Francis Marion National Forest — Casual Mineral Collecting
common rocks/minerals and Coastal Plain geologic samples where lawful
Core atlasSOUTH CAROLINA LOCAL FIELD REGION
Shark teeth and fossil shell contexts, with beach/underwater distinctions.
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.
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 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
Core atlasMineral resource occurrence
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
Core atlasred beds, diabase, sedimentary rocks and structural geology
Core atlasaggregate, granite, limestone and other quarry commodities
Core atlasbedrock and sediment exposures along highways
Core atlassand, gravel and aggregate resources
Core atlassubmerged shark teeth, fossil bone and paleontological material
Core atlasMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchTitanium, Iron
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS Research