Francis Marion National Forest — Casual Mineral Collecting
common rocks/minerals and Coastal Plain geologic samples where lawful
Core atlasSOUTH CAROLINA CITY ROCKHOUNDING HUB
Lowcountry marine fossils, coastal gravels and shoreline regulations.
LOCAL INTERACTIVE 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.

Reference photograph used for rock and mineral identification. It is not from this exact location or a guarantee that collecting is permitted.
This hub uses Charleston as a geographic base, while the material mix is calculated from the records actually mapped around it.
Records are ordered by evidence status first, then distance. Open the detailed guide before treating any pin as a trip destination.
common rocks/minerals and Coastal Plain geologic samples where lawful
Core atlasrocks/minerals on Forestry Commission lands
Core atlasnaturally exposed shark teeth, fossil bone and other beach-wash fossils
Core atlasTitanium, Iron
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchTitanium, Iron
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchTitanium, Iron
USGS ResearchTitanium, Iron
USGS ResearchTitanium, Iron
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchOligocene marine fossils and phosphate-rich sediments
Core atlasOligocene marine vertebrate and invertebrate fossils
Core atlasTitanium, Iron
USGS ResearchTitanium, Iron
USGS ResearchTitanium, Iron
USGS ResearchMiocene limestone and marine fossils
Core atlasphosphate deposits and fossil-rich Coastal Plain sediments
Core atlasPleistocene coastal deposits and fossils
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USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchIron, Titanium
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchCoastal Plain fossil-bearing sediments and reworked shoreline material
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USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS Researchcoquina, limestone and shell-rich sedimentary rocks
Core atlasfuller’s earth and clay resources
Core atlasilmenite, rutile, zircon and heavy-mineral sands
Core atlasbarite mineral occurrences
Core atlasgabbro and mafic intrusive rocks
Core atlasgranite and dimension-stone resources
Core atlashematite and iron-mineral occurrences
Core atlasgold-bearing metavolcanic/metasedimentary belts and historic mines
Core atlaspyrite and sulfide mineral occurrences
Core atlassoapstone/talc-rich metamorphic rocks
Core atlasdiabase dikes and mafic rocks
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