Crinoid locality, Union furnace, route 453 roadcut
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 Crinoid locality, Union furnace, route 453 roadcut
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Hatter
- Geologic interval
- Turinian
- Age
- 457.3–453.8 Ma
- Depositional environment
- lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal
- Recorded occurrences
- 7
"The environment is thought to have been a low energy lagoon that might have graded into a series of tidal channels in the upper part of the formation"
"Southeast end of railroad cut, approximately one quarter of a mile northwest of railroad station at Union Furnace, northeast quarter of Spruce Creek 7.5 minute Quadrangle, Pennsylvania"
Fossils found here
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 194008 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Crinoid locality, Union furnace, route 453 roadcut
Can you collect at Crinoid locality, Union furnace, route 453 roadcut?
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 Crinoid locality, Union furnace, route 453 roadcut?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.