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ILLINOIS LOCAL FIELD REGION

Shawnee & Southern Illinois Rockhounding Guide

National Forest, sandstone, placer and protected natural-area contexts with location-specific collection rules.

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LOCAL INTERACTIVE MAP

Shawnee & Southern Illinois local map

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

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This hub map shows nearby records only.Land and claim layers are planning aids, not collecting permission.
Gold-panning field activity. General comparison image, not a photograph of this specific field region.
Gold-panning field activity

Reference photograph used for rock and mineral identification. It is not from this exact location or a guarantee that collecting is permitted.

Mapped leads in Shawnee & Southern Illinois

The records below may represent collecting sites, managed programs, protected resources or research-only geology. Their individual status is more important than proximity.

Research11.4 mi

King

Fluorite

USGS Research
Research13.4 mi

Red

Fluorite

USGS Research
Research13.5 mi

Henson Mine

Fluorite, Zinc, Lead

USGS Research
Research13.6 mi

Gaskins Mine

Fluorite, Lead, Zinc

USGS Research

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