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USGS 4874-CO: between Trinity and Antioch Churches; 1 mile southwest of north end of Kentucky Rte 595 on Kentucky River

Jessamine County, Kentucky
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Next site in KentuckyUSGS 7817-CO. Southeast of Black Bridge crossing over Hickman Creek · 3 mi

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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About USGS 4874-CO: between Trinity and Antioch Churches; 1 mile southwest of north end of Kentucky Rte 595 on Kentucky River

USGS 4874-CO: between Trinity and Antioch Churches; 1 mile southwest of north end of Kentucky Rte 595 on Kentucky River is a fossil collection site in Jessamine, 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. Documented finds include Archinacella simulatrix.

Geologic setting

Formation
Lexington
Geologic interval
Shermanian
Age
457.3–449.6 Ma
Depositional environment
carbonate indet.
Recorded occurrences
1
Geology notes

shallow, well-aertaed, mloderately agitated water of normal salinity.

Locality notes

Valley View, Ky.

Fossils found here

Archinacella simulatrix
Tergomya · Archinacellidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 77145 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about USGS 4874-CO: between Trinity and Antioch Churches; 1 mile southwest of north end of Kentucky Rte 595 on Kentucky River

Can you collect at USGS 4874-CO: between Trinity and Antioch Churches; 1 mile southwest of north end of Kentucky Rte 595 on Kentucky River?

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 4874-CO: between Trinity and Antioch Churches; 1 mile southwest of north end of Kentucky Rte 595 on Kentucky River?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 11.3 kg iron meteorite was found at Clark County in 1937, 23 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.