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Mineral Wells Fossil Park, TX
Fossil site Source-confirmed findsLegal to collect
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Fossils
Shark teeth
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: brachiopods, bryozoans.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0), Dominik Vogt (CC BY-SA 3.0), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: Pennsylvanian (Mineral Wells Fm) marine fossils
City-operated free public fossil park in an old borrow pit; widely documented by clubs and guides.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Loose slopes, heat, no shade
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