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I found these at the same location. Petersburg wv in shale/ seems too cool to be true.
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I meant to post this shortly after the trip, but I was busy at the time and forgot. So last October I went on a fieldtrip with my local club, to one of the newer Herkimer Diamond mines. I hadn't been to one in many years and we got a chance to go for free. For those who may not know. Herkimer Diamonds are in fact, double terminated quartz crystals. They are found in only a few places in the world. The ones from New York are regarded as being of the best quality. A few mines have opened up in recent years. The one we went to, is in the middle of the woods. While I did not find any really big ones I found many small ones on great quality that I wanted to share as they are quite beautiful.
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For those of you in the Chicago area, ESCONI (Earth Science Club of Northern Illinois) is having their annual show March 16-17 this year. More details on their website: ESCONI 2024 Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show! March 16th and 17th, 2024 #gem #mineral #fossil #show #2024 #fossils #minerals #gems - Earth Science Club of Northern Illinois - ESCONI
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Hello everyone! I am absolutely thrilled to be joining this incredible community today. I have some truly magnificent treasures to share with all of you—rocks adorned with glorious minerals and draped in the captivating intrigue of ancient fossils. These specimens are exquisitely unique and boast an air of unparalleled rarity. Allow me to transport you to the picturesque landscapes of the Lake District, specifically the renowned Coniston Copper Mines. As you may well know, this enchanting locale has long been celebrated for its impressive array of fossils. It was amidst this breathtaking backdrop that I stumbled upon these extraordinary finds. Now here's where things get even more fascinating. While I've done my best to unravel the mysteries surrounding these specimens, there are a few that have proven quite elusive. But fear not! I firmly believe that with the collective wisdom and expertise of this esteemed community, we can crack these enigmas wide open. Together, we can identify these enigmatic pieces and pave the way for their thorough examination and potential research by distinguished experts in the field. So, I implore you to join me on this captivating journey—to unlock the secrets hidden within these remarkable rocks and fossils. Your insights and contributions will be invaluable in unraveling their mysteries and ultimately pushing the boundaries of our understanding.
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Found: in the ocean in Holmestrand, Norway. Need help to ID this fascinating stone I found.
Icici posted a topic in Fossil ID
I found this stone at the beach amongst lots of other fossils and stones. I’ve never encountered a stone/fossil/mineral like this one here in Norway, and I’m absolutely fascinated by it. I’m fascinated by rocks, minerals and fossils in general, but I grew up far away up in the Norwegian mountains. These kind of rocks/fossils I found in Holmestrand is not my field of expertise or knowledge, and I couldn’t find anything that resembles this rocks online or in books on the online library. So I figured that it’s faster to just ask you guys what you think? I do believe it’s a fossil of some sort, but it looks like partly mineralization as well? Or like a different mix of different types of rocks? The bottom reminds me of “Skifer” stone, but it doesn’t quite add up and I can’t verbalize why. The top shimmers in the right light, didn’t see it until my kitten didn’t like that the stone received more attention than him and decided he should get my attention by standing between the rock and my light source(amongst other things). I haven’t dared/had capacity to give the stone a proper wash yet. I’m still a newbie.
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Can anyone tell me what kind of rock or fossil this is
rowelaura1976 posted a topic in Rocks & Minerals
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I found this weird fossil / mineral / stone in a lot that I bought in Virginia. I am not able to identify it. Please take a look at the pictures and share your thoughts with me. I'll appreciate your help.
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My preschooler found this on a hike in western pa. We scoured our Audobon and cannot figure out what it is a fossil of, if it is one at all. I am afraid to ruin it by cleaning it. UV reactive, fluoresces bright yellow-green. Thanks to all you brilliant folks for your help!
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Hello Hello, I'm Ryan. I'm from Northern NY and am very glad to find the forum and have hopes to frequent here to see great finds and share the love of all things prehistoric!
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Hi everyone! I'm moving from my current country of resident, the Netherland, to Canada. Through the years I've amassed a semi-large fossil and mineral collection, and I want to take some of that collection with me to Canada. My only concern is that I might run into problem at the airport, so I wanted to ask around here if anybody had any experience with air travel with fossils/minerals in the Netherlands/Canada. I couldn't really find any information about this from the Netherlands, and Canada just vaguely says "it may be illegal to bring cultural property into Canada, such as antiques or fossils". Would anybody mind sharing their experiences the've had with these countries? Thanks in advance!
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Will someone who has knowledge about this subject, please explain how and why we have so many interesting color variations in the world of fossils? Shark Teeth, Ammonites, Petrified Wood, etc. There are so many different color variations. And I like it!!!
