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SOUTH CAROLINA LOCAL FIELD REGION

Western Piedmont Mineral Belt Rockhounding Guide

Garnet, quartz and feldspar in mixed private/forest lands.

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Western Piedmont Mineral Belt local map

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

84records within 68 mi
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This hub map shows nearby records only.Land and claim layers are planning aids, not collecting permission.
Quartz crystal specimen reference. General comparison image, not a photograph of this specific field region.
Quartz crystal specimen reference

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 Western Piedmont Mineral Belt

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

Research24.8 mi

Piedmont Mine

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research30.0 mi

Waldrop

Titanium, Iron

USGS Research
Research35.2 mi

Smith

Titanium, Iron

USGS Research
Research47.4 mi

Blair Quarry

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research47.9 mi

Easley

Titanium, Iron

USGS Research
Research49.6 mi

Summite Pit

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research49.9 mi

Brevard Zone Research

fault-zone metamorphic rocks, quartz and structural geology

Core atlas
Research51.4 mi

Johnson Mine

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research54.0 mi

Hendrix Pit

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research

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