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KANSAS LOCAL FIELD REGION

Blue River Limestone & Fossil Country Rockhounding Guide

Limestone and fossil research along the Big Blue/Blue River area of northeast-central Kansas.

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Blue River Limestone & Fossil Country local map

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

20records within 60 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 Blue River Limestone & 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.

Research20.0 mi

John D. Gray

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research29.0 mi

Stuewe Quarry

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research36.7 mi

P.W. Quarry

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research

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