Midco Locality 4
Can I collect here?
ProBased on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 15, 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 Midco Locality 4
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Wellington
- Geologic interval
- Artinskian
- Age
- 290.1–283.3 Ma
- Depositional environment
- lacustrine indet.
- Tectonic setting
- cratonic basin
- Recorded occurrences
- 4
Salty playa lake. The lower layer shows sedimentational and organic features which suggest that it was laid down close to the shore and that most of its biota was washed into the lake. The matrix and biota of the middle layer, which is highly irregular and characterized by pink partings, were probably transported to the water by violent dust storms. The upper layer is highly argillaceous, and was deposited under strongly saline conditions; insects are rare but they are very well preserved.
NE1/4 of NE1/4, Sec. 34, T22N, R1W.
Fossils found here
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 104820 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Midco Locality 4
Can you collect at Midco Locality 4?
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 Midco Locality 4?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.