Rollstone Hill Quarries

Beryl

Mineral species that includes emerald, aquamarine, and morganite. Found in pegmatites across the US, with notable deposits in New England and the West.

Also found at:

• CCC Quarry (Educational Permit)
• Case Quarries (Educational Permit)
• Clark Hill Quarries (Educational Permit)

Garnets

Deep red almandine garnets are found in many states. Idaho's star garnets are among the rarest in the world.

Also found at:

• Alabama Gold Camp
• Bob Lee Mine
• Golden Stake Mine

Schorl

Also found at:

• Bumpus Quarry
• Palermo No. 1 Mine

Smoky Quartz

Also found at:

• Table Rock
• Desert Rose Mine
• Pine Hill Quarry

Allanite

Also found at:

• No other locations listed yet

Microcline

Also found at:

• Bumpus Quarry
• Hurricane Mountain

Arsenopyrite

Also found at:

• Big Thunder Gold Mine
• Broken Boot Gold Mine

Betts Rhodonite Mine

Plainfield, Massachusetts · Fee Dig

Fee dig site in western Massachusetts and the primary source of rhodonite, the Massachusetts state gemstone. Visitors can collect rhodonite, garnet, m...

Buckland Pegmatite Quarry

Buckland, Massachusetts · Fee Dig

Historic pegmatite quarry in western Massachusetts. Known for beryl, garnet, and tourmaline specimens.

Chesterfield Beryl Mine

Chesterfield, Massachusetts · Fee Dig

Historic pegmatite mine in western Massachusetts. Known for beryl crystals, garnets, and smoky quartz. Classic New England mineral locality.

Connecticut Valley Dinosaur Tracks

Holyoke, Massachusetts · Public Land

Dinosaur Trackway in Holyoke — exposed sandstone with hundreds of dinosaur footprints. Collecting prohibited but viewing is excellent.

Reynolds Mine at Beryl Hill

Winchendon, Massachusetts · Fee Dig

Historic family-owned fee dig mine on Beryl Hill in north-central Massachusetts (near Royalston). The site is a granite pegmatite locality that produc...

Wareham Mines

Wareham, Massachusetts · Fee Dig

Historic rhodonite mining area in southeastern Massachusetts. Rhodonite (state gem) is a pink manganese silicate mineral.