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Tyndall Stone quarries (Garson), Manitoba

Fossil site Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Mottled limestone full of cephalopods, corals, gastropods, receptaculitids.

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

Why this spot

Ordovician Red River Fm

The mottled fossiliferous 'Tyndall Stone' clads many Canadian landmarks.

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