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LOUISIANA LOCAL FIELD REGION

Louisiana Coastal Plain Fossil Context Rockhounding Guide

Eocene/Oligocene and younger sedimentary fossil research across south-central Louisiana.

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LOCAL INTERACTIVE MAP

Louisiana Coastal Plain Fossil Context local map

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

100records within 105 mi
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This hub map shows nearby records only.Land and claim layers are planning aids, not collecting permission.
Fossil reference specimen. General comparison image, not a photograph of this specific field region.
Fossil reference specimen

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 Louisiana Coastal Plain Fossil Context

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

Research33.6 mi

Avery Island

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research36.4 mi

Lake Charles

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research37.9 mi

Unknown

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research37.9 mi

Unknown

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research38.4 mi

Unknown

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research39.1 mi

Unknown

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research41.9 mi

Unknown

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research42.8 mi

Unk

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research45.0 mi

Unknown

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research45.2 mi

Darrow Mine

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research45.7 mi

Unknown

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research45.8 mi

Unknown

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research46.3 mi

Unknown

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research46.5 mi

Unknown

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research47.4 mi

Unknown

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research47.7 mi

Sorrento Mine

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research48.0 mi

Unknown

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research49.2 mi

Unknown

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research50.5 mi

Unknown

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research

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