Where to Find Garnet in the United States

191 mapped garnet spots across 12 U.S. states. Garnet is a hard, glassy silicate that comes in many varieties. North American sources include almandine in metamorphic ranges, pyrope in Arizona, and the famous star garnets of Idaho's Emerald Creek area.

Top states for garnet

States ranked by number of garnet spots in our database. States in bold link to a focused garnet-in-state list.

Every garnet spot we track

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Spot	County	Minerals	Coordinates	Access
Shirley MineHazelrig Road	Blount County	Garnet Kyanite Magnetite Tourmaline	33.9794, -86.5671	Check locally
Bob Lee MineCaldwell Road	Clay County	Garnet	33.3359, -85.8715	Check locally
Gibson MineCaldwell Road	Clay County	Garnet	33.3420, -85.8864	Check locally
M & G MineOak Grove Road	Clay County	Apatite Garnet Smoky Quartz	33.3799, -85.7969	Check locally
Millsite Tin Mine	Coosa County	Albite Apatite Cassiterite Epidote Garnet Lepidolite Topaz Tourmaline +1 more	32.8997, -86.2063	Check locally
Near Pond Mine	Coosa County	Feldspar Garnet Moonstone Quartz Tourmaline	32.8891, -86.2378	Check locally
Area of old Stanton mining campStanton Road	Yavapai County	Fluorite Garnet Gold Pyrite	34.1569, -112.7362	Public
Date Creek area	Yavapai County	Agate Garnet Jasper Limonite Quartz	34.2126, -113.0498	Public
In pegmatite outcrops on area roadsidesCastle Hot Springs Road	Yavapai County	Mica Garnet Hornblende Feldspar Black Tourmaline	33.9842, -112.3644	Public
On top of steep hillStanton Road	Yavapai County	Fluorite Garnet Pyrite	34.1537, -112.7637	Public
Crater of Diamonds State ParkState Park Road	Pike County	Diamonds Amethyst Garnet Jasper Agate	34.0330, -93.6701	Public
Prairie CreekProspectors Trail	Pike County	Amethyst Diopside Epidote Garnet Hematite	34.0360, -93.6818	Public
Shady Run Gravels	Placer County	Garnet Serpentine	39.2069, -120.7425	Public
Italian Mountain	Gunnison County	Lapis Lazuli Garnet	38.9442, -106.7624	Public
Wisdom RanchParadise Park Road	Larimer County	Beryl Chrysoberyl Garnet Graphic Granite	40.5978, -105.3644	Public
Gillette QuarryInjun Hollow Road	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Amazonite Aquamarine Beryl Chrysoberyl Garnet Quartz Tourmaline	41.4926, -72.5112	Public
Walden Gem QuarryWest Cotton Hill Road	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Albite Aquamarine Beryl Pollucite Garnet Lepidolite Spodumene	41.6189, -72.5961	Public
Roebling MineMine Road	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Aquamarine Beryl Biotite Feldspar Garnet Smoky Quartz Muscovite Tourmaline	41.6561, -73.4349	Public
CarrolltonGA 166	Carroll County	Asbestos Garnet Olivine	33.5870, -85.0400	Public
LithoniaRogers Lake Road	DeKalb County	Calcite Epidote Fluorite Garnet Thulite Tourmaline Zeolites	33.7297, -84.0996	Public
ElbertonColdwater Road	Elbert County	Aquamarine Garnet Quartz Tourmaline Beryl	34.2436, -82.8632	Public
Alec Mountain	Habersham County	Corundum Garnet	34.6689, -83.5964	Public
Crisson Gold MineMorrison Moore Parkway East	Lumpkin County	Gold Garnet Quartz	34.5572, -83.9669	Paid / fee
Turkey HillTurkey Hill	Lumpkin County	Garnet Gold Ruby Staurolite Tourmaline Zircon	34.4898, -83.9877	Public
