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DELAWARE LOCAL FIELD REGION

Central Delaware Fossil Belt Rockhounding Guide

Miocene and younger sedimentary research around Dover, Killens Pond and nearby formations.

LOCAL INTERACTIVE MAP

Central Delaware Fossil Belt local map

Explore nearby Delaware records without leaving this hub. Status, coordinate precision and access evidence determine whether a pin is a realistic field destination.

48records within 40 mi
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This hub map shows nearby records only.Land and claim layers are planning aids, not collecting permission.
Fossil reference specimen. General comparison image, not a photograph of this specific field region.
Fossil reference specimen

Reference photograph used for rock and mineral identification. It is not from this exact location or a guarantee that collecting is permitted.

Mapped leads in Central Delaware Fossil Belt

The records below may represent collecting sites, managed programs, protected resources or research-only geology. Their individual status is more important than proximity.

Research5.5 mi

Tarburton Pit

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research5.5 mi

Tarburton Pit

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research10.3 mi

Staytons Pit

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research10.3 mi

Stayton Pit

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research28.5 mi

Barcroft

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research29.5 mi

Lewes Pit

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research37.4 mi

Freeway Pit

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research37.8 mi

Route 40 Farm

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research39.2 mi

Wilson Pit

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
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