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L&N RR Cut (1)

Boone County, Kentucky
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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

13 miHighland PikeFossil17 miExposure in QuarryFossil18 mi04-GWC-AFossil

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About L&N RR Cut (1)

L&N RR Cut (1) is a fossil collection site in Boone, Kentucky, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the McMillan Formation, dated to the Late Ordovician (458.2–443.1 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as marine indet. Documented finds include Hebertella occidentalis, Platystrophia, Rafinesquina alternata, Rafinesquina ponderosa.

Geologic setting

Formation
McMillan
Geologic interval
Late Ordovician
Age
458.2–443.1 Ma
Depositional environment
marine indet.
Recorded occurrences
4
Locality notes

L&N Railroad cut; Walton, Kentucky

Fossils found here

Hebertella occidentalis
Rhynchonellata · Plectorthidae
Platystrophia
Rhynchonellata · Platystrophiidae
Rafinesquina alternata
Strophomenata · Rafinesquinidae
Rafinesquina ponderosa
Strophomenata · Rafinesquinidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 77541 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at L&N RR Cut (1)?

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 L&N RR Cut (1)?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 194 kg iron meteorite was found at Kenton County in 1889, 4 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.