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MISSISSIPPI CITY ROCKHOUNDING HUB

Rockhounding Near Jackson, Mississippi

Petrified wood, Mississippi River/tributary gravel and Coastal Plain stratigraphy.

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73records within 100 mi
17core atlas
56USGS Research
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3Conditional

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Rockhounding map near Jackson

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

73records within 100 mi
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This hub map shows nearby records only.Land and claim layers are planning aids, not collecting permission.
Petrified wood reference. General comparison image, not a photograph of this specific field region.
Petrified wood reference

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

What is this area strongest for?

This hub uses Jackson as a geographic base, while the material mix is calculated from the records actually mapped around it.

Petrified Wood & Silicified Logs3 nearby recordsMarine Fossils & Eocene Shell Beds8 nearby recordsChert, Flint & River Gravel13 nearby records

Field regions around Jackson

Central Mississippi Petrified Wood ContextSilicified logs and wooded sedimentary exposures; use current landowner rules.Yazoo & Central Coastal Plain GeologyEocene/other marine sediments, fossil context and river-basin geology.

Nearby records worth opening individually

Records are ordered by evidence status first, then distance. Open the detailed guide before treating any pin as a trip destination.

Research4.0 mi

Jackson Mine

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research27.4 mi

Harris Pit

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research34.7 mi

Old 80 Pit

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research35.2 mi

Choctaw Pit

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research86.7 mi

Baker Pit

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research

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