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E. Hatchie Creek, Crum's old mill site, 16.5 mi NE of Ripley, at base of section

Alcorn County, Mississippi
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Next site in MississippiCoon Creek tongue, cut of Southern Railway, 3/4 mi W of Wenasoga · 10 mi

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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About E. Hatchie Creek, Crum's old mill site, 16.5 mi NE of Ripley, at base of section

E. Hatchie Creek, Crum's old mill site, 16.5 mi NE of Ripley, at base of section is a fossil collection site in Alcorn, Mississippi, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Ripley Formation, dated to the Late Campanian to Early Maastrichtian (83.6–66 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as marine indet. Documented finds include Avitelmessus grapsoideus.

Geologic setting

Formation
Ripley
Geologic interval
Late Campanian to Early Maastrichtian
Age
83.6–66 Ma
Depositional environment
marine indet.
Recorded occurrences
1
Locality notes

LAT/LONG coordinate based on location about 16 1/2 mi NE of Ripley; enterer was not able to locate, confirm location of E. Hatchie Creek.

Fossils found here

Avitelmessus grapsoideus
Malacostraca · Dakoticancridae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 142475 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about E. Hatchie Creek, Crum's old mill site, 16.5 mi NE of Ripley, at base of section

Can you collect at E. Hatchie Creek, Crum's old mill site, 16.5 mi NE of Ripley, at base of section?

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 E. Hatchie Creek, Crum's old mill site, 16.5 mi NE of Ripley, at base of section?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 345 g stony meteorite fell at Baldwyn in 1922, 27 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.