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B.E.G. 199-T16-1.3A17, Mustang Ford to Spur Creek, Runnels County

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Next site in TexasB.E.G. 4075, Little bluff on Colorado River, Runnels County · 1 mi

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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About B.E.G. 199-T16-1.3A17, Mustang Ford to Spur Creek, Runnels County

B.E.G. 199-T16-1.3A17, Mustang Ford to Spur Creek, Runnels County is a fossil collection site in Texas, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Lueders Formation, dated to the Kungurian (283.3–274.4 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as shallow subtidal indet. Documented finds include Patellilabia junior.

Geologic setting

Formation
Lueders
Geologic interval
Kungurian
Age
283.3–274.4 Ma
Depositional environment
shallow subtidal indet.
Recorded occurrences
1
Locality notes

From Mustang Ford to mouth of Spur Creek, Runnels County, Texas.

Fossils found here

Patellilabia junior
Gastropoda · Bellerophontidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 121488 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about B.E.G. 199-T16-1.3A17, Mustang Ford to Spur Creek, Runnels County

Can you collect at B.E.G. 199-T16-1.3A17, Mustang Ford to Spur Creek, Runnels County?

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 B.E.G. 199-T16-1.3A17, Mustang Ford to Spur Creek, Runnels County?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 13 kg stony meteorite was found at Talpa in 1963, 21 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.