Garnet HillGarnet Ridge Road	Paulding County	Garnet	33.8835, -84.7982	Public
Chatuge LakeLakeview Drive	Towns County	Corundum Garnet Kyanite Quartz Rutile	34.9737, -83.8151	Public
Hogg MineWhitesville Street	Troup County	Amethyst Aquamarine Beryl Garnet Mica Quartz Tourmaline	32.9911, -85.0298	Public
ThomastonNorth Center Street	Upson County	Kyanite Mica Citrine Corundum Garnet	32.8974, -84.3278	Public
CuprumForest Road 106	Adams County	Garnet Epidote	45.1030, -116.6730	Public
Idaho CityElk Creek Road	Boise County	Quartz Garnet	43.8368, -115.8296	Public
Pack RiverUpper Pack River Road	Boundary County	Garnet Feldspar Mica	48.5113, -116.5776	Public
RigginsUS 95	Idaho County	Garnet	45.4652, -116.3079	Public
Boulder Creek	Latah County	Garnet	46.7327, -116.4173	Public
LewistonEaton Road	Nez Perce County	Agate Aquamarine Garnet Gold Quartz	46.4532, -116.9446	Public
Deadwood Gulch	Shoshone County	Garnet Gold	47.5376, -116.1510	Public
Emerald and Ruby CreeksNational Forest Development Road 447	Shoshone County	Garnet	47.0653, -116.3263	Public
StockdaleFrog Holler	Riley County	Garnet	39.3118, -96.7192	Public
Ison CreekKY 409	Elliott County	Enstatite Ilmenite Magnetite Mica Olivine Peridotite Garnet Serpentine	38.1357, -82.9787	Public
Pitts Garnet MineWoodman Hill Road	Androscoggin County	Actinolite Calcite Diopside Garnet Molybdenite Quartz Titanite Clinozoisite +4 more	44.1056, -70.3332	Public
Deer Hill MineralEvergreen Valley Road	Oxford County	Amethyst Feldspar Beryl Garnet Columbite Pyrite Muscovite	44.2313, -70.9801	Public
Deer Hill MineralEvergreen Valley Road	Oxford County	Amethyst Quartz Feldspar Beryl Garnet Columbite Pyrite Muscovite	44.2313, -70.9799	Public
Lord Hill MineralLord Hill	Oxford County	Feldspar Quartz Topaz Phenakite Garnet	44.2241, -70.9536	Public
Lord Hill MineralLord Hill	Oxford County	Feldspar Quartz Topaz Garnet	44.2241, -70.9536	Public
Swift RiverTekwood Road	Oxford County	Gold Garnet Magnetite Scheelite Staurolite	44.7371, -70.6080	Public
Baltimore CountyScale House Boulevard	Baltimore County	Copper Quartz Garnet Tourmaline Aquamarine Beryl Marble	39.4687, -76.6505	Public
Bare Hills mining districtYellow Trail	Baltimore County	Actinolite Malachite Epidote Feldspar Garnet Moss Agate Pyrite Quartz +3 more	39.3871, -76.6523	Public
GraniteQuarry Trail	Baltimore County	Quartz Garnet Tourmaline Copper	39.3454, -76.8637	Public
Elk MillsElk Mills Road	Cecil County	Beryl Garnet	39.6536, -75.8212	Public
CardiffQuarry Road	Harford County	Garnet Pyrite Serpentine Staurolite Verde Antique Chrysotile	39.7096, -76.3342	Public
Chrome HillRocks Road	Harford County	Smoky Quartz Actinolite Bronzite Garnet Chromite Serpentine	39.6278, -76.4093	Public
FlintvilleFlintville Road	Harford County	Feldspar Garnet Mica Quartz	39.7049, -76.2485	Public
Hunting HillPiney Meetinghouse Road	Montgomery County	Calcite Diopside Garnet Opal Serpentine	39.0827, -77.2204	Public
NorthfieldMount Hermon Station Road	Franklin County	Fluorite Garnet Golden Beryl	42.6930, -72.4775	Public
Northfield MountainFour Mile Brook Road	Franklin County	Garnet	42.6261, -72.4372	Public
Plainfield	Hampshire County	Ankerite Garnet Quartz Rhodochrosite Rhodonite	42.5343, -72.9248	Public
Mt. ShastaUS 41;M 28	Marquette County	Garnet	46.5401, -88.0945	Public
