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USGS 2091 green, Viola

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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

0.9 miUSGS 2083 green, ViolaFossil15 miOld Thompson RanchBarite, iron16 miMill CreekManganese

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About USGS 2091 green, Viola

USGS 2091 green, Viola is a fossil collection site in Oklahoma, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Caney Formation, dated to the Pendleian (330.3–326.9 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as marine indet. Documented finds include Mitorthoceras crebriliratum, Syngastrioceras scotti.

Geologic setting

Formation
Caney
Geologic interval
Pendleian
Age
330.3–326.9 Ma
Depositional environment
marine indet.
Recorded occurrences
2
Locality notes

Tishomingo quad. Little ravine about 1/8 mile west of Viola, SW1/4 sec. 13, T. 2 S., R. 7 E.

Fossils found here

Mitorthoceras crebriliratum
Cephalopoda · Pseudorthoceratidae
Syngastrioceras scotti
Cephalopoda · Glaphyritidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 160488 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at USGS 2091 green, Viola?

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 USGS 2091 green, Viola?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 260 kg iron meteorite was found at Tishomingo in 1965, 13 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.