FossilRock Hound

US rockhounding field desk

Know the ground before you go.

FossilRock Hound brings land status, public records, and geology context into one honest field view. Start with a place on the map — or just ask the planner.

  • Land status — live checks of public land and mining-claim records for any point you pin, so you know who manages the ground before you travel.
  • Evidence trail — search public occurrence evidence around a point. A lead is not permission — read the warning before you travel.
  • Geology context — grounded geologic setting for the place you're looking at, to help you reason about what could be there.

Find the next lead.

Search public occurrence evidence around any point on the map, with each record cited to its source.

Plan the trip. Ask anything.

FossilRock plans day trips with drive times, ranks collecting areas by real occurrence records, flips the land layers, and answers legality questions straight.

A clear line between what is known and what is inferred.

Confirmed records are shown with their source and retrieval date. Geology context helps you reason about a place, but it never turns a formation into a find.

Land status can change. Always verify the current rules with the managing agency before collecting.

Automated reading of public records — not legal advice. Verify current rules with the managing agency before collecting.