List of Closed Maine Mineral Localities

The following localities are listed in the current or previous editions of the Collector's Guide to Maine Mineral Localities. As of 2003, they are reported to be CLOSED to the public. These closures result from a variety of reasons, including land transactions, new construction, liability concerns, and/or leasing of the properties for specimen recovery. Some closures are permanent. Others - particularly at leased quarries - may be temporary. In some cases, a location that is usually closed may be open by special arrangement for group visits. It is important that mineral collectors not enter the closed sites unless they have special permission from the owner or lease holder.

There may be other closures than those listed here, but these are the ones which have been reported to the Maine Geological Survey as of 2003:

Basin Garnet Locality, Phippsburg
Bennett Quarry, Buckfield
Berry Quarry, Poland
Black Mountain Quarries, Rumford
Callahan Mine, Brooksville
Consolidated Feldspar Quarries, Georgetown
Cook Road staurolite locality, Windham
Emmons Quarry, Greenwood
Fisher Quarry, Topsham
Goddard Ledge Quarries, Rumford
Hooper Ledge Prospect, Paris
Mount Mica Quarry, Paris
Nubble Quarry, Greenwood
Red Hill Quarries, Rumford
Rose Quartz Crystal Locality, Newry
Sanford Vesuvianite Locality (now open by advance owner permission only)
Standpipe Hill Quarry, Topsham
Swamp Quarries, Topsham
Thomas Quarry, Phippsburg
Tiger Bill Quarries, Greenwood
Tryon Mountain Quarries, Pownal
Westinghouse Quarry, Buckfield
Whispering Pines Quarry, Paris

Last updated on September 26, 2007