Conditional84.0 mi
Iowa Private Quarry / Gravel Pit Collecting Context
agates, quartz, fossils, calcite, glacial erratics and aggregate specimens
Core atlasIOWA LOCAL FIELD REGION
Western Iowa Loess & Quartzite Routes Rockhounding Guide
Loess, glacial and western-Iowa geology including routes toward protected Sioux Quartzite localities.
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Western Iowa Loess & Quartzite Routes local map
Explore nearby Iowa records without leaving this hub. Status, coordinate precision and access evidence determine whether a pin is a realistic field destination.
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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 Western Iowa Loess & Quartzite Routes
The records below may represent collecting sites, managed programs, protected resources or research-only geology. Their individual status is more important than proximity.
Conditional84.0 mi
Iowa Roadcut / Roadside Geology Context
bedrock, fossils, glacial erratics and mineral occurrences
Core atlasResearch4.7 mi
Anderson Pit
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch21.4 mi
Unknown
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch25.5 mi
Unknown
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch27.9 mi
Unknown
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch33.7 mi
Finley Pit
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch33.9 mi
Unknown
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch34.5 mi
Unknown
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch35.1 mi
Unknown
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch35.4 mi
Unknown
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch36.5 mi
Dunlap Pit
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch40.4 mi
Dudley Pit
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch41.2 mi
Unknown
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch44.8 mi
Unknown
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch46.8 mi
Loess Hills Geology Research
loess, glacial sediments and bluff geomorphology
Core atlasResearch48.1 mi
Unknown
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch58.2 mi
Unknown
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch62.2 mi
Swigert Pit
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch62.3 mi
Hodges Pit
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch63.2 mi
Mondt Pit
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch64.4 mi
Drill Hole
Zinc
USGS ResearchResearch69.8 mi
Overly Pit
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch71.1 mi
Unknown
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch71.8 mi
Drill Hole
Zinc
USGS ResearchResearch73.6 mi
Osceola Central Shop
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch73.8 mi
Unknown
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch76.2 mi
Occurrence
Zinc
USGS ResearchResearch80.3 mi
Unknown
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch80.8 mi
Stanley Quarry
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch84.0 mi
Iowa Mineral Resource & Aggregate Research
limestone, dolomite, sand, gravel, gypsum, coal, metallic-mineral history and industrial minerals
Core atlasResearch84.0 mi
Des Moines River Geology Research
river gravel, bedrock exposures, geodes and fossil context
Core atlasResearch84.3 mi
Steele Pit
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch86.7 mi
Goldsmith Pit
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch88.0 mi
Drill Hole
Zinc
USGS ResearchResearch89.0 mi
Francis Pit
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch90.6 mi
Railroad Pit
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch93.1 mi
Unknown
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch93.1 mi
Occurrence
Zinc
USGS ResearchResearch94.4 mi
Drill Hole
Zinc
USGS ResearchResearch97.7 mi
Unknown
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch100.7 mi
Occurrence
Zinc
USGS ResearchResearch101.3 mi
Drill Hole
Zinc
USGS ResearchResearch101.4 mi
Occurrence
Zinc
USGS ResearchResearch105.4 mi
Unknown
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch106.9 mi
Occurrence
Zinc
USGS ResearchResearch107.3 mi
Unknown
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch108.0 mi
Iowa Pennsylvanian Coal & Shale Research
coal, shale, sandstone, ironstone and fossil context
Core atlasResearch108.7 mi
Unknown
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch109.2 mi
Des Moines Lobe Glacial Geology Research
glacial till, erratics, sand and gravel
Core atlasIowa rockhounding inventory
4,264total source records
317Ready, including conditions
3,862historical USGS records
The same U.S. inventory supplies the national map, the United States view on the global map, state maps and location guides. All 24 historical-record batches are included. Ready totals include Ready with conditions for the stated activity; read the individual conditions. A documented historical record with current access details pending says Update coming soon.
Source screening is not a field inspection or collecting permission. Materials, feature details, location guides and navigation options remain attached to individual records. Local and material-specific lists can be smaller than the complete inventory.