Maine - Mineral Collecting

Consolidated Feldspar Quarry
Georgetown, ME

Collectors will find quartz, garnite, cookeite, tourmaline, and spodumene.

Snow Falls Gorge
Off Route 26
West Paris, ME

A great spot for family hiking, the centerpiece of which is Snow Falls. A bridge crosses the gorge, offering good scenic viewing. The area nearby has many mines, now abandoned, which offer mineral collectors the opportunity to collect mica, garnet, quartz, and tourmaline. Some are privately owned and require and entrance fee.

The Chute Prospect
East of Route 302
Casco, ME

Hunt for garnet, quartz, pyrite, vesuvianite.

Whispering Pines Quarry
Route 26
Paris, ME

Founded in the 1930s, this quarry is known for its quartz, but also produces garnet, beryl, mica, and vesuvianite.