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Marjum Formation, Locality 2

Utah
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Next site in UtahFool Creek · 16 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 Marjum Formation, Locality 2

Marjum Formation, Locality 2 is a fossil collection site in Utah, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Marjum Formation, dated to the Menevian (504.5–499.5 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as offshore shelf and the tectonic setting is passive margin. Documented finds include Olenoides, Kiwetinokia.

Geologic setting

Formation
Marjum
Geologic interval
Menevian
Age
504.5–499.5 Ma
Depositional environment
offshore shelf
Tectonic setting
passive margin
Recorded occurrences
2
Geology notes

part of the House Embayment, which is fault-bound on the passive margin

Locality notes

10' of common quarter-section corner between sec. 20 and 21, T15S,R12W in Drum Mountains

Fossils found here

Olenoides
Trilobita · Dorypygidae
Kiwetinokia
Hexactinellida · Protospongiidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 56199 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Marjum Formation, Locality 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 Marjum Formation, Locality 2?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 16 g stony meteorite was found at Sunstone Knoll in 1985, 21 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.