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…
Ohio Mines with Fluorite and Fluorspar
Minerals: FLUORITE Commodities: FLUORINE - FLUORSPAR Dataexported from DRC 2.0 (c) 2011 Gary Kindel
Waterfalls in Ohio
Hot weather has lead me to research water falls in Ohio. If you are in the Akron / Cleveland area, Brandywine Falls is worth the time to visit. Place CategoryCountyStateCountryLat…
Flint Ridge Events in 2010
Several people have ask me recently if I have contact info for Nether's far, I do not. I did find there are a couple events happening at Flint Ridge Ohio.…
2nd trip to Fossil Collecting at Lodi Community Park
Link to our first trip of Lodi Park Link to our third trip to Lodi Park Just got back from our first fossil collecting trip of 2010. It's a warm…
2010 Winter Hike at Hocking Hills State Park
On saturday, a couple friends and I attended the 45th annual winter hike in Hocking Hills State Park. This is by far my favorite spot in Ohio. I had no…
Quartz Geode Location, near Elmville Highland County, Ohio
Colorless quartz crystals in cavities and geodes found in Lilley Dolomite formation along with calcite and sphalerite. Location in an abandoned quarry along the northside of Highway 54 approximately 1…
Locations of ancient flint quarries in Ohio
From Minerals of Ohio, Carlson, Dr Ernest. Table showing flint occurrences by Age and Formation and where ancient man quarried the stone. Note the variation in color and physical characteristics…
List of Mineral Species from Ohio
List of Minerals reported to occur in Ohio from DRC 2.0.ALUNOGENGYPSUMANHYDRITEHALITEBARITEHEMATITEBARYTEHEXAHYDRITECALCITEHYDROZINCITEKAOLINITEMARCASITECELESTITECHALCOPYRITEMONTMORILLONITEPYRITEQUARTZCOPIAPITESMITHSONITEDOLOMITESPHALERITEFLUORITESTRONTIANITEGALENASULFURSZOMOLNOKITEGLAUCONITEVIVIANITEGOLDWURTZITE