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0.5 miles northeast of Pelham, Bessemer Iron District

Shelby County, Alabama
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Next site in Alabamaabout half a mile southwest of Elliotsville Church · 7 mi

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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About 0.5 miles northeast of Pelham, Bessemer Iron District

0.5 miles northeast of Pelham, Bessemer Iron District is a fossil collection site in Shelby, Alabama, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Little Oak Formation, dated to the Ashbyan (457.3–449.6 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as carbonate indet. Documented finds include Bimuria buttsi, Paurorthis fasciculata.

Geologic setting

Formation
Little Oak
Geologic interval
Ashbyan
Age
457.3–449.6 Ma
Depositional environment
carbonate indet.
Recorded occurrences
2

Fossils found here

Bimuria buttsi
Strophomenata · Bimuriidae
Paurorthis fasciculata
Rhynchonellata · Paurorthidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 164883 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about 0.5 miles northeast of Pelham, Bessemer Iron District

Can you collect at 0.5 miles northeast of Pelham, Bessemer Iron District?

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 0.5 miles northeast of Pelham, Bessemer Iron District?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.