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WEST VIRGINIA LOCAL FIELD REGION

Blackwater Falls & Allegheny Plateau Rockhounding Guide

Protected state park waterfall geology and resistant sandstone exposures.

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Blackwater Falls & Allegheny Plateau 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.

100records within 74 mi
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This hub map shows nearby records only.Land and claim layers are planning aids, not collecting permission.
Calcite/carbonate specimen. General comparison image, not a photograph of this specific field region.
Calcite/carbonate 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 Blackwater Falls & Allegheny Plateau

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

Research15.1 mi

Carmel Quarry

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research15.1 mi

Carmel Quarry

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research16.9 mi

Scherr Quarry

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research20.4 mi

Manheim Mine

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research37.2 mi

Creer Mine

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research
Research38.7 mi

Romney Quarry

Mineral resource occurrence

USGS Research

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