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Red Hill, unit E

Jefferson County, Montana
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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About Red Hill, unit E

Red Hill, unit E is a fossil collection site in Jefferson, Montana, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Sappington Formation, dated to the Late Famennian (365.2–358.86 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as reef, buildup or bioherm. Documented finds include Rhipidomella missouriensis, Camarophorella, Leptalosia scintilla.

Geologic setting

Formation
Sappington
Geologic interval
Late Famennian
Age
365.2–358.86 Ma
Depositional environment
reef, buildup or bioherm
Recorded occurrences
3
Locality notes

ne1/4 se1/4 sec.22 t2n r3w, Jefferson Island Quad.

Fossils found here

Rhipidomella missouriensis
Rhynchonellata · Rhipidomellidae
Camarophorella
Rhynchonellata · Meristidae
Leptalosia scintilla
Strophomenata · Strophalosiidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 7147 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Red Hill, unit E?

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 Red Hill, unit E?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 7 kg iron meteorite was found at Lombard in 1953, 30 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.