Green, Marquis & Johnson Quarries, one mile southeast of courthouse, New Castle is a fossil collection site in Beaver, Pennsylvania, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Vanport Formation, dated to the Desmoinesian (312.8–306 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as shallow subtidal indet. Documented finds include Fusulinella, Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) distortum, Septopora biserialis, Linoproductus cora, Echinoconchus punctatus, Desmoinesia nana.

Geologic setting

Formation: Vanport
Geologic interval: Desmoinesian
Age: 312.8–306 Ma
Depositional environment: shallow subtidal indet.
Recorded occurrences: 43

Locality notes

between New Castle & New Castle Junction

Fossils found here

Fusulinella

NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Fusulinidae

Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) distortum

Anthozoa · Lophophyllidae

Septopora biserialis

Stenolaemata · Septoporidae

Linoproductus cora

Strophomenata · Linoproductidae

Echinoconchus punctatus

Strophomenata · Echinoconchidae

Desmoinesia nana

Strophomenata · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED

Dictyoclostus semireticulatus

Strophomenata · Productidae

Derbyia crassa

Strophomenata · Derbyiidae

Chonetinella verneuilana

Strophomenata · Rugosochonetidae

Chonetes

Strophomenata · Chonetidae

Neospirifer cameratus

Rhynchonellata · Trigonotretidae

Spirifer rockymontanus

Rhynchonellata · Spiriferidae

Punctospirifer kentuckensis

Rhynchonellata · Punctospiriferidae

Condrathyris perplexa

Rhynchonellata · Elythidae

Cleiothyridina orbicularis

Rhynchonellata · Athyrididae

Hustedia mormoni

Rhynchonellata · Neoretziidae

Beecheria bovidens

Rhynchonellata · Beecheriidae

Composita subtilita

Rhynchonellata · Athyrididae

Composita girtyi

Rhynchonellata · Athyrididae

Astartella varica

Bivalvia · Astartidae

Acanthopecten carboniferous

Bivalvia · Limipectinidae

Parallelodon sangamonensis

Bivalvia · Parallelodontidae

Soleniscus regularis

Gastropoda · Soleniscidae

Naticopsis remex

Gastropoda · Naticopsidae

Anomphalus rotulus

Gastropoda · Anomphalidae

Trachydomia wheeleri

Gastropoda · Trachyspiridae

Naticopsis tortum

Gastropoda · Naticopsidae

Jedria ventrica

Gastropoda · Naticopsidae

Pseudozygopleura scitula

Gastropoda · Pseudozygopleuridae

Orthonychia spinigerum

Gastropoda · Orthonychiidae

Orthonychia parva

Gastropoda · Orthonychiidae

Pharkidonotus percarinatus

Gastropoda · Bellerophontidae

Cymatospira montfortianus

Gastropoda · Bellerophontidae

Amphiscapha catilloides

Gastropoda · Euomphalidae

Ambozone peoriensis

Gastropoda · Gosseletinidae

Goniasma terebra

Gastropoda · Goniasmatidae

Globodoma spironema

Gastropoda · Gosseletinidae

Paragoniozona granulostriata

Gastropoda · Phymatopleuridae

Euconospira

Gastropoda · Eotomariidae

Helminthochiton simplex

NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Helminthochitonidae

Domatoceras highlandense

Cephalopoda · Domatoceratidae

Liroceras missouriense

Cephalopoda · Liroceratidae

Brachycycloceras normale

Cephalopoda · Brachycycloceratidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 184098 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about Green, Marquis & Johnson Quarries, one mile southeast of courthouse, New Castle

Can you collect at Green, Marquis & Johnson Quarries, one mile southeast of courthouse, New Castle?

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 Green, Marquis & Johnson Quarries, one mile southeast of courthouse, New Castle?

Fossil.

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