Rockhounding in Saint Lawrence County, New York
6 mapped rockhounding spots in Saint Lawrence County. Most commonly produces barite, fluorite, anthophyllite, apatite.
Saint Lawrence County rockhounding photos
Representative spot and material photos from this county, shown where verified public image records are available.
Map showing 6 rockhounding spots in Saint Lawrence County, New York
Standouts in Saint Lawrence County
Hand-picked spots in Saint Lawrence County, chosen for unusual mineralogy or documented public access. Each card opens the full coordinates and access notes.
Top pickBalmat
PublicSaint Lawrence County
Balmat anchors the Balmat-Edwards zinc district, a world-class metamorphosed carbonate terrane famous for fine tremolite, talc, anthophyllite, and associated sulfides. The dumps and exposures offer a rare chance at museum-grade metamorphic minerals in St. Lawrence County.
Anthophyllite, Apatite, Talc, Tremolite
Top pickEdwards
PublicSaint Lawrence County
Edwards is a core locality of the Balmat-Edwards zinc belt, yielding sphalerite, galena, gypsum, and purple fluorite from the same metamorphosed marble that made the district internationally known. It is a reliable source of well-crystallized sulfides and fluorite.
Barite, Galena, Gypsum, Sphalerite
Top pickFowler
PublicSaint Lawrence County
Fowler is a St. Lawrence County locality noted for barite and hematite geodes in the metamorphosed carbonate terrane, offering collectors crystal-lined pockets uncommon elsewhere in the region. It rounds out the northern New York district with a distinctive geode target.
Geode, Hematite, Barite
Spots in Saint Lawrence County
| Spot | Minerals | Coordinates | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balmat |
| 44.2679, -75.3862 | Public |
| DeKalbState Highway 812 | 44.5107, -75.3389 | Public | |
| EdwardsCounty Road 24 | 44.3372, -75.2284 | Public | |
| FowlerEmeryville Road | 44.2882, -75.3815 | Public | |
| Oswegatchie River AreaNY 58 | 44.3330, -75.4919 | Public | |
| RichvilleDailey Road | 44.3813, -75.4684 | Public |
Neighboring counties in New York
Adjacent rockhounding counties, ranked by how close their centroids sit to Saint Lawrence County. A natural extension if Saint Lawrence County is already on your trip plan.
- Jefferson County~26 mi3 spotsTop: Barite, Fluorite, Hematite
- Essex County~83 mi10 spotsTop: Labradorite, Graphite, Scapolite
- Clinton County~86 mi5 spotsTop: Magnetite, Quartz, Aegirine
- Warren County~86 mi3 spotsTop: Garnet, Almandine, Apatite
- Herkimer County~90 mi8 spotsTop: Herkimer Diamond, Quartz, Calcite
- Onondaga County~98 mi3 spotsTop: Fluorite, Peridotite
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