and park BEFORE the gate, take a hike up through some amazing trees and into an unused mine. Albite, Garnet (almandine), Autunite, Beryl (green, yellow), Mica, Columbite, Fluorapatite, Quartz (milky, rose, smoky), Schorl, etc. At the junction with Horseshoe Pond Road (right) continue straight on the Mine Road approximately 0.5 mi. And there are some lovely amethysts.. (Hint: Summer Saturdays are usually lobster night.). American Geode went on a rockhounding (and foodie) tour of Maine in May 2018, and found the quarries very accessible, easy to find, and full of mica. <> I enjoyed the solitude and big country feeling of hunting up in the Andover area of East -B Hill Rd. Mineral collecting is allowed in the White Mountain National Forest in western Maine, provided that your activities are non-commercial, limited to the use of hand tools, and do not greatly disturb the area. Good luck! The Deer Hill amethyst locality is a pegmatite of granitic composition. With some luck, you might harvest some high-quality specimens, including zircon, beryl, columbite, mica, aquamarine, quartz, albite, and garnets, among other samples. Other excellent places to check are the Mount Apatite Quarries, along with Harvard, Waisanen, and Tamminen quarries. \1X*eJ9FarKD-uA .:P|q3=dF" `. )$k6)F$i0 6Y/kt*#}PH@X'}? b\Yl6q Minerals begin as sediment, small chunks of clay, mud and sand. If youre lucky enough to be in Maine with the intention of doing some rockhounding, Im jealous! Many sites that used to be popular with rockhounds are now closed, including the sites listed here. They feel as though learning how to correctly identify the locations that are best for gold panning is a matter of knowing what to look for before you waste time digging and experience. Cell-phone or mobile device charger while you are driving to the locale, or the night before, making sure your devices are fully charged. More Contacts, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry, Introduction to Mineral Collecting in Maine, Maine Geology at the Smithsonian Institution. A few families were using the area to teach science to their youngsters which was great to see (even if they scared off all the tadpoles). If you wear glasses these are very good for keeping your lenses clean, too. Traces of gold have been detected in widely scattered bedrock ore deposits, but most gold prospectors wash the gravel from stream beds in search of nuggets. The Bibliography is part of the Maps and Publications Search. The trail is a gradual uphill climb to the intersection with the Conant Trail. Energy bars, candy bars, bananas, oranges, apples, and nuts are great for keeping up your energy and last the entire day. The different states in New England include Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. on official, secure websites. Even if you are on land that is generally open for public use there may be privately owned mining claims inside those boundaries and youll need to get permission to collect on that location. Molybdenite (plates), Granite, Quartz crystals, Biotite, Fluorapatite, Hornblende, Magnetite, Microcline, Pyrite, Scheelite, Stilbite, etc. Out of all the New England states, Maine is considered the best for rockhounding, Farrin said. Search for minerals in these rock fragments or in the walls of the mine. The Maine Geological Survey has 38 sets of aerial photographs covering different parts of Maine. Please check out more states for thousands of additional sites to go rockhounding! Its one of the best rockhound locations in the state because of the quarries nearby. These quarries and mines are prime targets for rockhounds looking to find high-quality specimens of desirable rocks and minerals because relatively fresh material has been exposed and the area has already been proven to be productive.
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