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Stansbury Mtns., House Range

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.

0.2 miStansbury MountainsCerussite, galena, gold, pyrite2 miStansbury ProspectAzurite, calcite, chrysocolla +713 miJohnson PassOnyx, calcite, galena

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About Stansbury Mtns., House Range

Stansbury Mtns., House Range is a fossil collection site in Utah, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Notch Peak Formation, dated to the Franconian (497–486.85 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as peritidal. Documented finds include Matthevia variabilis, Matherella.

Geologic setting

Formation
Notch Peak
Geologic interval
Franconian
Age
497–486.85 Ma
Depositional environment
peritidal
Recorded occurrences
2
Geology notes

"Ajax Dolomite [in formation line] U.Camb. mollusc-stromatolite community, stromatolitic carbonates, peritidal-carbonate bank, BA1, Great Basin, stable miogecline"

Locality notes

"Stansbury mountains, House Range, Utah"

Fossils found here

Matthevia variabilis
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Mattheviidae
Matherella
Paragastropoda · Onychochilidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 253 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about Stansbury Mtns., House Range

Can you collect at Stansbury Mtns., House 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 Stansbury Mtns., House Range?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 3.5 kg stony meteorite fell at Great Salt Lake in 2022, 18 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.