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Southeast, Florida
Fort Drum FL
Rucks Pit calcite clams
Crystal locality Documented siteLicence or permit
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Fossils
GoldPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0), BLM Alaska (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: former shell-rock quarry in the Pleistocene Fort Drum Member, world-famous for fossil clams filled with honey calcite crystals
Mindat-listed locality with abundant published specimens; fee digging documented through 2026 reviews, but operations have changed hands over the years
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Florida sunFire ants, rough spoil piles, seasonal water in the pit
Keep exploring nearby
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