Chicopee Falls tracksite
Can I collect here?
ProBased on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 3, 2026. Land and claims can change quickly, so check before you go.
Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About Chicopee Falls tracksite
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Portland
- Geologic interval
- Hettangian to Sinemurian
- Age
- 201.4–192.9 Ma
- Depositional environment
- lacustrine - small
- Altitude
- 52 meters
- Recorded occurrences
- 20
"ephemeral lake or playa existing during the regressive aprt of the lake cycles"
quarries in the bed of the Chicopee River and along N bank, at Chicopee Falls; listed as 42° 9' 6" N, 72° 35' W but coordinates above are for actual falls and river bank
Fossils found here
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 53028 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Chicopee Falls tracksite
Can you collect at Chicopee Falls tracksite?
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 Chicopee Falls tracksite?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.