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Leeds Quarry, Kansas City

Missouri
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Next site in MissouriKansas City · 8 mi

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Based 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 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

8 miKansas CityAragonite, barite, calcite +316 miBonner SpringsGeode21 miScaphopod and associated specimines from the Wyandotte LS of Eastern KansasFossil

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About Leeds Quarry, Kansas City

Leeds Quarry, Kansas City is a fossil collection site in Missouri, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Dennis Formation, dated to the Kasimovian (307–303.7 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as marine indet. Documented finds include Idioprioniodus typus, Hibbardella, Idiognathodus confragus, Idiognathodus gemmiformis, Palaeoniscum.

Geologic setting

Formation
Dennis
Geologic interval
Kasimovian
Age
307–303.7 Ma
Depositional environment
marine indet.
Recorded occurrences
5
Locality notes

Quarry at Leeds, Kansas City, Missouri

Fossils found here

Idioprioniodus typus
Conodonta · Prioniodinidae
Hibbardella
Conodonta · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Idiognathodus confragus
Conodonta · Idiognathodontidae
Idiognathodus gemmiformis
Conodonta · Idiognathodontidae
Palaeoniscum
Actinopterygii · Palaeoniscidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 132612 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about Leeds Quarry, Kansas City

Can you collect at Leeds Quarry, Kansas City?

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 Leeds Quarry, Kansas City?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 36 kg stony meteorite was found at Kansas City (1903) in 1903, 3 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.