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S-0539, Striped Butte

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Based on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 3, 2026. Land and claims can change quickly, so check before you go.

Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About S-0539, Striped Butte

S-0539, Striped Butte is a fossil collection site in California, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Bird Spring Formation, dated to the Gzhelian (303.7–298.9 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as carbonate indet. Documented finds include Triticites.

Geologic setting

Formation
Bird Spring
Geologic interval
Gzhelian
Age
303.7–298.9 Ma
Depositional environment
carbonate indet.
Recorded occurrences
1
Locality notes

About 5 km southwest of Warm Spring Canyon in the southern Panamint Range in the central part of the Manly Peak 7.5' quadrangle, unit 3

Fossils found here

Triticites
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Schwagerinidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 129191 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about S-0539, Striped Butte

Can you collect at S-0539, Striped Butte?

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 S-0539, Striped Butte?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.