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meter 5, Zone 12, Thomas Range

Utah
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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About meter 5, Zone 12, Thomas Range

meter 5, Zone 12, Thomas Range is a fossil collection site in Utah, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Wahwah Formation, dated to the Rangerian (471.3–470.3 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as carbonate indet and the tectonic setting is passive margin. Documented finds include Carolinites ekphymosus, Goniotelina ensifer, Ectenonotus progenitor.

Geologic setting

Formation
Wahwah
Geologic interval
Rangerian
Age
471.3–470.3 Ma
Depositional environment
carbonate indet.
Tectonic setting
passive margin
Recorded occurrences
3
Locality notes

E 313,273 m, N 4,392,829 Fish Springs 1 degree map, Utah

Fossils found here

Carolinites ekphymosus
Trilobita · Telephinidae
Goniotelina ensifer
Trilobita · Bathyuridae
Ectenonotus progenitor
Trilobita · Pliomeridae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 37466 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about meter 5, Zone 12, Thomas Range

Can you collect at meter 5, Zone 12, Thomas Range?

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 meter 5, Zone 12, Thomas Range?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.