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Randons Creek (Unit 4, Byram Formation), Alabama - Ivey (1957)

Monroeville County, Alabama
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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

7 miAMo-9Fossil7 miUSGS Loc. 10050 - Gainestown [Chickasawhay Lmst]Fossil8 miCBFossil

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About Randons Creek (Unit 4, Byram Formation), Alabama - Ivey (1957)

Randons Creek (Unit 4, Byram Formation), Alabama - Ivey (1957) is a fossil collection site in Monroeville, Alabama, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Byram Formation, dated to the Late Oligocene (27.3–23.04 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as carbonate indet. Documented finds include Anatipopecten anatipes, Pecten.

Geologic setting

Formation
Byram
Geologic interval
Late Oligocene
Age
27.3–23.04 Ma
Depositional environment
carbonate indet.
Recorded occurrences
2
Geology notes

No paleoenvironmental data provided.

Locality notes

Section in road cut south of Randons Creek in the SW1/4 sec. 15, T. 6 N., R. 6 E. Lat/long estimate based on Randons Creek, Monroeville County, Alabama

Fossils found here

Anatipopecten anatipes
Bivalvia · Pectinidae
Pecten
Bivalvia · Pectinidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 42159 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about Randons Creek (Unit 4, Byram Formation), Alabama - Ivey (1957)

Can you collect at Randons Creek (Unit 4, Byram Formation), Alabama - Ivey (1957)?

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 Randons Creek (Unit 4, Byram Formation), Alabama - Ivey (1957)?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 20 kg iron meteorite was found at Lime Creek in 1834, 9 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.