Blanche Brook fossil trees: Rockhounding in Newfoundland and Labrador
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Blanche Brook fossil trees is a mapped rockhounding spot in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Reported finds include fossil, fossil tree, fossil plant. Below: coordinates, access notes, and nearby spots.
About Blanche Brook fossil trees
Coal Age fossil trees about 305 million years old along Blanche Brook, upstream of the Route 460 bridge in Stephenville. The brook is a designated fossil site, so look only. No collecting or digging without a permit from the minister.
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- Province
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Nearest road
- Route 460
- Postal code
- A2N 2M9
- Coordinates
- 48.56195, -58.58185
Coordinates are approximate. Confirm the exact ground and access before you head out.
Land & collecting status
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Land status here is not confirmed. National and provincial parks prohibit collecting, while Crown land and many beaches allow it. Verify with the managing agency before you collect.
Access note: Coal Age fossil trees about 305 million years old along Blanche Brook, upstream of the Route 460 bridge in Stephenville. The brook is a designated fossil site, so look only. No collecting or digging without a permit from the minister.
Collecting rules in Canada are set provincially and by land owner. Crown land and many public beaches allow casual hand collecting, while provincial and national parks are off-limits. Confirm the rules for this site before you dig.
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Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots in Newfoundland and Labrador within driving distance of Blanche Brook fossil trees.
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- Green Point (Gros Morne National Park)Newfoundland and Labrador · 133 km awayFossil, Graptolite, Conodont
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