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Rockhounding Near Knoxville, Tennessee

East Tennessee Forest Service gold programs and metamorphic mineral districts.

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Rockhounding map near Knoxville

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

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Gold panning reference. General comparison image, not a photograph of this specific field region.
Gold panning reference

Reference photograph used for rock and mineral identification. It is not from this exact location or a guarantee that collecting is permitted.

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This hub uses Knoxville as a geographic base, while the material mix is calculated from the records actually mapped around it.

Cherokee Forest Gold Panning63 nearby recordsGarnet & Appalachian Metamorphic Rock3 nearby recordsQuartz Crystals & Pegmatites5 nearby records

Field regions around Knoxville

Cherokee NF Lyons & Wildcat Creek GoldNarrowly designated manual gold-panning locations and USFS Class 1 activity; verify segment maps.East Tennessee Metamorphic MineralsGarnet, quartz and historic ore geology in mixed public/private terrain.

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Asbury Quarry

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