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Rockhounding Near Fairborn, Ohio

Oakes Quarry municipal fossil spoil piles and regional Silurian rocks.

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131records within 75 mi
26core atlas
105USGS Research
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Rockhounding map near Fairborn

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

100records within 75 mi
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Quarry safety context. General comparison image, not a photograph of this specific field region.
Quarry safety context

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 Fairborn as a geographic base, while the material mix is calculated from the records actually mapped around it.

Silurian Reef Fossils0 nearby recordsOrdovician Fossils5 nearby recordsFlint & Chert5 nearby records

Field regions around Fairborn

Oakes Quarry Fossil Spoil PilesMunicipal designated collecting piles only; check current posted rules.Dayton Limestone & Fossil DistrictSilurian carbonate geology, largely research outside designated sites.

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.

Research1.9 mi

Fairborn Pit

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research6.7 mi

Enon Pit

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research7.8 mi

Phillips Pit

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research8.1 mi

Xenia Pit

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research11.7 mi

Pyper Pit

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research16.9 mi

Smith Pit

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research21.1 mi

Roberts Pit

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research25.4 mi

Urbana Pit

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research27.1 mi

Moorman Pit

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research28.3 mi

Melvin Quarry

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research35.1 mi

Neers Pit

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research35.6 mi

Feitshans Pit

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research36.6 mi

Slagle Pit

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research38.5 mi

New Miami Pit

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research41.3 mi

Pifer Quarry

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research41.4 mi

Haven Pit

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research

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