Michigan National Forests — Casual Rock / Mineral / Fossil Collecting Context
common rocks, minerals, invertebrate fossils and hand-panned gold context
Core atlasMICHIGAN LOCAL FIELD REGION
Iron ore, metamorphic rocks and historic mining locations requiring authorization.
LOCAL INTERACTIVE MAP
Explore nearby Michigan records without leaving this hub. Status, coordinate precision and access evidence determine whether a pin is a realistic field destination.

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.
common rocks, minerals, invertebrate fossils and hand-panned gold context
Core atlasIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchLake Superior agates, chalcedony and jasper
Core atlasIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchJasper conglomerate / puddingstones and glacial erratics
Core atlasIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchCopper
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS Researchbanded iron formation, hematite, magnetite and jaspilite
Core atlasVanadium, Lead, Zinc, Copper
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron, Manganese
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS Research