coprolite collecting

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>Date: Wed, 12 Mar 1997 09:42:57 -0500
>From: Andrew Rains <rainsa@rx.uga.edu>
>Organization: University of Georgia
>To: plotnick@uic.edu
>Subject: coprolite collecting
>
>I was wondering if you might know whether or not it is legal to collect
>rock specimens from Indian reservation.  I know of a site in Arizona
>where coprolite can be found in vast quantities along an entire valley.
>I lived near the location when I was young.  I have a very nice 10 lb
>specimen.  I was just curious about collecting on Indian reservations.
>Any info would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Thanks
>
>Russell Underhill
>
Roy E. Plotnick
Geological Sciences
University of Illinois at Chicago
845 W. Taylor St.
Chicago, IL 60607
plotnick@uic.edu
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