Rockhounding sites in Kentucky

102 rockhounding collecting destinations in Kentucky.

Kentucky rockhounding map

Interactive pins for coordinate-verified, indexable listings in Kentucky. Click a marker for the full site page.

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Use this page as your Kentucky rockhounding map — Kentucky has 102 rockhounding sites in our directory, including 1 quartz & crystals, 6 agate & jasper, 11 geodes, 56 fossils, 2 gold & minerals. Use rockhounding sites near me for live distance sorting or browse by city.

Near major cities: Lexington · Louisville

By specimen type: Agate & Jasper (6) · Geodes (11) · Fossils (56) · Other (26)

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find rockhounding sites in Kentucky?

Our Kentucky rockhounding map lists 102 cataloged sites with GPS, fees, and specimen types at /states/kentucky/. Filter by type or use near-me GPS sorting from your location.

Is there a Kentucky rockhounding map?

Yes — the Kentucky state hub at /states/kentucky/ works as your rockhounding map with every listing, featured sites, and links to specimen-type subsets.

What can you find rockhounding in Kentucky?

Specimens vary by region — browse the Kentucky map for quartz, agate, geodes, fossils, and gems. Each listing notes primary targets and access rules.

What to pack for Kentucky rockhounding trips

Compared day-trip gear for Kentucky rockhounding sites — side-by-side tables for the hike in, sun, and sun, tools, and the approach hike.

Chisels & Wedges — Split matrix cleanly and protect your specimens

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Safety Glasses — Non-negotiable eye protection when hammering rock

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Non-negotiable eye protection when hammering rock

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Specimen Bags & Wrap — Get your finds home without chips and scratches

Specimen Bags & Wrap

Get your finds home without chips and scratches

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Field Gloves — Cut and abrasion protection for sharp rock and tools

Field Gloves

Cut and abrasion protection for sharp rock and tools

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Popular rockhounding sites in Kentucky

Most-searched spots — open each listing for directions, fees, and safety notes.

Ben E Moore Mine Area — fluorite rockhounding site near Marion, KY

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Ben E Moore Mine Area

Western Kentucky fluorspar district near Marion produced purple fluorite cubes for decades; most sites now reclaimed or restricted.

Fee variesMarion

Creekside Geode Lane County — geode rockhounding site near Paintsville, KY

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Creekside Geode Lane County

Eastern Kentucky limestone formations in the Big Sandy River valley occasionally yield small quartz geodes in creek gravels.

Fee variesPaintsville

Kentucky Agate Region — agate rockhounding site near Irvine, KY

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Kentucky Agate Region

Eastern Kentucky streams in Estill and Lee counties carry locally famous Kentucky agate in blue and gray fortification patterns.

Fee variesIrvine

Livingston Gem Mine — quartz rockhounding site near Livingston, KY

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Livingston Gem Mine

Central Kentucky geode and vein quartz sites near Livingston offer fee digging for crystal-lined geodes and calcite specimens.

Fee requiredLivingston

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02-gs-a — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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02-gs-a

Fossil collection site in the Clays Ferry, Marion County, Kentucky. Environment: deep subtidal ramp. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesKentucky

02-lr-a — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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02-lr-a

Fossil collection site in the Sunset, Richmond County, Kentucky. Environment: open shallow subtidal. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesKentucky

02-pv-a — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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02-pv-a

Fossil collection site in the Clays Ferry, Washington County, Kentucky. Environment: offshore ramp. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesKentucky

03-fcl-a — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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03-fcl-a

Fossil collection site in the Sunset, Fleming County, Kentucky. Environment: deep subtidal ramp. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesKentucky

04-aa64-a — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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04-aa64-a

Fossil collection site in the Sunset, Mason County, Kentucky. Environment: deep subtidal ramp. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesKentucky

04-aa67-a — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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04-aa67-a

Fossil collection site in the Bull Fork, Mason County, Kentucky. Environment: deep subtidal ramp. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesKentucky

04-fle-a1.4 — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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04-fle-a1.4

Fossil collection site in the Bull Fork, Fleming County, Kentucky. Environment: sand shoal. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesKentucky

Adair County — geode rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Adair County

Adair County is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Geodes. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKentucky

Ashland — siderite rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Ashland

Ashland is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Siderite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKentucky

Ben E Moore Mine Area — fluorite rockhounding site near Marion, KY

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Ben E Moore Mine Area

Western Kentucky fluorspar district near Marion produced purple fluorite cubes for decades; most sites now reclaimed or restricted.

