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USGS 7817-CO. Southeast of Black Bridge crossing over Hickman Creek

Jessamine County, Kentucky
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Next site in KentuckyUSGS 6034-CO, Sulphur Well(s), New Watts Mill Rd., Little Hickman A section · 1 mi

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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

1 miUSGS 6034-CO, Sulphur Well(s), New Watts Mill Rd., Little Hickman A sectionFossil3 miUSGS 7835-CO. U.S. Route 27, 1 mi S of intersection of road to Camp Nelson CemetFossil3 miUSGS 4874-CO: between Trinity and Antioch Churches; 1 mile southwest of north end of Kentucky Rte 595 on Kentucky RiverFossil

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About USGS 7817-CO. Southeast of Black Bridge crossing over Hickman Creek

USGS 7817-CO. Southeast of Black Bridge crossing over Hickman Creek is a fossil collection site in Jessamine, Kentucky, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Lexington Limestone, dated to the Kirkfieldian (457.3–449.6 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as shallow subtidal indet. The collection holds 0 recorded fossil occurrences.

Geologic setting

Formation
Lexington Limestone
Geologic interval
Kirkfieldian
Age
457.3–449.6 Ma
Depositional environment
shallow subtidal indet.
Geology notes

"marine transgression, with higher energy, shallow-water deposits grading upward into lower energy deposits."

Locality notes

Little Hickman, Ky. quadrangle; "Section on Kentucky Route 39, 0.3 mi southeast of Black Bridge crossing over Hickman Creek."

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 101404 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about USGS 7817-CO. Southeast of Black Bridge crossing over Hickman Creek

Can you collect at USGS 7817-CO. Southeast of Black Bridge crossing over Hickman Creek?

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 7817-CO. Southeast of Black Bridge crossing over Hickman Creek?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 11.3 kg iron meteorite was found at Clark County in 1937, 25 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.