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USNM 41992, Goldfield Hills

Esmeralda County, Nevada
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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About USNM 41992, Goldfield Hills

USNM 41992, Goldfield Hills is a fossil collection site in Esmeralda, Nevada, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Emigrant Formation, dated to the Delamaran (509.7–505.3 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as offshore shelf. Documented finds include Oryctocephalus americanus, Amecephalus arrojosensis, Mexicella robusta, Onchocephalites claytonensis, Tonopahella goldfieldensis.

Geologic setting

Formation
Emigrant
Geologic interval
Delamaran
Age
509.7–505.3 Ma
Depositional environment
offshore shelf
Recorded occurrences
5
Locality notes

coordinates of Goldfield Hills

Fossils found here

Oryctocephalus americanus
Trilobita · Oryctocephalidae
Amecephalus arrojosensis
Trilobita · Alokistocaridae
Mexicella robusta
Trilobita · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Onchocephalites claytonensis
Trilobita · Ptychopariidae
Tonopahella goldfieldensis
Trilobita · Ptychopariidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 69456 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at USNM 41992, Goldfield Hills?

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 USNM 41992, Goldfield Hills?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 18.3 kg stony meteorite was found at Mud Dry Lake in 2002, 20 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.