Lake Kemp 2
Can I collect here?
ProBased on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 3, 2026. Land and claims can change quickly, so check before you go.
Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About Lake Kemp 2
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Arroyo
- Geologic interval
- Sakmarian to Kungurian
- Age
- 293.52–274.4 Ma
- Depositional environment
- terrestrial indet.
- Recorded occurrences
- 9
The collecting site (USGS paleobotany loc. 10055) is approximately 1 mile northwest of the mouth of Big Moonshine Creek where it becomes an arm of the south side of Lake Kemp in Baylor County. The fossiliferous outcrop was exposed in a low bank 15 feet west of a road that parallels the arm and is about 1/4 mile west of it. The locality is reached by entering the toll gate at Moonshine Colony, 5.6 miles north of Mabelle, on U.S. Highway 183-283, and upon passing the gate, following the main road and the first fork to the south for a total distance of 5.2 miles from the gate to the fossil plant locality. The locality is the property of the W. T. Waggoner Estate.
Fossils found here
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 11148 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Lake Kemp 2
Can you collect at Lake Kemp 2?
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 Lake Kemp 2?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.