Richmond City Geology and Rockhounding Research
local bedrock, surficial geology, minerals, fossils, mines/quarries, historic extraction and land-management context
Core atlasVIRGINIA LOCAL FIELD REGION
Shark tooth and shell fossils, regulated cliffs and tidal shoreline habitats.
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.
local bedrock, surficial geology, minerals, fossils, mines/quarries, historic extraction and land-management context
Core atlasMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS Researchrocks, minerals and artifacts
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