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153 rockhounding collecting destinations in South Dakota.
South Dakota rockhounding map
Interactive pins for coordinate-verified, indexable listings in South Dakota. Click a marker for the full site page.
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How many rockhounding sites are in South Dakota?
Use this page as your South Dakota rockhounding map — South Dakota has 153 rockhounding sites in our directory, including 32 quartz & crystals, 19 agate & jasper, 43 fossils, 11 gold & minerals, 2 turquoise & opal. Use rockhounding sites near me for live distance sorting or browse by city.
By specimen type: Quartz & Crystals (32) · Agate & Jasper (19) · Fossils (43) · Gold & Minerals (11) · Other (46)
Popular regions: Black Hills & Fairburn agate country
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Frequently asked questions
Where can I find rockhounding sites in South Dakota?
Our South Dakota rockhounding map lists 153 cataloged sites with GPS, fees, and specimen types at /states/south-dakota/. Filter by type or use near-me GPS sorting from your location.
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Yes — the South Dakota state hub at /states/south-dakota/ works as your rockhounding map with every listing, featured sites, and links to specimen-type subsets.
What can you find rockhounding in South Dakota?
Specimens vary by region — browse the South Dakota map for quartz, agate, geodes, fossils, and gems. Each listing notes primary targets and access rules.
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FeldsparSD
A M Lode
A M Lode is a mineral prospect in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar.
View detailsMicaSD
Ajax Claim
Ajax Claim is a historic mining site in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Mica.
View detailsMicaSD
Antler Mine
Antler Mine is a historic mining site in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Mica.
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AgateSD
Ardmore
Ardmore is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Fairburn agates, Agatized wood, Jasper, Chalcedony, Rose quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsFeldsparSD
Art Lode
Art Lode is a mineral prospect in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar.
View detailsAzuriteSD
Ashley And Nyswanger
Ashley and Nyswanger is a mineral prospect in Pennington, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Gold, Malachite, Silver.
View detailsMixedSD
Badlands Gardens
badlands gardens is a documented rockhounding destination in SD. 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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FossilSD
Badlands National Park Fossils
Badlands National Park preserves Oligocene mammal fossils in bentonite clay; collecting prohibited but geology is spectacular.
View detailsMixedSD
Badlands Np
Badlands NP is a documented rockhounding destination in SD. 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.
View detailsFeldsparSD
Bald No 2
Bald No 2 is a mineral prospect in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar.
View detailsFossilSD
Bear Butte Quarry
Fossil collection site in the Morrison, Meade County, South Dakota. Environment: dry floodplain. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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BerylSD
Beryl Mica Lode
Beryl Mica Lode is a historic mining site in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Beryl, Feldspar, Mica.
View detailsBerylSD
Big Smoke Group
Big Smoke Group is a historic mining site in Pennington, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Beryl, Feldspar, Mica.
View detailsBerylSD
Big Spar No 1 Mine
Big Spar No 1 Mine is a historic mining site in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Beryl, Feldspar, Mica.
View detailsFossilSD
Bishop Collection 22
Fossil collection site in the Bearpaw Shale, Valley County, South Dakota. Environment: offshore. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Bishop Collection 29
Fossil collection site in the Bearpaw Shale, Valley County, South Dakota. Environment: offshore. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Bishop Collection 30
Fossil collection site in the Bearpaw Shale, McCone County, South Dakota. Environment: offshore. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Black Gap Section - 6l
Fossil collection site in the Greenhorn, Pennington County, South Dakota. Environment: offshore. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Black Hills Decapods
Fossil collection site in the Turonian Carlile Shale, South Dakota. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View detailsPegmatiteSD
Black Hills Pegmatite Belt
Black Hills pegmatites near Keystone and Custer produced feldspar and mica for industry; collectors find quartz and beryl in old diggings.
View detailsFossilSD
Bloom Basin Local Fauna
Fossil collection site, Pennington County, South Dakota. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View detailsBerylSD
Blue Bonnet Claim
Blue Bonnet Claim is a historic mining site in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Beryl, Feldspar, Mica.
View detailsBerylSD
Bob Ingersoll Mine
Bob Ingersoll Mine is a historic mining site in Pennington, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Beryl, Cassiterite, Feldspar, Lepidolite, Mica.
View detailsMicaSD
Bonnie Lode
Bonnie Lode is a mineral prospect in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Mica.
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GoldSD
Broken Boot Gold Mine
Broken Boot Gold Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Gold, Arsenopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsAgateSD
Buffalo Gap
Buffalo Gap is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Fairfield agates. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsFossilSD
Buffalo, Southwest
Fossil collection site in the Hell Creek, Harding County, South Dakota. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View detailsAgateSD
Camp Crook
Camp Crook is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Moss Agate, Chalcedony. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Cheyenne River
Cheyenne River is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Fairburn agates. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsFossilSD
Cheyenne River, Near Wasta
Fossil collection site in the Pierre Shale, South Dakota. Environment: offshore. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View detailsCassiteriteSD
Come Along Lode
Come Along Lode is a historic mining site in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Cassiterite, Feldspar, Mica.
