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Petoskey State Park, MI

Fossil site Source-confirmed findsLegal to collect

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Agates and jasperAgates and jasper

Also reported: Petoskey stone (Hexagonaria coral), Charlevoix stone.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Teerui (Public domain).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: Devonian coral (Petoskey stone) on Lake Michigan beach

Namesake beach for Petoskey stones, extensively documented in guides and by Michigan DNR.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Cold water, wave-worn cobbles

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