TF-179. 5.84 south 1˚ east from highway intersections, San Saba
San Saba County, Texas31.20000, −98.65000
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Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About TF-179. 5.84 south 1˚ east from highway intersections, San Saba
TF-179. 5.84 south 1˚ east from highway intersections, San Saba is a fossil collection site in San Saba, Texas, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Gorman Formation, dated to the Demingian (486.85–483.4 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as carbonate indet. Documented finds include Euconia umbilicata.
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Gorman
- Geologic interval
- Demingian
- Age
- 486.85–483.4 Ma
- Depositional environment
- carbonate indet.
- Recorded occurrences
- 1
Locality notes
Bear Spring, Bear Spring area
Fossils found here
Euconia umbilicata
Gastropoda · Sinuopeidae
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 56495 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about TF-179. 5.84 south 1˚ east from highway intersections, San Saba
Can you collect at TF-179. 5.84 south 1˚ east from highway intersections, San Saba?
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 TF-179. 5.84 south 1˚ east from highway intersections, San Saba?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.