CarltonChestnut Avenue	Carlton County	Lake Superior Agate Garnet Greenalite Magnetite Marcasite Minnesotaite Pyrite	46.6640, -92.4249	Public
CloquetReservation Road	Carlton County	Lake Superior Agate Garnet Greenalite Magnetite Marcasite Minnesotaite Pyrite	46.7503, -92.4935	Public
Cloquet (area 2)Cloquet Avenue	Carlton County	Lake Superior Agate Garnet Greenalite Magnetite Marcasite Minnesotaite Pyrite	46.7217, -92.4613	Public
Little Falls180th Street	Morrison County	Lake Superior Agate Garnet Staurolites	46.0196, -94.3891	Public
Cuthbertson MountainBerryman Road	Iron County	Hematite Pyrolusite Chalcopyrite Copper Epidote Garnet Malachite	37.5422, -90.6512	Public
JoplinNorth 3rd Street	Jasper County	Apatite Aragonite Azurite Barite Calcite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Chrysocolla +5 more	37.1950, -94.4756	Public
Old MonroeEast Sycamore Road	Lincoln County	Lake Superior Agate Garnet Staurolite	38.9307, -90.7431	Public
ElmerFountain Street	Macon County	Gold Garnet	39.9664, -92.6565	Public
Chesterfield	Saint Charles County	Garnet Staurolite	38.6871, -90.6178	Public
Calvert Hill MineCalvert Loop Road	Beaverhead County	Scheelite Garnet Aquamarine Tungsten	45.8489, -113.1524	Public
American Bar	Lewis and Clark County	Sapphire Cassiterite Chalcedony Garnet Gold Kyanite Limonite Topaz	46.8131, -111.9292	Public
Missouri RiverDanas Point Drive	Lewis and Clark County	Cassiterite Chalcedony Garnet Gold Kyanite Limonite Sapphire Topaz	46.7284, -111.8746	Public
Pole Creek	Madison County	Garnet Gold Quartz Ruby Sapphire	45.5769, -111.5247	Public
Virginia CityGrant Mine	Madison County	Garnet Gold	45.2758, -111.9512	Public
Nightingale Mountain Range	Pershing County	Garnet	40.0815, -119.2329	Public
Sparks	Washoe County	Agate Garnet Idocrase Obsidian	39.5483, -119.6706	Public
Garnet HillPole Line Road	White Pine County	Garnet	39.2861, -114.9532	Public
Ruggles MineRuggles Mine Road	Grafton County	Amethyst Apatite Beryl Calcite Feldspar Garnet Lepidolite Marcasite +7 more	43.5895, -71.9924	Public
Raymond	Rockingham County	Feldspar Beryl Garnet Rose Quartz Spodumene	43.0037, -71.2082	Public
Mine Hill (bornite)Iron Mountain Road	Morris County	Bornite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Garnet Hematite Magnetite Pyrite +4 more	40.8866, -74.6050	Public
Nolands PointEspanong Road	Morris County	Garnet	40.9480, -74.6144	Public
RingwoodPeters Mine Road	Passaic County	Calcite Chalcopyrite Corundum Epidote Garnet Hornblende Pyrite Serpentine +1 more	41.1464, -74.2693	Public
Jarilla Mountains (garnet)	Otero County	Garnet	32.3952, -106.1161	Public
NW San Juan County	San Juan County	Chert Garnet Jasper Quartzite Petrified Wood	36.7617, -108.6553	Public
PecosDavis Willow T.S. Road	San Miguel County	Actinolite Garnet Lepidolite Mica Bornite Pyrite Tourmaline	35.7572, -105.6660	Public
Silver Hill	Socorro County	Garnet	34.1253, -107.3037	Public
Pilar (garnet)NM 68	Taos County	Garnet Staurolite	36.2365, -105.8409	Public
Crehore MineBlue Ledges Trail	Essex County	Garnet Hornblende	43.8333, -74.1333	Public
Humphrey Mountain	Hamilton County	Almandine Garnet	43.6351, -74.2370	Public
Diamond Mountain MiningNY 5S	Herkimer County	Garnet Epidote Quartz	43.0150, -74.8740	Paid / fee
Gore MountainBarton Mines Road	Warren County	Almandine Garnet	43.6812, -74.0589	Public
