Morse Mining Company at Smugglers' Notch

Assorted Northern Vermont Minerals

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Rocks

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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

Quartz Crystals

Clear, smoky, and rose quartz crystals are among the most common and rewarding rockhounding finds. Arkansas produces world-class quartz.

Also found at:

• Alabama Gold Camp
• Horseshoe Mine
• Lake Martin Rockhounding Area

Belvidere Mountain Asbestos Mine

Lowell, Vermont · Public Land

Historic asbestos mine dumps for grossular garnet, diopside, and other metamorphic minerals. Safety note: avoid airborne dust.

Brookfield Marble Quarries

Brookfield, Vermont · Public Land

Historic marble quarries for collecting marble specimens and calcite. Vermont is famous for its marble and granite industries.

Vermont Garnet Beds

Roxbury, Vermont · Public Land

Road cuts and exposures in central Vermont for grossular garnet crystals. The Green Mountains produce excellent garnet specimens.

Vermont Talc / Soapstone Beds

Chester, Vermont · Public Land

Historic talc and soapstone quarries in southern Vermont. Talc is the state mineral.

Ely Mine

Vershire, Vermont · Fee Dig

Historic copper mine between West Fairlee and South Vershire. Part of Vermont's 1850s copper boom. Old smelter ruins and mine dumps accessible via dir...

Gassetts Road Cut

Gassetts (Chester), Vermont · Public Land

Productive road cut on Route 103 where it crosses the Williams River. South of the river, a muscovite schist contains quartz, garnet, tourmaline, stau...