Travis Peak Post Office, Texas ( Cow Creek Limestone)
Can I collect here?
ProBased 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 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About Travis Peak Post Office, Texas ( Cow Creek Limestone)
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Cow Creek Limestone
- Geologic interval
- Late Aptian
- Age
- 119.57–113.2 Ma
- Depositional environment
- marine indet.
- Altitude
- 741 feet
- Recorded occurrences
- 1
no information given
on Cow Creek, northwestern Travis County, Texas near the (now inoperative) old Travis Post Office, in the old Hensel Ranch House, which was at the tcluster of buildings near the Hensel Cemetary, Scott's Locality M45, U.S.G.S. Oace Bend and Travis Peak quads
Fossils found here
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 52972 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Travis Peak Post Office, Texas ( Cow Creek Limestone)
Can you collect at Travis Peak Post Office, Texas ( Cow Creek Limestone)?
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 Travis Peak Post Office, Texas ( Cow Creek Limestone)?
Fossil.
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