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Ledges in field 50 m south of road, 0.6 km west-northwest of Cranes Corners

Herkimer County, New York
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Next site in New YorkAllan Langheinrich quarry, between Elizabethtown and Spinnerville · 4 mi

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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About Ledges in field 50 m south of road, 0.6 km west-northwest of Cranes Corners

Ledges in field 50 m south of road, 0.6 km west-northwest of Cranes Corners is a fossil collection site in Herkimer, New York, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Manlius Formation, dated to the Lochkovian (419.62–413.02 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as carbonate indet. Documented finds include Atopostroma, Coenostelodictyon, Coenostroma, Habrostroma centrotum, Porifera.

Geologic setting

Formation
Manlius
Geologic interval
Lochkovian
Age
419.62–413.02 Ma
Depositional environment
carbonate indet.
Recorded occurrences
7
Locality notes

3. Ledges in field 50 m south of road, 0.6 km west-northwest of Cranes Corners, and 6.5 km north-northwest of Cedarville; Herkimer County [West Winfield]. Part of Locality G of Stock (1988).

Fossils found here

Atopostroma
Stromatoporoidea · Syringostromatidae
Coenostelodictyon
Stromatoporoidea · Atelodictyidae
Coenostroma
Stromatoporoidea · Coenostromatidae
Habrostroma centrotum
Stromatoporoidea · Coenostromatidae
Porifera
Porifera

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 3630 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about Ledges in field 50 m south of road, 0.6 km west-northwest of Cranes Corners

Can you collect at Ledges in field 50 m south of road, 0.6 km west-northwest of Cranes Corners?

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 Ledges in field 50 m south of road, 0.6 km west-northwest of Cranes Corners?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 68 kg iron meteorite was found at Burlington in 1819, 17 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.