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Lebanon

Madison County, New York
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Next site in New YorkLocality 21 (Payne Brook), Camarotoechia sandstones, Mottville Member, Madison C · 3 mi

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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.

3 miLocality 21 (Payne Brook), Camarotoechia sandstones, Mottville Member, Madison CFossil7 miLocality 19 (Livermore Gully?), Camarotoechia sandstones, Mottville Member, MadiFossil8 miAMNH 3016. Small road cut on south side of US Rte 20, 0.2 mi. S. US Rte 46Fossil

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About Lebanon

Lebanon is a fossil collection site in Madison, New York, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Tully Formation, dated to the Givetian (387.95–382.31 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as marine indet. Documented finds include Pharciceras amplexum.

Geologic setting

Formation
Tully
Geologic interval
Givetian
Age
387.95–382.31 Ma
Depositional environment
marine indet.
Recorded occurrences
1
Locality notes

0.8 km SW of Lebabon

Fossils found here

Pharciceras amplexum
Cephalopoda · Pharciceratidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 135990 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Lebanon?

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 Lebanon?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 68 kg iron meteorite was found at Burlington in 1819, 22 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.