Lechuguilla Cave
Can I collect here?
ProBased on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 9, 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 Lechuguilla Cave
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Seven Rivers
- Geologic interval
- Capitanian
- Age
- 264.28–259.51 Ma
- Depositional environment
- lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal
- Recorded occurrences
- 1
Backreef, shelf-lagoon
Exposed in the ceiling of a passageway in Lechuguilla Cave, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Eddy County
Fossils found here
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 110851 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Lechuguilla Cave
Can you collect at Lechuguilla Cave?
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 Lechuguilla Cave?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.