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SJS-506, Northern Butte Mountains

Nevada
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Based 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 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About SJS-506, Northern Butte Mountains

SJS-506, Northern Butte Mountains is a fossil collection site in Nevada, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Pequop Formation, dated to the Artinskian (290.1–283.3 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as carbonate indet. Documented finds include Sandolasma buttense.

Geologic setting

Formation
Pequop
Geologic interval
Artinskian
Age
290.1–283.3 Ma
Depositional environment
carbonate indet.
Recorded occurrences
1
Locality notes

SW1/4 Section 19, T24N R60E

Fossils found here

Sandolasma buttense
Anthozoa · Durhaminidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 107982 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at SJS-506, Northern Butte 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 SJS-506, Northern Butte Mountains?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.