Fee variesMarion

Berea — geode rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Berea

Berea is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Geodes. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKentucky

Big Four Fault — anglesite rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Big Four Fault

Big Four Fault is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Anglesite, Cerussite, Fluorite, Galena, Pyromorphite, Smithsonite, Smoky Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKentucky

Bighill Locality — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Bighill Locality

Fossil collection site in the New Albany Shale, Madison County County, Kentucky. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesKentucky

Birdsville — calcite rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Birdsville

Birdsville is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Calcite, Dolomite crystals, Fluorite, Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKentucky

Blue Licks 2 — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Blue Licks 2

Fossil collection site in the Kope, Nicholas County, Kentucky. Environment: offshore ramp. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesKentucky

Boston — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Boston

Fossil collection site in the Sanderson, Nelson County County, Kentucky. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesKentucky

Boston, Locality 5, Read 1939 — fossil rockhounding site near The New Albany Shale, KY

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Boston, Locality 5, Read 1939

Fossil collection site in the New Albany Shale, Kentucky. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesThe New Albany Shale

Brachiopod — mixed rockhounding site near KY, KY

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Brachiopod

Brachiopod is a documented rockhounding destination in KY. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesKentucky

Brooksville 1 — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Brooksville 1

Fossil collection site in the Kope, Bracken County, Kentucky. Environment: offshore ramp. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesKentucky

Bugwood Narrows, Southeast Of State Resort Park, Main Bend Of Lake Cumberland — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Bugwood Narrows, Southeast Of State Resort Park, Main Bend Of Lake Cumberland

Fossil collection site in the Fort Payne, Russell County, Kentucky. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesKentucky

C2 - Maysville — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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C2 - Maysville

Fossil collection site in the Fairview, Mason County, Kentucky. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesKentucky

C3 - Sunset — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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C3 - Sunset

Fossil collection site in the McMillan, Fleming County, Kentucky. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesKentucky

C4 - Newcastle — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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C4 - Newcastle

Fossil collection site in the McMillan, Henry County, Kentucky. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesKentucky

C4 - Sw Of Stanford — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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C4 - Sw Of Stanford

Fossil collection site, Lincoln County, Kentucky. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesKentucky

Caldwell Quarry — fluorite rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Caldwell Quarry

Caldwell Quarry is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Fluorite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKentucky

Carrsville — calcite rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Carrsville

Carrsville is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Calcite, Fluorite, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKentucky

Carter-caves-cascade-cave-lg — mixed rockhounding site near KY, KY

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Carter-caves-cascade-cave-lg

carter-caves-cascade-cave-lg is a documented rockhounding destination in KY. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesKentucky

Cascade Cave — mixed rockhounding site near KY, KY

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Cascade Cave

Cascade Cave is a documented rockhounding destination in KY. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesKentucky

Cave City — pink marble rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Cave City

Cave City is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Pink Marble, Yellow Marble. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKentucky

Coal — mixed rockhounding site near KY, KY

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Coal

Coal is a documented rockhounding destination in KY. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesKentucky

Creekside Geode Lane County — geode rockhounding site near Paintsville, KY

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Creekside Geode Lane County

Eastern Kentucky limestone formations in the Big Sandy River valley occasionally yield small quartz geodes in creek gravels.

Fee variesPaintsville

Crider — fluorite rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Crider

Crider is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Fluorite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKentucky

Crittenden County — mineral rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Crittenden County

Crittenden County is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Galena, Fluorite, Barite, Calcite, Dolomite crystals, Pyrite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Mica, Peridotite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKentucky

Cumberland Falls — rockcastle conglomerate rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Cumberland Falls

Cumberland Falls is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Rockcastle conglomerate. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKentucky

Drowning Creek Area — fossil rockhounding site near The Boyle, KY

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Drowning Creek Area

Fossil collection site in the Boyle, Kentucky. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesThe Boyle

Eddyville — agate rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Eddyville

Eddyville is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKentucky

Elizabethtown — geode rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Elizabethtown

Elizabethtown is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Geodes. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKentucky

Exposure In Quarry — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Exposure In Quarry

Fossil collection site, Kenton County, Kentucky. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesKentucky

Fredonia — barite rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Fredonia

Fredonia is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Barite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKentucky

Freshwater Pearl — mixed rockhounding site near KY, KY

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Freshwater Pearl

Freshwater Pearl is a documented rockhounding destination in KY. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesKentucky

Glasgow — geode rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Glasgow

Glasgow is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Geodes. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKentucky

