Loc. 8. USGS 28561. Waterfall in tributary creek into Falling Water Creek
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 Loc. 8. USGS 28561. Waterfall in tributary creek into Falling Water Creek
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Imo
- Geologic interval
- Serpukhovian
- Age
- 330.3–323.4 Ma
- Depositional environment
- offshore
- Tectonic setting
- cratonic basin
- Recorded occurrences
- 2
"The environment of deposition...relatively shallow water, low energy offshore area undergoing slow continuous deposition of terrigenous clay with periodic higher-energy incursions of carbonate sediments."
sec. 18 T13N R18W Moore
Fossils found here
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 69286 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Loc. 8. USGS 28561. Waterfall in tributary creek into Falling Water Creek
Can you collect at Loc. 8. USGS 28561. Waterfall in tributary creek into Falling Water Creek?
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 Loc. 8. USGS 28561. Waterfall in tributary creek into Falling Water Creek?
Fossil.
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