Where to Find Smoky Quartz in the United States

70 mapped smoky quartz spots across 12 U.S. states. Smoky Quartz is reported at multiple rockhounding spots across the United States. The map below shows where collectors most often find it on legal public ground.

Top states for smoky quartz

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

Every smoky quartz spot we track

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

Spot	County	Minerals	Coordinates	Access
M & G MineOak Grove Road	Clay County	Apatite Garnet Smoky Quartz	33.3799, -85.7969	Check locally
Ron Coleman MiningCrystal Ridge Lane	Garland County	Quartz Amethyst Smoky Quartz	34.6623, -93.1007	Paid / fee
Unnamed Location Near CemeteryAR 51	Hot Spring County	Smoky Quartz Brookite	34.4523, -92.8432	Public
Wegner Quartz Mines (Phantom Mine)Bridge Street	Montgomery County	Quartz Smoky Quartz Amethyst Calcite	34.5346, -93.6521	Paid / fee
Unnamed Location (Smoky Quartz & Calcite)Weyenhauser Road	Saline County	Smoky Quartz Calcite Chert Chlorite Feldspar	34.7665, -92.7828	Public
Little Acorn MineChaparral Court	Kern County	Epidote Quartz Smoky Quartz Scheelite	35.7167, -118.5000	Public
Mine Dumps (San Diego Co.)Highway 76	San Diego County	Aquamarine Beryl Lepidolite Quartz Smoky Quartz	33.2355, -116.7591	Public
Cook Mountain (southern side)Gold Camp Road	El Paso County	Amazonite Smoky Quartz Topaz	38.7607, -104.9176	Public
Centennial ConeElk Range Trail	Jefferson County	Aquamarine Bertrandite Beryl Smoky Quartz	39.7554, -105.3607	Public
Wigwam CreekStoney Pass Road	Jefferson County	Amazonite Fluorite Smoky Quartz Clear Quartz	39.2487, -105.3387	Public
Old Simpson QuarryTryon Street	Capitol Planning Region	Aquamarine Smoky Quartz	41.6357, -72.6195	Public
Collins HillRose Hill Road	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Apatite Aquamarine Beryl Citrine Bismuthinite Columbite Feldspar Rose Quartz +2 more	41.5883, -72.5916	Public
Pelton’s QuarryCox Road	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Citrine Rose Quartz Smoky Quartz Clear Quartz	41.6011, -72.5767	Public
Cinque QuarryMcLay Avenue	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Amethyst Smoky Quartz	41.3011, -72.8653	Public
Roebling MineMine Road	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Aquamarine Beryl Biotite Feldspar Garnet Smoky Quartz Muscovite Tourmaline	41.6561, -73.4349	Public
HillsboroState Highway 11 South	Jasper County	Amethyst Rose Quartz Smoky Quartz Clear Quartz Mica Vermiculite	33.1796, -83.6409	Public
MilnerZebulon Road	Lamar County	Mica Books Smoky Quartz	33.1091, -84.2048	Public
Tallulah FallsNorth Rock Mountain Road	Rabun County	Citrine Quartz Smoky Quartz	34.7445, -83.3930	Public
Dismal SwampTrinity Ridge Road	Elmore County	Smoky Quartz Topaz	43.7290, -115.3664	Public
Big Four FaultKY 297	Crittenden County	Anglesite Cerussite Fluorite Galena Pyromorphite Smithsonite Smoky Quartz	37.3497, -88.1926	Public
Edgecomb QuarryRiver Link	Lincoln County	Almandine Garnet Beryl Aquamarine Biotite Feldspar Muscovite Smoky Quartz Quartz	43.9632, -69.6178	Public
Bumpus QuarryCrooked River Causeway	Oxford County	Albite Almandine Garnet Autunite Golden Beryl Aquamarine Mica Columbite Fluorapatite +6 more	44.3106, -70.7817	Public
Hedgehog Hill QuarryHammond Hill Road	Oxford County	Albite Almandine Garnet Beryl Mica Chrysoberyl Fluorapatite Feldspar Quartz +2 more	44.4688, -70.4561	Public
Chrome HillRocks Road	Harford County	Smoky Quartz Actinolite Bronzite Garnet Chromite Serpentine	39.6278, -76.4093	Public
Monument MountainUnmaintained trail	Berkshire County	Smoky Quartz	42.2588, -73.3493	Public
Lily PondLily Pond Lane	Hampshire County	Emerald Goshenite Smoky Quartz Tourmaline	42.4473, -72.8319	Public
West ChesterfieldMain Road	Hampshire County	Smoky Quartz	42.4032, -72.8807	Public
Reynolds Mine at Beryl HillBeryl Hill Road	Worcester County	Beryl Smoky Quartz Muscovite	42.6912, -72.1439	Public
Indian Creek	Newton County	Quartz Smoky Quartz	36.7813, -94.2447	Public
Moselle Iron MinesCounty Road 7240	Phelps County	Amethyst Arsenopyrite Azurite Chalcopyrite Hematite Malachite Marcasite Pyrite +1 more	37.8346, -91.8288	Public
Crystal Park	Beaverhead County	Amethyst Smoky Quartz	45.4864, -113.0999	Paid / fee
Conway	Carroll County	Feldspar Smoky Quartz Topaz	44.0043, -71.1622	Public
Hurricane MountainHurricane Mountain Road	Carroll County	Amethyst Smoky Quartz	44.0712, -71.0741	Public
RedstoneOuter Limits	Carroll County	Amethyst Apatite Quartz Smoky Quartz Topaz	44.0195, -71.0968	Public
Victor HeadOld Summer Club Trail	Coös County	Albite Amethyst Beryl Chlorite Feldspar Fluorite Limonite Muscovite +4 more	44.6435, -71.4102	Public
