Abandoned Ripley County Construction Company Quarry on SE edge of Osgood
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ProBased on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 15, 2026. Land and claims can change quickly, so check before you go.
Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About Abandoned Ripley County Construction Company Quarry on SE edge of Osgood
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Osgood
- Geologic interval
- Telychian to Sheinwoodian
- Age
- 438.6–430.6 Ma
- Depositional environment
- deep subtidal indet.
- Tectonic setting
- cratonic basin
- Recorded occurrences
- 70
generally good preservation of echinoderms noted; holdfasts; biostromes and thickets; localized winnowed units; trilobites and bryozoans fragmented; "This is one of the few Midwest Silurian echinoderm associations which occur in both carbonate and argillaceous carbonate dominated facies. The community appears to have been subject to wave or current action periodically, but not continuously, i.e. was subject to effects from more than just very major storms...most likely BA 4 to outer BA 3."\r\nSEP environmental call based on given information and knowledge of regional geology
NW1/4 SW1/4 sec. 22 T8N R10E, Versailles 7.5' Quad, Ripley Co., Indiana.
Fossils found here
Showing 48 of 65 identified taxa.
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 26803 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Abandoned Ripley County Construction Company Quarry on SE edge of Osgood
Can you collect at Abandoned Ripley County Construction Company Quarry on SE edge of Osgood?
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 Abandoned Ripley County Construction Company Quarry on SE edge of Osgood?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.