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PRI Loc. 95 (sample 28, replicate B) - Little Cove Point Mbr, St Mary's Fm

Calvert County, Maryland
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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

3 miCalvert Cliffs State ParkFossil, shark teeth7 miChesapeake BayFossil7 miMolluscan Zone 10 (Unit A), Little Cove Point Mbr, St. Marys Fm - Langleys BluffFossil

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About PRI Loc. 95 (sample 28, replicate B) - Little Cove Point Mbr, St Mary's Fm

PRI Loc. 95 (sample 28, replicate B) - Little Cove Point Mbr, St Mary's Fm is a fossil collection site in Calvert, Maryland, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the St Mary's Formation, dated to the Late Miocene (11.63–5.333 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as coastal indet. Documented finds include Mercenaria, Lucinoma contracta, Chesapecten, Chesacardium, Hastula inornata, Turridae.

Geologic setting

Formation
St Mary's
Geologic interval
Late Miocene
Age
11.63–5.333 Ma
Depositional environment
coastal indet.
Recorded occurrences
22
Geology notes

ENVIRONMENT: Shallow-marine, restricted/sheltered, fine-grained siliciclastic environment.

Locality notes

SPECIFIC LOCATION: Little Cove Point, western shore of Chesapeake Bay, Calvert County, Maryland. LAT/LONG: estimate based on Little Cove Point, Calvert County, Maryland.

Fossils found here

Mercenaria
Bivalvia · Veneridae
Lucinoma contracta
Bivalvia · Lucinidae
Chesapecten
Bivalvia · Pectinidae
Chesacardium
Bivalvia · Cardiidae
Hastula inornata
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Turridae
Gastropoda · Turridae
Turritella
Gastropoda · Turritellidae
Crepidula fornicata
Gastropoda · Calyptraeidae
Dosinia acetabulum
Bivalvia · Veneridae
Stewartia anodonta
Bivalvia · Lucinidae
Crucibulum (Dispotaea) costata
Gastropoda · Calyptraeidae
Caryocorbula
Bivalvia · Corbulidae
Nassarius (Tritiaria)
Gastropoda · Nassariidae
Ecphora tricostata
Gastropoda · Muricidae
Astyris communis
Gastropoda · Columbellidae
Typhis acuticosta
Gastropoda · Muricidae
Yoldia laevis
Bivalvia · Yoldiidae
Neverita duplicatus
Gastropoda · Naticidae
Mariacolpus plebeia
Gastropoda · Turritellidae
Mactrodesma subponderosa
Bivalvia · Mactridae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 68978 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about PRI Loc. 95 (sample 28, replicate B) - Little Cove Point Mbr, St Mary's Fm

Can you collect at PRI Loc. 95 (sample 28, replicate B) - Little Cove Point Mbr, St Mary's Fm?

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 PRI Loc. 95 (sample 28, replicate B) - Little Cove Point Mbr, St Mary's Fm?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 24 g stony meteorite fell at St. Mary's County in 1919, 13 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.