Polymorphous Wurtzite localities southwestern PA and SE Ohio.
The following is a list of all the localities so far found where the wurtz-ites occur. They are listed from east to west beginning with the Shelocta locality and ending with…
Ohio Geology and Collecting locations
Only Paleozoic rock formations underlie Ohio’s Pleistocene surface debris and Quaternary soils. For long ages Ohio lay beneath a shallow sea which received successively enormous quantities of Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Mississippian…
Gold Mines of Clermont County Ohio
Clermont County, Ohio has always had a little gold in the creeks. Over the years, fortune seekers have dug mines into the local hills searching for the vein of gold…
Flint Collecting at Nethers Farm, Muskingum County, Ohio
The flint at the Nethers Farm is part of the Vanport flint formation that is Pennsylvanian in age and covers a ridge tops in an area of about 6 square…
Meteorites in Ohio
Here is some available data from ODNR on known meteor falls in ohio. Sources: (Minerals of Ohio, Carlson E, ODNR Bulletin 69 page 33). Ohio Geology Summer 1983 Newsletter
Vivianite – Medina County Ohio
Data exported from DRC 3.00 (c) 2012 Gary Kindel Mine: QUILLIAN BROS. PIT City: Mine ID: 151278 County MEDINA Seq Nbr: 0391030005 State OHIO Latitude 41.02 Country USA Longitude -81.993056…
Vivianite in Ohio
New Year Resolution: More mineral collecting! I am planning for some spring collecting trips. Reference: Minerals of Ohio Bull. 69 ODNR (Cincinnati Area) Brown Co, Ohio: Miranda Run Location: View Larger Map…
Pyrite specimen from Lamereaux Road Bridge, Monroeville, Ohio
Here is specimen found at Lamereaux Road Bridge, Monroeville, Ohio - Siderite Concretion and Pyrite Nodule Location https://digitalrockhound.com/2009/09/trip-report-to-lamereaux-road-bridge.html Data exported from DRC 3.00 (c) 2011 Gary Kindel ID: 2805…
3rd trip to Lodi Park
Link to our second trip to Lodi Park Link to our first trip of Lodi Park Date: August 6, 2011 We have moved back to Ohio after spending a year…
Fossil Collecting in Ohio
Fossil collecting is permitted in most Ohio State Parks within designated areas so you would need to check with the Ranger station at the park. Here is a link to…