Mapes OKM-23
Can I collect here?
ProBased on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 3, 2026. Land and claims can change quickly, so check before you go.
Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About Mapes OKM-23
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Iola
- Geologic interval
- Missourian
- Age
- 306–303.7 Ma
- Depositional environment
- marine indet.
- Tectonic setting
- cratonic basin
- Recorded occurrences
- 1
From spillway for Candy Creek reservoir, NWNW sec. 9, T23N, R12E, Avant 7.5 Quadrangle, Osage County
Fossils found here
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 92865 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Mapes OKM-23
Can you collect at Mapes OKM-23?
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 Mapes OKM-23?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.