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Mineral Collecting in Maine
Virtual Tour
- Our virtual tour (PDF 3.5MB) is a series of photos which portray some of the minerals found in Maine, the State's mining history, and the hobby of mineral collecting.
A Collector's Guide to Maine Mineral Localities
- The Survey's popular Collector's Guide to Maine Minerals is now available in an online edition. Maps and descriptions of collecting sites are available as PDF files for download.
- Chapter 6 of the online guide contains detailed maps, directions, mineral lists, and other data for individual collecting localities.
- Only sites currently open for collecting are listed. Collectors should consult the list of closed mineral localities before planning any collecting excursions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Fact Sheets
- Mineral Collecting in Maine
- Collecting Localities and Field Trips
- Mineral Displays
- Mineral Descriptions
Related Reading
- A Collector's Guide to Maine Minerals
- Mineralogy of Maine
- Bibliography of Maine Geology - For those interested in more in-depth research, the Bibliography of Maine Geology contains more than 12,000 references related to Maine geology. The Bibliography is part of the Maps and Publications Search. The search results displayed will have links to online Maine Geological Survey maps and publications.
General Information
- Meetings and Workshops
- Maine Mineral Collecting - General
- Coromoto Minerals - mining operations at Mt. Mica and Orchard Pit Mines
- Guided mineral collecting tours to multiple sites are available through the following:
- Mineral and Mineral Locality Database
- Mineralogical Magazines/Journals
- Online Journals
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Collecting Rocks
- Gemstones -- Statistics and Information
- Gemstones -- An Overview of Production of Specific U.S. Gemstones - U.S. Bureau of Mines Special Publication 14-95
- Natural Gemstones
- Gold
- Prospecting for Gold in the United States
- Selected General References
Last updated on March 30, 2018
