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KENTUCKY CITY ROCKHOUNDING HUB

Rockhounding Near Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville provides a northern hub for Ohio River gravel and fossil context plus limestone and quarry research.

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108records within 90 mi
29core atlas
79USGS Research
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Rockhounding map near Louisville

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

100records within 90 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 Louisville as a geographic base, while the material mix is calculated from the records actually mapped around it.

Ordovician, Devonian & Mississippian Fossils18 nearby recordsRiver Gravel & Alluvial Geology7 nearby recordsLimestone & Karst15 nearby records

Field regions around Louisville

Ohio River Fossil & Gravel CorridorFossil-bearing carbonate and river-gravel context along northern Kentucky and the Ohio River.North-Central Kentucky Quarry GeologyLimestone and quarry geology where commercial operations and private land require explicit authorization.

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.

Research25.8 mi

No. 4 Quarry

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research35.5 mi

Nelson Quarry

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research46.6 mi

Gratz Mine

Barite, Lead, Zinc

USGS Research
Research48.8 mi

No. 3 Quarry

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research49.9 mi

Glenns Creek

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research51.7 mi

Tyrone Mine

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research54.8 mi

Clark Mine

Lead, Barite, Zinc

USGS Research
Research55.8 mi

Upton Quarry

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research55.9 mi

Waits Mine

Lead, Barite, Zinc

USGS Research

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