Hawks Bluff Farm Rocks and Drusy

Drusy Quartz

Also found at:

• No other locations listed yet

Crazy Lace Agate

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Calcite

Common but versatile carbonate mineral that forms in many crystal habits. Found in geodes, cave deposits, and veins throughout the US.

Also found at:

• Long Hill Mine (Old Mine Park)
• Fort Drum Crystal Mine (Ruck's Pit)
• Apple River Canyon State Park

Chalcedony

Microcrystalline quartz found in many varieties including agate, jasper, and petrified wood. Widespread throughout the US in volcanic and sedimentary rocks.

Also found at:

• Black Warrior River Sites
• Saddle Mountain
• Opal Basin

Quartz Crystals

Clear, smoky, and rose quartz crystals are among the most common and rewarding rockhounding finds. Arkansas produces world-class quartz.

Also found at:

• Lake Martin Rockhounding Area
• M & G Mine
• Horseshoe Mine

Chert

Also found at:

• Mount Vernon Rockhounding Area
• Bell Creek
• Holly Springs National Forest

Barite

Heavy barium sulfate mineral that forms distinctive rosette and crystal formations. Oklahoma's Rose Rock Beds produce world-famous barite roses.

Also found at:

• Fort Drum Crystal Mine (Ruck's Pit)
• Carrsville Area Fluorspar Mines
• Prospect Park Quarry

Bladed Barite

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• No other locations listed yet

Iron Ores

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Mozarkite Beds

Lincoln, Missouri · Public Land

Mozarkite (Missouri's state rock) is a beautiful chert/jasper found in central and southwest Missouri. A prized knapping and lapidary material.

Missouri Geode Beds

Macon, Missouri · Public Land

Stream beds and road cuts producing geodes in northeastern Missouri. Part of the same geologic formation as Iowa's Keokuk geodes.

Potosi Lead Mine District

Potosi, Missouri · Fee Dig

Historic lead mining district in Washington County. Old mine dumps produce galena cubes, calcite, pyrite, and sphalerite. Part of the famous Missouri ...

Missouri Trilobite Beds

Sedalia, Missouri · Public Land

Road cuts and exposures in central Missouri producing Devonian trilobite fossils including the state fossil (crinoid).

Sheffler Rock Shop & Geode Mine

Alexandria, Missouri · Fee Dig

Geode digging operation at junction of Hwy 61 and 27, 6 miles west of Alexandria, MO. BYO buckets, rock hammer, pry bar. Appointment-only operation wi...

Bluff View Farm Rocks

Potosi, Missouri · Fee Dig

300-acre fee-dig operation near Potosi, MO in Washington County. Specializes in large quartz crystal plates ('Ozark diamonds'). Owner Todd is very acc...