Rocky Point, SC
South Carolina33.85450, −80.55315
Can I collect here?
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Based on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 9, 2026. Land and claims can change quickly, so check before you go.
Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About Rocky Point, SC
Rocky Point, SC is a fossil collection site in South Carolina, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Black Creek Formation, dated to the Campanian (83.6–72.2 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as marine indet. Documented finds include Andromeda grandifolia, Andromeda parlatorii, Arundo groenlandica, Carex clarkii, Celastrophyllum elegans, Cinnamomum newberryi.
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Black Creek
- Geologic interval
- Campanian
- Age
- 83.6–72.2 Ma
- Depositional environment
- marine indet.
- Recorded occurrences
- 26
Locality notes
1.5 miles northeast of Sumter Junction
Fossils found here
Andromeda grandifolia
Dicotyledoneae · Ericaceae
Andromeda parlatorii
Dicotyledoneae · Ericaceae
Arundo groenlandica
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Carex clarkii
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Cyperaceae
Celastrophyllum elegans
Magnoliopsida · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Cinnamomum newberryi
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Lauraceae
Crotonophyllum
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Euphorbiaceae
Cunninghamites elegans
Pinopsida · Taxaceae
Diospyros primaeva
Dicotyledoneae · Ebenaceae
Diospyros rotundifolius
Dicotyledoneae · Ebenaceae
Eucalyptus geinitzi
Dicotyledoneae · Myrtaceae
Ficus atavina
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Moraceae
Ficus crassipes
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Moraceae
Ficus krausiana
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Moraceae
Hamamelites cordatus
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Hamamelidaceae
Heterolepis cretaceus
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Illicium watereensis
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Magnoliaceae
Magnolia capellinii
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Magnoliaceae
Phragmites
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Poaceae
Podozamites knowltoni
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Podocarpaceae
Proteoides lancifolius
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Proteaceae
Protophyllocladus lobatus
Pinopsida · Taxaceae
Quercus pseudowestfalica
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Fagaceae
Quercus sumterensis
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Fagaceae
Salix lesquereuxii
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Salicaceae
Widdringtonites subtilis
Pinopsida · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 210092 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Rocky Point, SC
Can you collect at Rocky Point, SC?
It depends on who owns the land and whether a mining claim covers it. BLM land usually allows hand collecting for personal use, national parks allow none, and private land needs the owner’s permission. Pro members see the owner and any claims at this spot.
What minerals are found at Rocky Point, SC?
Fossil.
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