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WEST VIRGINIA LOCAL FIELD REGION

Southern Coalfield Fossil Layers Rockhounding Guide

Carboniferous plants, coal and shale in private and hazardous mining landscapes.

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LOCAL INTERACTIVE MAP

Southern Coalfield Fossil Layers local map

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

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This hub map shows nearby records only.Land and claim layers are planning aids, not collecting permission.
General fossil specimen. General comparison image, not a photograph of this specific field region.
General fossil 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 Southern Coalfield Fossil Layers

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

Research29.8 mi

Zapata Quarry

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research29.8 mi

Zapata Quarry

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research42.0 mi

Fields Quarry

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research44.8 mi

Number 6 Mine

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research45.1 mi

No. 6 Mine

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research45.2 mi

Number 7 Mine

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research50.4 mi

Unnamed

Iron

USGS Research

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