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Hey there I wanted to introduce myself because I'm completely new to not only the website but also the field or any field entirely. Many many props to you paleontologists and archaeologists and scientists because I would consider myself have a fairly intelligent individual in general but trying to self teach about fossils when you don't know the first thing is not the easiest LOL I've always been pretty outdoorsy and love the idea of fossil hunting and always have but it wasn't until recently that I moved to one of the most perfect places for it... Northern Colorado. To be honest it took a few years before I even had a clue that rock hunting is even a thing though. In the past two or three years I've gotten more and more fascinated with Mother Nature and her ability to create things far more beautiful than I could even imagine. For the most part I've collected cool rocks I've seen here and there but because I've got an 8-year-old that loves to follow suit, it can be tricky to remember 100% where these rocks have come from. I can tell you for sure most of them if not all of them I would bet money came from the same place which just happens to be what I would imagine is as perfect as any for something like fossils really be at. So I've gone back and forth saying that it's totally possible to find a kick butt fossil but then I tell myself there's really just no way I'd be lucky enough and all I've got is a really pretty Rock I can put my garden. In the back of my mind I've wondered though for a long time now and so I thought that I'd come on here and ask for some advice from some of you guys if you wouldn't mind. I'm making three posts of my number three favorites I think is what I'm going to do and then cross my fingers. I'll expect there just rocks for my garden and hope for the best. If you could please let me know if you have any idea for sure if this might be any kind of a fossil or even maybe a semi-precious Stone or interesting mineral. Anything would help at all and thank you for your time
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I wanted an adventure and my youngest niece is graduating from Boston University in a few weeks. Definitely worth a celebration. I booked a 6 am flight Saturday, landing in Boston at 10 am. I had about 6 hours before Emily was done with class. Commonwealth Avenue has a park like setting with statues and walkways going back a couple of centuries. I took a 4 mile walk through Boston Commons to the Boston Opera House. My primary contribution to the activities was a pair of tickets to the touring play "My Fair Lady" on Friday evening. We went to dinner and to the Play. Grand time was had by all. Emily had selected a fantastic lunch at the Tasting Counter, followed by a tour of the Harvard Museum of Natural History. We spent 3 hours viewing exhibits. We started in the Hall of Rocks and Minerals, A couple of interesting examples. Next into the glass renditions. In 1888, Harvard commissioned reproducing Flowering plants in glass. You can read about it here... https://hmnh.harvard.edu/glass-flowers In thousands of plants and Flowers, the creators included one insect buried deep in one flower. Unfortunately I did not get a photo. I did get a few photos of the plants.... a flower, a tree As I moved out of the Glass plant exhibits, I was looking for the marine and shark exhibits, I did not realize that many were a glass collection of Inverts: https://mcz.harvard.edu/blaschka-glass-invertebrates So, as I provide photos, think about whether you are looking at glass or a fossil..... Just below is a Dorsal Spike from Hybodus reticulatus (200 mya) So, Is that Meg glass ? How about the Sawfish Rostral ? This is Orodus ramosus tooth (300 mya) Just for you , Daniel... Hexanchus griseus Above Eryon arctiformis, Jurassic. Solnhofen, Germany Very impressive.. easy to stand and stare at each exhibit.. On to Cenozoic Mammals, I sometimes find many of their bones....I do not think these are glass.. Parahippus Teleoceras.... Those tusks seem small.. Look at those footbones. I have some.. Menoceras Jaw Articulated bones for Sloth, Osteoderms for Glyptodon.. an edge Osteoderms... and over this , I get to see it in place... This was a great afternoon, a nice gift from Emily.... Enjoy..
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This week-end, during the easter feast with my club we organised our annual exhibition of fossils and minerals. Note the opalised belemnites and the huge Phacops rana africana. Each year we give pride of place to a subject. This time that was the pyrite. It was the occasion for the non-initiated people, and, particularly for the children, to discover the gold of the fools. We make ourselves the sandwiches and cakes, this year, one of our member made special cakes for kids.
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Looking for recommendations for fossil hunting and mineral hunting spots
FinFin posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
I'm planning a trip to Washington, D.C. soon. And will have plenty of time for stops. And I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for places to look for fossils and minerals. I'll be driving along Florida's east coast, coastal Georgia, semi-coastal South Carolina, the middle of North Carolina, semi-coastal Virginia, and Maryland. Anyone have any recommendations for good places to stop in these areas? -
Sorry for posting repeatedly about mineral identification! But I have yet another mineral to identify. There's this deep green, glassy mineral in matrix and I don't know what it is. It probably comes from Africa. Unable to narrow down the location. My first thought was Tsavorite but I saw online a piece of Chrome Dravite that looked exactly like this, including the matrix. It's hard without seeing the formation habit of the crystal. Any ideas?
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I am pretty sure the brown-ish large crystal is garnet and the purple is fluorite (?), but what leaves me confused is the round barrel like brown tubes in it. I haven't seen it before, any idea what it could be? It seems like a mineral wrapped in something around it. Thank you!
