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Where to Find Galena in Utah

Galena was the lead-silver ore that built towns like Eureka, Park City, and Frisco, and it is still the most-collected sulfide on Utah's old mine dumps. Tintic galena occurs as cleavable masses and stepped cubes with bright cleavage faces, often grown with sphalerite, cerussite, and silver-rich pyrargyrite. The Horn Silver mine at Frisco in Beaver County produced massive galena pods alongside chlorargyrite. In Summit County, the Park City–Ontario system carries fine-grained galena in dolomite breccia. Galena oxidizes to anglesite and cerussite at the surface, so the deeper, shaded dump material usually has cleaner specimens.

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

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

Galena in Utah FAQ

Where can you find galena in Utah?+
The mapped spots concentrate in Tooele County, Beaver County, and Juab County. Known collecting areas include Tintic district (Juab County), Horn Silver mine area, Frisco (Beaver County), and Park City–Ontario workings (Summit County). Every spot on this page is on the map, and each spot's own page has its coordinates and access notes.
How many galena spots are mapped in Utah?+
49 spots across 17 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 galena 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. 44 of the 49 mapped spots here sit on land marked public. Always confirm current rules with the managing agency before you dig.
How do you identify galena found in Utah?+
Utah galena cleaves into perfect cubes with a bluish metallic luster. A fresh cleavage face that tarnishes within a few weeks is normal and not a flaw.

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