Rockhounding in Essex County, New York
10 mapped rockhounding spots in Essex County. Most commonly produces labradorite, graphite, scapolite, albite.
Every rockhounding spot in Essex County
Best spotCrown PointEssex County, New YorkPublic access · Sunstone- Best spotMill PondEssex County, New YorkPublic access · Rose Quartz
Lake HarrisEssex County, New YorkPublic access · Albite, Amphibole, Apatite +10- E of MinervaEssex County, New YorkPublic access · Idocrase, Microcline, Scapolite
- Crehore MineEssex County, New YorkPublic access · Garnet, Hornblende
- Buttermilk FallsEssex County, New YorkPublic access · Serpentine
- Cascade LakesEssex County, New YorkPublic access · Labradorite
- Lead HillEssex County, New YorkPublic access · Graphite
- Opalescent RiverEssex County, New YorkPublic access · Labradorite
- Port KentEssex County, New YorkPublic access · Labradorite
Essex County rockhounding photos
Representative spot and material photos from this county, shown where verified public image records are available.
Minerals reported in Essex County
Standouts in Essex County
Hand-picked spots in Essex County, chosen for unusual mineralogy or documented public access. Each card opens the full coordinates and access notes.
Top pickCrown Point
Public accessEssex County
Crown Point produces the iridescent Adirondack feldspar known as sunstone, along with labradorite, in the anorthosite and gneiss of eastern Essex County.
Sunstone
Top pickMill Pond
Public accessEssex County
Mill Pond is a well-known Essex County source of massive rose quartz weathering out of Adirondack pegmatite.
Rose Quartz
Neighboring counties in New York
Adjacent rockhounding counties, ranked by how close their centroids sit to Essex County. A natural extension if Essex County is already on your trip plan.
- Warren County~29 mi3 spotsTop: Garnet, Almandine, Apatite
- Clinton County~32 mi5 spotsTop: Magnetite, Quartz, Aegirine
- Saint Lawrence County~82 mi19 spotsTop: Calcite, Barite, Fluorite
- Montgomery County~87 mi6 spotsTop: Herkimer Diamond, Quartz
- Herkimer County~92 mi11 spotsTop: Herkimer Diamond, Quartz, Calcite
- Jefferson County~101 mi4 spotsTop: Hematite, Barite, Calcite
Across the state line from Essex County
Rockhounding counties in neighboring states within driving range. Geology rarely respects state borders. These are often the closest mapped spots you can reach without going deeper into New York.
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