Where to Find Hematite in the United States

80 mapped hematite spots across 12 U.S. states. Hematite is iron oxide — the mineral that gives red rocks their color. Specular and crystalline hematite show up in Lake Superior iron ranges, and botryoidal kidney ore turns up in many Western districts.

Top states for hematite

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

Every hematite spot we track

Sorted by state and county. Coordinates open in Google Maps.

Spot	County	Minerals	Coordinates	Access
Lake Martin Outcrops	Tallapoosa County	Epidote Actinolite Bronzite Feldspar Hematite Quartz Unakite	32.8075, -85.8961	Check locally
Brookwood Strip MinesRocky Branch Road	Tuscaloosa County	Hematite Quartz Siderite Agate Petrified Wood	33.2615, -87.3875	Check locally
Prairie CreekProspectors Trail	Pike County	Amethyst Diopside Epidote Garnet Hematite	34.0360, -93.6818	Public
Sentinel Rock and Specimen Rock	El Paso County	Amazonite Fluorite Goethite Hematite Quartz	38.8046, -104.9178	Public
CartersvilleVulcan Quarry Road	Bartow County	Barite Geodes Goethite Hematite Limonite Iron Manganese	34.2092, -84.7089	Public
Lane’s CreekLanes Creek Cutoff Road	Caribou County	Hematite	42.9322, -111.2862	Public
HardmoneyKY 1684	Graves County	Hematite	36.9112, -88.5824	Public
Lubec Lead MineLead Mine Road	Washington County	Anglesite Bornite Calcite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Dolomite Epidote Galena +8 more	44.8402, -67.0533	Public
MontagueLong Plain Road	Franklin County	Chalcopyrite Hematite	42.5072, -72.5247	Public
Warwick	Franklin County	Hematite	42.6596, -72.3788	Public
Champion Mine DumpMine Street	Marquette County	Hematite Sapphire Sericite Specularite	46.5085, -87.9889	Public
Jasper HillJasper Knob	Marquette County	Jasper Jaspilite Hematite Quartz	46.4867, -87.6551	Public
Michigamme MineUS 41;M 28	Marquette County	Chalcedony Hematite Jaspilite	46.5386, -88.0972	Public
Bronk QuarrySeminary Drive	Winona County	Calcite Dolomite Goethite Hematite Marcasite Pyrite	44.0338, -91.7227	Public
Cole CountyMO BB	Cole County	Barite Calcite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Dolomite Hematite Galena Malachite +4 more	38.3686, -92.3916	Public
Copper Hill MineWatson Road	Crawford County	Azurite Barite Chalcopyrite Gypsum Hematite Malachite Marcasite Pyrite +1 more	38.1872, -91.1082	Public
Hinch Copper MineChristy Mine Road	Crawford County	Copper Cuprite Limonite Hematite Malachite Marcasite	38.0351, -91.1448	Public
ScotiaSanke Road	Crawford County	Azurite Goethite Hematite Malachite Pyrite Quartz	37.9870, -91.3391	Public
SteelvilleStoney Ridge Lane	Crawford County	Allophane Amethyst Azurite Dolomite Galena Goethite Hematite Malachite +4 more	38.0247, -91.2273	Public
SullivanFarris Road	Crawford County	Azurite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Copper Cuprite Hematite Malachite Pyrite	38.1596, -91.1642	Public
Simmons MineSouth Sligo Street	Dent County	Hematite Quartz	37.6341, -91.5511	Public
Ruepple Iron MineSpring Oak Lane	Franklin County	Amethyst Goethite Hematite Marcasite Melanterite Pyrite Quartz Siderite +4 more	38.2708, -91.1408	Public
Cuthbertson MountainBerryman Road	Iron County	Hematite Pyrolusite Chalcopyrite Copper Epidote Garnet Malachite	37.5422, -90.6512	Public
GranitevilleCounty Road 96	Iron County	Actinolite Apatite Beryl Fluorite Galena Hematite Magnetite Orthoclase +2 more	37.6617, -90.6814	Public
Shepherd Mountain	Iron County	Fluorite Hematite Magnetite Quartz	37.6065, -90.6435	Public
