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South Hadley Falls tracksite

Hampden County, Massachusetts
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Next site in MassachusettsDownstream from the Holyoke dam · 0.2 mi

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Based 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 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About South Hadley Falls tracksite

South Hadley Falls tracksite is a fossil collection site in Hampden, Massachusetts, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Portland Formation, dated to the Hettangian to Sinemurian (201.4–192.9 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as terrestrial indet. Documented finds include Batrachoides nidificans, Eubrontes giganteus, Steropoides diversus.

Geologic setting

Formation
Portland
Geologic interval
Hettangian to Sinemurian
Age
201.4–192.9 Ma
Depositional environment
terrestrial indet.
Recorded occurrences
4
Locality notes

in quarry near South Hadley Falls, same location as Hadley Canal and Holyoke Dam, possibly "eastern declivity of Mount Tom" in ref 57410.

Fossils found here

Batrachoides nidificans
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Eubrontes giganteus
Reptilia · Grallatoridae
Steropoides diversus
Reptilia · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 91666 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at South Hadley 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 South Hadley Falls tracksite?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 353 g iron meteorite was found at Northampton in 1963, 7 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.