Pit spoil 2020

[t-tree]

My first hunt of 2020 was to the pit spoil in the Derbyshire  UK coal measures that is local to me. If you have ever seen the film "Holes" that is me ! I am digging lots of holes in a big spoil heap looking for my gold (fossils) . Most of the time the holes draw a blank with just a glimpse of what i'm looking for and I dig till I feel the twinges in my back ( my back is older now ) these are the bits from my first hunt of the year.

 

 

and this small find that has a jagged calcite look but shows segments ( all nodules whacked on site ) I used a black light for the last photo.

 

 

 

The black light seems to show up the segments (this black light  is something that is new and i'm trying out) .

 

Happy New Year  John

 

 

 

[LiamL]

Lovely plant fossils, Holes was one of my favourite childhood films.

[Ludwigia]

Nice finds! The parallels to Mazon Creek are quite obvious with this type of preservation and fauna. I believe that the sites were much nearer to each other on Pangea.

[Fossildude19]

Great finds, John.  

I feel your pain on the back twinges.

I've learned to quit before it starts that twinge. 

 

[Monica]

Nice flora! 

(I hope your back is okay)

[deutscheben]

Thanks for sharing, as a fellow Carboniferous spoil pile searcher I appreciate your efforts! 

[Mark Kmiecik]

Nice finds. Those nodules are quite similar to those at Mazon Creek in my area. What species of fauna do you encounter?

[Petalodus12]

Great finds! Nice to see some Carboniferous flora!

[t-tree]

51 minutes ago, Mark Kmiecik said:

Nice finds. Those nodules are quite similar to those at Mazon Creek in my area. What species of fauna do you encounter?

 

Hi Mark at this site small Crustacea … Malacostraca similar to Isopoda and a partial glimpse of Xiphosura  but mainly flora at other sites in Derbyshire that were still being worked I collected Xiphosura,Palaeoxyris, Arachnida,Cyclus,Fish scales ,Palaeocaris ,Dictyoptera and one Scorpion but no Cnidaria.

 

I'm sure this spoil has other fauna to offer it's just finding it !

 

Cheers John