Gratz — barite rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Gratz

Gratz is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Barite, Calcite, Fluorite, Galena, Sphalerite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKentucky

Graves County — agate rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Graves County

Graves County is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Chert, Jasper, Quartz, Silicified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKentucky

Green River — geode rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Green River

Green River is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Geodes, quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKentucky

Hardmoney — hematite rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Hardmoney

Hardmoney is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Hematite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKentucky

Highland Pike — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Highland Pike

Fossil collection site in the Fairview, Kenton County, Kentucky. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesKentucky

Holst Creek 2 — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Holst Creek 2

Fossil collection site in the Kope, Bracken County, Kentucky. Environment: offshore ramp. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesKentucky

Irving, Locality 11, Read 1939 — fossil rockhounding site near The New Albany Shale, KY

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Irving, Locality 11, Read 1939

Fossil collection site in the New Albany Shale, Kentucky. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesThe New Albany Shale

Ison Creek — enstatite rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Ison Creek

Ison Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Enstatite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Mica, Olivine, Peridotite, Garnet, Serpentine. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKentucky

Kentucky Agate — agate rockhounding site near KY, KY

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Kentucky Agate

Kentucky Agate is a documented rockhounding destination in KY. Collectors visit for agate, jasper, chalcedony and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesKentucky

Kentucky Agate Region — agate rockhounding site near Irvine, KY

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Kentucky Agate Region

Eastern Kentucky streams in Estill and Lee counties carry locally famous Kentucky agate in blue and gray fortification patterns.

Fee variesIrvine

Kentucky Dam Village State Park — agate rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Kentucky Dam Village State Park

Kentucky Dam Village State Park is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Fort Payne Chert. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKentucky

Kentucky Lake — geode rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Kentucky Lake

Kentucky Lake is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Geodes, Jasper, Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKentucky

Kentucky River Bend — barite rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Kentucky River Bend

Kentucky River Bend is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Barite, Calcite, Fluorite, Galena, Sphalerite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKentucky

Ky Route 206 Roadcut — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Ky Route 206 Roadcut

Fossil collection site in the Chattanooga Shale, Adair County, Kentucky. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesKentucky

L&n Rr Cut (1) — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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L&n Rr Cut (1)

Fossil collection site in the McMillan, Boone County, Kentucky. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesKentucky

Laketon — yellow ocher rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Laketon

Laketon is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Yellow Ocher. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKentucky

Lincoln County — geode rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Lincoln County

Lincoln County is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Geodes, Quartz, Celestite, Goethite, Fluorite, Pyrite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKentucky

Little Sandy River — apatite rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Little Sandy River

Little Sandy River is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Apatite, Almandine Garnet, Chromite, Diopside, Feldspar, Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKentucky

Livingston Gem Mine — quartz rockhounding site near Livingston, KY

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Livingston Gem Mine

Central Kentucky geode and vein quartz sites near Livingston offer fee digging for crystal-lined geodes and calcite specimens.

Fee requiredLivingston

Locality 15. North-south Tributary To Deer Creek 3¼ Miles South Of Lola — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Locality 15. North-south Tributary To Deer Creek 3¼ Miles South Of Lola

Fossil collection site in the Glenn Dean, Livingston County, Kentucky. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesKentucky

Louisville — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Louisville

Fossil collection site in the Corniferous, Jefferson County, Kentucky. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesKentucky

Louisville (oolites Area) — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Louisville (oolites Area)

Louisville (oolites area) is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Silicified fossils, Oolites. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKentucky

Louisville (quarry Area) — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Louisville (quarry Area)

Louisville (quarry area) is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Fossilized quarry, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKentucky

Mammoth Cave Np — mixed rockhounding site near KY, KY

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Mammoth Cave Np

Mammoth Cave NP is a documented rockhounding destination in KY. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesKentucky

Morehead I64 Roadcut — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Morehead I64 Roadcut

Fossil collection site, Rowan County, Kentucky. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesKentucky

Mount Vernon — agate rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Chert, Jasper, Geodes, Oolite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKentucky

Owen’s Branch Buildup, Eastern Side Of The Indian Creek, Lake Cumberland — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Owen’s Branch Buildup, Eastern Side Of The Indian Creek, Lake Cumberland

Fossil collection site in the Fort Payne Chert, Clinton County, Kentucky. Environment: reef, buildup or bioherm. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesKentucky

Princeton — calcite rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Princeton

Princeton is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Calcite, Fluorite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKentucky

Red River Gorge Ga Sign — mixed rockhounding site near KY, KY

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Red River Gorge Ga Sign

Red River Gorge GA sign is a documented rockhounding destination in KY. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.

