A-10
Can I collect here?
ProBased 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 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About A-10
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Arkadelphia
- Geologic interval
- Late Maastrichtian
- Age
- 72.2–66 Ma
- Depositional environment
- marine indet.
"normal marine environment with no influence of freshwater." No specific lithology information for this sample, but the formation is largely clays and marls.
5/13S/26W, Hempstead County, Arkansas.
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 190588 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about A-10
Can you collect at A-10?
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 A-10?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.