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UTAH CITY ROCKHOUNDING HUB

Rockhounding Near Salt Lake City, Utah

Wasatch Front geology, historic mine research and Great Salt Lake basin deposits.

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58records within 115 mi
3core atlas
55USGS Research
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Rockhounding map near Salt Lake City

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

58records 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 and smoky crystal comparison. General comparison image, not a photograph of this specific field region.
Quartz and smoky crystal comparison

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 Salt Lake City as a geographic base, while the material mix is calculated from the records actually mapped around it.

Smoky Quartz & Crystal Pockets2 nearby recordsAgate & Chalcedony0 nearby recordsHistoric Ore & Copper Districts56 nearby records

Field regions around Salt Lake City

Wasatch Front Mineral ResearchMetamorphic and sedimentary geology surrounding the urban Wasatch Front; no claim of open collecting at specific parks.West Desert Basin GeologySalt-flat edges, volcanic rock and scattered historic prospects; ownership and access remain essential.

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.

Research13.6 mi

Arthur Fork

Molybdenum, Uranium

USGS Research
Research17.3 mi

White Pine

Molybdenum, Copper

USGS Research
Research17.5 mi

Alta Mine

Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver

USGS Research
Research22.5 mi

Judge Unit

Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc

USGS Research
Research22.5 mi

Keystone Mine

Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gold

USGS Research
Research25.6 mi

East Utah

Lead, Zinc, Copper

USGS Research
Research25.9 mi

Mayflower Mine

Lead, Copper, Zinc, Gold, Silver

USGS Research
Research58.4 mi

Mammoth

Silver, Gold

USGS Research
Research58.4 mi

Chief No. 1

Lead, Zinc, Silver

USGS Research
Research62.4 mi

Mono Mine

Manganese

USGS Research
Research62.7 mi

Tintic Copper

Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver

USGS Research

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