Fee variesKentucky

Road-cut Along Kentucky Route 1159 Just South Of The Alexandria To Ashland Hwy — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Road-cut Along Kentucky Route 1159 Just South Of The Alexandria To Ashland Hwy

Fossil collection site in the Kope, Bracken County, Kentucky. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesKentucky

Rose Prospect — mineral rockhounding site near Jackson, KY

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Rose Prospect

Rose Prospect is a mineral prospect in Jackson, Kentucky, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Galena, Platinum, Sphalerite.

Fee variesJackson

Rowan County — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Rowan County

Rowan County is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Fossils, Crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKentucky

Rowletts — onyx rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Rowletts

Rowletts is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Onyx, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKentucky

Sadieville — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Sadieville

Fossil collection site in the Clays Ferry, Scott County, Kentucky. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesKentucky

Scottsville — geode rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Scottsville

Scottsville is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Geodes. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKentucky

Southern Side Of Cave Springs Ridge, Se Of Wolf Creek Mouth, Lake Cumberland — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Southern Side Of Cave Springs Ridge, Se Of Wolf Creek Mouth, Lake Cumberland

Fossil collection site in the Fort Payne, Russell County, Kentucky. Environment: reef, buildup or bioherm. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesKentucky

Tomkinsville — geode rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Tomkinsville

Tomkinsville is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Geodes. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKentucky

Troy — barite rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Troy

Troy is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Barite, Calcite, Fluorite, Galena, Sphalerite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesKentucky

Usgs 4072-co: 0.75 Miles East Of Milner Ky, Then 1 Miles Southwest On Shryock Ferry Rd — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Usgs 4072-co: 0.75 Miles East Of Milner Ky, Then 1 Miles Southwest On Shryock Ferry Rd

Fossil collection site in the Lexington, Woodford County, Kentucky. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesKentucky

Usgs 4073-co: 0.75 Miles East Of Milner, Then 1 Miles Southwest On Shryock Ferry — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Usgs 4073-co: 0.75 Miles East Of Milner, Then 1 Miles Southwest On Shryock Ferry

Fossil collection site in the Lexington Limestone, Woodford County, Kentucky. Environment: open shallow subtidal. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesKentucky

Usgs 4874-co: Between Trinity And Antioch Churches; 1 Mile Southwest Of North End Of Kentucky Rte 595 On Kentucky River — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Usgs 4874-co: Between Trinity And Antioch Churches; 1 Mile Southwest Of North End Of Kentucky Rte 595 On Kentucky River

Fossil collection site in the Lexington, Jessamine County, Kentucky. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesKentucky

Usgs 4928-co. Rd Exposure 0.5 Miles East & 1.6 Miles South Of Northwest Corner Of Salvisa Quadrangle — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Usgs 4928-co. Rd Exposure 0.5 Miles East & 1.6 Miles South Of Northwest Corner Of Salvisa Quadrangle

Fossil collection site in the Lexington, Woodford County, Kentucky. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesKentucky

Usgs 4940-co. Road Expsure On W. Side Of Kentucky River, At Bridge Crossing Of Central Kentucky Parkway On N. Side Of Parkway, Near Salvisa — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Usgs 4940-co. Road Expsure On W. Side Of Kentucky River, At Bridge Crossing Of Central Kentucky Parkway On N. Side Of Parkway, Near Salvisa

Fossil collection site in the Lexington, Anderson County, Kentucky. Environment: deep subtidal ramp. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesKentucky

Usgs 4956-co. Road Exposure On W. Side Of Kentucky River, At Bridge Crossing Of Central Kentucky Parkway On N. Side Of Parkway, Near Salvisa — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Usgs 4956-co. Road Exposure On W. Side Of Kentucky River, At Bridge Crossing Of Central Kentucky Parkway On N. Side Of Parkway, Near Salvisa

Fossil collection site in the Lexington, Anderson County, Kentucky. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesKentucky

Usgs 5015-co. Mitchellsburg Rd East Side Of Chaplin River, South Of Perryville — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Usgs 5015-co. Mitchellsburg Rd East Side Of Chaplin River, South Of Perryville

Fossil collection site in the Lexington Limestone, Boyle County, Kentucky. Environment: lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