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Hello everyone, I recently bought a box set of 50 minerals and I am having a very hard time identifying them. I can't find an active mineral ID forum and the ones that I tried didn't provide an answer. I know this is a fossil forum, and I usually do post about fossils, but I thought I'd try my luck with the minerals here, I thought someone must be knowledgeable about it. If you guys aren't ok with this, just let me know, and I won't post about it again. Or maybe the mods can delete my post. Also, please let me know of a mineral forum you know or if maybe I can message someone in private about this? Either way, here are the minerals. (Most of them come from Namibia, but not all, and I don't know which, so that might be useless info)
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Howdy! I've lurked without an account on this forum for a very long time and I figured I may as well make an account. You're all so helpful and I find myself coming back time and time again. I've been rockhounding for as long as I can remember. Starting with my grandma taking me along on her hounds when I could walk, to me picking the hobby back up myself. I live in Wisconsin but visit Minnesota frequently, and I definitely have quite a few favorite hounding spots - but I want to learn and know more! I know this is a fossil forum but I do gotta say - I'm a sucker for a good Lake Superior Agate. We've got some beautiful stuff here in Minnesota, that's for sure. I'm excited to be part of this community! ~ J
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Hi all! I want to preface this introduction by saying I stumbled upon this forum by complete accident, was blown away by all the AMAZING collections and support, and gushed about it to half my friend group before deciding to jump the gun and make my own account. Now here I am! I'll be going around and saying hi to other new members in a bit. I'm Linds, I've been collecting animal bones for about five years now, and only recently gotten into insects. Then rocks, then minerals, then fossils... you get it. Been on the west coast for a short time, but plan on returning to Ohio this spring. I'm especially excited to revisit my old bone scavenging spots with fresh eyes for what will hopefully be more "dated" specimens. Here's a small look at some of my stuff! (If I shouldn't be posting pics in the introduction forum, do let me know. ) (every clear quartz was gifted to me by a friend who's family goes digging for their own geodes 2-3 times a year. i love them) My "official" fossil specimens! L to R: Fossilized whale vertebrae (found at an antique mall) Piece of what people on the internet have assumed is a piece of limestone (found by me as a kid in Ohio, I'll be posting pictures where someone might help me ID the indentations better) Fossilized agate coral (another antique find) Cone snail shells (gift from a friend!)
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Hi Friends, just want to introduce myself. Im a single dad from PA who has enjoyed rockhounding all over the country for the past 15 years. I mainly seek and collect gems and mineral specimens but I do stumble upon the odd fossil from time to time and while I have a pretty good bead on geology, mineral identification and gemology, I am a novice with fossils. I have some obvious ones, trilobytes, shell and fern fossils from local shale and limestone beds, but I really only know the most basic info (i.e. I can tell a trilobyte from a crinoid but not much more than that). So I saw the page while doing a google search and decided to join in the hopes that far more knowledgeable people could educate me on what I have. And in return, if anyone is lacking in mineral ID or rockhounding knowledge, Id be happy to share what I know.
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Hi people, I have a query regarding the contents of some siderite nodules from a Duckmantian fossil forest site in N Wales for my PhD project. I had thin sections made of parts of several nodules and they all seem to have an abundance of 'faecal pellets'; rounded, often curved (banana-ish) shaped, mostly stratified pellets. These pellets have been replaced by siderite (FeCO3) and sometimes include pyrite and seem to have been the locus for early sulphate reduction by bacteria before conditions arose for the siderite precipitation. I've attached SEM images of the thin sections showing some of these pellets. We have only found a couple of fragments of crustaceans (Euproops I believe) and the host sediments were fine sands and silts. All the images show individual pellets with scale bars but "pellet5" is a zoomed out image showing the abundance of the pellets. They are all replaced by an Fe-rich siderite and are all quartz free. "pellet6" is different with a mottled texture and some potential apatite mixed in. Let me know if anyone has seen similar textures before and/or what could have made them! The palaeoenvironment was purely freshwater with meandering river systems, with a dynamic lycopod dominated fossil forest ecosystem. pellet3.pdf pellet2.pdf pellet1.pdf pellet5.pdf pellet4.pdf
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Can radioactive fossils damage other specimens?
Maniraptora posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
I know next to nothing about radioactivity-- enough to know licking fossils is inadvisable, although I'll admit that wasn't terribly disappointing news. What I'm wondering is whether specimens not radioactive enough to endanger a person are capable of damaging other specimens. Is there a need to segregate displays here, or am I just confused about the mechanics of this? My specific reason for asking is that at the moment I'm planning for my current favorite mineral specimen (which I am babying forever), an almandine garnet from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, to share a small shelf area with a tooth from the phosphate deposits in Oulad Abdoun Basin, Morocco and a few dinosaur bone pieces from the Hell Creek Formation of Montana (one from Dawson County) and Lance Creek Formation of Niobrara County, Wyoming. The shelf is not enclosed, by the way. Thanks for your help! -
Ireceived these very nice gypse from OZ only to share
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I’m a native of Florida having grown up looking for fossils and teeth on Venice island. The army took me to Tx. I served as a combat medic for 41st FA, 1stCAV, 2-8 infantry. One tour in Afghanistan. Currently in texas, near cibolo creek and boerne. I take my kids with me and have often wondered what can be found where? Fossils and minerals in our area in texas. Also, growing up in FL I can spot a tooth about anywhere. I have some great fossils I would love A PID on. I believe a turtle scoot, ray barb and mouth pieces, and several small and chunks of bones. I am super excited to share and get to know my area through the collective knowledge on this site. Thank you ahead of time!
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