DE&i Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Hi everyone, I've been granted access to two working quarries in Much Wenlock , Shropshire, UK. For a bit of trilobite hunting. They are rare...but I'm keen any tips or advice please. Heres a link to the general area. http://www.ukfossils.co.uk/Shropshire.htm Regards, Darren. Regards.....D&E&i The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty. https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squalicorax Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Congrats on access. Good luck on your hunt! My Flickr Page of My Collection: http://www.flickr.com/photos/79424101@N00/sets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmoceras Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Good luck Darren! A Dudley bug is also on my "to find" list . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DE&i Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 (edited) Thanks guys..really looking forward to it. Much Wenlock was once a 700 year old medieval village and was the forerunner to the modern Olympic Games..! Regards, Darren. Edited September 30, 2014 by DarrenElliot Regards.....D&E&i The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty. https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 I was able to collect at Wrens Nest (Dudley) several years ago, and found several partial trilobites but nothing whole. The only advise I can offer is to look at lots of photos (or even better, specimens if you can) to get a good "search image" before you go. You'll probably be looking for exposed bits peeking out of the rock, so it's critical to be able to recognize them. My Dudley bits are a nice brown color that stands out from the rock well, but perhaps if things are dusty in the quarry a spray bottle of water might help to wet things down and improve contrast. Good luck! Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Best of luck Darren! 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...
Auspex Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 "Dudley Bugs" has a great ring to it! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustPlainPetrified Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Looking forward to your results! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Classic site! Best of luck and will be looking forward to your report and pics. I have some brachs from Dudley but never collected there before. -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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