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Barberton Test Core 3, Chagrin Shale

Summit County, Ohio
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Next site in OhioHealey Creek Exposure, near bridge on Boston Rd, 2.6 km east of Bennetts Corners · 20 mi

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Based on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 9, 2026. Land and claims can change quickly, so check before you go.

Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About Barberton Test Core 3, Chagrin Shale

Barberton Test Core 3, Chagrin Shale is a fossil collection site in Summit, Ohio, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Documented finds include Cymatiosphaera, Pterospermella, Tasmanites, Leiosphaeridia, Comasphaeridium, Estiastra.

Geologic setting

Geologic interval
Famennian
Age
372.15–358.86 Ma
Recorded occurrences
74
Locality notes

Barberton test core 3, two miles west of the center of Barberton, Norton Township, Akton Quadrange, Summit County, Ohio

Fossils found here

Cymatiosphaera
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Pterospermella
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Tasmanites
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Leiosphaeridia
Chlorophyceae · Chlorococcaceae
Comasphaeridium
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Estiastra
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Micrhystridium
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Multiplicisphaeridium
Dinophyceae · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Navifusa
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Solisphaeridium
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Stellinium
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Pterospermellaceae
Veryhachium
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 23340 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about Barberton Test Core 3, Chagrin Shale

Can you collect at Barberton Test Core 3, Chagrin Shale?

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 Barberton Test Core 3, Chagrin Shale?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 22.7 kg iron meteorite was found at Wooster in 1858, 23 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.