Middle Fork Vermilion River finds

[Lavos]

Found a number of fossils today along a bank of the Middle Fork Vermilion River near Oakwood, IL. There was a long coal seam (see 1st picture) with lots of fossils and concretions sticking out above and below, and nearby on the ground. I'm fairly new to fossil hunting, but I've taken some guesses on what these are. Looking forward to see what you all think

 

Coal Seam

 

 

#1 - Huge piece of what looks like fossilized wood? Was very heavy

 

 

#2 - Calamites? 

 

 

 

#3 - Fern-like, not sure

 

 

#4 - Not sure. Scaly part makes me think it's coral shell or something, but the rest is clear like quartz with some iridescence inside.

 

 

#5 - Looks like a fossilized charred pointy piece of wood?

 

 

#6 - Maybe coral with red spots. Translucent/pink on the inside

 

#7 - Some sort of space peanut? Coprolite? Iron Slag?

 

[Lavos]

More Calamites?

 

 

[Ludwigia]

I'm not at all familiar with your area, but I'll have a stab at it for what it's worth.

 

1. Correct

2. Correct

3. Correct

4. Probably Mica

5. Not sure

6. I would think coral as well

7. Concretion. Iron, phosphate, manganese or otherwise

 

[sharkdoctor]

@Ludwigia Are you sure on #7. I desperately want it to be a space peanut! 

[Mark Kmiecik]

Welcome to the forum.

 

#4 and #5 look like boxwork. Google it. Read the wikipedia listing and browse images. The "space peanut" is an ironstone concretion. Your IDs are pretty much spot on for the rest of what you found. Nice haul for one day.

[GeschWhat]

You know, coprolites can take the shape of peanuts (see below), but I've only seen them in the Mesozoic. I would slap a faux space poo-nut label on it and call it good.   

[deutscheben]

I agree with the other folks here, ID's look good. That is a nice variety of Calamites that you have found!