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near Glen Eyrie

El Paso County, Colorado
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Based 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 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

2 miGarden of the GodsFossil5 miAustin BluffsAgate, carnelian, chalcedony, jasper5 miUnnamed Mine Dump (Zircon)Zircon

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About near Glen Eyrie

near Glen Eyrie is a fossil collection site in El Paso, Colorado, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Manitou Limestone, dated to the Dapingian (471.3–469.4 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as carbonate indet. Documented finds include Utoceras gleneyriense.

Geologic setting

Formation
Manitou Limestone
Geologic interval
Dapingian
Age
471.3–469.4 Ma
Depositional environment
carbonate indet.
Recorded occurrences
1
Locality notes

about 4 miles from Colorado Springs

Fossils found here

Utoceras gleneyriense
Cephalopoda · Piloceratidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 189286 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at near Glen Eyrie?

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 near Glen Eyrie?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 18.8 kg iron meteorite was found at Franceville in 1890, 15 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.