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USGS 1292, Van Buren

Arkansas
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Next site in ArkansasWinslow Quadrangle, Steam, road, railroad junction, USGS 2849 · 23 mi

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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

23 miWinslow Quadrangle, Steam, road, railroad junction, USGS 2849Fossil29 miKessler Limestone member, Bloyd Shale at "Low gap"; USGS 8177Fossil30 miKessler Limestone member, Bloyd Shale at Morrow; USGS 3660Fossil

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About USGS 1292, Van Buren

USGS 1292, Van Buren is a fossil collection site in Arkansas, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Atoka Formation, dated to the Moscovian (315.2–307 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as marine indet. Documented finds include Phaneroceras kesslerense, Eowellerites discoidalis, Peripetoceras.

Geologic setting

Formation
Atoka
Geologic interval
Moscovian
Age
315.2–307 Ma
Depositional environment
marine indet.
Recorded occurrences
3
Locality notes

Crawford County, Ark., Van Buren 7.5 min quad. Van Buren (unspecified location)

Fossils found here

Phaneroceras kesslerense
Cephalopoda · Pseudoparalegoceratidae
Eowellerites discoidalis
Cephalopoda · Welleritidae
Peripetoceras
Cephalopoda · Liroceratidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 128575 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at USGS 1292, Van Buren?

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 USGS 1292, Van Buren?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.