Nanafalia Landing on the Tombigbee River, Alabama
Can I collect here?
ProBased on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 3, 2026. Land and claims can change quickly, so check before you go.
Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About Nanafalia Landing on the Tombigbee River, Alabama
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Nanafalia
- Geologic interval
- Paleocene
- Age
- 66–56 Ma
- Depositional environment
- marginal marine indet.
- Recorded occurrences
- 3
Nanafalia formation, Sabine Eocene at Nanafalia Landing on the Tombigbee River, Alabama.\r\nFollowing D. T. Dockery 1996 Mississippi Geology V. 7 N.1 Nanafalia fm is from Paleocene
Fossils found here
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 191611 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Nanafalia Landing on the Tombigbee River, Alabama
Can you collect at Nanafalia Landing on the Tombigbee River, Alabama?
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 Nanafalia Landing on the Tombigbee River, Alabama?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.