Poland Mining Camps: Quartz & Feldspar Rockhounding in Androscoggin County, Maine
- Minerals reported
- 5
- Elevation
- 330 ft
- Best months
- April to November
Poland Mining Camps is a mapped rockhounding spot in Androscoggin County, Maine. Reported finds include quartz, feldspar, beryl, mica, tourmaline. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.
Plan your visit
Pay-to-dig site
- County
- Androscoggin County
- State
- Maine
- Nearest road
- Groves Lane
- Postcode
- 04274
- Coordinates
- 44.07324, -70.41048
Coordinates are approximate. Confirm the exact ground in the RockHoundR app, where land overlays show which agency manages the area.
Land & collecting status
Pay-to-dig site
This is a fee-dig location. Hours, prices, and what you can keep vary by operator. Call ahead before driving out.
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.
Best time to visit Poland Mining Camps
Comfortable months (45 to 90°F highs)
Best months: April to November. Typical highs run 79°F in midsummer and 28°F in midwinter, with winter lows near 11°F.
Climate normals: NOAA 1991-2020 monthlies, POLAND station (5 mi away), adjusted for elevation.
Geology at Poland Mining Camps
This spot sits on alkali feldspar granite (muscovite accessory, abundant sedimentary inclusions), mapped as granite that formed roughly 360 to 300 million years ago. Granitic ground like this typically carries quartz veins and pockets, and weathered crystals tend to collect in the soils and drainages below.
- Mapped unit
- alkali feldspar granite (muscovite accessory, abundant sedimentary inclusions)
- Age
- 360–300 Ma (Carboniferous)
- Rock types
- granite
- Elevation
- 330 ft
Geologic mapping via Macrostrat and the underlying state geological survey maps (CC BY 4.0). Bedrock at the surface can vary within a mapped unit.
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Spot details combine the public RockHoundR location dataset, normalized mineral labels, agency land-status checks in the app, and community submissions. Coordinates are approximate until verified in the field.
State guidance last verified:
- Maine Geological Survey
- Maine Mineral & Gem Museum
- Acadia National Park rules
- Community submissions reviewed against published agency rules
Found at Poland Mining Camps
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Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots within driving distance of Poland Mining Camps.
- Pitts Garnet MineAndroscoggin County, Maine · 4 mi awayActinolite, Calcite, Diopside
- Berry-Havey QuarryAndroscoggin County, Maine · 6 mi awayTourmaline, Watermelon Tourmaline, Beryl
- Mount ApatiteAndroscoggin County, Maine · 6 mi awayGreen Tourmaline, Pink Tourmaline, Aquamarine
- Singepole Mountain QuarryOxford County, Maine · 11 mi awayAlmandine Garnet, Beryl, Biotite
- Mount Mica QuarryOxford County, Maine · 14 mi awayTourmaline, Rose Quartz
- Scribner Ledge Quarry & Crocker Hill MinesOxford County, Maine · 14 mi awayGraphite, Molybdenite, Pyrite
- Dig Maine GemsOxford County, Maine · 18 mi away
- Frank C Perham Mineral ParkOxford County, Maine · 19 mi awayTourmaline
Across the state line from Poland Mining Camps
Poland Mining Camps is close enough to the Maine border that the next-closest rockhounding spots are in a neighboring state. Worth knowing if you are already on the road.
- Deer Hill Mineral Collecting AreaCarroll County, New Hampshire · 29 mi awayAmethyst, Beryl, Garnet
- Hurricane MountainCarroll County, New Hampshire · 33 mi awayAmethyst, Smoky Quartz
- South Baldface MountainCarroll County, New Hampshire · 33 mi awaySmoky Quartz, Topaz, Phenakite
- RedstoneCarroll County, New Hampshire · 34 mi awayAmethyst, Apatite, Quartz
- ConwayCarroll County, New Hampshire · 38 mi awayFeldspar, Smoky Quartz, Topaz
- Province LakeCarroll County, New Hampshire · 40 mi awayBlue Beryl, Feldspar
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