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MISSISSIPPI CITY ROCKHOUNDING HUB

Rockhounding Near Tupelo, Mississippi

Northeast Mississippi Cretaceous and Black Belt fossil research.

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140records within 100 mi
3core atlas
137USGS Research
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Rockhounding map near Tupelo

Explore nearby Mississippi 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.
Fossil reference. General comparison image, not a photograph of this specific field region.
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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.

What is this area strongest for?

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

Cretaceous Chalk & Black Belt Fossils1 nearby recordsMarine Fossils & Eocene Shell Beds2 nearby recordsIronstone, Limonite & Concretions59 nearby records

Field regions around Tupelo

Mississippi Black Belt Fossil ResearchCretaceous chalk and paleontology; protected exposures may prohibit collection.Tombigbee Gravel & Sedimentary RocksRiver gravels and marine strata in northeast Mississippi.

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.

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Itawamba Mine

Mineral resource occurrence

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Research22.6 mi

Jackson Pit

Mineral resource occurrence

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