Monongahela National Forest — Casual Rockhounding Context
common rocks, minerals and common fossils where locally authorized
Core atlasWEST VIRGINIA LOCAL FIELD REGION
River cobbles and sediment under changing ownership and water conditions.
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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 Researchcalcite crystals and carbonate rocks
Core atlasMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchPleistocene giant ground sloth fossils
Core atlaslimestone, calcite, karst and fossils
Core atlasMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS Researchmarine fossils and fossil coral
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 ResearchManganese
USGS ResearchManganese
USGS ResearchIron, Manganese
USGS ResearchManganese
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS Researchriver gravels and sedimentary cobbles
Core atlasIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchManganese
USGS ResearchManganese
USGS ResearchManganese
USGS ResearchManganese
USGS ResearchManganese
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchManganese, Nickel
USGS ResearchManganese, Nickel
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS ResearchIron
USGS Research