Fee variesKentucky

Usgs 5072-co; Old Crow Distillery, Frankfort East B Section — fossil rockhounding site near County, KY

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Usgs 5072-co; Old Crow Distillery, Frankfort East B Section

Fossil collection site in the Lexington Limestone, Franklin County, Kentucky. Environment: shallow subtidal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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Usgs 5073-co; Old Crow Distillery, Frankfort East B Section — fossil rockhounding site near County, KY

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Usgs 5073-co; Old Crow Distillery, Frankfort East B Section

Fossil collection site in the Lexington Limestone, Franklin County, Kentucky. Environment: open shallow subtidal. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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Usgs 5078-co. Exposures Along Road Up From Kentucky River Lock #7 To High Bridge — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Usgs 5078-co. Exposures Along Road Up From Kentucky River Lock #7 To High Bridge

Fossil collection site in the Camp Nelson, Jessamine County, Kentucky. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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Usgs 5080-co. Railroad Tracks West Of Herrington Lake Spillway — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Usgs 5080-co. Railroad Tracks West Of Herrington Lake Spillway

Fossil collection site in the Lexington Limestone, Mercer County, Kentucky. Environment: open shallow subtidal. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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Usgs 5087-co. East Of Junction Of U.s. Routes 60 And 421 — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Usgs 5087-co. East Of Junction Of U.s. Routes 60 And 421

Fossil collection site in the Lexington Limestone, Fayette County, Kentucky. Environment: lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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Usgs 5092-co, Tyrone C Section (10-12 Ft Above Base Of Logana Mbr.) — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Usgs 5092-co, Tyrone C Section (10-12 Ft Above Base Of Logana Mbr.)

Fossil collection site in the Lexington Limestone, Woodford County, Kentucky. Environment: open shallow subtidal. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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Usgs 5095-co. East Of I-64 Bridge Over Kentucky River — fossil rockhounding site near County, KY

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Usgs 5095-co. East Of I-64 Bridge Over Kentucky River

Fossil collection site in the Lexington Limestone, Franklin County, Kentucky. Environment: lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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Usgs 6034-co, Sulphur Well(s), New Watts Mill Rd., Little Hickman A Section — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Usgs 6034-co, Sulphur Well(s), New Watts Mill Rd., Little Hickman A Section

Fossil collection site in the Tyrone Limestone, Jessamine County, Kentucky. Environment: shallow subtidal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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Usgs 6136-co. Route 52 East Of Balls Branch Run Crossing — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Usgs 6136-co. Route 52 East Of Balls Branch Run Crossing

Fossil collection site in the Lexington Limestone, Boyle County, Kentucky. Environment: lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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Usgs 7784-co. Southeast Of Route 27 Crossing Of Kentucky River — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Usgs 7784-co. Southeast Of Route 27 Crossing Of Kentucky River

Fossil collection site in the Lexington Limestone, Garrard County, Kentucky. Environment: shallow subtidal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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Usgs 7812-co. Farm Pond Southwest Of Junction Of Routes 27 And 62 — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Usgs 7812-co. Farm Pond Southwest Of Junction Of Routes 27 And 62

Fossil collection site in the Clays Ferry, Harrison County, Kentucky. Environment: shallow subtidal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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Usgs 7817-co. Southeast Of Black Bridge Crossing Over Hickman Creek — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Usgs 7817-co. Southeast Of Black Bridge Crossing Over Hickman Creek

Fossil collection site in the Lexington Limestone, Jessamine County, Kentucky. Environment: shallow subtidal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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Usgs 7835-co. U.s. Route 27, 1 Mi S Of Intersection Of Road To Camp Nelson Cemet — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Usgs 7835-co. U.s. Route 27, 1 Mi S Of Intersection Of Road To Camp Nelson Cemet

Fossil collection site in the Camp Nelson, Jessamine County, Kentucky. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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Usgs D-1196-co. Eastbound Lanes Of I-64, East Of Bridge Over Kentucky River — fossil rockhounding site near County, KY

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Usgs D-1196-co. Eastbound Lanes Of I-64, East Of Bridge Over Kentucky River

Fossil collection site in the Lexington Limestone, Franklin County, Kentucky. Environment: deep subtidal ramp. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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Usgs Ky-1 — fossil rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Usgs Ky-1

Fossil collection site in the Kope, Carroll County, Kentucky. Environment: shallow subtidal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.

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Vine Grove — geode rockhounding site near Kentucky, KY

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Vine Grove

Vine Grove is a documented mineral occurrence near KY. Reported specimens include Geodes. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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