Black Warrior River Sites

Agates

Banded chalcedony prized for their colors and patterns. Lake Superior agates, Fairburn agates, and Montana moss agates are especially famous.

Also found at:

• Rockhound State Park
• Black Rock Desert
• Thunder Egg Capital (Richardson's Ranch)

Chalcedony

Also found at:

• Saddle Mountain
• Opal Basin
• Nebraska River Gravel Pits

Jasper

Also found at:

• Rockhound State Park
• Black Rock Desert
• Thunder Egg Capital (Richardson's Ranch)

Fossil

Also found at:

• Reedy Point Bridge Fossil Site
• Pollack Farm Fossil Site

Kyanite

Also found at:

• Graves Mountain
• Golden Stake Mine
• Virginia Unakite & Amazonite

Horseshoe Mine

Clay County, Alabama · Fee Dig

Historic pegmatite mine in the Alabama Piedmont. Known for quartz crystals, garnet, and tourmaline specimens.

Golden Stake Mine

Lineville, Alabama · Fee Dig

Alabama Piedmont mine producing garnet and kyanite crystals. Part of the mineral-rich eastern Alabama region.

Alabama Gold Panning (Clear Creek)

Wedowee, Alabama · Public Land

Recreational gold panning in the Clear Creek area. Alabama's gold belt was historically productive. Pan in streams on public lands.

M & G Mine

Ashland, Alabama · Fee Dig

Old mine in Clay County producing apatite, garnet, and smoky quartz crystals. Located in the pegmatite-rich area near Ashland. Permission required.

Hog Mountain

Alexander City, Alabama · Fee Dig

Historic gold mining area NE of Alexander City in Tallapoosa County. Known for gold, pyrite, galena, and other sulfide minerals. Old mines and prospec...

Millsite Tin Mine

Rockford, Alabama · Fee Dig

Historic tin mine 1 mile NE of Rockford in Coosa County. Produces cassiterite, apatite, epidote, garnet, lepidolite, topaz, tourmaline, and sillimanit...