Monongahela National Forest — Casual Rockhounding Context
common rocks, minerals and common fossils where locally authorized
Core atlasWEST VIRGINIA LOCAL FIELD REGION
Forest Service rock and mineral contexts with wilderness, species and site-specific rules.
LOCAL INTERACTIVE 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.

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 and common fossils where locally authorized
Core atlasMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchChromium
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS Researchbrachiopods, crinoids, corals, bryozoans and trilobites
Core atlaslimestone caves, calcite formations and cave fossils
Core atlasIron
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS Researchriver gravels, quartz and sedimentary clasts
Core atlasIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchIron
USGS Research