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SOUTH DAKOTA CITY ROCKHOUNDING HUB

Rockhounding Near Hot Springs, South Dakota

Buffalo Gap grassland rock collecting contexts and southern Black Hills geology.

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140records within 100 mi
11core atlas
129USGS Research
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Rockhounding map near Hot Springs

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

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Quartz crystal specimen. General comparison image, not a photograph of this specific field region.
Quartz crystal specimen

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 Hot Springs as a geographic base, while the material mix is calculated from the records actually mapped around it.

Fairburn Agates & Chalcedony2 nearby recordsBadlands Fossils & Vertebrates4 nearby recordsJasper, Prairie Agate & Quartz4 nearby records

Field regions around Hot Springs

Buffalo Gap National GrasslandGrassland geological collecting context, with local USFS orders and fossil-type restrictions.Southern Black Hills Mineral BeltPegmatite and gold-bearing geology with claims and protected sites.

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.

Research12.0 mi

Ajax Claim

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research12.4 mi

Wood Mine

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research12.8 mi

Townsite Lode

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research14.8 mi

Aman Lode

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research15.7 mi

Art Lode

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research17.1 mi

Antler Mine

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research17.6 mi

Runge

Molybdenum, Uranium

USGS Research
Research17.9 mi

Seller's Mine

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research18.7 mi

Punch Mine

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research18.9 mi

Rives Lode

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research19.0 mi

Roxy Lode

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research19.6 mi

Midas Mine

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research20.0 mi

Red Bird Lode

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research20.7 mi

Star Lode

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research21.1 mi

Phillip Mine

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research

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