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Oakes Quarry Park, Fairborn

Fossil site Documented siteLegal to collect

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Corals, brachiopods, and stromatolites in an old quarry floor.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Silurian dolomite

Open quarry with abundant Silurian fossils.

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