Potter Creek Quarry
Can I collect here?
ProBased 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 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About Potter Creek Quarry
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Morrison
- Geologic interval
- Kimmeridgian to Tithonian
- Age
- 154.8–143.1 Ma
- Depositional environment
- wet floodplain
- Recorded occurrences
- 3
poorly drained floodplain
"approximately 70 km SSE of the Riggs locality, was named the Potter Creek Quarry" (Jensen 1987)
Fossils found here
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 49623 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Potter Creek Quarry
Can you collect at Potter Creek Quarry?
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 Potter Creek Quarry?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.