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Brachina Gorge geological trail

Fossil site Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

GoldGold
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Also reported: eyes-only Ediacaran strata, archaeocyath limestone, stromatolites.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

A drive through 130 million years of Adnyamathanha country strata including the Ediacaran golden spike

Signposted geological trail cited widely in field guides.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

rough road, summer heat

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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