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Brooks property

Montague County, Texas
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Next site in TexasForestburg · 22 mi

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Based on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 9, 2026. Land and claims can change quickly, so check before you go.

Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About Brooks property

Brooks property is a fossil collection site in Montague, Texas, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. The depositional environment is recorded as terrestrial indet. Documented finds include Eryops.

Geologic setting

Geologic interval
Asselian
Age
298.9–293.52 Ma
Depositional environment
terrestrial indet.
Recorded occurrences
1
Locality notes

F. L. Brooks property. Follow Nocona-Belcherville Rd W from Nocona 4 mi., then S 2.2 mi. to SE corner of Brooks property, then turn L through pasture gate and follow "dim" road 1.2 mi. Fossils from E-facing bluffs.

Fossils found here

Eryops
Amphibia · Eryopidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 207497 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Brooks property?

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 Brooks property?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 26.6 kg stony meteorite was found at Forestburg (b) in 1957, 22 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.