Allan Langheinrich quarry, between Elizabethtown and Spinnerville
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 Allan Langheinrich quarry, between Elizabethtown and Spinnerville
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Fiddlers Green
- Geologic interval
- Pridoli
- Age
- 422.7–419.62 Ma
- Depositional environment
- lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal
- Recorded occurrences
- 1
The stratigraphic sections and the fossil content suggest that it was deposited in a near-shore marine setting, but the evaporites and casts of halite pseudomorphs with sides of up to 30 cm suggest the environment was far from normal marine; hypersalinity must have prevailed throughout most of the depositional history of the Bertie Group.
Fossils found here
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 238279 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Allan Langheinrich quarry, between Elizabethtown and Spinnerville
Can you collect at Allan Langheinrich quarry, between Elizabethtown and Spinnerville?
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 Allan Langheinrich quarry, between Elizabethtown and Spinnerville?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.