Rockhounding sites in Minnesota

67 rockhounding collecting destinations in Minnesota.

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Use this page as your Minnesota rockhounding map — Minnesota has 67 rockhounding sites in our directory, including 1 quartz & crystals, 34 agate & jasper, 9 fossils, 4 gold & minerals, 19 other. Use rockhounding sites near me for live distance sorting or browse by city.

Near major cities: Duluth · Minneapolis · Rochester · St. Paul

By specimen type: Agate & Jasper (34) · Fossils (9) · Gold & Minerals (4) · Other (19)

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find rockhounding sites in Minnesota?

Our Minnesota rockhounding map lists 67 cataloged sites with GPS, fees, and specimen types at /states/minnesota/. Filter by type or use near-me GPS sorting from your location.

Is there a Minnesota rockhounding map?

Yes — the Minnesota state hub at /states/minnesota/ works as your rockhounding map with every listing, featured sites, and links to specimen-type subsets.

What can you find rockhounding in Minnesota?

Specimens vary by region — browse the Minnesota map for quartz, agate, geodes, fossils, and gems. Each listing notes primary targets and access rules.

What to pack for Minnesota rockhounding trips

Compared day-trip gear for Minnesota rockhounding sites — side-by-side tables for the hike in, sun, and sun, tools, and the approach hike.

Field Gloves — Cut and abrasion protection for sharp rock and tools

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Field Backpacks — Carry tools, water, and specimens on remote dig days

Field Backpacks

Carry tools, water, and specimens on remote dig days

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Sun Protection Shirts — Block UV rays on long days at exposed rockhounding sites

Sun Protection Shirts

Block UV rays on long days at exposed rockhounding sites

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Hand Lenses & Loupes — Identify crystals and minerals before you haul rock home

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Identify crystals and minerals before you haul rock home

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Appleton — agate rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Appleton

Appleton is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Arco Mine — agate rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Arco Mine

Arco Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Agates, Chalcedony, Jasper, Binghamite, Manganese, Iron minerals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Arrowhead Park — agate rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Arrowhead Park

Arrowhead Park is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Beaver Bay — agate rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Beaver Bay

Beaver Bay is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate, Thomsonite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Birch Lake — azurite rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Birch Lake

Birch Lake is a mineral prospect in St. Louis, Lake, Minnesota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Cobalt, Copper, Gold, Malachite.

Fee variesMinnesota

Biwabik — agate rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Biwabik

Biwabik is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate, Iron minerals, ‘Mary Ellen’ Jasper. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Biwabik (area 2) — agate rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Biwabik (area 2)

Biwabik (area 2) is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate, Iron minerals, ‘Mary Ellen’ Jasper. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Blue Earth — agate rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Blue Earth

Blue Earth is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Brainerd — fossil rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Brainerd

Fossil collection site, Crow Wing County, Minnesota. Environment: glacial. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesMinnesota

Bronk Quarry — calcite rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Bronk Quarry

Bronk Quarry is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Calcite, Dolomite, Goethite, Hematite, Marcasite, Pyrite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Caledonia — quartz rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Caledonia

Caledonia is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Calcite crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Carlton — agate rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Carlton

Carlton is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate, Garnet, Greenalite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Minnesotaite, Pyrite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Charles Lindbergh State Park — staurolites rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Charles Lindbergh State Park

Charles Lindbergh State Park is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Staurolites. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Cloquet — agate rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Cloquet

Cloquet is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate, Garnet, Greenalite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Minnesotaite, Pyrite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Cloquet (area 2) — agate rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Cloquet (area 2)

Cloquet (area 2) is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate, Garnet, Greenalite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Minnesotaite, Pyrite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Cuyuna Iron Range Pit Lakes — iron rockhounding site near Crosby, MN

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Cuyuna Iron Range Pit Lakes

Flooded iron mine pits of the Cuyuna Range offer clear-water diving and shorelines with jasper and hematite specimens.

Fee variesCrosby

Ely — agate rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Ely

Ely is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Jasper, Quartz crystals, Chalcedony. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Farmington — fossil rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Farmington

Fossil collection site, Dakota County, Minnesota. Environment: glacial. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesMinnesota

French River — agate rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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French River

French River is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Frost — fossil rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Frost

Fossil collection site, Faribault County, Minnesota. Environment: lacustrine - small. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesMinnesota

General Area (jasper) — agate rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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General Area (jasper)

General Area (jasper) is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate, Iron minerals, Jasper. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

General Area (winona) — agate rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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General Area (winona)

General Area (Winona) is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Grand Marais — lintonite rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Grand Marais

Grand Marais is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Lintonite, Thomsonite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Gull Rock — agate rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Gull Rock

Gull Rock is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Gunflint Corridor East — azurite rockhounding site near Cook, MN

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Gunflint Corridor East

Gunflint Corridor East is a known mineral occurrence in Cook, Minnesota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite, Nickel.

Fee variesCook

Gunflint Corridor West — azurite rockhounding site near Cook, MN

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Gunflint Corridor West

Gunflint Corridor West is a known mineral occurrence in Cook, Minnesota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite, Nickel.

