Where to Find Quartz in Georgia
Georgia quartz follows the Piedmont pegmatite belt across the northern half of the state. The Diamond Hill mine in Hall County is a long-standing fee-dig site producing skeletal and sceptre quartz, and the Magnolia mine in Cherokee County adds clear and smoky points in feldspar matrix. The Graves Mountain area in Lincoln County carries rutile-included quartz alongside its famous lazulite and pyrophyllite. Hogg Mine in Troup County yields aquamarine-included quartz with feldspar and tourmaline. Most Georgia quartz crystals come from heavily weathered pegmatite soil, and field specimens clean up with mild acid soaking after surface rust is brushed off.
Every quartz spot we track in Georgia
Best spotElbertonElbert County, GeorgiaPermission required · Aquamarine, Garnet, Quartz +2
Best spotGirardBurke County, GeorgiaPublic access · Savannah River Agate, Chalcedony, Quartz +1
Hogg MineTroup County, GeorgiaPublic access · Amethyst, Aquamarine, Beryl +4
Chattahoochee CountyChattahoochee County, GeorgiaPermission required · Chert, Quartz, Petrified Wood +2- Chatuge LakeTowns County, GeorgiaPublic access · Corundum, Garnet, Kyanite +2
- CullodenMonroe County, GeorgiaPublic access · Mica, Muscovite, Biotite +2
- Herron MineUpson County, GeorgiaPublic access · Apatite, Beryl, Mica +1
- Hunter KnobTowns County, GeorgiaPublic access · Graphite, Muscovite, Quartz +1
- Crisson Gold MineLumpkin County, GeorgiaFee dig · Gold, Garnet, Quartz
- Dewy RoseElbert County, GeorgiaPublic access · Amethyst, Aquamarine, Quartz
- Hurricane CreekUpson County, GeorgiaPublic access · Beryl, Kyanite, Quartz
- LavoniaFranklin County, GeorgiaPublic access · Muscovite, Galena, Quartz
- Tallulah FallsRabun County, GeorgiaPublic access · Citrine, Quartz, Smoky Quartz
- Jack Branch & Shoal Branch AreaTowns County, GeorgiaPublic access · Amethyst, Quartz
- MaysvilleJackson County, GeorgiaPublic access · Epidote, Quartz
- MonticelloJasper County, GeorgiaPublic access · Quartz, Beryl
- BremenHaralson County, GeorgiaPublic access · Quartz
- Lake SinclairHancock County, GeorgiaPublic access · Quartz
- Murray CountyMurray County, GeorgiaPublic access · Quartz
- Stone MountainDeKalb County, GeorgiaPublic access · Quartz
Standout quartz spots in Georgia
Hand-picked from the full list above, with the reason each one earns a trip.
Girard
Burke County
The Girard area produces "Savannah River agate," a banded mix of agate, jasper, chert, and opalite that forms in the Coastal Plain near the Burke and Screven county line.
Elberton
Elbert County
The Elberton district of Elbert County is a long-documented pegmatite area that has produced aquamarine beryl, including masses up to several inches across, along with quartz, garnet, and tourmaline.
Best counties for quartz in Georgia
Ranked by the number of mapped quartz spots. County links open the full rockhounding page for that county.
- Towns County3 spots
- Elbert County2 spots
- Upson County2 spots
- Burke County1 spot
- Chattahoochee County1 spot
- DeKalb County1 spot
- Franklin County1 spot
- Hancock County1 spot
- Haralson County1 spot
- Jackson County1 spot
- Jasper County1 spot
- Lumpkin County1 spot
- Monroe County1 spot
- Murray County1 spot
- Rabun County1 spot
- Troup County1 spot
Before you go
Read the quartz identification guide so you know what a keeper looks like in the field: Quartz in the encyclopedia.
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