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Murray Quarry, Holyoke

Hampden County, Massachusetts
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Based on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 9, 2026. Land and claims can change quickly, so check before you go.

Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About Murray Quarry, Holyoke

Murray Quarry, Holyoke is a fossil collection site in Hampden, Massachusetts, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the East Berlin Formation, dated to the Hettangian (201.4–199.5 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as terrestrial indet. Documented finds include Eubrontes giganteus, Anchisauripus, Skolithos, Eubrontes minusculus, Eubrontes platypus, Grallator tenuis.

Geologic setting

Formation
East Berlin
Geologic interval
Hettangian
Age
201.4–199.5 Ma
Depositional environment
terrestrial indet.
Recorded occurrences
8
Locality notes

Murray Quarry, near intersection of Cherry Street and Jarvis Avenue, Holyoke - includes specimens later sold to the Springfield Park Department and displayed at Forest Park

Fossils found here

Eubrontes giganteus
Reptilia · Grallatoridae
Anchisauripus
Reptilia · Grallatoridae
Skolithos
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Eubrontes minusculus
Reptilia · Grallatoridae
Eubrontes platypus
Reptilia · Grallatoridae
Grallator tenuis
Reptilia · Grallatoridae
Grallator tuberosus
Reptilia · Grallatoridae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 69798 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Murray Quarry, Holyoke?

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 Murray Quarry, Holyoke?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 353 g iron meteorite was found at Northampton in 1963, 8 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.