sward Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 (edited) I had to take my wife to a doctor's appointment a few days ago. The doctor's office is located in west Ft. Worth, TX, on Oakmont Street (between Hulen Street and Bryant Irvin Road). When I pulled into the parking lot, I noticed they were doing alot of road construction (lots of cretaceous rock) on Oakmont Street, right next to the parking lot, so I decided check it out while waiting for my wife. I walked to the edge of the parking lot to view the construction going on and the first thing I noticed was this: I was only able to spend a few minutes in the area, but it looked rather promising since I found several other fragments of nicely preserved ammos. This is an area that I'm not able to get to very often, so I thought I would share it with some of the local (DFW area) members to see if anyone else would like to check it out more closely. I also noticed a large slag pile on Dirks Road that looks like it may have come from this same construction site. I wasn't able to investigate it, but it may be promising as well. If you continue south on Bryant Irvin Road from the intersection of Bryant Irvin and Oakmont, Bryant Irvin dead-ends at Dirks Road. Turn left onto Dirks Road and the slag pile will be on the right side of the road, a couple of miles down the road. I realize this is very localized for the DFW area members, but I wanted to share a possibly promising site. As you know..." A good construction site is a terrible thing to waste..." Good luck if you're able to check it out. Edited July 26, 2012 by sward SWardSoutheast Missouri (formerly Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX) USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmoceras Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 That ammonite is beautiful, a great find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sward Posted July 26, 2012 Author Share Posted July 26, 2012 Thanks! I'm using an engraver just like you do for the prep. It's seeming to prep fairly easily as once I get close to the ammo, the limestone just pops right off the ammo. SWardSoutheast Missouri (formerly Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX) USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CH4ShotCaller Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Very nice finds and location! I would love to find a newly exposed site crammed full of concretions behind Nordstroms while my wife shopped! I'd never complain again! Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. -Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Thanks for the info on possible good spots. Vert nice ammo, thanks for sharing it with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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