Fucoid-ostracod community, Mormon Creek/Cabot Head/Byron/Plectatrypa/Schoolcraft
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 Fucoid-ostracod community, Mormon Creek/Cabot Head/Byron/Plectatrypa/Schoolcraft
Geologic setting
- Geologic interval
- Llandovery
- Age
- 443.1–432.9 Ma
- Depositional environment
- marine indet.
- Tectonic setting
- cratonic basin
- Recorded occurrences
- 16
"F.g. dolomite w/ parallel to sl wavy lamination; occ. carbonaceous partings b/w laminae. shallow, poor circ. reduced O2, hypersaline, intermitent exposure. cratonic. BA1"
"northern Michigan; coordinates approximated for northern Michigan, particularly the Schoolcraft area."
Fossils found here
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 532 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Fucoid-ostracod community, Mormon Creek/Cabot Head/Byron/Plectatrypa/Schoolcraft
Can you collect at Fucoid-ostracod community, Mormon Creek/Cabot Head/Byron/Plectatrypa/Schoolcraft?
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 Fucoid-ostracod community, Mormon Creek/Cabot Head/Byron/Plectatrypa/Schoolcraft?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.