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Southernmost Keku Island

Alaska
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Next site in AlaskaKeku Strait, Kuiu Island · 3 mi

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Based on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 9, 2026. Land and claims can change quickly, so check before you go.

Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About Southernmost Keku Island

Southernmost Keku Island is a fossil collection site in Alaska, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. The depositional environment is recorded as carbonate indet. Documented finds include Chaoiella gruenewaldti, Condrathyris perplexa, Yakovlevia mammata, Stenoscisma margaritovi, Leioclema, Dictyoclostus tartaricus.

Geologic setting

Geologic interval
Permian
Age
298.9–251.902 Ma
Depositional environment
carbonate indet.
Recorded occurrences
11
Locality notes

Southern tip of southernmost large island of Keku group, about 5 miles west of Point Hamilton.

Fossils found here

Chaoiella gruenewaldti
Strophomenata · Productellidae
Condrathyris perplexa
Rhynchonellata · Elythidae
Yakovlevia mammata
Strophomenata · Productidae
Stenoscisma margaritovi
Rhynchonellata · Stenoscismatidae
Leioclema
Stenolaemata · Heterotrypidae
Dictyoclostus tartaricus
Strophomenata · Productidae
Horridonia horrida
Strophomenata · Productidae
Waagenoconcha tastubensis
Strophomenata · Echinoconchidae
Marginifera involuta
Strophomenata · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Spiriferinaella tastubensis
Rhynchonellata · Strophopleuridae
Spiriferella arctica
Rhynchonellata · Spiriferellidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 112223 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about Southernmost Keku Island

Can you collect at Southernmost Keku Island?

It depends on who owns the land and whether a mining claim covers it. BLM land usually allows hand collecting for personal use, national parks allow none, and private land needs the owner’s permission. Pro members see the owner and any claims at this spot.

What minerals are found at Southernmost Keku Island?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.