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Meadel Ditch Quarry, Jasper County, Indiana, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 40.83,-87.25 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Indiana, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Jasper County, Indiana, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Meadel Ditch Quarry | Gutschick R. C., Treckman J. F. (1957) | Rockford Limestone | The holothurian fauna was obtained from water washings of shales which occur as partings up to a few inches thick between thin limestone layers in the upper part of the Rockford limestone unit | mudstone | 358.9 - 353.8 Ma Paleozoic |
Recorded Fossils
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!