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Strip quarry ~20 m west of road to Buckhorn Ranch house, ~25 km S. of Sulfur

Murray County, Oklahoma
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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

3 miPisocrinus-Abyssocrinus antiquus Assoc., Henryhouse Fm., White MoundFossil3 miHillside exposure and stream cut, about 2.5 km west of Nebo, OKFossil3 miMill Creek, Arbuckle Mountains, lower mound intervalFossil

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About Strip quarry ~20 m west of road to Buckhorn Ranch house, ~25 km S. of Sulfur

Strip quarry ~20 m west of road to Buckhorn Ranch house, ~25 km S. of Sulfur is a fossil collection site in Murray, Oklahoma, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Bromide Formation, dated to the Blackriveran (457.3–449.6 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as offshore. Documented finds include Ophiletina bromidensis.

Geologic setting

Formation
Bromide
Geologic interval
Blackriveran
Age
457.3–449.6 Ma
Depositional environment
offshore
Recorded occurrences
1
Geology notes

"As interpreted by Longman (1976, 1982), the depositional facies of the Bromide Formation gradually change from very nearshore sediments at the base to somewhat deeper shallow-shelf and basinal deposits towards the top of the Mountain Lake Member."

Locality notes

NE ¼, SW ¼, SW ¼, sec. 3 T2S, R3E in the Sulphur South 7.5-minute quadrangle.; coordinates based on TRS conversion.

Fossils found here

Ophiletina bromidensis
Gastropoda · Helicotomidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 13814 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about Strip quarry ~20 m west of road to Buckhorn Ranch house, ~25 km S. of Sulfur

Can you collect at Strip quarry ~20 m west of road to Buckhorn Ranch house, ~25 km S. of Sulfur?

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 Strip quarry ~20 m west of road to Buckhorn Ranch house, ~25 km S. of Sulfur?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 270 kg iron meteorite was found at Lake Murray in 1933, 21 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.