Conditional68.1 mi
Kansas Private-Land Fossil & Mineral Collecting — Permission Required
fossils, calcite, geodes, selenite, galena, sphalerite and common rocks
Core atlasKANSAS LOCAL FIELD REGION
Smoky Hills Fossil Country Rockhounding Guide
Niobrara chalk and marine-fossil research across western Kansas, with many sites protected or permission-dependent.
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Smoky Hills Fossil Country local map
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Mapped leads in Smoky Hills Fossil Country
The records below may represent collecting sites, managed programs, protected resources or research-only geology. Their individual status is more important than proximity.
Conditional68.1 mi
Kansas Quarry / Pit / Roadcut Collecting Context
limestone, chert, gypsum, fossils, aggregate and mineral specimens
Core atlasConditional68.1 mi
Adventure Tours of Kansas — Fossil & Mineral Hunt
fossils and minerals at operator-selected private sites
Core atlasResearch10.0 mi
Wolf Quarry
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch12.1 mi
Allied Incorporated Limestone Quarr
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch12.3 mi
Smoky Hill River Geology Research
chalk, shale, limestone and river-gravel context
Core atlasResearch12.5 mi
Beiker Sand Pit
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch12.8 mi
Larry Werth Sand Pit
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch18.2 mi
Werth Sand Pit
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch18.5 mi
Siebert Sand Pit & Plant No.1b
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch19.5 mi
Wiles Sand Pit
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch35.4 mi
Hocker Quarry
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch37.7 mi
Kenyon Pit
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch44.1 mi
Simons Pit
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch51.7 mi
Kleaver Sand Pit
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch52.1 mi
Larned Sand and Gravel
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch53.2 mi
Eakin Sand and Gravel Co
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch53.6 mi
Niobrara Chalk & Smoky Hills Fossil Research
Cretaceous chalk, marine fossils and associated concretions
Core atlasResearch54.2 mi
Arkansas Sand Co Old Moo
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch57.4 mi
Kansas Brick & Tile Pit & Tile Plt
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch58.5 mi
Siebert Glade Sand Pit
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch59.5 mi
Carlile Shale Research
Cretaceous shale, concretions and marine fossil context
Core atlasResearch59.5 mi
Greenhorn Limestone Fossil Research
Cretaceous limestone, oysters and other marine invertebrate fossils
Core atlasResearch59.5 mi
Ogallala Formation Research
sand, gravel, caliche, silica-cemented material and High Plains geology
Core atlasResearch59.5 mi
Western Interior Seaway Fossil Research
marine reptiles, fish, sharks, ammonites, inoceramids and other Cretaceous fossils
Core atlasResearch66.8 mi
Arkansas River Gravel Research
river gravel and western-source transported clasts
Core atlasResearch68.1 mi
Kansas Building-Stone Geology Research
limestone, sandstone and historic dimension-stone resources
Core atlasResearch68.1 mi
Kansas Calcite & Geode Occurrence Research
calcite crystals, geodes and limestone cavities
Core atlasResearch68.1 mi
Kansas Industrial Minerals Research
gypsum, salt, limestone, sand, gravel, clay and aggregate resources
Core atlasResearch68.1 mi
Kansas Statewide Rock, Mineral & Fossil Research
sedimentary rocks, calcite, geodes, selenite, fossils and mineral occurrences
Core atlasResearch70.5 mi
Smoky Hills Selenite Research
selenite gypsum crystals and shale context
Core atlasResearch70.6 mi
Dakota Formation Research
sandstone, ironstone, concretions, plant fossil and sedimentary context
Core atlasResearch71.2 mi
Siebert Oakley Sand Pit
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch73.6 mi
Muirhead Sand Pit
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch73.7 mi
Meeds Sand Pit
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch73.9 mi
Wilson Ryan Quarry & Mill
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch74.9 mi
Lewick-Molloy Quarry & Mill
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch75.0 mi
Siebert Sand Fulton Pit
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchResearch75.1 mi
Bates Sand Pit & Plant
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS Research