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USGS Loc. 7339, 11110, 12303 - Suwannee Sulphur Springs [Suwannee Lmst]

Hamilton County, Florida
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Minerals on record here

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Recorded here: fossil.

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About USGS Loc. 7339, 11110, 12303 - Suwannee Sulphur Springs [Suwannee Lmst]

USGS Loc. 7339, 11110, 12303 - Suwannee Sulphur Springs [Suwannee Lmst] is a fossil collection site in Hamilton, 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 Euclathurella, Drillia, Antillipecten flintensis, Modiolus grammatus, Cardita, Cardium.

Geologic setting

Formation
Suwannee Limestone
Geologic interval
Rupelian
Age
33.9–27.3 Ma
Depositional environment
carbonate indet.
Recorded occurrences
11
Geology notes

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

Locality notes

Suwannee Sulphur Springs not found in text and not a recognized locality in available sources. Coordinates based on Suwannee River State Park, in Hamilton County, Florida.

Fossils found here

Euclathurella
Gastropoda · Clathurellidae
Drillia
Gastropoda · Drilliidae
Antillipecten flintensis
Bivalvia · Pectinidae
Modiolus grammatus
Bivalvia · Mytilidae
Cardita
Bivalvia · Carditidae
Cardium
Bivalvia · Cardiidae
Chione (Chionopsis) bainbridgensis
Bivalvia · Veneridae
Tellina
Bivalvia · Tellinidae
Kuphus incrassatus
Bivalvia · Teredinidae
Rhyncholampas gouldii
Echinoidea · Cassidulidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 60971 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about USGS Loc. 7339, 11110, 12303 - Suwannee Sulphur Springs [Suwannee Lmst]

Can you collect at USGS Loc. 7339, 11110, 12303 - Suwannee Sulphur Springs [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. 7339, 11110, 12303 - Suwannee Sulphur Springs [Suwannee Lmst]?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.