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T-410, Apache Mountains

Texas
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Next site in TexasApache Ranch, Road 2185 · 4 mi

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Based 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 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

4 miApache Ranch, Road 2185Fossil5 miUSNM728s, Seven Heart GapFossil6 miSeven Hearts GapBarite

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About T-410, Apache Mountains

T-410, Apache Mountains is a fossil collection site in Texas, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Cutoff Formation, dated to the Roadian (274.4–266.9 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as slope. Documented finds include Skinnerina rotundata, Skinnerina fusiformis, Skinnerina mildredae, Parafusulina, Rauserella.

Geologic setting

Formation
Cutoff
Geologic interval
Roadian
Age
274.4–266.9 Ma
Depositional environment
slope
Recorded occurrences
5
Locality notes

2 miles NNW of old Jones Ranch, near the base of a north-south trending fault escarpment, at the point at which the ranch road most closely approaches the latter.

Fossils found here

Skinnerina rotundata
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Schwagerinidae
Skinnerina fusiformis
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Schwagerinidae
Skinnerina mildredae
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Schwagerinidae
Parafusulina
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Schwagerinidae
Rauserella
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Ozawainellidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 127786 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at T-410, Apache Mountains?

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 T-410, Apache Mountains?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.