Oven Mt.	Warren County	Garnet	43.6527, -73.9777	Public
Emerald Hollow MineEmerald Hollow Mine Drive	Alexander County	Emerald Aquamarine Sapphire Garnet Smoky Quartz Topaz Amethyst Citrine +3 more	35.9137, -81.0829	Public
Hiddenite (area 2)Duncan Lane	Alexander County	Aquamarine Beryl Quartz Rutile Emerald Hiddenite Calcite Dolomite +2 more	35.9136, -81.0740	Public
Bullhead MountainArbor Lane	Alleghany County	Garnet Kyanite Magnetite	36.4574, -81.0302	Public
Anson CountyWhite Store Road	Anson County	Gold Calcite Garnet Galena Pyrite Siderite Rutile Sphalerite	34.9570, -80.1227	Public
Horse CreekCoy Ham Road	Ashe County	Epidote Garnet Magnetite	36.5294, -81.6010	Public
CranberryTrilium Creek Run	Avery County	Epidote Garnet Hematite Kyanite Unakite	36.1346, -81.9826	Public
IngallsGusher Knob Road	Avery County	Garnet	35.9810, -82.0015	Public
PlumtreeMud Puppy Rock Lane	Avery County	Feldspar Garnet	36.0318, -82.0110	Public
SpearGusher Knob Road	Avery County	Beryl Garnet Epidote Mica	35.9822, -82.0007	Public
DemocratBig Ivy Drive	Buncombe County	Chalcedony Feldspar Garnet Moonstone Olivine Vermiculite	35.7865, -82.5007	Public
Reems CreekReems Creek Road	Buncombe County	Garnet	35.6918, -82.5110	Public
High PeakHigh Peak Mountain Road	Burke County	Garnet	35.7237, -81.6087	Public
Yadkin ValleyCove Branch Road	Caldwell County	Beryl Garnet	36.0434, -81.5147	Public
Caswell CountyPage Road	Caswell County	Gold Allanite Mica Garnet Quartz	36.4310, -79.3772	Public
BrasstownEast US 64	Cherokee County	Garnet	35.0742, -83.9965	Public
Little Snowbird MountainsFS 304	Cherokee County	Chloritoid Ottrelite Garnet Gold Staurolite	35.2367, -83.8703	Public
Vengeance CreekFS 6148	Cherokee County	Calcite Garnet Quartz Staurolite	35.1490, -83.8886	Public
Chunky Gal MountainBuck Creek Trail	Clay County	Garnet Staurolite	35.0362, -83.5730	Public
EarlRoseborough Road	Cleveland County	Aquamarine Garnet	35.1920, -81.5069	Public
Winston-SalemWaughtown Connector Greenway	Forsyth County	Halloysite Hematite Magnetite Garnet	36.0820, -80.2043	Public
Clubb MountainAlexis Lucia Road	Gaston County	Corundum Lazulite Kyanite Damourite Gold Garnet Hematite Magnetite +2 more	35.4014, -81.0817	Public
Crowder's MountainBackside Trail	Gaston County	Barite Chalcopyrite Corundum Gold Bearing Galena Gold Garnet Hematite Limonite +5 more	35.2326, -81.2749	Public
Pressley MinePressley Mine Road	Haywood County	Albite Amphibolite Corundum Damourite Sapphire Epidote Garnet Quartz	35.5729, -82.8127	Public
Roberson RidgeRocky Branch Road	Haywood County	Ankerite Apatite Biotite Garnet Muscovite Pyrrhotite Quartz Tourmaline	35.4150, -82.9962	Public
Elijah Mountain Gem MineBrevard Road	Henderson County	Ruby Sapphire Emerald Quartz Citrine Amethyst Garnet Aventurine +10 more	35.3244, -82.5034	Public
Balsam Gap MineDark Ridge Road	Jackson County	Magnesite Albite Allanite Green Beryl Columbite Corundum Garnet Biotite +2 more	35.4240, -83.0985	Public
Cherokee Ruby & Sapphire MineCrestview Heights	Macon County	Ruby Sapphire Garnet Quartz	35.1700, -83.3800	Paid / fee
Cowee CreekSheffield Farms Road	Macon County	Garnet Ruby Sapphire Corundum Beryl Hornblende Kyanite Pyrite +3 more	35.2721, -83.3936	Public
