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Rockhounding Near Auburn, Maine

Auburn is the southern Maine hub for Mount Apatite, local pegmatites and managed mineral-collecting context.

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108records within 55 mi
1core atlas
107USGS Research
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0Conditional

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Rockhounding map near Auburn

Explore nearby Maine records without leaving this hub. Status, coordinate precision and access evidence determine whether a pin is a realistic field destination.

100records within 55 mi
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This hub map shows nearby records only.Land and claim layers are planning aids, not collecting permission.
Quartz / pegmatite reference. General comparison image, not a photograph of this specific field region.
Quartz / pegmatite reference

Reference photograph used for rock and mineral identification. It is not from this exact location or a guarantee that collecting is permitted.

What is this area strongest for?

This hub uses Auburn as a geographic base, while the material mix is calculated from the records actually mapped around it.

Apatite & Pegmatite Minerals4 nearby recordsTourmaline0 nearby recordsQuartz & Crystals0 nearby records

Field regions around Auburn

Mount Apatite & Auburn PegmatitesDesignated quarry/dump collecting at Mount Apatite plus surrounding pegmatite research in Androscoggin County.Lewiston-Auburn Pegmatite BeltQuartz, feldspar, mica, beryl and pegmatite research around central-southern Maine.

Nearby records worth opening individually

Records are ordered by evidence status first, then distance. Open the detailed guide before treating any pin as a trip destination.

Research14.7 mi

Gray Pit

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research16.0 mi

Brackett Mine

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research17.1 mi

Litchfield

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research17.4 mi

Topham

Tungsten

USGS Research
Research18.2 mi

Mt. Mica

Tin, Beryllium, Lithium

USGS Research
Research24.2 mi

Harvard Mine

Molybdenum, Beryllium, Lithium

USGS Research

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