pleecan Posted May 8, 2010 Author Share Posted May 8, 2010 Very nice finds,it seems to be a very nice site,congrats Thanks Nala. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted May 22, 2010 Author Share Posted May 22, 2010 May 21/2010 Trip... Collected in the Devonian Cherty Limestone that sits on top of the Silurian Bertie Formation. There is an abundance of microfossils in the Blue-Grey Chert. 7mm crinoid other stuff... Bryozoans? Some weathered hash plates: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundancer73 Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 SWEET! :-) ~Mike All your fossils are belong to us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted May 24, 2010 Author Share Posted May 24, 2010 (edited) more pics.... imaged under a metallurgical microscope. Micro fossils in Blue Grey Chert. Edited May 24, 2010 by pleecan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted May 24, 2010 Author Share Posted May 24, 2010 more pics... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted May 24, 2010 Author Share Posted May 24, 2010 more pics.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted May 28, 2010 Author Share Posted May 28, 2010 (edited) Helicon stacked processed images 20X magnification Devonian Micro fossil in Chert Bois Blanc Formation Fort Erie ON Canada. Collected May 21/2010. Identity not known at this time. Edited May 28, 2010 by pleecan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted June 4, 2010 Author Share Posted June 4, 2010 (edited) more pics fossils in chert Bois Blanc Formation 20X magnification Edited June 4, 2010 by pleecan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted June 4, 2010 Author Share Posted June 4, 2010 more pic fossils in Chert Matrix from Bois Blanc Formation 1.5" long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glacialerratic Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 What in the world??? Peter, that's pretty cool. I'm looking forward to you hearing back from the experts. Great job! Thanks for taking the time to search & share, tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted June 4, 2010 Author Share Posted June 4, 2010 I am having lots of fun exploring the Bois Blanc Formation... fossils in micro quartz Chert is really neat. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Peter, This is a really interesting thread, and your pictures are stunning! I have to say that I am going to be looking more closely at some of my past finds because of this thread. Thanks for sharing and getting me to think about the small stuff! Best regards, 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...
pleecan Posted June 4, 2010 Author Share Posted June 4, 2010 (edited) You are welcome Tim and thanks for the compliments... I am also a beginner looking at fossils from a different perspective.... I got good optical equipment that allows me to probe the micro realm of fossilized materials.... most of the stuff I am seeing is totally alien to me and to be able to share these images to folks that may be curious is a great thing. Peter Edited June 4, 2010 by pleecan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted June 6, 2010 Author Share Posted June 6, 2010 More devonian Fossils in Chert from Bois Blanc Formation .... imaged with my new toy a DSLR Foveon Camera with a microscope objective lens direct coupled sort of like a Hybrid Microscope Camera mounted on super heavy duty rack and pinion 1.5" diameter mount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted June 6, 2010 Author Share Posted June 6, 2010 more pics from Chert, Bois Blanc..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Placoderms Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 PL, Nice, to meet you on the way back from NY! Finally got a sec to look at all these pics, just amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted June 11, 2010 Author Share Posted June 11, 2010 PL, Nice, to meet you on the way back from NY! Finally got a sec to look at all these pics, just amazing! Hey Plac : Good to have met you and Dave the other day at the office. Thanks for all the goodies which I will be distributing to Northern Sharks next time I see him. Glad that you made it back safely. Still trying to figure the ids on the chert fossils... there is lots of them and I think are fairly common but excellent preservation. Janet W replied that the fossils looked intriguing.. first impressions crinoid stem then she changed her mind... she is not sure and will get back to me in 3 weeks as she is heading off to vacation. PL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted June 11, 2010 Author Share Posted June 11, 2010 (edited) June 11, 2010 trip.... The quarry was empty of collectors I was the sole collector today. Collected must be 50lbs of chert for my microfossil hunt. Went through the discarded piles of Bertie limestone tossed by other collectors and found 3 gems: Fairly Rare Silurian Orthocone nautiloid approx 7" ( This is my 1st specimen and 2nd sighting of cephalopod from the Bertie/Williamsville formation in 6 yrs) Phyllocarid approx 1.75" Rare Cooksonia Will be posting lots of chert microfossils later on... PL Edited June 11, 2010 by pleecan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoRon Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Very interesting material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted June 11, 2010 Author Share Posted June 11, 2010 (edited) The Silurian Bertie Lagerstatte has a unique biota where shallow lagoons filled with eurypterids.... and on the banks some of the worlds oldest terrestrial vascularized plants began to evolve ... and now even more intriguing are some fossils preserved in the Devonian layers in chert with ultra fine structures. PL Edited June 12, 2010 by pleecan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Sharks Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Peter: Looks like you had a fun day. Love the orthocone, was it from the trench, the main hunting area or somewhere else? There's no limit to what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted June 12, 2010 Author Share Posted June 12, 2010 Peter: Looks like you had a fun day. Love the orthocone, was it from the trench, the main hunting area or somewhere else? Hey Kevin: The orthocone was found in a discarded pile of rocks in the main hunting area... this is my first orthocone from this site in 6 yrs... the real haul are the chert fossils which I spent the bulk of the day collecting.... imaging them under the scope camera with a 4x microscope Plan Achro objective. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted June 12, 2010 Author Share Posted June 12, 2010 Here are the neat looking still unidentified fossils in Blue Chert from Bois Blanc Formation. Taken with 4X Plan Achro objective Sigma SD10 DSLR Helicon Stacked images Remainder are non Helicon processed images: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted June 12, 2010 Author Share Posted June 12, 2010 (edited) Chert Inclusion approx 1" diameter. Imaged captured with 2x Microscope Objective 0.05 NA, 160. With Sigma SD10. Field of view approx 2.25" x 1-3/8" with this new direct coupled system microcam setup. Edited June 12, 2010 by pleecan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 Peter, I only got a couple of pieces of that Chert when I was there, do you find large enough chunks to slab? How about any macro fossils that may weather out on the surface? I just love the porcelain blue color against the sharp white of the fossils. -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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