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Rockhounding Near Bangor, Maine

Bangor is the eastern/northern Maine hub for Moosehead fossil research, Blue Hill pegmatite country and Down East coastal geology.

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140records within 115 mi
3core atlas
137USGS Research
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Rockhounding map near Bangor

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 115 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 Bangor as a geographic base, while the material mix is calculated from the records actually mapped around it.

Fossils0 nearby recordsJasper & Coastal Stone1 nearby recordsQuartz & Crystals0 nearby records

Field regions around Bangor

Moosehead & North-Central Fossil CountryPaleozoic fossil and bedrock research around Piscataquis County and the Moosehead region.Blue Hill & Down East Mineral CoastPegmatite, coastal rock and historic quarry research from Blue Hill toward Hancock and Washington counties.

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.

Research5.5 mi

Allen L Rooks

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research6.8 mi

Cianbro Corp

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research24.3 mi

Highway Pit

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research25.7 mi

Hercules Mine

Lead, Copper, Zinc, Silver, Gold

USGS Research
Research31.7 mi

Trio Mine

Copper, Silver

USGS Research
Research31.9 mi

Bragdon

Molybdenum

USGS Research
Research32.5 mi

Warren Pit

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research

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