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Maryland 22A3

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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About Maryland 22A3

Maryland 22A3 is a fossil collection site in New York, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Moscow Formation, dated to the Givetian (387.95–382.31 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as offshore and the tectonic setting is foreland basin. Documented finds include Spinocyrtia granulosa, Tropidoleptus carinatus, Athyris spiriferoides, Cyrtina hamiltonensis, Modiomorpha concentrica, Allanella tullius.

Geologic setting

Formation
Moscow
Geologic interval
Givetian
Age
387.95–382.31 Ma
Depositional environment
offshore
Tectonic setting
foreland basin
Recorded occurrences
9

Fossils found here

Spinocyrtia granulosa
Rhynchonellata · Spinocyrtiidae
Tropidoleptus carinatus
Rhynchonellata · Tropidoleptidae
Athyris spiriferoides
Rhynchonellata · Athyrididae
Cyrtina hamiltonensis
Rhynchonellata · Cyrtinidae
Modiomorpha concentrica
Bivalvia · Modiomorphidae
Allanella tullius
Rhynchonellata · Adolfiidae
Palaeoneilo
Bivalvia · Malletiidae
Phthonia
Bivalvia · Mytilidae
Grammysia
Bivalvia · Grammysiidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 89941 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Maryland 22A3?

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 Maryland 22A3?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 68 kg iron meteorite was found at Burlington in 1819, 21 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.