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USGS 2448-CO. Thomasville Stone and Lime Company. Thomasville

York County, Pennsylvania
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Next site in PennsylvaniaQuarry at the junction of Lincoln Highway & Biesecker Road, Thomasville · 0.4 mi

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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

0.4 miQuarry at the junction of Lincoln Highway & Biesecker Road, ThomasvilleFossil11 miRossville Road CutCopper, malachite, azurite13 miYork HavenPetrified Wood

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About USGS 2448-CO. Thomasville Stone and Lime Company. Thomasville

USGS 2448-CO. Thomasville Stone and Lime Company. Thomasville is a fossil collection site in York, Pennsylvania, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Vintage Formation, dated to the Dyeran (515.3–509.7 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as carbonate indet. Documented finds include Yochelcionella americana.

Geologic setting

Formation
Vintage
Geologic interval
Dyeran
Age
515.3–509.7 Ma
Depositional environment
carbonate indet.
Recorded occurrences
1
Locality notes

Specimens are from test holes made at Thomasville Stone and Lime Company, Thomasville, Pennsylvania.

Fossils found here

Yochelcionella americana
Helcionelloida · Yochelcionellidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 7867 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about USGS 2448-CO. Thomasville Stone and Lime Company. Thomasville

Can you collect at USGS 2448-CO. Thomasville Stone and Lime Company. Thomasville?

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 2448-CO. Thomasville Stone and Lime Company. Thomasville?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 384 kg iron meteorite was found at Mount Joy in 1887, 22 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.