USNM 5551. Cut on St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad just west of Fayetteville City Park, just north of Fayetteville
Washington County, Arkansas36.06389, −94.15722
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Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About USNM 5551. Cut on St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad just west of Fayetteville City Park, just north of Fayetteville
USNM 5551. Cut on St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad just west of Fayetteville City Park, just north of Fayetteville is a fossil collection site in Washington, Arkansas, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Fayetteville Formation, dated to the Arnsbergian (326.9–323.6 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as carbonate indet. The collection holds 0 recorded fossil occurrences.
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Fayetteville
- Geologic interval
- Arnsbergian
- Age
- 326.9–323.6 Ma
- Depositional environment
- carbonate indet.
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 76147 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about USNM 5551. Cut on St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad just west of Fayetteville City Park, just north of Fayetteville
Can you collect at USNM 5551. Cut on St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad just west of Fayetteville City Park, just north of Fayetteville?
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 USNM 5551. Cut on St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad just west of Fayetteville City Park, just north of Fayetteville?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.