Ready84.7 mi
Shark Tooth Creek — Private Guided Fossil Hunt
Cretaceous shark teeth and other marine fossils from managed creek gravels
Core atlasALABAMA LOCAL ROCKHOUNDING AREA
Eastern Black Belt Rockhounding Guide
Eastern Black Belt fossil-bearing formations and regional research context.
100nearby mapped records
8core atlas
92USGS Research
100mile research radius
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Eastern Black Belt local map
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Locations and mineral leads in Eastern Black Belt
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Conditional30.7 mi
Alabama Museum of Natural History — Future Fossil Excursions
guided collection of Cretaceous shark teeth and other marine fossils
Core atlasConditional59.5 mi
National Forests in Alabama — Casual Rock/Mineral/Invertebrate Fossil Collecting
small amounts of common rocks/minerals and eligible common invertebrate fossils for personal noncommercial use
Core atlasConditional82.9 mi
National Forests in Alabama — Recreational Gold Prospecting
recreational gold panning/prospecting where mineral rights and local rules allow
Core atlasConditional99.8 mi
Cheaha State Park — Pinhoti Mineral & Gem Mining Co.
purchased gem and fossil bags from a managed flume attraction
Core atlasResearch9.4 mi
Decatur Quarry
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch24.2 mi
Furman Quarry and Plant
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch27.7 mi
Russell Pit
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch32.2 mi
Unnamed Prospect
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch32.4 mi
Millbrook Pit
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch32.4 mi
Unnamed
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch36.2 mi
Unnamed Deposit
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch37.0 mi
Unnamed Prospect
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch37.3 mi
Unnamed
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch39.0 mi
Unnamed
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch39.6 mi
Unnamed
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch40.0 mi
Unnamed Mine
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch41.6 mi
Unnamed
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch42.6 mi
Unnamed
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch43.3 mi
Cre 3 Clay Prospect
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch44.0 mi
Unnamed Mine
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch44.7 mi
Unnamed Mine
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch44.7 mi
Unnamed Mine
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch45.0 mi
Unnamed
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch46.9 mi
Unnamed
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch47.0 mi
Alabama Black Belt Cretaceous Fossil Research
Cretaceous marine fossils including shark teeth, ammonites and other marine fauna
Core atlasResearch47.3 mi
Unnamed
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch47.8 mi
Unnamed
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch48.5 mi
Unnamed
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch48.9 mi
Unnamed Deposit
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch49.1 mi
Weogufka Creek Prospect
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch50.8 mi
Unnamed
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch50.8 mi
Unnamed
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch52.4 mi
Cowart No 1 Mine
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch52.8 mi
Prospect Number Twenty-Seven
Tin
USGS ResearchResearch53.2 mi
Bentley Prospect
Tin
USGS ResearchResearch53.2 mi
Unnamed Deposit
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch53.9 mi
Unnamed
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch54.2 mi
Unnamed
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch55.3 mi
Unnamed
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch55.4 mi
Unnamed
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch55.5 mi
Shorter Mine
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch55.8 mi
Dean and Russell Number Three
Tin
USGS ResearchResearch56.0 mi
Unnamed
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch56.0 mi
Unnamed
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch57.0 mi
Maylene Quarry No. 4
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch57.5 mi
Unnamed
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch57.8 mi
Thomas Prospect
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch58.7 mi
Unnamed
Iron
USGS ResearchResearch59.2 mi
Rockford Placer
Gold
USGS ResearchWhat should I verify before collecting here?
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