Loc. 27A. Small strip pit on west side of the county road, just east of Bear Creek, ~2.5 miles east of Montrose
Henry County, Missouri38.25750, −93.93500
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Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About Loc. 27A. Small strip pit on west side of the county road, just east of Bear Creek, ~2.5 miles east of Montrose
Loc. 27A. Small strip pit on west side of the county road, just east of Bear Creek, ~2.5 miles east of Montrose is a fossil collection site in Henry, Missouri, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Cabaniss Formation, dated to the Desmoinesian (312.8–306 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as carbonate indet. The collection holds 0 recorded fossil occurrences.
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Cabaniss
- Geologic interval
- Desmoinesian
- Age
- 312.8–306 Ma
- Depositional environment
- carbonate indet.
Locality notes
SE¼ NE¼ sec. 36 T. 43 N., R. 27 W.
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 70299 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Loc. 27A. Small strip pit on west side of the county road, just east of Bear Creek, ~2.5 miles east of Montrose
Can you collect at Loc. 27A. Small strip pit on west side of the county road, just east of Bear Creek, ~2.5 miles east of Montrose?
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 Loc. 27A. Small strip pit on west side of the county road, just east of Bear Creek, ~2.5 miles east of Montrose?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.