Beatty (blue quartz area): Blue Quartz & Marble Rockhounding in Nye County, Nevada
Updated June 2026
Beatty (blue quartz area) is a mapped rockhounding spot in Nye County, Nevada. Reported finds include blue quartz, marble, phyllite. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.
Map showing Beatty (blue quartz area) in Nye County, Nevada
Quick details
- Access
- Public area
- County
- Nye County
- State
- Nevada
- Nearest road
- Gold Ace Mine Road
- Coordinates
- 36.83338, -116.70366
Geology at Beatty (blue quartz area)
This spot sits on Alluvial-fan, fluvial, and colluvial deposits, undivided, mapped as alluvium that formed within roughly the last 5 million years. Loose deposits like these are float-collecting ground: erosion keeps moving durable rocks and minerals into gravel bars, cutbanks, and washes.
- Mapped unit
- Alluvial-fan, fluvial, and colluvial deposits, undivided
- Age
- 5 Ma to present (Pliocene to Holocene)
- Rock types
- alluvium
- Elevation
- 3,690 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.
Best time to visit Beatty (blue quartz area)
Best months: October to May. Typical highs run 99°F in midsummer and 56°F in midwinter, with winter lows near 27°F. Summer heat here is intense, so carry more water than you think you need and work the early morning.
Climate normals: NOAA 1991-2020 monthlies, BEATTY 8 N station (11 mi away).
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.
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:
- BLM Nevada — Recreation
- Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
- Royal Peacock Opal Mine (fee-dig operator)
- Community submissions reviewed against published agency rules
Found at Beatty (blue quartz area)
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Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots within driving distance of Beatty (blue quartz area).
- BeattyNye County, Nevada · 9 mi awayCinnabar, Opalite, Copper
- Yucca MountainNye County, Nevada · 17 mi awayGeode, Nodules
- Scotty’s JunctionNye County, Nevada · 31 mi awayArrowheads, Obsidian, Apache Tears
- Gold MountainEsmeralda County, Nevada · 44 mi awayCitrine, Quartz
- Las Vegas (lead area)Nye County, Nevada · 44 mi awayLead, Silver, Zinc
- TokopEsmeralda County, Nevada · 44 mi awayCopper, Gold, Lead
- GoldfieldTop pick in NevadaEsmeralda County, Nevada · 67 mi awayAlum, Pyrite, Quartz
- Montezuma PeakEsmeralda County, Nevada · 68 mi awayChalcedony, Chert, Jasper
Across the state line from Beatty (blue quartz area)
Beatty (blue quartz area) is close enough to the Nevada border that the next-closest rockhounding spots are in a neighboring state. Worth knowing if you are already on the road.
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