Nimravis Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 I am getting some fossils together to take to the ESCONI Braceville Shaft Mine trip that is running this Saturday and Sunday. The fossils that are collected there are Mazon Creek flora and fauna. When I am able to make one of these trips, I always pick up the car with several buckets full of fossils that we dump out and allow the participants to take home. This time I’m bringing a bunch of Mazon Creek fossil’s, Ordovician fossils from St. Leon, Indiana, Mississippian fossils from Anna, Illinois, Pliocene / Pleistocene shells from Florida, some echinoids and shark teeth from Morocco, a couple small Meg teeth from South Carolina (?), cephalopods from Graf, Iowa, some Pennsylvanian fossils from Oglesby, Illinois and maybe some other odds and ends that I do not recall. Here are a couple quick pics as I was placing them in the car. @stats 3 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connorp Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 See you tomorrow! I am bringing some MC fossils to dump as well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombk Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 That is very generous of you! I bet I can guess which fossil picture came from the Graf Iowa site. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Bravo, Ralph and Connor. You'll be bringing some joy and interest into young people's lives. Fair play. And have a successful and fun hunt too. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Wow, that is quite the bonanza! Awesome! I have several buckets for Saturday and Sunday... there will be quite a bit of open material for people this weekend. A good day to unload... Thanks and see you tomorrow! Cheers, Rich 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted September 11, 2021 Author Share Posted September 11, 2021 Well here are pics from the trip today. There were approximately 50 participants, and the following Forum members; @stats, @connorp, @bigred97, @Rob Russell, @flipper559 and @Roby. If I forgot someone or added someone that was not there, my apologies. It was a great time and a hot day. I will start with a picture of yours truly- Now on with other pics of the area, some concretions found and the participants. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted September 11, 2021 Author Share Posted September 11, 2021 (edited) Here is @Rob Russell way up on the pile, digging in his honey hole. Edited September 11, 2021 by Nimravis 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted September 11, 2021 Author Share Posted September 11, 2021 (edited) @bigred97 digging for goodies. Edited September 11, 2021 by Nimravis 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nimravis Posted September 11, 2021 Author Share Posted September 11, 2021 Here are participants going through the fossils that members brought for participants to take home. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted September 11, 2021 Author Share Posted September 11, 2021 (edited) Forum members and a great fake fossil of 6 spiders. @connorp in red, was the Invertebrate FOM winner in August with his beautiful Annularia. @stats passing on his wisdom. Edited September 11, 2021 by Nimravis 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombk Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Great pics! And I don’t know, those 6 spiders look pretty real to me. I counted, and they each had eight legs. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 (edited) It was a great day! A little hot, but sunny with plenty of fossils for everyone. Couple ids of forum members. Next time, we need to get a group shot. Cheers, Rich @flipper559 pulling in another spider for scorpion or something... Quote @connorp having hopefully some good luck. He brought some great specimens for show and tell around lunch time. As @Nimravis mentioned, he's the reigning Invertebrate/Plant Fossil of the Month winner! Quote @bigred97 finding some good concretions. Quote Action shot of @Roby Quote Edited September 12, 2021 by stats 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted September 12, 2021 Author Share Posted September 12, 2021 Thanks for correcting tag names Rich @stats. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 12 hours ago, Nimravis said: Is this not an intruder in Esconi ? Already sawn, already polished and a little green... Joker ! Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted September 12, 2021 Author Share Posted September 12, 2021 4 hours ago, Coco said: Is this not an intruder in Esconi ? Already sawn, already polished and a little green... Joker ! Coco Yes- I brought a lot of intruders, including some polished rocks, 1” meg teeth and fossils from other time periods. It is a good way to spread the wealth and give people things that they might not be able to go and collect themselves. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutscheben Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Looks like a great day! I was sorry I couldn’t make it, this was the first year in a long while where I didn’t collect any Essex biota material from Mazon. I’ll have to make up for it next year. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, Nimravis said: Yes- I brought a lot of intruders, including some polished rocks, 1” meg teeth and fossils from other time periods. It is a good way to spread the wealth and give people things that they might not be able to go and collect themselves. Ah OK ! Presented in this way I had the impression that someone had made believe that this agate came out of Esconi ! That’s why I called it a joke. I have to watch too many movies on television ! I agree with you, when you meet people from another region, the best way to share a good time to the end is to offer some of our own regional finds. So the collections enrich each other and it’s always a pleasure. Coco Edited September 12, 2021 by Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigred97 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 @Nimravis Ralph thanks for posting this report and for your fossil contributions - lots of happy folks and kids bringing home a new treasure. It was great to see you! @tombk I kept telling people that those spiders were real, like you said they all had 8 legs. You can't deny the science! I had a great day collecting concretions and it was great to see so many of my fellow ESCONI members. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 (edited) Is it only my imagination or does this site keep getting better with time? Edited September 13, 2021 by Mark Kmiecik fix typo Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connorp Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Here's a pretty concretion I found there. I've seen the blue coloration before, but never this dramatic. Not sure what it is, some encrusting metal. Since it was found on 9/11, I do feel obligated to name it the "America Concretion" and not split it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 2 hours ago, connorp said: Here's a pretty concretion I found there. I've seen the blue coloration before, but never this dramatic. Not sure what it is, some encrusting metal. Since it was found on 9/11, I do feel obligated to name it the "America Concretion" and not split it. That stuff is very common over here in my area (Cretaceous shale or mudstone), particularly in areas that were geothermally affected. I've always wondered what it was... I thought maybe oil, but I guess it's hematite or some similar mineral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connorp Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 19 minutes ago, Wrangellian said: That stuff is very common over here in my area (Cretaceous shale or mudstone), particularly in areas that were geothermally affected. I've always wondered what it was... I thought maybe oil, but I guess it's hematite or some similar mineral. Yes I would suspect that high heat may have formed it. I've only seen it in large spoil piles that likely had fires burning at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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