Where to Find Fluorite in North Carolina

North Carolina has 5 mapped collecting spots that report fluorite, spread across 5 counties. The largest share sits in Burke County with 1 spot. 4 of the spots are on land mapped as publicly accessible.

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

Standout fluorite spots in North Carolina

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

Island Creek
Vance County
Island Creek represents the Hamme tungsten district, where NCGS work identifies hubnerite-bearing veins with quartz, sericite, fluorite, and scheelite at the Tungsten Queen mine.
Burnsville
Yancey County
Ray Mine gives North Carolina a rare free public pegmatite locality, with Mindat documenting aquamarine, beryl, amazonite, muscovite, rutile, tourmaline, and other Spruce Pine district minerals.

Best counties for fluorite in North Carolina

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

Every fluorite spot we track in North Carolina

Sorted by county. Coordinates open in Google Maps.

Spot	County	Minerals	Coordinates	Access
Brown MountainTrail 1	Burke County	Albite Fluorite Gold Platinum	35.9260, -81.7606	Public
Gardner QuarryMcNeill Hobbs Road	Harnett County	Fluorite Chalcopyrite Calcite Molybdenite Pyrite Quartz Muscovite	35.3564, -78.8381	Permission
Elijah Mountain Gem MineBrevard Road	Henderson County	Ruby Sapphire Emerald Quartz Citrine Amethyst Garnet Aventurine +10 more	35.3244, -82.5034	Public
Island CreekTungsten Mine Road	Vance County	Apatite Chalcopyrite Fluorite Galena Hyalite Opal Quartz Rhodochrosite Scheelite +2 more	36.5050, -78.4765	Public
BurnsvilleRay Mine Trail	Yancey County	Albite Amazonite Apatite Aquamarine Autunite Beryl Emerald Fluorite +8 more	35.8883, -82.2747	Public

Before you go

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

Fluorite in North Carolina FAQ

Where can you find fluorite in North Carolina?+

The mapped spots concentrate in Burke County, Harnett County, and Henderson County. Every spot on this page appears on the map above with coordinates and access notes.

How many fluorite spots are mapped in North Carolina?+

5 spots across 5 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 fluorite in North Carolina?+

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. 4 of the 5 mapped spots here sit on land marked public. Always confirm current rules with the managing agency before you dig.

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Hunt fluorite in North Carolina with the map in your pocket

RockHoundR puts these spots on an offline map with BLM and Forest Service overlays, geology layers, and a log for your finds.