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V110-111

New York
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Next site in New YorkD2. near farm-house on northwest corner of Valcour Island, Crown Point Fm. · 0.8 mi

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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About V110-111

V110-111 is a fossil collection site in New York, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Valcour Formation, dated to the Whiterockian (471.3–457.3 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as carbonate indet. Documented finds include Failleana limbata, Glaphurus pustulatus, Pliomerops canadensis.

Geologic setting

Formation
Valcour
Geologic interval
Whiterockian
Age
471.3–457.3 Ma
Depositional environment
carbonate indet.
Recorded occurrences
3
Locality notes

"Valcour reef on point at N end of Smuggler's Harbor, Valcour Island." Plattsburgh quadrangle.

Fossils found here

Failleana limbata
Trilobita · Styginidae
Glaphurus pustulatus
Trilobita · Raymondinidae
Pliomerops canadensis
Trilobita · Pliomeridae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 103305 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at V110-111?

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 V110-111?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.