Where to Find Smoky Quartz in Massachusetts

Massachusetts has 5 mapped collecting spots that report smoky quartz, spread across 4 counties. The largest share sits in Hampshire County with 2 spots. 5 of the spots are on land mapped as publicly accessible.

Standout smoky quartz spots in Massachusetts

Hand-picked from the full list below, with the reason each one earns a trip.

Stage Fort Park
Essex County
Gloucester sits on the same Cape Ann granite as neighboring Rockport, and its miarolitic pockets and pegmatites yield blue-green amazonite (microcline), smoky quartz, and well-formed feldspar. Stage Fort Park protects a stretch of granite ledge and cobble shore where loose specimens weather out of the rock. The 60-acre city park gives free, easy public access to the Cape Ann granite without entering the private working quarries.

Best counties for smoky quartz in Massachusetts

Ranked by the number of mapped smoky quartz spots. County links open the full rockhounding page for that county.

Every smoky quartz spot we track in Massachusetts

Sorted by county. Coordinates open in Google Maps.

Spot	County	Minerals	Coordinates	Access
Monument MountainUnmaintained trail	Berkshire County	Smoky Quartz	42.2588, -73.3493	Public
Stage Fort ParkHough Avenue	Essex County	Amazonite Smoky Quartz Microcline	42.6045, -70.6720	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

Before you go

Read the smoky quartz identification guide so you know what a keeper looks like in the field: Smoky Quartz in the encyclopedia.

Smoky Quartz in Massachusetts FAQ

Where can you find smoky quartz in Massachusetts?+

The mapped spots concentrate in Hampshire County, Berkshire County, and Essex County. Every spot on this page appears on the map above with coordinates and access notes.

How many smoky quartz spots are mapped in Massachusetts?+

5 spots across 4 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 smoky quartz in Massachusetts?+

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. 5 of the 5 mapped spots here sit on land marked public. Always confirm current rules with the managing agency before you dig.

Where else to find smoky quartz

More minerals to hunt in Massachusetts

Hunt smoky quartz in Massachusetts with the map in your pocket

RockHoundR puts these spots on an offline map with BLM and Forest Service overlays, geology layers, and a log for your finds.