Sphaerocystites-Pseudocrinites Assoc., Middle Keyser 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 Sphaerocystites-Pseudocrinites Assoc., Middle Keyser Limestone
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Keyser Limestone
- Geologic interval
- Pridoli
- Age
- 422.7–419.62 Ma
- Depositional environment
- deep subtidal ramp
- Tectonic setting
- foreland basin
- Recorded occurrences
- 21
"Fossils commonly articulated...intact thecae indicate rapid burial pulses. most of these at shaley partings within thick-bedded, more pure carbonates, generally sorted calcarenites. The aparent upward shoaling of this zone into the Gypidula coeyamensis-bearing packstones and grainstones (BA 3) suggests...outer BA 3 to Ba 4...."\r\nSEP environmental call based on given information
Type loc.: Old Quarry of the Standard Lime and Stone Co. along the B&O RR 0.75 miles SE of Keyser, WV (Keyser 7.5' Quad). Distribution: Northern WV, W MD, and C PA; "most of the diverse rhombiferan fauna is reported from the type locality"
Fossils found here
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 26825 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Sphaerocystites-Pseudocrinites Assoc., Middle Keyser Limestone
Can you collect at Sphaerocystites-Pseudocrinites Assoc., Middle Keyser 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 Sphaerocystites-Pseudocrinites Assoc., Middle Keyser Limestone?
Fossil.
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