Banks of Escanaba River, below power dam at Chandler Falls
Delta County, Michigan45.83417, −87.09222
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Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About Banks of Escanaba River, below power dam at Chandler Falls
Banks of Escanaba River, below power dam at Chandler Falls is a fossil collection site in Delta, Michigan, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Chandler Falls Formation, dated to the Rocklandian to Kirkfieldian (457.3–449.6 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as carbonate indet. Documented finds include Flexicalymene (Flexicalymene) senaria, Flexicalymene magnipapilla.
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Chandler Falls
- Geologic interval
- Rocklandian to Kirkfieldian
- Age
- 457.3–449.6 Ma
- Depositional environment
- carbonate indet.
- Recorded occurrences
- 2
Fossils found here
Flexicalymene (Flexicalymene) senaria
Trilobita · Calymenidae
Flexicalymene magnipapilla
Trilobita · Calymenidae
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 75949 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Banks of Escanaba River, below power dam at Chandler Falls
Can you collect at Banks of Escanaba River, below power dam at Chandler Falls?
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 Banks of Escanaba River, below power dam at Chandler Falls?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.