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KANSAS CITY ROCKHOUNDING HUB

Rockhounding Near Wichita, Kansas

Wichita provides a central-southern base for Arkansas River gravel research and routes toward the Red Hills gypsum country.

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89records within 120 mi
16core atlas
73USGS Research
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3Conditional

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Rockhounding map near Wichita

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

89records within 120 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.

What is this area strongest for?

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

River Gravel & Silica11 nearby recordsGypsum & Selenite7 nearby recordsMarine & Cretaceous Fossils9 nearby records

Field regions around Wichita

Arkansas River Gravel BeltRiver-gravel and transported-rock research through south-central Kansas; exact access and ownership still control field use.Red Hills Gypsum CountryGypsum, selenite and evaporite geology in south-central and southwest Kansas, mainly research and permission-gated context.

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.

Research39.5 mi

Elam Quarry

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research63.7 mi

Severy Quarry

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research68.4 mi

Biggs Quarry

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research75.8 mi

C-K Pit

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research

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