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KENTUCKY LOCAL FIELD REGION

Ohio River Fossil & Gravel Corridor Rockhounding Guide

Fossil-bearing carbonate and river-gravel context along northern Kentucky and the Ohio River.

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Ohio River Fossil & Gravel Corridor local map

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

61records within 65 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 Ohio River Fossil & Gravel Corridor

The records below may represent collecting sites, managed programs, protected resources or research-only geology. Their individual status is more important than proximity.

Research23.8 mi

No. 4 Quarry

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research32.1 mi

Nelson Quarry

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research45.6 mi

No. 3 Quarry

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research47.6 mi

Gratz Mine

Barite, Lead, Zinc

USGS Research
Research49.2 mi

Glenns Creek

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research50.4 mi

Tyrone Mine

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research52.3 mi

Upton Quarry

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research54.6 mi

Clark Mine

Lead, Barite, Zinc

USGS Research
Research57.6 mi

Waits Mine

Lead, Barite, Zinc

USGS Research
Research58.1 mi

No. 8 Dredge

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research59.1 mi

Hawesville

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research60.0 mi

Chinn Mine

Fluorite, Barite

USGS Research

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