Lake Michigan Beach Stone & Glacial Drift Context
glacial erratics, dolostone, chert, fossils and beach stones
Core atlasILLINOIS LOCAL FIELD REGION
Beach stones, glacial drift, dunes and shoreline geology with park, preserve and local collection restrictions.
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Reference photograph used for rock and mineral identification. It is not from this exact location or a guarantee that collecting is permitted.
The records below may represent collecting sites, managed programs, protected resources or research-only geology. Their individual status is more important than proximity.
glacial erratics, dolostone, chert, fossils and beach stones
Core atlasMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchTullimonstrum gregarium and Mazon Creek concretions
Core atlasTully monster, plant fossils, invertebrates, siderite concretions
Core atlasMineral resource occurrence
USGS Research