View detailsFossilSD
Conger Ranch
Fossil collection site in the Pierre Shale, Fall River County, South Dakota. Environment: deep-water indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View detailsAzuriteSD
Copper Cliff Company Mine
Copper Cliff Company Mine is a mineral prospect in Pennington, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite.
View detailsBerylSD
Cowboy Tin Mine
Cowboy Tin Mine is a historic mining site in Pennington, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Beryl, Cassiterite, Mica.
View detailsFossilSD
Deer's Ears Butte
Fossil collection site in the Lance, Butte County, South Dakota. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Dew-22 Ornithomimid
Fossil collection site in the Hell Creek, Butte County, South Dakota. Environment: channel lag. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View detailsAzuriteSD
Dexter Claim
Dexter Claim is a known mineral occurrence in Pennington, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Galena, Gold, Malachite.
View detailsFeldsparSD
Dot Lode
Dot Lode is a mineral prospect in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar.
View detailsMineralSD
Duggans Shaft
Duggans Shaft is a mineral prospect in Pennington, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Galena, Gold, Silver, Stibnite.
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Ed Lode
Ed Lode is a mineral prospect in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar.
View detailsBariteSD
Elk Creek
Elk Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Barite, Calcite crystals, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsGray BariteSD
Elm Creek
Elm Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Gray Barite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsFossilSD
Elm Lake Spillway
Fossil collection site in the Pierre Shale, Brown County, South Dakota. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View detailsAgateSD
Fairburn
Fairburn is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Fairburn agates. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsAgateSD
Fairburn Agate
Fairburn Agate is a documented rockhounding destination in SD. 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.
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Fairburn Agate South Dakota
Southern Black Hills fringe and Buffalo Gap National Grassland are prime Fairburn agate territory with world-class fortification patterns.
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Flat Top Butte
Fossil collection site in the Chadron, Fall River County, South Dakota. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Flint Hill North
Fossil collection site in the Batesland, Bennett County, South Dakota. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View detailsFossilSD
Fossil Cycad Rip
Fossil Cycad RIP is a documented rockhounding destination in SD. Collectors visit for fossils, trilobites, dinosaur bone and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.
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Fox Ridge
Fox Ridge is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Moss Agate. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsFossilSD
Galena 42 [deadwood Fm]
Fossil collection site in the Deadwood, Galena County, South Dakota. Environment: foreshore. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Glenn Olson Quarry
Fossil collection site in the Fort Randall, Charles Mix County, South Dakota. Environment: "channel". Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View detailsAzuriteSD
Gopher Lode
Gopher Lode is a known mineral occurrence in Pennington, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Gold, Malachite, Silver.
View detailsBerylSD
Greene Mine
Greene Mine is a historic mining site in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Beryl, Feldspar, Lepidolite, Mica.
View detailsFossilSD
Heart Tail Ranch Assemblage
Fossil collection site, Butte County, South Dakota. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View detailsAgateSD
Hell Canyon
Hell Canyon is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Banded Agate, Jade, Jasper, Geodes, Fossils. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsBerylSD
Highview Prospect
Highview Prospect is a historic mining site in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Beryl, Lepidolite, Mica.
View detailsBerylSD
Hill City
Hill City is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Beryl, Red Cassiterite, Cervantite, Columbite, Graphite, Wolframite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsMineralSD
Homelode
Homelode is a historic mining site in Pennington, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Galena, Gold, Silver, Stibnite.
View detailsGoldSD
Homestake Mine Surface Dumps
Historic Homestake gold mine near Lead produced deep underground ore for 125 years; Sanford Lab restricts but region has mining museums.
View detailsAgateSD
Interior
Interior is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Jasper, Chalcedony, Agate. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsAzuriteSD
Jenny Gulch Mine
Jenny Gulch Mine is a known mineral occurrence in Pennington, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Gold, Malachite, Silver.
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Jewel Cave
Jewel cave is a documented rockhounding destination in SD. 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.
View detailsFossilSD
Jump Off (ansp)
Fossil collection site in the Hell Creek, Harding County, South Dakota. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View detailsTourmalineSD
Keystone
Keystone is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Tourmaline, Spodumene, Lepidolite, Autunite, Golden Beryl, Quartz crystals, Zircon, Aquamarine. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsBerylSD
King Lithia Prospect
King Lithia Prospect is a historic mining site in Pennington, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Beryl, Feldspar, Lepidolite.
