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UW 6

Lewis County, Washington
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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 UW 6

UW 6 is a fossil collection site in Lewis, Washington, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Cowlitz Formation, dated to the Late Eocene (37.71–33.9 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as marine indet. Documented finds include Raninoides vaderensis, Schedocardia olequahensis, Venerupis washingtoniana, Cardium, Pitar uvasana, Marcia.

Geologic setting

Formation
Cowlitz
Geologic interval
Late Eocene
Age
37.71–33.9 Ma
Depositional environment
marine indet.
Recorded occurrences
14
Locality notes

In section 30, township 11 N, range 2 W\r\n1 mi W of junction of Olequa and Stillwater Creeks on the latter, near Vader

Fossils found here

Raninoides vaderensis
Malacostraca · Raninidae
Schedocardia olequahensis
Bivalvia · Cardiidae
Venerupis washingtoniana
Bivalvia · Veneridae
Cardium
Bivalvia · Cardiidae
Pitar uvasana
Bivalvia · Veneridae
Marcia
Bivalvia · Veneridae
Modiolus ornatus
Bivalvia · Mytilidae
Solena (Plectosolen) parallelus
Bivalvia · Solenidae
Venericor planicosta
Bivalvia · Carditidae
Brachysphingus clarki
Gastropoda · Buccinidae
Surcula washingtoniana
Gastropoda · Clavatulidae
Priscoficus cowlitzensis
Gastropoda · Ficidae
Turritella uvasana
Gastropoda · Turritellidae
Dentalium stramineum
Scaphopoda · Dentaliidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 140006 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at UW 6?

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 UW 6?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.