Rockhounding in Hancock County, Maine
2 mapped rockhounding spots in Hancock County. Most commonly produces smoky quartz, biotite, feldspar, fluorapatite.
Hancock County rockhounding photos
Representative spot and material photos from this county, shown where verified public image records are available.
Map showing 2 rockhounding spots in Hancock County, Maine
Minerals reported in Hancock County
Standouts in Hancock County
Hand-picked spots in Hancock County, chosen for unusual mineralogy or documented public access. Each card opens the full coordinates and access notes.
Top pickCatherine Mountain (Donnell Pond)
PermissionHancock County
Catherine Mountain holds a nineteenth-century molybdenite prospect where molybdenite occurs in granite pegmatite, rare vugs, and fractures, alongside reported scheelite and wolframite.
Molybdenite, Scheelite, Fluorapatite, Magnetite
Top pickTunk Mountain
PublicHancock County
Tunk Mountain is carved from the Tunk Lake pluton, a concentrically zoned alkali granite that grades into rapakivi granite, producing smoky quartz, perthitic feldspar, and dark hornblende-bearing rock.
Smoky Quartz, Feldspar, Hornblende, Biotite
Spots in Hancock County
| Spot | Minerals | Coordinates | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Mountain (Donnell Pond)Blackswoods Road | 44.6172, -68.0841 | Permission | |
| Tunk Mountain | 44.6251, -68.0889 | Public |
Neighboring counties in Maine
Adjacent rockhounding counties, ranked by how close their centroids sit to Hancock County. A natural extension if Hancock County is already on your trip plan.
- Washington County~48 mi5 spotsTop: Calcite, Malachite, Quartz
- Lincoln County~88 mi1 spotTop: Almandine Garnet, Aquamarine, Beryl
- Franklin County~111 mi3 spotsTop: Albite, Beryl, Blue Fluorapatite
- Androscoggin County~117 mi3 spotsTop: Beryl, Feldspar, Quartz
- Oxford County~130 mi13 spotsTop: Feldspar, Quartz, Beryl
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