Other rockhounding sites in Missouri

Mixed or specialty collecting — zeolites, fluorescent minerals, thundereggs, and unique regional finds.

60 other destinations in Missouri.

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Other collecting in Missouri

Mixed or specialty collecting — zeolites, fluorescent minerals, thundereggs, and unique regional finds.

We currently document 60 other collecting sites in Missouri. Each listing includes original descriptions, visitor notes, and last-updated dates when available.

What to know before you collect

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Adrian’s Quarry — calcite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Adrian’s Quarry

Adrian’s Quarry is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Marcasite, Millerite, Pyrite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Alice Mine Near Elijah — dolomite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Alice Mine Near Elijah

Alice Mine near Elijah is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Dolomite, Greenockite, Pyrite, Quartz, Smithsonite, Sphalerite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Apex Silver Mine - Shaft Number One — silver rockhounding site near Madison, MO

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Apex Silver Mine - Shaft Number One

Apex Silver Mine - Shaft Number One is a historic mining site in Madison, Missouri, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Silver, Wolframite.

Fee variesMadison

Aubuchen Shafts — cobalt rockhounding site near Madison, MO

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Aubuchen Shafts

Aubuchen Shafts is a historic mining site in Madison, Missouri, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Cobalt, Copper, Galena, Nickel, Sphalerite.

Fee variesMadison

Bellview — actinolite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Bellview

Bellview is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Actinolite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Bixby — bornite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Bixby

Bixby is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Marcasite, Millerite, Pyrite, Sphalerite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Captain Creek — actinolite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Captain Creek

Captain Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Actinolite, Epidote. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Coldwater Creek In Florissant — vivianite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Coldwater Creek In Florissant

Coldwater Creek in Florissant is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Vivianite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Cole County — barite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Cole County

Cole County is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Barite, Calcite, Cerussite, Chalcopyrite, Dolomite, Hematite, Galena, Malachite, Pyrite, Quartz, Sphalerite, Smithsonite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Copper Hill Mine — azurite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Copper Hill Mine

Copper Hill Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Azurite, Barite, Chalcopyrite, Gypsum, Hematite, Malachite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Crinoid — mixed rockhounding site near MO, MO

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Crinoid

Crinoid is a documented rockhounding destination in MO. 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 variesMissouri

Crooked Creek Crater — barite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Crooked Creek Crater

Crooked Creek Crater is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Barite, Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Sphalerite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Cuthbertson Mountain — hematite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Cuthbertson Mountain

Cuthbertson Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Hematite, Pyrolusite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Epidote, Garnet, Malachite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Danville Quarry — calcite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Danville Quarry

Danville Quarry is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Calcite, Dolomite, Millerite, Pyrite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Decaturville Crater — albite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Decaturville Crater

Decaturville Crater is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Albite, Galena, Glauconite, Limonite, Marcasite, Microcline, Muscovite, Opal, Plagioclase, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Defiance Quarry — yellow calcite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Defiance Quarry

Defiance Quarry is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Yellow Calcite, White Calcite, Goethite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Fossils. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Dog Creek — calcite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Dog Creek

Dog Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Calcite, Sphalerite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Doniphan — flint rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Doniphan

Doniphan is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Flint. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Eldon & Etterville — barite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Eldon & Etterville

Eldon & Etterville is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Barite, Calcite, Cerussite, Dolomite, Galena, Malachite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Smithsonite, Chalcopyrite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Eminence — calcite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Eminence

Eminence is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Dolomite, Malachite, Fluorite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Finger Lakes State Park — aragonite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Finger Lakes State Park

Finger Lakes State Park is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Aragonite, Copiapite, Gypsum, Halotrichite, Marcasite, Melanterite, Pyrite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Florissant — calcite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Florissant

Florissant is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Calcite, Celestite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Foster & Hume — alunogen rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Foster & Hume

Foster & Hume is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Alunogen, Gypsum, Melanterite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Fredericktown — aragonite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Fredericktown

Fredericktown is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Aragonite, Azurite, Calcite, Cerussite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Dolomite, Galena, Malachite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Quartz, Sphalerite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Graniteville — actinolite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Graniteville

Graniteville is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Actinolite, Apatite, Beryl, Fluorite, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite, Orthoclase, Quartz (smoky quartz), Topaz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Grindstone Creek — calcite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Grindstone Creek

Grindstone Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Calcite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Hannibal — marcasite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Hannibal

Hannibal is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Marcasite, Pyrite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Hypsibema — mixed rockhounding site near MO, MO

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Hypsibema

Hypsibema is a documented rockhounding destination in MO. 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 variesMissouri

Joplin — apatite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Joplin

Joplin is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Apatite, Aragonite, Azurite, Barite, Calcite, Cerussite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Dolomite, Galena, Garnet, Pyrite, Sphalerite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Joplin Tri-state Mining District — zinc rockhounding site near Joplin, MO

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Joplin Tri-state Mining District

Historic Tri-State zinc-lead district around Joplin produced cabinet specimens for decades; reclamation limits but tailings remain in places.

