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CH42uTm, Chase County

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Next site in KansasUSGS Loc. 13829, Unit B, Neva LS member, Grenola LS formation · 11 mi

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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

11 miUSGS Loc. 13829, Unit B, Neva LS member, Grenola LS formationFossil12 miK-84, Chase CountyFossil14 miGWBOF-2Fossil

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About CH42uTm, Chase County

CH42uTm, Chase County is a fossil collection site in Kansas, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Wreford Formation, dated to the Sakmarian (293.52–290.1 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as offshore ramp. Documented finds include Filiramoporina kretaphilia, Spinofenestella spinulosa, Fistulipora incrustans.

Geologic setting

Formation
Wreford
Geologic interval
Sakmarian
Age
293.52–290.1 Ma
Depositional environment
offshore ramp
Recorded occurrences
3
Locality notes

Railroad cut, 1.0 mile southwest of Madield Green depot; SW1/4 SW1/4 E1/2 sec. 7, T. 22 S., R. 8 E

Fossils found here

Filiramoporina kretaphilia
Stenolaemata · Cystodictyonidae
Spinofenestella spinulosa
Stenolaemata · Fenestellidae
Fistulipora incrustans
Stenolaemata · Fistuliporidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 108515 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at CH42uTm, Chase County?

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 CH42uTm, Chase County?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 2.9 kg stony meteorite was found at Marion (Kansas) in 1955, 29 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.