
Crater Of Diamonds State Park
The only public diamond mine in the world where visitors keep what they find, searching volcanic lamproite soil in a 37-acre plowed field.
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Use this page as your Arkansas rockhounding map — Arkansas has 96 rockhounding sites in our directory, including 11 quartz & crystals, 1 agate & jasper, 2 gemstones, 55 fossils, 7 gold & minerals. Use rockhounding sites near me for live distance sorting or browse by city.
Near major cities: Fayetteville · Fort Smith · Hot Springs · Little Rock · Mountain Home
By specimen type: Quartz & Crystals (11) · Fossils (55) · Gold & Minerals (7) · Other (20)
Popular regions: Arkansas quartz & diamond country
Guides: Arkansas rockhounding guide · Gem mining near me — Crater of Diamonds & quartz fee digs
Our Arkansas rockhounding map lists 96 cataloged sites with GPS, fees, and specimen types at /states/arkansas/. Filter by type or use near-me GPS sorting from your location.
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Specimens vary by region — browse the Arkansas map for quartz, agate, geodes, fossils, and gems. Each listing notes primary targets and access rules.
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The only public diamond mine in the world where visitors keep what they find, searching volcanic lamproite soil in a 37-acre plowed field.
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Commercial crystal mines in the Ouachita Mountains offering tailings and virgin ground digs for clear quartz points and clusters.
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Mount Ida bills itself as the Quartz Crystal Capital of the World, with multiple commercial dig sites and tailings piles open to collectors.
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A working crystal mine in the Ouachita uplift where visitors dig clay pockets for double-terminated quartz crystals.
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Fossil collection site in the Arkadelphia, Hempstead County, Arkansas. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Arkadelphia, Hempstead County, Arkansas. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Arkadelphia, Hempstead County, Arkansas. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Arkadelphia, Hempstead County, Arkansas. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Arkadelphia, Hempstead County, Arkansas. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Arkadelphia, Hempstead County, Arkansas. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Abandoned Mines (Yellville area) is a documented mineral occurrence near AR. Reported specimens include Smithsonite, Calcite, Quartz, Dolomite, Greenockite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Annie May Mine is a mineral prospect in Baxter, Arkansas, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Galena, Sphalerite.
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Fossil collection site in the Imo, Arkansas. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Fayetteville, Arkansas. Environment: offshore. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Bloyd, Washington County, Arkansas. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the St. Clair Limestone, Searcy County, Arkansas. Environment: deep subtidal ramp. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Bauxite boulder at state capital is a documented rockhounding destination in AR. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.
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Bauxite Quarries is a documented mineral occurrence near AR. Reported specimens include Bauxite, Heliotrope Bauxite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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A working crystal mine in the Ouachita uplift where visitors dig clay pockets for double-terminated quartz crystals.
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Clabber Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near AR. Reported specimens include Agate. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Coleman’s Crystal Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near AR. Reported specimens include Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site, Cross County, Arkansas. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Cove Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near AR. Reported specimens include Pyrite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Cove Creek Bridge is a documented mineral occurrence near AR. Reported specimens include Apatite, Monticellite, Magnetite, Perovskite, Kimseyite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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The only public diamond mine in the world where visitors keep what they find, searching volcanic lamproite soil in a 37-acre plowed field.
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Diamonds is a documented rockhounding destination in AR. Collectors visit for diamond, quartz, garnet and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.
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Fossil collection site in the Marlbrook Marl, Clark County, Arkansas. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Nacatoch, Clark County, Arkansas. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Saint Francis County, Arkansas. Environment: estuary/bay. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Hot Springs NP is a documented rockhounding destination in AR. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.
