Mount Mica Quarry: Tourmaline & Rose Quartz Rockhounding in Oxford County, Maine
Updated August 2026
Mount Mica Quarry is a mapped rockhounding spot in Oxford County, Maine. Reported finds include tourmaline, rose quartz. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.
Map showing Mount Mica Quarry in Oxford County, Maine
Quick details
- Access
- Paid / fee dig
- County
- Oxford County
- State
- Maine
- Nearest road
- Mt Mica Road
- Postcode
- 04281
- Coordinates
- 44.26697, -70.47385
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.
Sources & verification
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 Mount Mica Quarry
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Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots within driving distance of Mount Mica Quarry.
- Scribner Ledge Quarry & Crocker Hill MinesOxford County, Maine · 1 mi awayGraphite, Molybdenite, Pyrite
- Singepole Mountain QuarryOxford County, Maine · 3 mi awayAlmandine Garnet, Beryl, Biotite
- Dig Maine GemsOxford County, Maine · 5 mi away
- Harvard Quarry (Noyes Mountain)Top pick in MaineOxford County, Maine · 8 mi awayGreen Tourmaline, Schorl, Beryl
- Frank C Perham Mineral ParkOxford County, Maine · 8 mi awayTourmaline
- Ragged Jack MountainOxford County, Maine · 11 mi awayAlmandine Garnet, Chrysoberyl, Fluorapatite
- Pitts Garnet MineAndroscoggin County, Maine · 13 mi awayActinolite, Calcite, Diopside
- Poland Mining CampsAndroscoggin County, Maine · 14 mi awayQuartz, Feldspar, Beryl
Across the state line from Mount Mica Quarry
Mount Mica Quarry 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 AreaTop pick in New HampshireCarroll County, New Hampshire · 25 mi awayAmethyst, Beryl, Garnet
- South Baldface MountainTop pick in New HampshireCarroll County, New Hampshire · 29 mi awaySmoky Quartz, Topaz, Phenakite
- Hurricane MountainCarroll County, New Hampshire · 33 mi awayAmethyst, Smoky Quartz
- RedstoneTop pick in New HampshireCarroll County, New Hampshire · 35 mi awayAmethyst, Apatite, Quartz
- Mount JasperCoös County, New Hampshire · 39 mi awayJasper
- ConwayTop pick in New HampshireCarroll County, New Hampshire · 39 mi awayFeldspar, Smoky Quartz, Topaz
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