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USNM728s, Seven Heart Gap

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Based 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 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

2 miSeven Hearts GapBarite2 miNorth of Seven Heart GapFossil4 miApache Ranch, Road 2185Fossil

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About USNM728s, Seven Heart Gap

USNM728s, Seven Heart Gap is a fossil collection site in Texas, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Bell Canyon Formation, dated to the Capitanian (264.28–259.51 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as slope. Documented finds include Astegosia subquadrata, Pseudoleptodus guadalupensis, Stenoscisma trabeatum.

Geologic setting

Formation
Bell Canyon
Geologic interval
Capitanian
Age
264.28–259.51 Ma
Depositional environment
slope
Recorded occurrences
3
Locality notes

Top of massive limestone 1.1 miles NW of mouth of Seven-Heart Gap, Van Horn quadrangle.

Fossils found here

Astegosia subquadrata
Rhynchonellata · Elythidae
Pseudoleptodus guadalupensis
Strophomenata · Lyttoniidae
Stenoscisma trabeatum
Rhynchonellata · Stenoscismatidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 105995 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about USNM728s, Seven Heart Gap

Can you collect at USNM728s, Seven Heart Gap?

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 USNM728s, Seven Heart Gap?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.