Rockhounding in Pershing County, Nevada
6 mapped rockhounding spots in Pershing County. Most commonly produces antimony, geode, lead, silver.
Every rockhounding spot in Pershing County
Best spotBlack Rock DesertPershing County, NevadaPublic access · Opalized Wood, Petrified Wood, Agate +9
Best spotLincoln HillPershing County, NevadaCheck locally · Blue Dumortierite, Pink Dumortierite
Pershing CountyPershing County, NevadaPublic access · Antimony, Copper, Gold +5
Humboldt Lake Area Mining DistrictPershing County, NevadaCheck locally · Antimony, Lead, Silver- Star PeakPershing County, NevadaPublic access · Geode, Nodule
- Nightingale Mountain RangePershing County, NevadaPublic access · Garnet
Pershing County rockhounding photos
Representative spot and material photos from this county, shown where verified public image records are available.
Standouts in Pershing County
Hand-picked spots in Pershing County, chosen for unusual mineralogy or documented public access. Each card opens the full coordinates and access notes.
Top pickBlack Rock Desert
Public accessPershing County
Black Rock Desert belongs on the list because the collecting context is an enormous BLM-managed volcanic and basin landscape rather than a single small pit.
Opalized Wood, Petrified Wood, Agate, Fire Opal
Top pickLincoln Hill
Check locallyPershing County
Lincoln Hill is unusually specific for a lapidary locality: Mindat and cited NBMG work document pink to lavender dumortierite in felsitic trachyte breccia, with quartz, andalusite, corundum, ganterite, and tourmaline in the same deposit.
Blue Dumortierite, Pink Dumortierite
Neighboring counties in Nevada
Adjacent rockhounding counties, ranked by how close their centroids sit to Pershing County. A natural extension if Pershing County is already on your trip plan.
- Churchill County~55 mi6 spotsTop: Gold, Silver, Copper
- Washoe County~58 mi6 spotsTop: Agate, Obsidian, Chrysocolla
- Lander County~80 mi6 spotsTop: Copper, Silver, Gold
- Lyon County~81 mi6 spotsTop: Agate, Gold, Bluestone
- Humboldt County~86 mi17 spotsTop: Gold, Opal, Silver
- Douglas County~111 mi5 spotsTop: Gold, Copper, Platinum
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