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Fossil collection site in the Pitkin, Newton County, Arkansas. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Clayton, Pulaski County, Arkansas. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Bloyd, Washington County, Arkansas. Environment: shallow subtidal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Bloyd, Washington County, Arkansas. Environment: shallow subtidal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Bloyd, Washington County, Arkansas. Environment: shallow subtidal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Lake Catherine (South Side) is a documented mineral occurrence near AR. Reported specimens include Fluorite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Lake Gleason (South Side) is a documented mineral occurrence near AR. Reported specimens include Antimony, Cinnabar. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site in the Imo, Van Buren County, Arkansas. Environment: offshore. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Pitkin, Searcy County, Arkansas. Environment: reef, buildup or bioherm. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Imo, Searcy County, Arkansas. Environment: offshore. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Imo, Searcy County, Arkansas. Environment: offshore. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Imo, Searcy County, Arkansas. Environment: offshore. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Imo, Newton County, Arkansas. Environment: offshore. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Imo, Van Buren County, Arkansas. Environment: offshore. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Imo, Van Buren County, Arkansas. Environment: offshore. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Imo, Searcy County, Arkansas. Environment: offshore. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Imo, Searcy County, Arkansas. Environment: offshore. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Sevier County, Arkansas. Environment: marginal marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Moodys Branch, Cleveland County, Arkansas. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Moodys Branch, Cleveland County, Arkansas. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Cook Mountain, Ouachita County, Arkansas. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Mount Ida bills itself as the Quartz Crystal Capital of the World, with multiple commercial dig sites and tailings piles open to collectors.
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My cousin and me at Hot Springs National Park in 2004 is a documented rockhounding destination in AR. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.
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North Mountain Mine is a historic mining site in Montgomery, Arkansas, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Pyrolusite.
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Paragould Meteorite is a documented rockhounding destination in AR. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.
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Polk Creek Mt Prospect is a documented mineral site in Montgomery, Arkansas, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Barite, Pyrolusite.
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Prairie Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near AR. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Diopside, Epidote, Garnet, Hematite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site in the Yazoo, St. Francis County, Arkansas. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the White Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Moodys Branch, Cleveland County, Arkansas. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Quartz crystals is a documented rockhounding destination in AR. Collectors visit for quartz crystals, calcite and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.
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Fossil collection site in the White Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas. Environment: estuary/bay. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Ron Coleman Mining is a documented mineral occurrence near AR. Reported specimens include Quartz Crystals, Amethyst, Smoky Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Silver Hollow Bluff Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near AR. Reported specimens include Zinc. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Sweet Surrender Crystal Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near AR. Reported specimens include Quartz Crystals, Calcite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Unk is a historic mining site in Garland, Arkansas, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Slate.
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Unnamed Location (Cinnabar) is a documented mineral occurrence near AR. Reported specimens include Cinnabar. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Unnamed Location (Magnet Cove area) is a documented mineral occurrence near AR. Reported specimens include Sphene, Nepheline syenite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Unnamed Location (Melanite) is a documented mineral occurrence near AR. Reported specimens include Melanite, Nepheline, Biotite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Unnamed Location (Serpentine) is a documented mineral occurrence near AR. Reported specimens include Serpentine. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Unnamed Location (Smoky Quartz & Calcite) is a documented mineral occurrence near AR. Reported specimens include Smoky Quartz, Calcite, Chert, Chlorite, Feldspar. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Unnamed Location (Uranium/Columbium) is a documented mineral occurrence near AR. Reported specimens include Uranium ore, Columbium ore. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Unnamed Location (Wavellite #2) is a documented mineral occurrence near AR. Reported specimens include Wavellite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Unnamed Location (Wavellite/Variscite) is a documented mineral occurrence near AR. Reported specimens include Wavellite, Variscite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Unnamed Location Near Cemetery is a documented mineral occurrence near AR. Reported specimens include Smoky Quartz, Brookite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Unnamed Quarry (Wavellite) is a documented mineral occurrence near AR. Reported specimens include Wavellite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site in the Atoka, Arkansas. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Fayetteville, Arkansas. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Arkansas. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Johns Valley, Arkansas. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Atoka, Arkansas. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Witts Springs, Arkansas. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Batesville Sandstone, Benton County, Arkansas. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Batesville Sandstone, Benton County, Arkansas. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Batesville Sandstone, Searcy County, Arkansas. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Fayetteville, Boone County, Arkansas. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Wavellite is a documented rockhounding destination in AR. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.
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Wegner Crystal Mines is a documented mineral occurrence near AR. Reported specimens include Mixed minerals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Commercial crystal mines in the Ouachita Mountains offering tailings and virgin ground digs for clear quartz points and clusters.
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Wegner Quartz Crystal Mines is a documented mineral occurrence near AR. Reported specimens include Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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West Mount is a documented mineral occurrence near AR. Reported specimens include Pyrite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site in the Reeds Spring, Marion County, Arkansas. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Bloyd Shale, Washington County, Arkansas. Environment: shallow subtidal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Yellville Mines is a documented mineral occurrence near AR. Reported specimens include Galena, Pyrite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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