Two Mile Creek
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 Two Mile Creek
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Cook Mountain
- Geologic interval
- Bartonian
- Age
- 41.03–37.71 Ma
- Depositional environment
- marine indet.
- Recorded occurrences
- 1
On left bank of Two-Mile Creek, from 100 to 100 feet below the first ford above the Two-Mile Church and Iron Bridge, extending from the southwest fence of Emm and E. J Houston land (said to belong to a Mr. King) for about 100 feet up to the ford, and downstream from the fence of Gary D. Wood's 300-acre tract, and located probably in Emma and E. J Houston land, J. L. Landrum Survey, southeastern Leon County, Texas.
Fossils found here
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 32921 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Two Mile Creek
Can you collect at Two Mile Creek?
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 Two Mile Creek?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.