Shiloh Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 (First post so sorry if there are formatting errors) Yesterday I took my first fossil hunting trip ever and had some beginners luck! I went to Cory’s Lane in RI and stayed for about an hour and a half. I found a few pieces (pics below) that I’m really proud of. I’m not sure if the large one with big lines in it is a fossil so if anyone knows that would be great. All that said, I still have no idea what I did right (or what I was doing wrong). Some members told me that I should go for the dark grey shale and not the graphite-black stuff, which I tried to do. I was also told gentle digging would produce shale that may hold better prints but didn’t have a shovel with me. I definitely intend to go again so any tips on improving my technique for that site would be appreciated. I was also wondering if there is a way to tidy these up/make the imprints stand out at all? I looked at some posts about PVA etc. but those seem to be techniques for museum-grade pieces (which I know these aren’t). Also the first picture has lots of what I assume are rust stains and I was wondering if it’s possible to remove those without destroying the prints? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Welcome to TFF from Austria! Can not help any further, just would like to say, you are at a good start ! Thanks for sharing! Franz Bernhard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Welcome to the Forum, and congratulations on your first hunt! Well done. I think your last item may be piece of Sigillaria bark. Your first item looks like Pecopteris sp. Not sure about your second item, however. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiloh Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share Posted January 17, 2022 Very cool! Thank you for all the help getting started btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjfriend Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Welcome and nice first hunt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keichhorn Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Nice finds! Welcome to TFF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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