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Aspalaga Bluff, Apalachicola River, about 10 ft above river level

Gadsden County, Florida
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Next site in FloridaTU 1196. Farley Creek, about 0.8 mi E of bridge of Fla. Hwy. 275 · 10 mi

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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About Aspalaga Bluff, Apalachicola River, about 10 ft above river level

Aspalaga Bluff, Apalachicola River, about 10 ft above river level is a fossil collection site in Gadsden, Florida, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Tampa Formation, dated to the Early Miocene (23.04–15.98 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as marine indet. Documented finds include Portunus.

Geologic setting

Formation
Tampa
Geologic interval
Early Miocene
Age
23.04–15.98 Ma
Depositional environment
marine indet.
Recorded occurrences
1
Locality notes

Aspalaga bluff west of Greensboro, FL.

Fossils found here

Portunus
Malacostraca · Portunidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 144075 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about Aspalaga Bluff, Apalachicola River, about 10 ft above river level

Can you collect at Aspalaga Bluff, Apalachicola River, about 10 ft above river level?

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 Aspalaga Bluff, Apalachicola River, about 10 ft above river level?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.