View detailsFossilSD
Kj0228 (dmnh 2703)
Fossil collection site in the Hell Creek, Harding County, South Dakota. Environment: wet floodplain. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View detailsFossilSD
Kj9239 (dmnh 517)
Fossil collection site in the Hell Creek, Harding County, South Dakota. Environment: fine channel fill. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View detailsBerylSD
Knowles Lode Claim
Knowles Lode Claim is a known mineral occurrence in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Beryl, Mica, Quartz crystals.
View detailsColumbiteSD
Laughing Water Creek
Laughing Water Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Columbite, Gold, Silver. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsBerylSD
Lincoln No. 6 Lode
Lincoln No. 6 Lode is a historic mining site in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Beryl, Feldspar, Mica.
View detailsBerylSD
Lincoln Number Six Lode
Lincoln Number Six Lode is a mineral prospect in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Beryl, Feldspar, Mica.
View detailsGoldSD
Little Blue Fraction Group
Little Blue Fraction Group is a historic mining site in Lawrence, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gold, Silver, Wolframite.
View detailsPetrified woodSD
Little Eagle
Little Eagle is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Petrified wood, Opal. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsFossilSD
Locality 35, Lantry
Fossil collection site in the Fox Hills, Dewey County, South Dakota. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View detailsFossilSD
Long Pine Hills
Fossil collection site in the Judith River, Harding County, South Dakota. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View detailsBerylSD
Lucky Twist Mine
Lucky Twist Mine is a historic mining site in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Beryl, Feldspar, Mica.
View detailsFeldsparSD
Mack Lode
Mack Lode is a mineral prospect in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar.
View detailsMixedSD
Mammath Site
Mammath Site is a documented rockhounding destination in SD. 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.
View detailsAzuriteSD
Mastiff Group
Mastiff Group is a known mineral occurrence in Pennington, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite.
View detailsYellow BariteSD
Meade County
Meade County is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Yellow Barite, Amber Barite, Whewellite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsMicaSD
Midas Mine
Midas Mine is a historic mining site in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Mica.
View detailsFossilSD
Minnekahta Station
Fossil collection site in the Cretaceous, South Dakota. Environment: fluvial-lacustrine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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OpalSD
Mission
Mission is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Opalized wood, Agatized wood, Fossils. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsOpalSD
Mobridge
Mobridge is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Opalized wood, Agatized wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsMicaSD
Mohawk Mica
Mohawk Mica is a mineral prospect in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Mica.
View detailsFeldsparSD
Moon Lode
Moon Lode is a mineral prospect in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar.
View detailsPetrified woodSD
Mound City
Mound City is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Petrified wood, Opal. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsMixedSD
Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushmore is a documented rockhounding destination in SD. 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.
View detailsBerylSD
Mountain Rose Mine
Mountain Rose Mine is a historic mining site in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Beryl, Feldspar, Mica.
View detailsFossilSD
Near Fort Randall
Fossil collection site in the Pierre Shale, Gregory County, South Dakota. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View detailsFossilSD
Near Red Cedar Island, Division No.4
Fossil collection site, South Dakota. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View detailsFossilSD
North Of Elm Creek
Fossil collection site in the Fox Hills, Meade County, South Dakota. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View detailsMineralSD
November Mine
November Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Arsenopyrite, Fluorapatite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsAgateSD
Oelrichs
Oelrichs is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Fairburn agates, Jasper, Calcite, Agatized wood, Concretions. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsAgateSD
Oglala
Oglala is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsFossilSD
Open Pit 26 [deadwood Fm]
Fossil collection site in the Deadwood, Lead County, South Dakota. Environment: foreshore. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View detailsAgatized woodSD
Parker Peak
Parker Peak is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Agatized wood, Silicified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsAmethystSD
Pennington County
Pennington County is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsBerylSD
Phenacite Prospect
Phenacite Prospect is a known mineral occurrence in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Beryl, Feldspar, Mica.
View detailsFossilSD
Phinney Springs
Fossil collection site in the Chadron, Custer County, South Dakota. Environment: fluvial-lacustrine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View detailsFeldsparSD
Pick Lode
Pick Lode is a mineral prospect in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar.
View detailsQuartzSD
Piedmont
Piedmont is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Selenite crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsMixedSD
Pillars Of The Nation
Pillars of the Nation is a documented rockhounding destination in SD. 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.
View detailsFeldsparSD
Pit Lode
Pit Lode is a historic mining site in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar.
View detailsAgateSD
Pleasant Valley Creek
Pleasant Valley Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Banded Agate, Jade, Jasper, Fossils, Geodes. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsBerylSD
Ponca Group Ms 1110
Ponca Group MS 1110 is a historic mining site in Pennington, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Beryl, Feldspar, Mica.
View detailsFeldsparSD
Pot Lode
Pot Lode is a historic mining site in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar.
