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Germany Valley Devonian Exposures

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Brachiopods, corals, and bryozoans.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Devonian marine shale and limestone

Folded Appalachian strata expose rich Devonian faunas.

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