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USGS 5013, Bear Lake Hot Springs

Idaho
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Next site in IdahoEast of Bear Lake · 3 mi

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Based 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 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About USGS 5013, Bear Lake Hot Springs

USGS 5013, Bear Lake Hot Springs is a fossil collection site in Idaho, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Thaynes Formation, dated to the Olenekian (249.9–246.7 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as carbonate indet. Documented finds include Obnixia thaynesiana.

Geologic setting

Formation
Thaynes
Geologic interval
Olenekian
Age
249.9–246.7 Ma
Depositional environment
carbonate indet.
Recorded occurrences
1
Locality notes

Montpelier 7 1/2-min quad; approx sec 13 T 15 S, R. 44 E, from slide on east side of gulch east of Hot Springs

Fossils found here

Obnixia thaynesiana
Rhynchonellata · Notothyrididae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 109735 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about USGS 5013, Bear Lake Hot Springs

Can you collect at USGS 5013, Bear Lake Hot Springs?

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 USGS 5013, Bear Lake Hot Springs?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.