Lithology 1. Oak Springs Summit
Can I collect here?
ProBased on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 3, 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 Lithology 1. Oak Springs Summit
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Pioche Shale
- Geologic interval
- Dyeran
- Age
- 515.3–509.7 Ma
- Depositional environment
- carbonate indet.
- Tectonic setting
- passive margin
- Recorded occurrences
- 5
To reach the locality, starting from the Shady Motel in Caliente, Nevada, drive first south and then west on U.S. Highway 93 for 20km (12.7 mi). At this point, the Cambrian section is almost directly ahead on the right. As the highway curves, take the gravel road that leaves the curve tangentially on the right and follow it straight ahead for about 0.7km (0.45mi) to a parking area. Walk west toward a prominent gray limestone knob until you reach the distinct ledge of the Combined Metals Member of the Pioche Fm, then trace this NW across a wide alluvial fan, for about 0.6km. The trench across the Dyeran/Delamaran boundary is in the 5th gully norhtwest of the grey limestone knob and about 10m above the top of the Combined Metals limestone ledge. The precise locality is 25mm south and 112mm east of the northwet corner of the Chokecherry Mountain 1:24,000 quadrangle Nevada.
Fossils found here
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 10568 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Lithology 1. Oak Springs Summit
Can you collect at Lithology 1. Oak Springs Summit?
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 Lithology 1. Oak Springs Summit?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.