USGS 21620-Pc
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 USGS 21620-Pc
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Panther Seep
- Geologic interval
- Virgilian
- Age
- 303.7–298.9 Ma
- Depositional environment
- marine indet.
- Recorded occurrences
- 18
from the gray to black impure limestone west of the northern part of Lead Camp Canyon about 1450 feet above the base of the formation.
Fossils found here
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 10005 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
Getting there
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How hard is it?
- Getting there
- – / 5
- Finding anything
- – / 5
- Votes
- 0
Trip reports
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Questions about USGS 21620-Pc
Can you collect at USGS 21620-Pc?
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 USGS 21620-Pc?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.