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Kansas City — aragonite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Kansas City

Kansas City is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Aragonite, Barite, Calcite, Dolomite, Marcasite, Common Opal. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Kellogg Shaft — barite rockhounding site near Washington, MO

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Kellogg Shaft

Kellogg Shaft is a known mineral occurrence in Washington, Missouri, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Barite, Galena, Sphalerite.

Fee variesWashington

Liberal — pickeringite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Liberal

Liberal is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Pickeringite, Pyrite, Siderite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Mozarkite — mixed rockhounding site near MO, MO

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Mozarkite

Mozarkite is a documented rockhounding destination in MO. 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 variesMissouri

Mozarkite Road Cuts — chert rockhounding site near Sedalia, MO

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Mozarkite Road Cuts

Missouri's official state rock mozarkite, a colorful chert, occurs in Benton County road cuts and creek gravels near Lincoln.

Fee variesSedalia

New London — silicified conodonts rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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New London

New London is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Silicified conodonts. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Newark — calcite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Newark

Newark is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Goethite, Malachite, Pyrite, Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Newburg — calcite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Newburg

Newburg is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Calcite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Old Mines — barite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Old Mines

Old Mines is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Barite, Calcite, Galena, Goethite, Malachite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Chert, Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Palmer — barite rockhounding site near Washington, MO

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Palmer

Palmer is a historic mining site in Washington, Missouri, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Barite, Galena, Iron.

Fee variesWashington

Parole Mine — barite rockhounding site near Washington, MO

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Parole Mine

Parole Mine is a historic mining site in Washington, Missouri, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Barite, Galena.

Fee variesWashington

Peterson Mine — sphalerite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Peterson Mine

Peterson Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Sphalerite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Pleasant Hill — calcite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Pleasant Hill

Pleasant Hill is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Calcite, Vivianite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Racine & Seneca — tripoli rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Racine & Seneca

Racine & Seneca is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Tripoli. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Revelle Prospect — azurite rockhounding site near Madison, MO

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Revelle Prospect

Revelle Prospect is a mineral prospect in Madison, Missouri, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Cobalt, Copper, Galena, Malachite.

Fee variesMadison

Rucker — alunogen rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Rucker

Rucker is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Alunogen, Gypsum. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Saint Charles Quarry — yellow calcite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Saint Charles Quarry

Saint Charles Quarry is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Yellow Calcite, Green Calcite, Chert nodules, Dolomite, Fluorite, Fossils. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Saint Clair — anglesite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Saint Clair

Saint Clair is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Anglesite, Galena, Barite, Calcite, Cerussite, Pyrite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Scotia — azurite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Scotia

Scotia is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Azurite, Goethite, Hematite, Malachite, Pyrite, Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Shepherd Mountain — fluorite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Shepherd Mountain

Shepherd Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Fluorite, Hematite, Magnetite, Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Simmons Mine — hematite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Simmons Mine

Simmons Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Hematite, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Smithton — blue barite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Smithton

Smithton is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Blue Barite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Springfield — barite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Springfield

Springfield is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Barite, Calcite, Cerussite, Dickite, Dolomite, Galena, Limonite, Marcasite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

St. Francois County — barite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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St. Francois County

St. Francois County is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Barite, Goethite, Pyrite, Quartz, Cerussite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite, Smithsonite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

St. Louis (barite Area) — barite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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St. Louis (barite Area)

St. Louis (barite area) is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Barite, Calcite, Goethite, Pyrite, Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Steelville — allophane rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Steelville

Steelville is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Allophane, Amethyst, Azurite, Dolomite, Galena, Goethite, Hematite, Malachite, Marcasite, Quartz, Pyrite, Rutile. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Sullivan — azurite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Sullivan

Sullivan is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Cuprite, Hematite, Malachite, Pyrite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Troy — calcite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Troy

Troy is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Calcite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Millerite, Quartz, Sphalerite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Versailles — barite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Versailles

Versailles is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Barite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesMissouri

Walnut Creek — sphalerite rockhounding site near Missouri, MO

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Walnut Creek

Walnut Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near MO. Reported specimens include Sphalerite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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