Carboniferous Basins of Southwestern Missouri
Can I collect here?
ProBased 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 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
Nearby sites
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See them all- Loc. 1A. Waste banks of strip mine 1.5 miles west of Mindenmines, 1 mile north from KS-MO state line road25 mi · Fossil
- Loc. 2. Second Nicolson Creek tributary, 300 ft. upstream of where creek crosses road, 1 mile west of Liberal31 mi · Fossil
- Loc. 14. Bank of Hackberry Branch, just west of bridge where north-south country road crosses stream 500’ north of Hackberry School, 6 miles southwest of Nevada49 mi · Fossil
- Loc. 15. Bank of Hackberry Branch, 800' west of bridge where road crosses stream, 5.5 miles southwest of Nevada49 mi · Fossil
- Loc. 16. Old quarry just sout of the Marmaton River, west side of County Highway H, ½ mile north of Deerfield51 mi · Fossil
- Loc. 8. Old quarry on the east side of County Hwy. H, just before it crosses Marmaton River, ½ mile northwest of Deerfield51 mi · Fossil
More sites in Missouri
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- Ruepple Iron Mine204 mi · Amethyst, goethite, hematite
- Steelville194 mi · Allophane, amethyst, azurite
- Eldon & Etterville143 mi · Barite, calcite, cerussite
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About Carboniferous Basins of Southwestern Missouri
Geologic setting
- Geologic interval
- Mississippian
- Age
- 358.86–323.4 Ma
- Recorded occurrences
- 30
McClelland's Shaft- the basin affects surface topography as a slight sink. Occurs in loose layers of chert brecciated in situ and alternate limestone strata. The bottom of the depression is covered by loose chert. The shales, in a lenticular body, of about 10 feet in thickness very convex below and slightly concave above. At this level the basin iss about thrity feet in diameter.
Collection comes from mainly McClelland's shaft near Belleville, Jasper County, Missouri. Other species in the collection come from the Hannam shaft, 1 mile NE of Carterville, Jasper County, a shaft 1 mile N of Aurora, Lawrence County, from the north end of the Bay State lease near Joplin, Jasper County, and from the Bristow land 4 miles N of Joplin, Jasper County.
Fossils found here
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 12122 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Carboniferous Basins of Southwestern Missouri
Can you collect at Carboniferous Basins of Southwestern Missouri?
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 Carboniferous Basins of Southwestern Missouri?
Fossil.
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