Moselle Iron MinesCounty Road 7240	Phelps County	Amethyst Arsenopyrite Azurite Chalcopyrite Hematite Malachite Marcasite Pyrite +1 more	37.8346, -91.8288	Public
Elkhorn MountainIron Mountain Road	Jefferson County	Magnetite Hematite	46.2909, -111.9359	Public
Desert Queen Area	Churchill County	Gold Hematite	39.8056, -118.8875	Public
Mine Hill (bornite)Iron Mountain Road	Morris County	Bornite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Garnet Hematite Magnetite Pyrite +4 more	40.8866, -74.6050	Public
Pompton LakesI 287	Passaic County	Banded Agate Amethyst Barite Calcite Chalcedony Cuprite Datolite Dolomite +7 more	41.0054, -74.3071	Public
Prospect Park QuarryNorth 16th Street	Passaic County	Banded Agate Amethyst Barite Calcite Chalcedony Cuprite Datolite Dolomite +7 more	40.9404, -74.1748	Public
Union CountyValley Road	Somerset County	Agate Apophyllite Albite Bornite Chalcedony Datolite Galena Hematite +1 more	40.6602, -74.4091	Public
Lyon Mountain	Clinton County	Aegirine Albite Apatite Augite Biotite Calcite Chlorite Epidote +10 more	44.7227, -73.8541	Public
PhiladelphiaSand Street	Jefferson County	Hematite Pyrite Siderite	44.1546, -75.7094	Public
FowlerEmeryville Road	Saint Lawrence County	Geodes Hematite Barite	44.2882, -75.3815	Public
CranberryTrilium Creek Run	Avery County	Epidote Garnet Hematite Kyanite Unakite	36.1346, -81.9826	Public
Cane CreekLower Brush Creek Road	Buncombe County	Calcite Gold Hematite Limonite	35.4715, -82.4476	Public
Conrad Hill Mine near LexingtonConrad Hill Mine Road	Davidson County	Chalcopyrite Limonite Malachite Silver Hematite	35.7848, -80.1653	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
Mt. TirzahSurl-Mount Tirzah Road	Person County	Actinolite Hematite Limonite Manganese Quartz	36.2819, -78.9070	Public
DanburySheppard Mill Road	Stokes County	Agate Carnelian Chalcedony Jasper Hyalite Opal Hematite Amethyst	36.4083, -80.2000	Public
Sinking SpringWater Street	Highland County	Hematite	39.0727, -83.3868	Public
GirtyPA 56;PA 156	Armstrong County	Hematite Magnetite Calcite Chert Pyrite	40.6354, -79.4072	Public
WarwickLaurel Lane	Chester County	Chalcopyrite Copper Hematite Limonite Magnetite	40.1773, -75.8000	Public
Little Rocky RidgeKettle Sale Haul Road	Cumberland County	Hematite Quartz	40.0335, -77.3257	Public
LancasterWest Quarry Road	Lancaster County	Dogtooth Calcite Fluorite Hematite Quartz Rutile	40.1347, -76.0609	Public
Mt. Hope Bay	Bristol County	Red Agate Amethyst Carnelian Jasper Hematite Green Agate	41.6674, -71.2376	Public
Cherokee County	Cherokee County	Barite Hematite Kyanite Sillimanite Corundum Sapphire	35.1025, -81.5726	Public
Bumpus Cove mining districtBumpus Cove Road	Unicoi County	Anglesite Chalcopyrite Cerussite Hematite Galena Sphalerite	36.1518, -82.4898	Public
Wah Wah MountainsWillow Creek Road	Beaver County	Cerussite Galena Pyrite Alunite Autunite Fluorite Hematite Limonite +3 more	38.3386, -113.5989	Public
Pilot RangeTunnel Springs Rd	Box Elder County	Alunite Azurite Barite Cerussite Chrysocolla Copper Galena Limonite +6 more	41.2481, -114.0397	Public
WillardGrizzly Peak Direct Trail	Box Elder County	Stibnite Galena Hematite Limonite Azurite Magnetite Malachite Muscovite	41.4252, -111.9758	Public
Mineral Point	Cache County	Hematite Quartz Siderite Specularite	41.4989, -111.6629	Public
Yellow Canary Uranium DepositRed Creek Road	Daggett County	Azurite Bornite Brochantite Carnotite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Gold Hematite +2 more	40.9125, -109.2394	Public
