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Brew Locality, Hinsdale County

Colorado
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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 Brew Locality, Hinsdale County

Brew Locality, Hinsdale County is a fossil collection site in Colorado, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Elbert Formation, dated to the Frasnian (382.31–372.15 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as peritidal. Documented finds include Bothriolepis nitida, Arthrodira, Dipnoi, Onychodontida, Holoptychiidae, Osteolepididae.

Geologic setting

Formation
Elbert
Geologic interval
Frasnian
Age
382.31–372.15 Ma
Depositional environment
peritidal
Recorded occurrences
7

Fossils found here

Bothriolepis nitida
Placodermi · Bothriolepididae
Arthrodira
Placodermi
Dipnoi
Osteichthyes
Onychodontida
Osteichthyes
Holoptychiidae
Osteichthyes · Holoptychiidae
Osteolepididae
Osteichthyes · Osteolepididae
Litoptychus bryanti
Osteichthyes · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 238491 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about Brew Locality, Hinsdale County

Can you collect at Brew Locality, Hinsdale County?

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 Brew Locality, Hinsdale County?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.