Tionesta
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 Tionesta
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Pocono
- Geologic interval
- Mississippian
- Age
- 358.86–323.4 Ma
- Depositional environment
- paralic indet.
- Recorded occurrences
- 5
Location is about 2 miles south of Tionesta, Pennsylvania in Forest County, small roadside exposure of silty,olive shale and olive sandstone, lower part of the Pocono Fm. (Read, 1995 p. 9)
Fossils found here
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 24677 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Tionesta
Can you collect at Tionesta?
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 Tionesta?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.