Mount Apatite Quarries — Rockhounding in Androscoggin County, Maine
Mount Apatite Quarries is a mapped rockhounding spot in Androscoggin County, Maine. Reported finds include albite, almandine garnet, arsenopyrite, autunite, green beryl, and more. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.
Map showing Mount Apatite Quarries in Androscoggin County, Maine
Quick details
- Access
- Public area
- County
- Androscoggin County
- State
- Maine
- Nearest road
- Stevens Mill Road
- Postcode
- 04210
- Coordinates
- 44.08712, -70.29043
Land & collecting status
Generally open to casual rockhounding
Most public-tagged spots sit on BLM, U.S. Forest Service, or other federal land where reasonable hand collecting of common rocks and minerals is allowed. Confirm posted rules and active mining claims before you dig.
Public-land rules vary by agency, season, and field office. The RockHoundR app pulls live BLM, USFS, NPS, and tribal overlays so you can see exactly which agency manages the ground at this spot.
Found at Mount Apatite Quarries
Each chip links to all spots in the U.S. that produce that material.
- Albite
- Almandine Garnet
- Arsenopyrite
- Autunite
- Green Beryl
- Pink Beryl
- Aquamarine
- Biotite
- Green Elbaite Tourmaline
- Fluorapatite
- Lepidolite
- Pyrite
- Quartz
- Rhodochrosite
Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots within driving distance of Mount Apatite Quarries.
- Pitts Garnet MineAndroscoggin County · 2 mi awayActinolite, Calcite, Diopside
- Poland Mining CampsAndroscoggin County · 6 mi awayQuartz, Feldspar, Beryl
- Singepole Mountain QuarryOxford County · 13 mi awayAlmandine Garnet, Beryl, Biotite
- Scribner Ledge Quarry & Crocker Hill MinesOxford County · 16 mi awayGraphite, Molybdenite, Pyrite
- Porcupine Hill QuarrySagadahoc County · 18 mi awayAlbite, Almandine Garnet, Beryl
- HaveySagadahoc County · 19 mi awayAlbite, Almandine Garnet, Beryl
- Dig Maine GemsOxford County · 20 mi away
- Ragged Jack MountainOxford County · 24 mi awayAlmandine Garnet, Chrysoberyl, Fluorapatite
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