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North section B, BIS2 0-1m

Nye County, Nevada
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Next site in NevadaUnion Canyon, 1.5 miles above mouth · 0.2 mi

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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About North section B, BIS2 0-1m

North section B, BIS2 0-1m is a fossil collection site in Nye, Nevada, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Luning Formation, dated to the Norian (227.3–205.7 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as open shallow subtidal. Documented finds include Stikinoceras kerri, Guembelites, Halobia beyrichi, Primatella, Acuminatella acuminata, Primatella conservativa.

Geologic setting

Formation
Luning
Geologic interval
Norian
Age
227.3–205.7 Ma
Depositional environment
open shallow subtidal
Recorded occurrences
8
Locality notes

(WGS84 coordinates of the base: 38°53'04.2"N, 117°34'44.4"W )

Fossils found here

Stikinoceras kerri
Cephalopoda · Thisbitidae
Guembelites
Cephalopoda · Juvavitidae
Halobia beyrichi
Bivalvia · Halobiidae
Primatella
Conodonta · Gondolellidae
Acuminatella acuminata
Conodonta · Gondolellidae
Primatella conservativa
Conodonta · Gondolellidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 174404 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at North section B, BIS2 0-1m?

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 North section B, BIS2 0-1m?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.