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This region is comprised of Jurassic, Cretaceous, and Tertiary sedimentary
deposits.
Popular Locations
| Location: | Fairview Area |
| Fossils: |
ostracodes, gastropods, leaves |
| Land Status: | Highway right-of-way |
| Directions: | Road cuts along U.S. 89 beginning at the railroad overpass 6.2 miles north of Fairview and extending for the next 1.5 miles northward can be searched for these fossils. |
| GPS: | 39°43'04"N - 111°28'11"W |
| Location: | Mellor Canyon |
| Minerals: |
quartz |
| Land Status: | BLM. |
| Directions: | The road up Mellor Canyon begins about 1.5 miles north of Fayette. The Flagstaff Formation containing the quartz is near the head of Mellor Canyon. |
| GPS: | 39°17'58"N - 111°46'30"W (estimate) |
| Location: | Six Mile Canyon |
| Minerals: |
magnesite |
| Land Status: | National Forest and mining claims. |
| Directions: | Take the road east out of Sterling past Palisade Lake state park and on into Six Mile Canyon. |
| GPS: | 39°1204N - 111°3911W |
| Location: | Sterling Area |
| Minerals: |
aragonite |
| Land Status: | BLM and private lands. |
| Directions: | A jeep trail leads to this area from Utah highway 137 about 0.2 milel south of its junction with U.S. 89. aragonite occurs in a propect pit in the area. |
| GPS: | 39°10'06"N - 111°42'19"W (this is the turnoff) |
Mine Index
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