🪨 Hematite
Iron oxide mineral responsible for red coloration in rocks. Michigan's Upper Peninsula and New York's Adirondack region contain significant hematite deposits.
Best Places to Find Hematite
Benson Mines
St. Lawrence County, New York · Fee Dig
Historic mining area in the Adirondacks producing garnet crystals and iron minerals. Garnet mining was once a major industry here.
Lake Martin Rockhounding Area
Alexander City, Alabama · Public Land
Outcrops along the shores of Lake Martin in Tallapoosa County. Known for epidote, actinolite, bronzite, feldspar, hematite, quartz crystals, unakite, ...
Champion Mine & Jasper Hill
Ishpeming, Michigan · Public Land
Historic iron mining area on the Marquette Iron Range. Jasper Knob (downtown Ishpeming) is a city-owned preserved landmark of banded jaspilite — the '...