Vel-15. The abandoned J. A. Crow strip mine, south side of U.S. 50
Vinton County, Ohio39.24583, −82.47916
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Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About Vel-15. The abandoned J. A. Crow strip mine, south side of U.S. 50
Vel-15. The abandoned J. A. Crow strip mine, south side of U.S. 50 is a fossil collection site in Vinton, Ohio, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Putnam Hill Formation, dated to the Desmoinesian (312.8–306 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as shallow subtidal indet. Documented finds include Aviculopecten appalachianus.
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Putnam Hill
- Geologic interval
- Desmoinesian
- Age
- 312.8–306 Ma
- Depositional environment
- shallow subtidal indet.
- Recorded occurrences
- 1
Locality notes
NW¼, Sec. 21. McArthur 7½’ Quadrangle. Elk Township.
Fossils found here
Aviculopecten appalachianus
Bivalvia · Aviculopectinidae
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 79388 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Vel-15. The abandoned J. A. Crow strip mine, south side of U.S. 50
Can you collect at Vel-15. The abandoned J. A. Crow strip mine, south side of U.S. 50?
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 Vel-15. The abandoned J. A. Crow strip mine, south side of U.S. 50?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.