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Roche Percee petrified wood, Souris valley

Fossil site Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Petrified woodPetrified wood

Also reported: silicified peat, lignite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Jon Sullivan (Public domain).

Why this spot

Paleocene sands and old lignite spoil in the Souris valley carrying petrified and silicified wood

Documented collecting area in Saskatchewan rockhound tradition.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

unstable old spoil

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