FranklinLyle Mill Road	Macon County	Amethyst Bronzite Epidote Fibrolite Garnet Jasper Kyanite Quartz +6 more	35.2261, -83.3606	Public
Mason MountainBuck Mountain Road	Macon County	Corundum Garnet Hornblende Quartz	35.2470, -83.3617	Public
OttoGeorgia Road	Macon County	Amethyst Garnet Quartz	35.0668, -83.3877	Public
Little Pine Garnet MineCaney Fork Road	Madison County	Garnet Quartz Chlorite	35.7625, -82.7242	Public
Deer Park MineDeer Park Lake Road	Mitchell County	Autunite Feldspar Garnet Hyalite Opal Mica Monazite Thulite	35.9330, -82.1050	Public
Sink Hole Mine and other area minesNC 80	Mitchell County	Blue Beryl Apatite Garnet Kyanite Thulite	35.9757, -82.1766	Public
Gold HillSaint Stephens Church Road	Rowan County	Magnetite Manganese Garnet Amethyst Sunstone Gold	35.5128, -80.3437	Public
Marlin Knob	Rutherford County	Garnet Unakite	35.5082, -81.8413	Public
Thermal CityCandy Rock Road	Rutherford County	Garnet	35.5253, -81.9867	Public
Big CreekLynchburg Road	Stokes County	Garnet Moonstone Smoky Quartz	36.4500, -80.2901	Public
Bryson CityEast Deep Creek Road	Swain County	Allanite Garnet Magnetite Moonstone Quartz Pyrite Feldspar Mica +2 more	35.4436, -83.4402	Public
Looking Glass FallsPisgah Highway	Transylvania County	Garnet	35.2963, -82.7682	Public
WilkesboroState Road 1174	Wilkes County	Garnet Serpentine Talc	36.1042, -81.1881	Public
BurnsvilleRay Mine Trail	Yancey County	Albite Amazonite Apatite Aquamarine Autunite Beryl Emerald Fluorite +8 more	35.8883, -82.2747	Public
Celo RidgeUpper Brown's Creek Road	Yancey County	Sapphire Feldspar Garnet Kyanite Mica	35.8640, -82.2253	Public
Althouse CreekBeebe Drive	Josephine County	Agate Garnet Gold Nuggets Quartz Serpentine	42.1126, -123.5389	Check locally
CoatsvilleRockdale Drive	Chester County	Amethyst Beryl Epidote Garnet Smoky Quartz	39.9725, -75.8686	Public
Nottingham ParkFeldspar Trail (Blue)	Chester County	Serpentine Garnet Feldspar Tourmaline Albite	39.7352, -76.0485	Public
Crum CreekParkridge Drive	Delaware County	Golden Beryl Amethyst Garnet Quartz	39.9227, -75.3642	Public
East Branch Naamanm CreekBroomall Street	Delaware County	Sphene Quartz Garnet	39.8252, -75.4456	Public
Fox HillTarman Spring Road	Franklin County	Garnet	39.8128, -77.5514	Public
Moosup RiverGold Mine Road	Providence County	Epidote Hornblende Orthoclase Pyrite Apatite Biotite Garnet Chlorite +2 more	41.7656, -71.7684	Public
Sneech PondWestgate Road	Providence County	Chalcopyrite Garnet Magnetite Molybdenite Rhodonite	41.9854, -71.4532	Public
Diamond Hill MineDiamond Mine Road	Abbeville County	Amethyst Smoky Quartz Beryl Garnet Epidote	34.2703, -82.5738	Public
IvaWest Front Street	Anderson County	Corundum Garnet Quartz Orange Zircon Brown Zircon Amethyst Golden Beryl	34.3074, -82.6632	Public
Bowens River and tributariesShelby Highway	Cherokee County	Corundum Garnet Sapphire Emerald Quartz Topaz Zircon Amethyst +1 more	35.1646, -81.5789	Public
Paris Mt. State ParkSulphur Springs Trail	Greenville County	Beryl Garnet Quartz Smoky Quartz Sillimanite Tourmaline	34.9360, -82.3920	Public
Lake Murray DamSilver Wood Lane	Lexington County	Garnet Kyanite	34.0489, -81.1988	Public
ScenicEast Highway 44	Pennington County	Blue Chalcedony Carnelian Aquamarine Beryl Garnet Jasper Agate	43.7522, -102.4966	Public
