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H-1. near road entering east end of Crossman Quarry, north of Whitehall Village

Washington County, New York
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Next site in New YorkH-2. southwest corner of Warner Hill north of Whitehall Village · 0.1 mi

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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

0.1 miH-2. southwest corner of Warner Hill north of Whitehall VillageFossil0.1 mi473f. Finch farm, bend in road 1/8th mile east of E. A. Martin house.Fossil0.2 miH-3. northwest corner of Warner Hill north of Whitehall VillageFossil

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About H-1. near road entering east end of Crossman Quarry, north of Whitehall Village

H-1. near road entering east end of Crossman Quarry, north of Whitehall Village is a fossil collection site in Washington, New York, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Whitehall Formation, dated to the Sunwaptan (493.5–488.9 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as shallow subtidal indet. Documented finds include Bowmania pennsylvanica, Calvinella, Euptychaspis typicalis, Prosaukia spinula, Archaeogastropoda.

Geologic setting

Formation
Whitehall
Geologic interval
Sunwaptan
Age
493.5–488.9 Ma
Depositional environment
shallow subtidal indet.
Recorded occurrences
6
Geology notes

"stromatolitic, oolitic, etc. ls. Nearshore subtidal, (very shallow subtidal) ocean facing shelf (of unknown width) BA1-2."

Locality notes

Crossman quarry is on the north side of Washington County Route 10 (Sciota Road) and the south side of a low hill immediately south of Finch Marsh. Map coordinates, x = 396, y = 323.

Fossils found here

Bowmania pennsylvanica
Trilobita · Heterocaryonidae
Calvinella
Trilobita · Dikelocephalidae
Euptychaspis typicalis
Trilobita · Ptychaspididae
Prosaukia spinula
Trilobita · Dikelocephalidae
Archaeogastropoda
Gastropoda

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 257 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about H-1. near road entering east end of Crossman Quarry, north of Whitehall Village

Can you collect at H-1. near road entering east end of Crossman Quarry, north of Whitehall Village?

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 H-1. near road entering east end of Crossman Quarry, north of Whitehall Village?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 1.5 kg stony meteorite was found at Tomhannock Creek in 1863, 25 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.