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Dutch John Mountain

Lincoln County, Nevada
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Based 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 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About Dutch John Mountain

Dutch John Mountain is a fossil collection site in Lincoln, Nevada, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the White Pine Shale, dated to the Kinderhookian to Osagean (358.86–342.9 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as shallow subtidal indet. Documented finds include Athyris lamellosa, Chonetes logani, Koninckophyllum, Straparollus spergenensis, Exochops portlocki, Lithostrotionella castelnaui.

Geologic setting

Formation
White Pine Shale
Geologic interval
Kinderhookian to Osagean
Age
358.86–342.9 Ma
Depositional environment
shallow subtidal indet.
Recorded occurrences
10
Locality notes

Directly E of US-93, 72 mi S by highway from Ely and 37 mi N of Pioche.

Fossils found here

Athyris lamellosa
Rhynchonellata · Athyrididae
Chonetes logani
Strophomenata · Chonetidae
Koninckophyllum
Anthozoa · Palaeosmiliidae
Straparollus spergenensis
Gastropoda · Euomphalidae
Exochops portlocki
Trilobita · Phillipsiidae
Lithostrotionella castelnaui
Anthozoa · Petalaxidae
Nucleospira
Rhynchonellata · Nucleospiridae
Syringopora surcularia
Anthozoa · Syringoporidae
Syringopora
Anthozoa · Syringoporidae
Spiriferina
Rhynchonellata · Spiriferinidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 5752 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Dutch John Mountain?

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 Dutch John Mountain?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.