Loc. 1 along Little Bear Creek, Carolina slate belt, NC - Gibson et. al 1985
Can I collect here?
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Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About Loc. 1 along Little Bear Creek, Carolina slate belt, NC - Gibson et. al 1985
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Millingport
- Geologic interval
- Ediacaran
- Age
- 635–538.8 Ma
- Depositional environment
- transition zone/lower shoreface
- Recorded occurrences
- 2
Fossils found in the weakly metamorphosed volcano sedimentary rocks of the Carolina slate belt of the Piedmont, Stanly County, North Carolina. Locality 1 is along the Little Bear Creek.
Fossils found here
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 10257 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Loc. 1 along Little Bear Creek, Carolina slate belt, NC - Gibson et. al 1985
Can you collect at Loc. 1 along Little Bear Creek, Carolina slate belt, NC - Gibson et. al 1985?
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. 1 along Little Bear Creek, Carolina slate belt, NC - Gibson et. al 1985?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.