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Republic... Clarkia fossil beds (Idaho)

Fossil site Documented siteLegal to collect

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Exceptional Clarkia Miocene leaves (with original color), insects in lakebed clay.

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

Why this spot

Miocene

Miocene leaves that briefly keep autumn color. Fee dig when open.

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