CopperhillGrassy Creek Road	Polk County	Azurite Chalcopyrite Garnet Gold Pyrite Malachite Quartz Staurolite +4 more	35.0046, -84.3993	Public
DucktownStansbury Mountain Road	Polk County	Azurite Chalcopyrite Garnet Gold Pyrite Malachite Quartz Staurolite +4 more	35.0325, -84.3655	Public
General AreaWoodrow Bean Transmountain Drive	El Paso County	Garnet Mica Pink Serpentine	31.8901, -106.5082	Public
Copper GulchEly Highway	Beaver County	Garnet Tourmaline	38.4744, -113.2746	Public
Lincoln GulchSR 21	Beaver County	Amethyst Azurite Calcite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Epidote Fluorite Galena +7 more	38.2630, -112.8882	Public
Rocky RangeEly Highway	Beaver County	Magnetite Wulfenite Azurite Bornite Diopside Garnet Malachite Apatite +2 more	38.4616, -113.1057	Public
San Francisco MountainsEly Highway	Beaver County	Diopside Fluorite Galena Garnet Pyrite Scheelite Sphalerite Apatite +7 more	38.4591, -113.3067	Public
Star RangeBeryl Milford Road	Beaver County	Bismutite Rhodochrosite Fluorite Quartz Azurite Cerussite Galena Malachite +6 more	38.3456, -113.1442	Public
Wah Wah MountainsWillow Creek Road	Beaver County	Cerussite Galena Pyrite Alunite Autunite Fluorite Hematite Limonite +3 more	38.3386, -113.5989	Public
Antelope IslandMountain View Trail	Davis County	Garnet Azurite Biotite Chlorite Chrysocolla Epidote Limonite Magnetite +4 more	40.9831, -112.1977	Public
ModenaGold Springs Road	Iron County	Argentite Gold Limonite Pyrite Fluorite Garnet Quartz Selenium	37.8829, -114.0379	Public
Dugway Range	Juab County	Beryl Chalcedony Fluorite Garnet Topaz	39.8944, -113.0802	Public
Thomas Range	Juab County	Beryl Calcite Fluorite Garnet Hematite Quartz Topaz	39.8267, -113.1485	Public
Thomas Range	Juab County	Agate Beryl Chalcedony Fluorite Garnet Opal Quartz Topaz	39.7211, -113.1351	Public
Tintic MountainsOld Highway Road	Juab County	Pyrolusite Siderite Cerussite Galena Jasper Limonite Pyrite Azurite +5 more	39.9123, -112.1311	Public
Topaz Dome Quarry	Juab County	Beryl Calcite Bixbyite Carnelian Carnotite Chalcedony Fluorite Garnet +5 more	39.6966, -113.0987	Public
Amasa Valley	Millard County	Albite Biotite Diopside Garnet Gold Idocrase Molybdenite Pyrite +4 more	39.1845, -113.3728	Public
House RangeMiller Canyon Road	Millard County	Diopside Garnet Idocrase Scheelite	39.1635, -113.3730	Public
Painter SpringPainter Springs Road	Millard County	Garnet Idocrase Microcline Orthoclase Muscovite Pyrite Scheelite	39.1851, -113.4420	Public
Sevier Lake	Millard County	Chalcedony Galena Garnet Molybdenite	39.0166, -113.2891	Public
Gold Mountain	Piute County	Alunite Barite Garnet Gypsum	38.4423, -112.3934	Public
Bingham CanyonKennecott Access Road	Salt Lake County	Actinolite Barite Bismuth Calcite Chalcopyrite Galena Garnet Magnetite +3 more	40.5575, -112.1319	Public
Henry mining districtFlat Top Road	Sevier County	Hematite Limonite Pyrolusite Magnetite Thorium Fluorite Apatite Albite +8 more	38.5246, -112.2399	Public
Park City mining districtComstock Mine Trail	Summit County	Barite Calcite Chlorite Epidote Galena Garnet Magnetite Sphalerite +7 more	40.6230, -111.5425	Public
Clifton mining district	Tooele County	Agate Azurite Dolomite Malachite Garnet Rutile Bornite Calcite +6 more	40.1710, -113.8127	Public
