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Cascade Springs, UT-2

Utah
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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 Cascade Springs, UT-2

Cascade Springs, UT-2 is a fossil collection site in Utah, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Thaynes Formation, dated to the Spathian (248.1–246.7 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as shallow subtidal indet. Documented finds include Promyalina, Neoschizodus, Leptochondria, Permophorus, Bakevellia, Myalina (Myalinella).

Geologic setting

Formation
Thaynes
Geologic interval
Spathian
Age
248.1–246.7 Ma
Depositional environment
shallow subtidal indet.
Recorded occurrences
8

Fossils found here

Promyalina
Bivalvia · Myalinidae
Neoschizodus
Bivalvia · Myophoriidae
Leptochondria
Bivalvia · Hunanopectinidae
Permophorus
Bivalvia · Kalenteridae
Bakevellia
Bivalvia · Bakevelliidae
Myalina (Myalinella)
Bivalvia · Myalinidae
Vex
Rhynchonellata · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Obnixia
Rhynchonellata · Notothyrididae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 44569 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Cascade Springs, UT-2?

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 Cascade Springs, UT-2?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.