Reed Mine & Walkens Mine: Chromite & Brucite Rockhounding in Harford County, Maryland

Quick details

Access

Public area

County

Harford County

State

Maryland

Nearest road

West Jarrettsville Road

Postcode

21084

Coordinates

39.61194, -76.45722

Geology at Reed Mine & Walkens Mine

This spot sits on Ultramafic Rocks, mapped as serpentinite that formed roughly 2500 to 250 million years ago. Metamorphic terrain like this typically carries quartz veins and sweats, and weathered crystals tend to end up in the soils and streams below.

Mapped unit

Ultramafic Rocks

Age

2500–250 Ma (Proterozoic to Paleozoic)

Rock types

serpentinite

Elevation

560 ft

Geologic mapping via Macrostrat and the underlying state geological survey maps (CC BY 4.0). Bedrock at the surface can vary within a mapped unit.

Land & collecting status

Generally open to casual rockhounding

Most public-tagged spots sit on BLM, U.S. Forest Service, or other federal land where reasonable hand collecting of common rocks and minerals is allowed. Confirm posted rules and active mining claims before you dig.

Public-land rules vary by agency, season, and field office. The RockHoundR app pulls live BLM, USFS, NPS, and tribal overlays so you can see exactly which agency manages the ground at this spot.

Sources & verification

Spot details combine the public RockHoundR location dataset, normalized mineral labels, agency land-status checks in the app, and community submissions. Coordinates are approximate until verified in the field.

Sources: RockHoundR public spot dataset, app land overlays, and local agency review before each trip.

Found at Reed Mine & Walkens Mine

Each chip opens all spots that produce that material; the encyclopedia link opens the full ID and field guide.

• ChromiteEncyclopedia →
• Brucite
• QuartzEncyclopedia →
• SerpentineEncyclopedia →
• Soapstone