Licking & Muskingum Counties: Flint & Chalcedony Rockhounding in Licking County, Ohio

Plan your visit

Generally open to casual rockhounding

County

Licking County

State

Ohio

Nearest road

Summit Road Southeast

Postcode

43055

Coordinates

40.05037, -82.38790

Coordinates are approximate. Confirm the exact ground in the RockHoundR app, where land overlays show which agency manages the area.

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.

Best time to visit Licking & Muskingum Counties

Comfortable months (45 to 90°F highs)

Best months: March to November. Typical highs run 84°F in midsummer and 36°F in midwinter, with winter lows near 18°F.

Climate normals: NOAA 1991-2020 monthlies, NEWARK WTR WKS station (3 mi away).

Geology at Licking & Muskingum Counties

This spot sits on Maxville Limestone; Rushville, Logan, and Cuyhoga Formations, Undivided, mapped as shale, siltstone, and sandstone that formed roughly 420 to 325 million years ago. Tough silica like agate, jasper, and chert typically weathers out of beds like these and collects as float in drainages and on deflation surfaces.

Mapped unit

Maxville Limestone; Rushville, Logan, and Cuyhoga Formations, Undivided

Age

420–325 Ma (Devonian to Mississippian)

Rock types

shale, siltstone, and sandstone

Elevation

830 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.

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.

• Ohio Geological Survey
• Ohio State Parks rules
• Wayne National Forest
• Community submissions reviewed against published agency rules