Ruggles MineRuggles Mine Road	Grafton County	Amethyst Apatite Beryl Calcite Feldspar Garnet Lepidolite Marcasite +7 more	43.5895, -71.9924	Public
Pillsbury RidgeOld Grafton Road	Sullivan County	Aquamarine Beryl Amethyst Smoky Quartz	43.5350, -71.9944	Public
Lake HarrisDonks Lane	Essex County	Albite Amphibole Apatite Diopside Graphite Muscovite Phlogopite Pyrite +5 more	43.9736, -74.1467	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
HiddeniteRiverside Farm Lane	Alexander County	Emerald Quartz Smoky Quartz Amber Quartz	35.9102, -81.0677	Public
Yadkin RiverRevenuer Ridge Lane	Alexander County	Quartz Smoky Quartz	35.9345, -81.0699	Public
UnakaBeaver Dam Loop	Cherokee County	Staurolite Agate Epidote Pink Feldspar Gold Placer Petrified Wood Smoky Quartz	35.1839, -84.1541	Public
Stice Shoal Lake DamPowerhouse Road	Cleveland County	Aquamarine Beryl Emerald Mica Smoky Quartz Tourmaline	35.3987, -81.5460	Public
Montgomery CountyMt Carmel Church Road	Montgomery County	Quartz Smoky Quartz	35.3472, -79.9739	Public
Big CreekLynchburg Road	Stokes County	Garnet Moonstone Smoky Quartz	36.4500, -80.2901	Public
Pink Beds Picnic AreaPink Beds Loop Trail	Transylvania County	Smoky Quartz	35.3519, -82.7759	Public
InezHugh Jones Road	Warren County	Amethyst Beryl Lepidolite Smoky Quartz Staurolite	36.2097, -78.0934	Public
Flint RidgeFlint Ridge Road Southeast	Licking County	Agate Amethyst Carnelian Chalcedony Chert Flint Jasp-agate Jasper +2 more	39.9897, -82.2652	Public
Muskingum CountyI 70	Muskingum County	Agate Amethyst Carnelian Chalcedony Chert Flint Jasp-agate Jasper +2 more	39.9595, -81.9348	Public
Altus	Jackson County	Smoky Quartz	34.6406, -99.2934	Check locally
EurekaMill Creek Road	Bucks County	Smoky Quartz	40.2576, -75.1863	Public
AvondaleBaltimore Pike	Chester County	Quartz Smoky Quartz Rutile	39.8244, -75.7726	Public
CoatsvilleRockdale Drive	Chester County	Amethyst Beryl Epidote Garnet Smoky Quartz	39.9725, -75.8686	Public
Chester CreekEast Peters Lane	Delaware County	Amethyst Smoky Quartz	39.8737, -75.4605	Public
Diamond Hill MineDiamond Mine Road	Abbeville County	Amethyst Smoky Quartz Beryl Garnet Epidote	34.2703, -82.5738	Public
Clearwater & Herse ValleyWeeping Willow Lane	Aiken County	Amethyst Chalcedony Ilmenite Monazite Quartz Smoky Quartz Rutile Zircon	33.5384, -81.8239	Public
AndersonNab Court	Anderson County	Aquamarine Beryl Almandine Garnet Limonite Mica Smoky Quartz Black Tourmaline	34.5084, -82.5725	Public
Paris Mt. State ParkSulphur Springs Trail	Greenville County	Beryl Garnet Quartz Smoky Quartz Sillimanite Tourmaline	34.9360, -82.3920	Public
Liberty Hill	Kershaw County	Smoky Quartz Zircon	34.4715, -80.8363	Public
Diamond Hill MineSouth Williamsburg County Highway	Williamsburg County	Quartz Amethyst Smoky Quartz Citrine	33.6148, -79.9357	Paid / fee
Moss Ranch area near Enchanted Rock	Llano County	Epidote Pink Feldspar Quartz Smoky Quartz	30.5020, -98.8021	Public
StreeterUS Highway 377	Mason County	Amazonite Feldspar Smoky Quartz Blue Topaz Clear Topaz Tourmaline	30.7656, -99.3796	Public
Devil's DenSeasonal Forestry Road	Rutland County	Smoky Quartz Quartz Pyrite Ilmenite	43.3569, -72.8928	Public
PerkinsvilleMaple Street	Windsor County	Pyrite Pyrrhotite Chlorite Ilmenite Smoky Quartz Calcite Actinolite Biotite	43.3387, -72.5068	Public
Rose RiverOld Blue Ridge Turnpike	Madison County	Unakite Epidote Jasper Blue Quartz Smoky Quartz Quartz Black Chert	38.4849, -78.3233	Public
Bald Butte	Whitman County	Smoky Quartz	46.6316, -117.0879	Public
LewisburgUS 60	Greenbrier County	Smoky Quartz	37.7806, -80.3993	Public
Moss Mountain	Monroe County	Chert Nodules Iron Manganese Psilomelane Smoky Quartz	37.6249, -80.2813	Public
FranklinMountaineer Drive	Pendleton County	Chert Smoky Quartz Quartz	38.6542, -79.3864	Public
Judy GapMount Freedom Drive	Pendleton County	Calcite Dolomite Smoky Quartz Travertine	38.7063, -79.4659	Public

Smoky Quartz rockhounding FAQ

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

North Carolina, New Hampshire, South Carolina have the highest concentrations of smoky quartz in this list. Each state's quality and access varies — open the linked state pages for a detailed view.

How many smoky quartz rockhounding spots does RockHoundR track?+

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

Can I legally collect smoky quartz on public land?+

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

Field identification of smoky quartz 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 smoky quartz on the map

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