Stark Shale Member, Richfield, Sarpy County, NE (Schram, 1984, Location 3)
Can I collect here?
ProBased on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 15, 2026. Land and claims can change quickly, so check before you go.
Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About Stark Shale Member, Richfield, Sarpy County, NE (Schram, 1984, Location 3)
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Dennis
- Geologic interval
- Missourian
- Age
- 306–303.7 Ma
- Depositional environment
- offshore
- Recorded occurrences
- 2
"black shales seem to represent a deep-water phase of a transgressive-regressive sequence"
PWA Quarry, south of Richfield; (?) S 1/4, N 1/2, Sec. 28, T13N, R12E
Fossils found here
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 50934 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Stark Shale Member, Richfield, Sarpy County, NE (Schram, 1984, Location 3)
Can you collect at Stark Shale Member, Richfield, Sarpy County, NE (Schram, 1984, Location 3)?
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 Stark Shale Member, Richfield, Sarpy County, NE (Schram, 1984, Location 3)?
Fossil.
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