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Hill Annex Mine fossil program, Calumet

Fossil site Documented siteLicence or permit

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Shark teethShark teeth
FossilsFossils
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Also reported: bivalves.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Dominik Vogt (CC BY-SA 3.0), Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Cretaceous marine seam exposed in an iron pit, opened to guided fossil hunts

The state park mine has run public fossil collecting programs on its spoil.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

pit benches

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

Check access and collecting rules for each site.