MINNESOTA CITY ROCKHOUNDING HUB

Rockhounding Near Rochester, Minnesota

Southeastern Minnesota Paleozoic fossil geology and glacial gravels.

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2records within 100 mi

2core atlas

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Rockhounding map near Rochester

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

2records within 100 mi

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Agate-family silica comparison. General comparison image, not a photograph of this specific field region. — **Agate-family silica comparison**
Reference photograph used for rock and mineral identification. It is not from this exact location or a guarantee that collecting is permitted.

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

Ordovician Fossils & Limestone2 nearby records Quartz, Jasper & Chalcedony0 nearby records Pipestone & Cultural Resources0 nearby records

Field regions around Rochester

Driftless-area Fossil LimestoneOrdovician fossil and carbonate geology in southeastern Minnesota.Mississippi River Gravel & Glacial SedimentsQuartz, fossil gravel and sedimentary rock research under local property rules.

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Research17.5 mi

Southeast Minnesota Paleozoic Fossil Research

brachiopods, bryozoans, crinoids, cephalopods and Paleozoic fossils

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Research70.3 mi

Decorah Shale / Twin Cities Ordovician Fossil Research

Ordovician fossils and shale/limestone geology