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Crystal Park (Pioneer Mountains), MT

Mineral locality Source-confirmed findsLegal to collect

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: decomposed granite yielding quartz and amethyst scepters

Forest Service designated public quartz-crystal dig area, widely documented in Montana guides.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

High elevation, sun exposure

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