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loc. 132

Culberson County, Texas
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Next site in TexasNorth of Seven Heart Gap · 21 mi

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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

21 miNorth of Seven Heart GapFossil21 miSeven Hearts GapBarite23 miUSNM728s, Seven Heart GapFossil

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About loc. 132

loc. 132 is a fossil collection site in Culberson, Texas, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Buda Limestone?, dated to the Early Cenomanian (100.5–93.9 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as marine indet and the tectonic setting is passive margin. Documented finds include Acteonella.

Geologic setting

Formation
Buda Limestone?
Geologic interval
Early Cenomanian
Age
100.5–93.9 Ma
Depositional environment
marine indet.
Tectonic setting
passive margin
Recorded occurrences
1
Locality notes

7.24 km a little S of W of Kent

Fossils found here

Acteonella
Gastropoda · Acteonellidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 66650 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at loc. 132?

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 loc. 132?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 689 kg iron meteorite was found at Davis Mountains in 1903, 22 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.