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KANSAS CITY ROCKHOUNDING HUB

Rockhounding Near Manhattan, Kansas

Manhattan anchors Flint Hills chert, limestone and nearby fossil-bearing sedimentary geology.

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56records within 95 mi
10core atlas
46USGS Research
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Rockhounding map near Manhattan

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

56records within 95 mi
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This hub map shows nearby records only.Land and claim layers are planning aids, not collecting permission.
Silica / river-gravel reference. General comparison image, not a photograph of this specific field region.
Silica / river-gravel reference

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 Manhattan as a geographic base, while the material mix is calculated from the records actually mapped around it.

Flint Hills Chert6 nearby recordsLimestone & Carbonate Rocks6 nearby recordsMarine & Cretaceous Fossils5 nearby records

Field regions around Manhattan

Flint Hills Chert & LimestoneChert-bearing limestone and prairie geology through the Flint Hills, with access varying by landowner and protected area.Blue River Limestone & Fossil CountryLimestone and fossil research along the Big Blue/Blue River area of northeast-central Kansas.

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.

Research18.5 mi

Stuewe Quarry

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research19.7 mi

John D. Gray

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research33.9 mi

P.W. Quarry

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research53.8 mi

Biggs Quarry

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research61.9 mi

C-K Pit

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research64.1 mi

Hamm Plant

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research67.4 mi

Davies Quarry

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research72.1 mi

Jones Quarry

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research

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