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USGS 31956-PC 5.2km east and 1.2km south of Adair, OK

Mayes County, Oklahoma
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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About USGS 31956-PC 5.2km east and 1.2km south of Adair, OK

USGS 31956-PC 5.2km east and 1.2km south of Adair, OK is a fossil collection site in Mayes, Oklahoma, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Fayetteville Shale, dated to the Serpukhovian (330.3–323.4 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as marine indet. Documented finds include Inflatia, Inflatia gracilis, Adairia adairensis.

Geologic setting

Formation
Fayetteville Shale
Geologic interval
Serpukhovian
Age
330.3–323.4 Ma
Depositional environment
marine indet.
Recorded occurrences
4

Fossils found here

Inflatia
Strophomenata · Productidae
Inflatia gracilis
Strophomenata · Productidae
Adairia adairensis
Strophomenata · Productidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 141757 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about USGS 31956-PC 5.2km east and 1.2km south of Adair, OK

Can you collect at USGS 31956-PC 5.2km east and 1.2km south of Adair, OK?

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 31956-PC 5.2km east and 1.2km south of Adair, OK?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 17 kg stony meteorite fell at Lost City in 1970, 29 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.