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Pulaski Loc. Z-652. 15 meters. M. C. West Lime Company Quarry at Turney

Giles County, Tennessee
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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About Pulaski Loc. Z-652. 15 meters. M. C. West Lime Company Quarry at Turney

Pulaski Loc. Z-652. 15 meters. M. C. West Lime Company Quarry at Turney is a fossil collection site in Giles, Tennessee, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Lebanon Limestone, dated to the Blackriveran (457.3–449.6 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as deep subtidal shelf. Documented finds include Cleiocrinus, Cremacrinus, Carabocrinus, Praepleurocystis ranaformis, Amecystis nanus.

Geologic setting

Formation
Lebanon Limestone
Geologic interval
Blackriveran
Age
457.3–449.6 Ma
Depositional environment
deep subtidal shelf
Recorded occurrences
6
Locality notes

T.G.C.S. 275,400 N, 1,684,400 E, Pulaski 7.5' Quad.

Fossils found here

Cleiocrinus
Crinoidea · Cleiocrinidae
Cremacrinus
Crinoidea · Calceocrinidae
Carabocrinus
Crinoidea · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Praepleurocystis ranaformis
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Pleurocystitidae
Amecystis nanus
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Pleurocystitidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 195667 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about Pulaski Loc. Z-652. 15 meters. M. C. West Lime Company Quarry at Turney

Can you collect at Pulaski Loc. Z-652. 15 meters. M. C. West Lime Company Quarry at Turney?

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 Pulaski Loc. Z-652. 15 meters. M. C. West Lime Company Quarry at Turney?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.