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94CO17

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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About 94CO17

94CO17 is a fossil collection site in Tennessee, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Catheys Formation, dated to the Shermanian (457.3–449.6 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as shallow subtidal indet and the tectonic setting is foreland basin. Documented finds include Hebertella, Platystrophia, Rafinesquina, Zygospira, Lophospira, Constellaria.

Geologic setting

Formation
Catheys
Geologic interval
Shermanian
Age
457.3–449.6 Ma
Depositional environment
shallow subtidal indet.
Tectonic setting
foreland basin
Recorded occurrences
6
Locality notes

corresponds with 95CW18A and 95CW18B; both CW and CO sites are at the Columbia West location

Fossils found here

Hebertella
Rhynchonellata · Plectorthidae
Platystrophia
Rhynchonellata · Platystrophiidae
Rafinesquina
Strophomenata · Rafinesquinidae
Zygospira
Rhynchonellata · Anazygidae
Lophospira
Gastropoda · Lophospiridae
Constellaria
Stenolaemata · Constellariidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 1908 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at 94CO17?

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 94CO17?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 64 kg stony meteorite was found at Lawrenceburg, 29 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.