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Buffalo Gap National Grassland Rockhounding Guide

Grassland geological collecting context, with local USFS orders and fossil-type restrictions.

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Buffalo Gap National Grassland local map

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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This hub map shows nearby records only.Land and claim layers are planning aids, not collecting permission.
General fossil example, not this site's fossil. General comparison image, not a photograph of this specific field region.
General fossil example, not this site's fossil

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 Buffalo Gap National Grassland

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

Research20.7 mi

Ajax Claim

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research22.5 mi

Antler Mine

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research22.9 mi

Rives Lode

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research23.0 mi

Wood Mine

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research24.2 mi

Townsite Lode

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research24.2 mi

Art Lode

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research24.4 mi

Spokane Mine

Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc

USGS Research
Research25.3 mi

Roxy Lode

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research25.3 mi

Star Lode

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research25.7 mi

Star Lode

Lithium, Beryllium

USGS Research
Research25.8 mi

Aman Lode

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research25.9 mi

Glendale

Beryllium, Tin

USGS Research
Research26.0 mi

Seller's Mine

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research27.0 mi

Formoso

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research27.1 mi

Midas Mine

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research27.1 mi

Scenic

Molybdenum, Uranium

USGS Research
Research27.6 mi

Edison Mine

Lithium, Beryllium

USGS Research

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