USGS 4072-CO: 0.75 miles east of Milner KY, then 1 miles southwest on Shryock Ferry Rd
Woodford County, Kentucky38.02500, −84.80833
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Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About USGS 4072-CO: 0.75 miles east of Milner KY, then 1 miles southwest on Shryock Ferry Rd
USGS 4072-CO: 0.75 miles east of Milner KY, then 1 miles southwest on Shryock Ferry Rd is a fossil collection site in Woodford, Kentucky, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Lexington Formation, dated to the Shermanian (457.3–449.6 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as carbonate indet. The collection holds 0 recorded fossil occurrences.
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Lexington
- Geologic interval
- Shermanian
- Age
- 457.3–449.6 Ma
- Depositional environment
- carbonate indet.
Geology notes
shallow, well-aertaed, mloderately agitated water of normal salinity.
Locality notes
Tyrone
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 77040 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about USGS 4072-CO: 0.75 miles east of Milner KY, then 1 miles southwest on Shryock Ferry Rd
Can you collect at USGS 4072-CO: 0.75 miles east of Milner KY, then 1 miles southwest on Shryock Ferry Rd?
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 USGS 4072-CO: 0.75 miles east of Milner KY, then 1 miles southwest on Shryock Ferry Rd?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.