George Washington & Jefferson National Forests — Casual Rockhounding Context
common rocks, minerals, petrified wood and common invertebrate/plant fossils where locally authorized
Core atlasVIRGINIA LOCAL FIELD REGION
Feldspar and pegmatite mineralogy around historic managed/private sites such as Morefield.
LOCAL INTERACTIVE MAP
Explore nearby Virginia records without leaving this hub. Status, coordinate precision and access evidence determine whether a pin is a realistic field destination.

Reference photograph used for rock and mineral identification. It is not from this exact location or a guarantee that collecting is permitted.
The records below may represent collecting sites, managed programs, protected resources or research-only geology. Their individual status is more important than proximity.
common rocks, minerals, petrified wood and common invertebrate/plant fossils where locally authorized
Core atlasSilver, Copper
USGS ResearchCenozoic shark teeth and marine fossils
Core atlasmollusks, shark teeth and marine fossils
Core atlasquartz, feldspar, mica and pegmatites
Core atlasSkolithos trace fossils
Core atlasgold, quartz, pyrite and historic mines
Core atlasrutile, ilmenite and titanium-bearing rocks
Core atlassoapstone, talc, serpentinite and ultramafic rocks
Core atlasuranium occurrences and historical exploration
Core atlasfeldspar, mica and pegmatite minerals
Core atlasgarnet in metamorphic rocks and pegmatites
Core atlashematite, magnetite, limonite and historic furnaces/mines
Core atlasgalena, sphalerite, chalcopyrite and historic prospects
Core atlasmarble, granite, slate and dimension stone
Core atlasstatewide mineral, rock and fossil occurrence discovery
Core atlasactive/historic aggregate, industrial-mineral and dimension-stone sites
Core atlasgravel, quartz, heavy minerals and placer contexts
Core atlasroad-exposed strata, minerals and fossils
Core atlaslimestone, dolomite, calcite and karst
Core atlastrilobites, brachiopods, crinoids and marine fossils
Core atlasIron
USGS ResearchIron, Zinc, Lead, Copper
USGS ResearchGold
USGS ResearchGold
USGS ResearchZinc, Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver
USGS ResearchGold, Copper, Zinc, Lead
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchGold
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchCopper, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Silver
USGS ResearchGold
USGS ResearchGold
USGS ResearchGold
USGS ResearchGold, Lead, Zinc, Antimony
USGS ResearchGold, Copper
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchCopper, Iron, Zinc, Lead, Arsenic, Tin
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchCopper, Iron, Zinc, Lead
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchIron, Copper, Zinc, Lead
USGS ResearchGold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Antimony
USGS ResearchGold, Lead, Zinc, Silver
USGS ResearchCopper, Gold
USGS ResearchGold
USGS ResearchGold
USGS ResearchGold
USGS Researchrocks, minerals and fossils
Core atlasrocks, minerals and fossils
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