Fee variesCook

Hastings — fossil rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Hastings

Fossil collection site, Dakota County, Minnesota. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesMinnesota

Hibbing — agate rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Hibbing

Hibbing is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Hibbing (area 2) — iron minerals rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Hibbing (area 2)

Hibbing (area 2) is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Iron minerals, Agate, Jasper, Marcasite, Pyrite, Goethite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Jordan — gold rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Jordan

Jordan is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Gold. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Kasota — fossil rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Kasota

Kasota is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Fossilized coral. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Kelsey Beach — agate rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Kelsey Beach

Kelsey Beach is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Kenyon — fossil rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Kenyon

Fossil collection site, Goodhue County, Minnesota. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesMinnesota

Knife River Beaches — agate rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Knife River Beaches

Knife River beaches is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Lake Superior Agate (polished) — agate rockhounding site near MN, MN

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Lake Superior Agate (polished)

Lake Superior Agate (polished) is a documented rockhounding destination in MN. Collectors visit for agate, jasper, chalcedony and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Lake Superior Agate North Shore — agate rockhounding site near Duluth, MN

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Lake Superior Agate North Shore

Minnesota's North Shore of Lake Superior is legendary for banded agates in basalt cobble beaches from Duluth to Grand Portage.

Fee variesDuluth

Lake Winona — agate rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Lake Winona

Lake Winona is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Little Falls — agate rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Little Falls

Little Falls is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate, Garnet, Staurolites. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Little Marais River — thomsonite rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Little Marais River

Little Marais River is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Thomsonite, Zeolites. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Mankato — agate rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Mankato

Mankato is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Mine (feldspar) — feldspar rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Mine (feldspar)

Mine (feldspar) is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Feldspar. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Minneapolis — agate rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Minneapolis

Minneapolis is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Montevideo — agate rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Montevideo

Montevideo is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Morton Gneiss Outcrops — gneiss rockhounding site near Morton, MN

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Morton Gneiss Outcrops

Some of the oldest exposed rock on Earth, 3.6-billion-year Morton gneiss, outcrops along Minnesota River valley roads near Morton.

Fee variesMorton

Olmsted County — gold rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Olmsted County

Olmsted County is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Gold. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Osseo — agate rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Osseo

Osseo is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Owatonna — fossil rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Owatonna

Fossil collection site, Steele County, Minnesota. Environment: coarse channel fill. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesMinnesota

Partridge River Prospect — azurite rockhounding site near St. Louis, MN

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Partridge River Prospect

Partridge River Prospect is a mineral prospect in St. Louis, Minnesota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite.

Fee variesSt. Louis

Pigeon Point — chalcocite rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Pigeon Point

Pigeon Point is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Pine City — chalcocite rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Pine City

Pine City is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Chalcocite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Pipestone National Monument Sign — mixed rockhounding site near MN, MN

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Pipestone National Monument Sign

Pipestone National Monument Sign is a documented rockhounding destination in MN. 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.

Fee variesMinnesota

Portsmouth Mine — agate rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Portsmouth Mine

Portsmouth Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Agates, Chalcedony, Jasper, Binghamite, Manganese, Iron minerals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Quarry Island — agate rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Quarry Island

Quarry Island is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Red Wing — agate rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Red Wing

Red Wing is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Rochester — agate rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Rochester

Rochester is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate, Chalcedony, Fossils. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Rochester (area 2) — agate rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Rochester (area 2)

Rochester (area 2) is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate, Fossils. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Royalton — staurolites rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Royalton

Royalton is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Staurolites. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Section 22 Deposit — mineral rockhounding site near St. Louis, MN

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Section 22 Deposit

Section 22 Deposit is a documented mineral site in St. Louis, Minnesota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Iron, Nickel, Rutile.

Fee variesSt. Louis

South Filson Creek Deposit — azurite rockhounding site near Lake, MN

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South Filson Creek Deposit

South Filson Creek deposit is a mineral prospect in Lake, Minnesota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Cobalt, Copper, Gold, Malachite.

Fee variesLake

Spruce Road Deposit — azurite rockhounding site near Lake, MN

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Spruce Road Deposit

Spruce Road deposit is a mineral prospect in Lake, Minnesota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Cobalt, Copper, Gold, Malachite.

Fee variesLake

St. Paul — fossil rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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St. Paul

Fossil collection site, Ramsey County, Minnesota. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesMinnesota

Stillwater — tripoli rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Stillwater

Stillwater is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Tripoli. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Thomsonite Beach — chlorastrolite rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Thomsonite Beach

Thomsonite Beach is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Chlorastrolite, Lintonite, Thomsonite nodules. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Wabasha — agate rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Wabasha

Wabasha is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Winona — agate rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Winona

Winona is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota

Winona Area Fossil Bluff — fossil rockhounding site near Winona, MN

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Winona Area Fossil Bluff

Mississippi River bluffs near Winona expose Ordovician limestone packed with brachiopod and crinoid fossils.

Fee variesWinona

Winton — agate rockhounding site near Minnesota, MN

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Winton

Winton is a documented mineral occurrence near MN. Reported specimens include Lake Superior Agate, Evergreen Jasper. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMinnesota