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LACMIP loc. 17131, Spring Mountains

Nye County, Nevada
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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About LACMIP loc. 17131, Spring Mountains

LACMIP loc. 17131, Spring Mountains is a fossil collection site in Nye, Nevada, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Wood Canyon Formation, dated to the Ediacaran (635–538.8 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as delta front and the tectonic setting is passive margin. Documented finds include Cloudina, Monomorphichnus, Planolites.

Geologic setting

Formation
Wood Canyon
Geologic interval
Ediacaran
Age
635–538.8 Ma
Depositional environment
delta front
Tectonic setting
passive margin
Recorded occurrences
3
Locality notes

Spring Mountains SW 1/4, sec. 34, T18S, R54E, Horse Springs 7.5"" quadrangle. Talus slope immediately NE of Santa Clara Spring, just W of the approximate border between Nye and Clark Counties, Nevada.

Fossils found here

Cloudina
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Cloudinidae
Monomorphichnus
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Planolites
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 7177 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at LACMIP loc. 17131, Spring Mountains?

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 LACMIP loc. 17131, Spring Mountains?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 1.1 kg stony meteorite was found at Stewart Valley 015 in 2003, 17 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.