Fossil Canyon (Norman Wells): Rockhounding in Sahtu Region, Northwest Territories
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Fossil Canyon (Norman Wells) is a mapped rockhounding spot in Sahtu Region, Northwest Territories, Canada. Reported finds include fossil, coral, brachiopod, crinoid, trilobite, and more. Below: coordinates, access notes, and nearby spots.
About Fossil Canyon (Norman Wells)
Norman Wells sits on a Devonian reef, and fossils such as corals, brachiopods and crinoids turn up in Fossil Canyon near town and along the Mackenzie River shore. NWT Tourism says visitors can dig for fossils in Fossil Canyon, but no land manager rule was found. Ask at the Norman Wells Historical Society museum where you may collect, and take only a little. The map pin is the town.
Plan your visit
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- County
- Sahtu Region
- Province
- Northwest Territories
- Nearest road
- Mackenzie Drive
- Postal code
- X0E 0V0
- Coordinates
- 65.28110, -126.83160
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: Norman Wells sits on a Devonian reef, and fossils such as corals, brachiopods and crinoids turn up in Fossil Canyon near town and along the Mackenzie River shore. NWT Tourism says visitors can dig for fossils in Fossil Canyon, but no land manager rule was found. Ask at the Norman Wells Historical Society museum where you may collect, and take only a little. The map pin is the town.
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 Northwest Territories within driving distance of Fossil Canyon (Norman Wells).
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- Alexandra Falls Fish TrackwaySouth Slave Region, Northwest Territories · 752 km awayFossil, Fossil Trackway
- Pine PointSouth Slave Region, Northwest Territories · 793 km awayFluorite, Galena, Hemimorphite
- Moose II PegmatiteNorth Slave Region, Northwest Territories · 795 km awayBeryl, Columbite-(fe), Fluorapatite
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