ohiofossilhunter Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 (edited) Does anyone know of fossil collecting sites within 2 or 3 hours of Moab,Utah for a poss. week trip next summer. Edited January 1, 2011 by ohiofossilhunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 The U-Dig trilobite site is in Delta, but it is about 4 hours away according to Google. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R0ckhamm3r Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 There are exposures of Cretaceous Mancos Shale in that area. I have had some luck hunting in the Mancos Shale, mostly ammonites and small bivalves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Look for the book "Gem trails of Utah" on Amazon or your local store. Lots of places to find fossils and minerals listed in there. -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 There is an outcrop on the road northout of Moab with a small bit of Permian Elephant Canyon Fm... I htink. I'm running of my feeble memory here. I htink it is before oyu get to the entrance to Arches NP. The fossil layer is on the left (west) side of the road and is rather limited, but has lots of crinoid stem sections. Have a look at the geology map of eithe Arches or Canyonlands and you can see it on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandomas Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 (edited) Maybe this could help to find the exact spot: going north from Moab to Green River, the Jp's Permian location is in front of the Arches N.P. entrance. The spot is on the left side of the road, just after (north) the big orange sand dune between the sand dune itself and the rail tracks (crinoids, brachs and also trilos in the dark red/purple formation) p.s. that spot lies on the Moab fault Edited January 5, 2011 by Nandomas 1 Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Did I send you guys there? Or is it isted in some fossils of Utah book? I can't remember how I found it all those years ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiofossilhunter Posted January 6, 2011 Author Share Posted January 6, 2011 Thanks for the ideas. I was also hopeing to collect ammonites or pet. wood( any suggestions). I don't have much of either in my collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandomas Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Did I send you guys there? Or is it isted in some fossils of Utah book? I can't remember how I found it all those years ago? I knew about that place in Lin Ottinger rock shop in Moab in the middle 90's. From that time I did a lot of exploring around. There are similiar exposures from Potash road boat ramp to Canyonland N.P. Be sure you are out of the N.P. borders. All the places I knew about petrified woods are now protected. About ammonites, if you like scaphites, check around Ferron coal plant south of Price (also Ptycodus teeth show there, but they are far and few between) Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiofossilhunter Posted January 8, 2011 Author Share Posted January 8, 2011 (edited) Aren't we aloud to collect pet.wood on public lands (other than n.p. or n.monuments) Edited January 8, 2011 by ohiofossilhunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandomas Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 (edited) Aren't we aloud to collect pet.wood on public lands (other than n.p. or n.monuments) You are still allowed to collect petrified wood on public lands with a weight limit. I never ask about that limit... coming in Usa from overseas, I never tought to bring home a whole petified wood trunk Here the photo of Moab Fault Permian collecting area from Arches N.P. first switchback from Mesozoic to Paleozoic :D Edited January 8, 2011 by Nandomas Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 There's some serious geology going on around Moab! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandomas Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 There's some serious geology going on around Moab! Nice, delicate place Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 You are still allowed to collect petrified wood on public lands with a weight limit. I never ask about that limit... coming in Usa from overseas, I never tought to bring home a whole petified wood trunk Here the photo of Moab Fault Permian collecting area from Arches N.P. first switchback from Mesozoic to Paleozoic :D Yes we can collect Pet Wood on BLM lands. (Nothing, of course, in the National Parks). 25 lbs per person per day plus one piece no more than 250 lbs. I think you need a permit to sell the stuff, if they allow that at all. As for Nando's photo of the Moab fault, the fossil site is outside of Arches. I think he took the photo from in the park. I have collected from where this layer is exposed right next to the road. I think there is a small turnout for fossil hunters to park in. Moab is a beautiful area, esp if you like the geology these fossils come form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandomas Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 As for Nando's photo of the Moab fault, the fossil site is outside of Arches. I think he took the photo from in the park. I have collected from where this layer is exposed right next to the road. I think there is a small turnout for fossil hunters to park in. Yes, the fossil site is well out of the National Park, the photo was from Arches first hill Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilselachian Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 There's some serious geology going on around Moab! Great Photo of the famous arch. I've sat right in the same spot myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Yeah, there's a lot of private, BLM, and National Park land around Moab so you want to make sure about where you pick up anything. If you end up not finding anything, you can always visit Lin Ottinger's rock shop on the main road into town and see some fossils and rocks for sale. Lin took me on a fossil hunt one day in the early 90's. We didn't find anything but he pointed out all kinds of stuff most people wouldn't notice. I knew about that place in Lin Ottinger rock shop in Moab in the middle 90's. From that time I did a lot of exploring around. There are similiar exposures from Potash road boat ramp to Canyonland N.P. Be sure you are out of the N.P. borders. All the places I knew about petrified woods are now protected. About ammonites, if you like scaphites, check around Ferron coal plant south of Price (also Ptycodus teeth show there, but they are far and few between) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjb6774 Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Hi - We were just out in Moab (sightseeing...no collecting)as part of a vacation. We dropped into Ottingers and the lady behind the counter said they still did the occasional trip but mostly in the warmer months. Unfortunately, she didn't have too many details but was extremely helpful and suggested calling in the future to get more info. The website is also a little lean on information. http://www.moabrockshop.com/ Hope this helps a bit. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiofossilhunter Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share Posted January 25, 2011 (edited) Thanks for all the suggestions Edited January 25, 2011 by ohiofossilhunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandomas Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Don't forget to give a look for the beautiful petrified "Yellow Cat" red wood & barite pseudomorph . The Yellow Cat dirt road depart south from I-70 (beetwen Green River and Cisco). Check for local map at Moab Info center and for reference in Utah Rockhound/Gem Trail books Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandomas Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 http://www.gly.uga.edu/railsback/VFT/VFTMoabFault.html Just found this beautiful page about Moab subject Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 The area around Moab is ridiculously beautiful. Everyone should have it on their bucket list. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahuijsmans Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Been there last summer holiday, USA roadtrip and I must say that the area around MOAB was the highlight of my journey! I know of a dinosaur trail that begins just a couple of miles north of MOAB, follow the road north towards Arches, keep on driving... after a few miles there is an unpaved road that crosses the railroad (left of the main road), follow this road for about 4 miles in the direction of copper canyon mill... The dinosaur trail cuts through the jurassic morrisson formation..dinosaur bones everywhere! no collecting of course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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