Offshore zone +6, Fort Oglethorpe Quadrangle, Powder Mill Branch
Walker County, Georgia34.90667, −85.35250
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Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About Offshore zone +6, Fort Oglethorpe Quadrangle, Powder Mill Branch
Offshore zone +6, Fort Oglethorpe Quadrangle, Powder Mill Branch is a fossil collection site in Walker, Georgia, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. The depositional environment is recorded as offshore indet. Documented finds include Prismostylus fibratum, Atactoporella, Hallopora, Parvohallopora ramosa, Constellaria, Dekayella.
Geologic setting
- Geologic interval
- Caradoc
- Age
- 458.2–449.5 Ma
- Depositional environment
- offshore indet.
- Recorded occurrences
- 61
Locality notes
Along Powder Mill Branch east of McCallie Lake in the Fort Oglethorpe Quadrangle
Fossils found here
Prismostylus fibratum
Florideophyceae · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Atactoporella
Stenolaemata · Monticuliporidae
Hallopora
Stenolaemata · Halloporidae
Parvohallopora ramosa
Stenolaemata · Halloporidae
Constellaria
Stenolaemata · Constellariidae
Dekayella
Stenolaemata · Heterotrypidae
Dekayia aspera
Stenolaemata · Heterotrypidae
Eridotrypa
Stenolaemata · Aisenvergiidae
Eridotrypa mutabilis
Stenolaemata · Aisenvergiidae
Escharopora
Stenolaemata · Escharoporidae
Heterotrypa frondosa
Stenolaemata · Heterotrypidae
Heterotrypa
Stenolaemata · Heterotrypidae
Homotrypa
Stenolaemata · Monticuliporidae
Homotrypa curvata
Stenolaemata · Monticuliporidae
Leptotrypa
Stenolaemata · Heterotrypidae
Monotrypa
Stenolaemata · Amplexoporidae
Prasopora
Stenolaemata · Monticuliporidae
Mimella borealis
Rhynchonellata · Plectorthidae
Hebertella frankfortensis
Rhynchonellata · Plectorthidae
Hebertella occidentalis
Rhynchonellata · Plectorthidae
Hebertella sinuata
Rhynchonellata · Plectorthidae
Orthorhynchula linneyi
Rhynchonellata · Orthorhynchulidae
Platystrophia crassa
Rhynchonellata · Platystrophiidae
Platystrophia colbiensis
Rhynchonellata · Platystrophiidae
Platystrophia elegantula
Rhynchonellata · Platystrophiidae
Platystrophia
Rhynchonellata · Platystrophiidae
Platystrophia laticosta
Rhynchonellata · Platystrophiidae
Platystrophia ponderosa
Rhynchonellata · Platystrophiidae
Vinlandostrophia sublaticosa
Rhynchonellata · Platystrophiidae
Plectorthis
Rhynchonellata · Plectorthidae
Plectorthis plicatella
Rhynchonellata · Plectorthidae
Rafinesquina alternata
Strophomenata · Rafinesquinidae
Hiscobeccus capax
Rhynchonellata · Rhynchotrematidae
Zygospira
Rhynchonellata · Anazygidae
Zygospira modesta
Rhynchonellata · Anazygidae
Anazyga recurvirostra
Rhynchonellata · Anazygidae
Ambonychia
Bivalvia · Ambonychiidae
Byssonychia intermedius
Bivalvia · Ambonychiidae
Hormotoma
Gastropoda · Hormotomidae
Liospira
Gastropoda · Eotomariidae
Paupospira bowdeni
Gastropoda · Lophospiridae
Augustoceras
Cephalopoda · Valcouroceratidae
Cyrtoceras
Cephalopoda · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Augustoceras vallandighami
Cephalopoda · Valcouroceratidae
Michelinoceras
Cephalopoda · Orthoceratidae
Valcouroceras
Cephalopoda · Valcouroceratidae
Flexicalymene
Trilobita · Calymenidae
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 32554 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Offshore zone +6, Fort Oglethorpe Quadrangle, Powder Mill Branch
Can you collect at Offshore zone +6, Fort Oglethorpe Quadrangle, Powder Mill Branch?
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 +6, Fort Oglethorpe Quadrangle, Powder Mill Branch?
Fossil.
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