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DELAWARE CITY ROCKHOUNDING HUB

Rockhounding Near Middletown, Delaware

Middletown is the planning hub for C&D Canal fossil-spoil research and upper Coastal Plain formations.

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46records within 45 mi
7core atlas
39USGS Research
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Rockhounding map near Middletown

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

46records within 45 mi
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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.

What is this area strongest for?

This hub uses Middletown as a geographic base, while the material mix is calculated from the records actually mapped around it.

Marine Fossils4 nearby recordsShark & Ray Fossils0 nearby recordsCoastal Sediments22 nearby records

Field regions around Middletown

C&D Canal Fossil CorridorCretaceous and younger fossil research in spoil, dredge and canal-adjacent contexts where current access rules must be checked.Upper Coastal PlainMarine sedimentary formations and fossil research across northern/central Delaware.

Nearby records worth opening individually

Records are ordered by evidence status first, then distance. Open the detailed guide before treating any pin as a trip destination.

Research12.1 mi

Freeway Pit

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research13.2 mi

Route 40 Farm

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research15.9 mi

Wilson Pit

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research22.8 mi

Tarburton Pit

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research22.8 mi

Tarburton Pit

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research35.9 mi

Staytons Pit

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research35.9 mi

Stayton Pit

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research

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