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Barnes Island

Washington
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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.

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About Barnes Island

Barnes Island is a fossil collection site in Washington, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Barnes Island Formation, dated to the Late Turonian (93.9–89.8 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as submarine fan. Documented finds include Subprionocyclus minimus, Scalarites mihoensis, Mesopuzosia.

Geologic setting

Formation
Barnes Island
Geologic interval
Late Turonian
Age
93.9–89.8 Ma
Depositional environment
submarine fan
Recorded occurrences
3

Fossils found here

Subprionocyclus minimus
Cephalopoda · Collignoniceratidae
Scalarites mihoensis
Cephalopoda · Diplomoceratidae
Mesopuzosia
Cephalopoda · Desmoceratidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 210527 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about Barnes Island

Can you collect at Barnes Island?

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 Barnes Island?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.