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USGS Loc. 12711, 12712, 12741, 12742 - Ellaville [Suwannee Lmst]

Suwanee County, Florida
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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About USGS Loc. 12711, 12712, 12741, 12742 - Ellaville [Suwannee Lmst]

USGS Loc. 12711, 12712, 12741, 12742 - Ellaville [Suwannee Lmst] is a fossil collection site in Suwanee, Florida, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Suwannee Limestone, dated to the Rupelian (33.9–27.3 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as carbonate indet. Documented finds include Phacoides wacissanus, Rhyncholampas gouldii.

Geologic setting

Formation
Suwannee Limestone
Geologic interval
Rupelian
Age
33.9–27.3 Ma
Depositional environment
carbonate indet.
Recorded occurrences
2
Geology notes

Author notes that the fauna indicate warm water conditions rather than cold.

Locality notes

USGS locality 12711-2/12741-2 (Gunter, Ponton, Mansfield, 1932): left bank of Suwannee River, 2.5 miles (air line) above Ellaville or about one mile above Clarks fishing camp.

Fossils found here

Phacoides wacissanus
Bivalvia · Lucinidae
Rhyncholampas gouldii
Echinoidea · Cassidulidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 60965 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about USGS Loc. 12711, 12712, 12741, 12742 - Ellaville [Suwannee Lmst]

Can you collect at USGS Loc. 12711, 12712, 12741, 12742 - Ellaville [Suwannee Lmst]?

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 USGS Loc. 12711, 12712, 12741, 12742 - Ellaville [Suwannee Lmst]?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.