Dugway mining district	Tooele County	Agate Amethyst Apatite Fluorite Chalcedony Garnet Topaz Cerussite +7 more	39.9975, -113.1860	Public
Santaquin & Silver Lake mining districtsYankee Mine Road	Utah County	Actinolite Andradite Argentite Cordierite Galena Garnet Gold Prehnite +4 more	40.5431, -111.6320	Public
Strongs CanyonStrong Canyon Trail	Weber County	Garnet	41.1971, -111.9269	Public
BenningtonVermont Route 9	Bennington County	Blue Quartz Cabochon Material Garnet Feldspar Biotite Hornblende	42.8785, -73.1161	Public
EdenOld Mines Road	Lamoille County	Asbestos Vesuvianite Serpentine Garnet Epidote Diopside Calcite	44.7679, -72.5445	Public
Ely MineSouth Vershire Road	Orange County	Chalcopyrite Pyrrhotite Pyrite Sphalerite Tourmaline Actinolite Calcite Garnet +2 more	43.9272, -72.2848	Public
Lake WilloughbySouth Trail	Orleans County	Muscovite Beryl Garnet Idocrase	44.7276, -72.0329	Public
GassettsVermont Route 103 North	Windsor County	Quartz Garnet Tourmaline Staurolite Kyanite Actinolite Diopside Calcite +2 more	43.3322, -72.6158	Public
Amelia Court HouseButlers Road	Amelia County	Amazonite Amethyst Feldspar Cleavelandite Quartz Blue Topaz Beryl Tourmaline +3 more	37.3582, -77.9185	Public
Chestnut MountainHazelwood Terrace	Bedford County	Garnet Biotite Quartz Tourmaline	37.2757, -79.8430	Public
MonetaReindeer Point	Bedford County	Garnet Pyrite Quartz Rutile Perthite Tourmaline Zoisite	37.1947, -79.5686	Public
Peaks of OtterSharp Top Access Trail	Bedford County	Beryl Columbite Feldspar Garnet Quartz Amethyst Tourmaline	37.4329, -79.6043	Public
Willis MountainWillis Mt Plant Road	Buckingham County	Kyanite Manganese Apatite Corundum Feldspar Garnet Hematite Pyrite +4 more	37.4779, -78.4619	Public
Hanks KnobCoal Creek Road	Carroll County	Garnet Pyrite Pyrrhotite Quartz Rutile	36.6272, -80.8589	Public
AxtonMovie Movers East	Henry County	Garnet	36.6651, -79.6905	Public
Mineral	Louisa County	Actinolite Garnet Pyrite Serpentine Tremolite	38.0371, -77.8990	Public
Leigh MountainFire Tower Drive	Prince Edward County	Garnet Kyanite Rutile Staurolite Topaz	37.2033, -78.3609	Public
Sacheen LakeGriebe Lane	Pend Oreille County	Garnet	48.1476, -117.3337	Public
ChattaroyNorth Crescent Road	Spokane County	Garnet Quartz	47.8872, -117.3565	Public
Green MountainGreen Mountain Road	Fremont County	Banded Agate Moss Agate Aventurine Garnet Sapphire	42.3574, -107.7236	Public
Cooney Hills	Platte County	Garnet	41.9816, -105.1138	Public

Garnet rockhounding FAQ

Where is the best place to find garnet in the U.S.?+

North Carolina, Utah, Georgia have the highest concentrations of garnet in this list. Each state's quality and access varies — open the linked state pages for a detailed view.

How many garnet rockhounding spots does RockHoundR track?+

191 mapped spots across 12 states. The app keeps these on a map alongside your private finds.

Can I legally collect garnet on public land?+

Casual hand collecting of common rocks and minerals like garnet 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. Always check with the managing agency before a trip.

How do I identify garnet in the field?+

Field identification of garnet 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 garnet on the map

Open RockHoundR to see these spots on a real map with public land overlays and trip-planning details.