fluorite
- ManliusOnondaga County, New YorkPublic access · Fluorite
- Muskellunge LakeJefferson County, New YorkPublic access · Fluorite
- Palmer Hill MineClinton County, New YorkPublic access · Fluorite
- Playas LakeHidalgo County, New MexicoPublic access · Fluorite
- Pleiades MineLander County, NevadaFee dig · Fluorite
- Pyramid PeakHidalgo County, New MexicoCheck locally · Fluorite
- Rastley RoadSaint Lawrence County, New YorkPublic access · Fluorite
- Small Fry ProspectRio Arriba County, New MexicoPublic access · Fluorite
- Spofford LakeCheshire County, New HampshirePublic access · Fluorite
- Tijeras CanyonBernalillo County, New MexicoPublic access · Fluorite
Top regions for fluorite
United States
133 spots · 27 regionsCanada
12 spots · 8 regionsUnited Kingdom
16 spots · 4 regionsFluorite rockhounding FAQ
Where is the best place to find fluorite?+
Utah, New Mexico, New York have the highest concentrations of fluorite in this list. Quality and access vary by area, so open the linked region pages for a detailed view.
How many fluorite rockhounding spots does RockHoundR track?+
161 mapped spots across 39 regions in 3 countries. The app keeps these on a map alongside your private finds.
Can I legally collect fluorite on public land?+
In the U.S., casual hand collecting of common rocks and minerals like fluorite is allowed on most BLM and U.S. Forest Service land, with daily and annual limits set by the local field office. National parks, most state parks, and tribal land are off-limits. Rules differ by country and region, so always check with the managing agency before a trip.
How do I identify fluorite in the field?+
Field identification of fluorite comes down to color, hardness, fracture, and luster. The RockHoundR app links to geology details for each spot to help narrow down what you might be picking up.
Hunt fluorite on the map
Open RockHoundR to see these spots on a real map with public land overlays and trip-planning details.