Copper Globe and other mines in San Rafael districtCopper Globe Mine Road	Emery County	Anglesite Azurite Cerussite Galena Malachite Autunite Orpiment Realgar +3 more	38.8029, -110.9111	Public
Miner's BasinMiners Basin Road	Grand County	Actinolite Calcite Chalcedony Chrysocolla Chalcopyrite Fluorite Hematite Malachite +3 more	38.5456, -109.2816	Public
Granite MountainIron Springs Road	Iron County	Actinolite Albite Amethyst Azurite Apatite Barite Chalcedony Cinnabar +5 more	37.7340, -113.2350	Public
Three Peaks	Iron County	Apatite Hematite Lodestone Magnetite	37.7826, -113.3749	Public
Desert Mountain	Juab County	Antlerite Bornite Fluorite Hematite Limonite Magnetite Pyrite Cerussite +6 more	39.7813, -112.5941	Public
Drum MountainsRough Well Road	Juab County	Agate Jasper Pyrolusite Rhodochrosite Chalcedony Chalcopyrite Cuprite Galena +6 more	39.5711, -113.0359	Public
Spor MountainEagle Rock	Juab County	Fluorite Bertrandite Carnotite Chalcedony Chalcopyrite Hematite Magnetite Pyrite +1 more	39.7588, -113.1974	Public
Thomas Range	Juab County	Beryl Calcite Fluorite Garnet Hematite Quartz Topaz	39.8267, -113.1485	Public
Topaz Dome Quarry	Juab County	Beryl Calcite Bixbyite Carnelian Carnotite Chalcedony Fluorite Garnet +5 more	39.6966, -113.0987	Public
Cricket Mountains	Millard County	Dolomite Hematite	38.9859, -112.9128	Public
Henry mining districtFlat Top Road	Sevier County	Hematite Limonite Pyrolusite Magnetite Thorium Fluorite Apatite Albite +8 more	38.5246, -112.2399	Public
Dugway mining district	Tooele County	Agate Amethyst Apatite Fluorite Chalcedony Garnet Topaz Cerussite +7 more	39.9975, -113.1860	Public
East Erickson mining districtJoes Canyon Road	Tooele County	Galena Pyrite Quartz Sphalerite Cerussite Silver Hematite Limonite +3 more	39.9110, -112.5112	Public
Willis MountainWillis Mt Plant Road	Buckingham County	Kyanite Manganese Apatite Corundum Feldspar Garnet Hematite Pyrite +4 more	37.4779, -78.4619	Public
IdaIda Road	Page County	Azurite Chrysolite Cuprite Epidote Jasper Malachite Hematite	38.6089, -78.4201	Public
HamiltonSouth Skagit Highway	Skagit County	Hematite Gold Placer	48.5171, -121.9679	Public
South Fork Mountain	Grant County	Hematite	38.8740, -79.0943	Public
New CreekUS 50	Mineral County	Calcite Chert Hematite Red Quartzite	39.3634, -79.0073	Public
Coopers RockDarnell Hollow Road	Monongalia County	Hematite Opal	39.6930, -79.7893	Public
Mayville & Iron RidgeLimetown Coutry	Dodge County	Limestone Hematite	43.4468, -88.5370	Public
Pine River Reservoir	Florence County	Quartz Kyanite Hematite	45.8328, -88.2640	Public
Montreal MineWisconsin Avenue	Iron County	Actinolite Barite Selenite Braunite Calcite Celestine Dickite Dolomite +10 more	46.4281, -90.2337	Public
General AreaCarter Fire Tower Trail	Oconto County	Quartz Hematite	45.3740, -88.6330	Public
Dresser Trap Rock QuarryEast Avenue North	Polk County	Actinolite Augite Bornite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Chrysotile Copper +7 more	45.3790, -92.6297	Public

Hematite rockhounding FAQ

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

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

How many hematite rockhounding spots does RockHoundR track?+

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

Can I legally collect hematite on public land?+

Casual hand collecting of common rocks and minerals like hematite 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 hematite in the field?+

Field identification of hematite 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 hematite on the map

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