USGS 5092-CO, Tyrone C section (10-12 ft above base of Logana Mbr.)
Can I collect here?
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.
Nearby sites
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- USGS 5080-CO. Railroad tracks west of Herrington Lake spillway19 mi · Fossil
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About USGS 5092-CO, Tyrone C section (10-12 ft above base of Logana Mbr.)
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Lexington Limestone
- Geologic interval
- Kirkfieldian
- Age
- 457.3–449.6 Ma
- Depositional environment
- open shallow subtidal
- Tectonic setting
- foreland basin
- Recorded occurrences
- 7
"Cressman (1973) indicated that the Logana Member represented the height of the initial marine transgression, deposited under quiet-water conditions at water depths below wave base";\r\nsequence stratigraphy is according to McLaughlin et al. (2004, Palaeogeogr. Palaeoclimat. Palaeoecol., 210)
Tyrone 7.5' qdr; "From east side of Blackburn Memorial Bridge crossing Kentucky River, take first road north towards Kentucky Utilities Plant; section in railroad and road exposures."
Fossils found here
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 87821 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about USGS 5092-CO, Tyrone C section (10-12 ft above base of Logana Mbr.)
Can you collect at USGS 5092-CO, Tyrone C section (10-12 ft above base of Logana Mbr.)?
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 5092-CO, Tyrone C section (10-12 ft above base of Logana Mbr.)?
Fossil.
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