Gold Point, section GP-N 0
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 Gold Point, section GP-N 0
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Poleta
- Geologic interval
- Montezuman
- Age
- 520–515.3 Ma
- Depositional environment
- shallow subtidal indet.
- Recorded occurrences
- 2
in this section solenopleurids, corynexochids, and Bradyfallotaspis are about as abundant as the associated holmiids, but nevadiids are still the predominant trilobites. This nevadiiddominated mixed biofacies occurs in a relatively shallow, mixed carbonate-siliciclastic environment. Trilobites are occasionally\r\ncommon in the ribbon limestone and in the shaly middle unit of the lower member of the Poleta, but very rare, except as small fragments, in the carbonate grainstones.
on the Gold Point 7.5-minute quadrangle map (U.S. Geological Survey, 1968) measured southeaster
Fossils found here
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 140614 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Gold Point, section GP-N 0
Can you collect at Gold Point, section GP-N 0?
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 Gold Point, section GP-N 0?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.