View detailsGoldSD
Pottsdam
Pottsdam is a known mineral occurrence in Lawrence, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gold.
View detailsAgateSD
Pringle
Pringle is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Fairhill Agates. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsFossilSD
Promise, Old Armstrong (dewey) County
Fossil collection site, South Dakota. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View detailsMicaSD
Punch Mine
Punch Mine is a historic mining site in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Mica.
View detailsFeldsparSD
Put Mine
Put Mine is a historic mining site in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar.
View detailsGoldSD
Rapid City
Rapid City is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Golden Barite, Fossils. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsQuartzSD
Rattlesnake Butte
Rattlesnake Butte is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Calcite crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsAgateSD
Red Shirt
Red Shirt is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsMineralSD
Rochford
Rochford is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Arsenopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsBlue ChalcedonySD
Rockyford
Rockyford is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Blue Chalcedony. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsQuartzSD
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz is a documented rockhounding destination in SD. 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.
View detailsGoldSD
Savoy
Savoy is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Gold, Fluorite, Silver. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsFeldsparSD
Saw Lode
Saw Lode is a mineral prospect in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar.
View detailsBlue Gem ChalcedonySD
Scenic
Scenic is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Blue Gem Chalcedony, Gem Carnelian, Aquamarine, Beryl, Garnet, Jasper, Agate. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsFossilSD
Se Of Hot Springs
Fossil collection site in the Carlile Shale, Fall River County, South Dakota. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View detailsMicaSD
Seal Mine
Seal Mine is a historic mining site in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Mica.
View detailsMineralSD
Segregated Iron Hill Mine
Segregated Iron Hill Mine is a historic mining site in Lawrence, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Galena, Gold, Silver.
View detailsAgateSD
Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Agate, Catlinite, Jasper. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsBerylSD
Sitting Bull Group
Sitting Bull Group is a historic mining site in Pennington, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Beryl, Feldspar, Mica.
View detailsFeldsparSD
Sno Lode
Sno Lode is a mineral prospect in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar.
View detailsBerylSD
Snookum
Snookum is a historic mining site in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Beryl, Feldspar, Lepidolite, Mica.
View detailsBerylSD
Soda Spar Lode
Soda Spar Lode is a historic mining site in Pennington, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Beryl, Feldspar, Lepidolite, Mica.
View detailsFossilSD
Soske Ranch Locality
Fossil collection site in the Pierre Shale, Fall River County, South Dakota. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View detailsFossilSD
South Of Fairburn
Fossil collection site in the Pierre Shale, Custer County, South Dakota. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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South Of White River
Fossil collection site in the Brule, Mellette County, South Dakota. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View detailsAmethystSD
Spearfish Canyon
Spearfish Canyon is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Geodes, chalcedony, Silicified wood, amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsFossilSD
Summerset
Summerset is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Fossils. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsAgateSD
Tepee Canyon
Tepee Canyon is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Agate, Beryl, Almandine Garnet, Lepidolite, Staurolite, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Terry 1 [deadwood Fm]
Fossil collection site in the Deadwood, Terrry County, South Dakota. Environment: foreshore. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Thomson Butte
Fossil collection site in the Pierre Shale, Pennington County, South Dakota. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Tin Mountain
Tin Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Fluorapatite, Quartz crystals, Almandine Garnet, Cassiterite, Mica, Tourmaline, Zircon. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Tin Spike Mine
Tin Spike Mine is a historic mining site in Pennington, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Beryl, Cassiterite, Mica, Wolframite.
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Top Lode
Top Lode is a mineral prospect in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar.
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Triceratops
Triceratops is a documented rockhounding destination in SD. 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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Turtle Bonebed
Fossil collection site in the Hell Creek, Harding County, South Dakota. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Tut Lode
Tut Lode is a historic mining site in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar.
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Twito Ranch (dmnh)
Fossil collection site in the Lance, Corson County, South Dakota. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Wagner
Wagner is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Selenite Roses. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Western Feldspar Lode
Western Feldspar Lode is a mineral prospect in Pennington, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Cassiterite, Feldspar, Lepidolite.
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White Cloud Prospect
White Cloud Prospect is a known mineral occurrence in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Beryl, Feldspar, Mica.
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Whitewood Creek
Whitewood Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near SD. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Geodes, chalcedony, Chalcedony, Silicified wood, amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Wilhelm Mine
Wilhelm Mine is a historic mining site in Custer, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Beryl, Feldspar, Lepidolite, Mica.
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Wind Cave Np Sign
Wind Cave NP Sign is a documented rockhounding destination in SD. 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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Winner Mining Company
Winner Mining Company is a historic mining site in Lawrence, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Cassiterite, Gold, Silver.
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Wood Tin Lode
Wood Tin Lode is a historic mining site in Pennington, South Dakota, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Beryl, Feldspar, Lepidolite, Mica.
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