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Offshore zone + 3, Kensington Quadrangle, west of Pigeon Mountain

Walker County, Georgia
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Next site in GeorgiaOffshore zone +6, Kensington Quadrangle, West of Pigeon Mountain · 1 mi

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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.

1 miOffshore zone +6, Kensington Quadrangle, West of Pigeon MountainFossil10 miGoreHalloysite11 miRising FawnHalloysite

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About Offshore zone + 3, Kensington Quadrangle, west of Pigeon Mountain

Offshore zone + 3, Kensington Quadrangle, west of Pigeon Mountain is a fossil collection site in Walker, Georgia, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. The depositional environment is recorded as offshore indet. Documented finds include Stromatocerium, Tetradium, Prismostylus fibratum, Hebertella frankfortensis, Hebertella occidentalis, Platystrophia trentonensis.

Geologic setting

Geologic interval
Caradoc
Age
458.2–449.5 Ma
Depositional environment
offshore indet.
Recorded occurrences
10
Locality notes

South side of Georgia Highway 143, one mile west of Pigeon Mountain, Kensington Quadrangle

Fossils found here

Stromatocerium
Stromatoporoidea · Stromatoceriidae
Tetradium
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Prismostylus fibratum
Florideophyceae · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Hebertella frankfortensis
Rhynchonellata · Plectorthidae
Hebertella occidentalis
Rhynchonellata · Plectorthidae
Platystrophia trentonensis
Rhynchonellata · Platystrophiidae
Hormotoma
Gastropoda · Hormotomidae
Byssonychia intermedius
Bivalvia · Ambonychiidae
Ivia nelsoni
Ostracoda · Schrenckiidae
Leperditia
Ostracoda · Leperditiidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 32576 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about Offshore zone + 3, Kensington Quadrangle, west of Pigeon Mountain

Can you collect at Offshore zone + 3, Kensington Quadrangle, west of Pigeon Mountain?

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 Offshore zone + 3, Kensington Quadrangle, west of Pigeon Mountain?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 140 kg iron meteorite was found at Ider in 1957, 15 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.