Guest GemstoneAndFossil Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Thanks so much! you've been a great help to me . It actually is from burgess shale . here take a look at this site explaining the shale a little. http://www.burgess-shale.bc.ca/discover-burgess-shale/burgess-shale-fossils-and-their-importanceWhat really mystifys me is what is the nacre and what are the other little fossils connected to the ammonite shell . after looking over the specimen multiple times Ive found other skeletal/fossilized remains and other remains of gold and other minerals . I was also more so wondering what the brown things on the top of the fossil are .... I broke one off when I first found it and it was a very thin see through brown piece and I think I left it at my uncles. I will have to go to the ROM . Thank you for your help and I am still wondering and have more things I have found ! ps I feel a little hostility from you but I think its only jealousy haha just kidding im glad I got so much help here ! youre all great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GemstoneAndFossil Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Which part of the rom would I need to contact or is there anything closer ? Toronto is about 3 hours away. im from southern Ontario if anyone has any interesting sites or claims I could visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 The Burgess Shale is 508 million years old, and predates the occurrence of ammonites by a considerable period of time. A little more research as to the age of the deposit is in order. "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...
Fossildude19 Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 I attempted to crop and brighten your pictures. They are, unfortunately quite blurry yet. Perhaps more clear and bright pictures would help with further ID. 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...
Ludwigia Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 ps I feel a little hostility from you but I think its only jealousy haha just kidding im glad I got so much help here ! youre all great! Even though you say you are kidding, I would just like to let you know that no one at all is being hostile or jealous here. We are just trying to supply you with facts. Glad you appreciate it anyway. 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GemstoneAndFossil Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Here is the colors im talking of . its very hard to tell im going to go take another photo and try to show you how beautiful this piece is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GemstoneAndFossil Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 picture #1 Found in field in Ontario .picture #2 Found in BC . Possible epidote or peridote with quartz .Picture #3 My miniature collection . Clockwise , Crayon darth vader my little brother carved! , My biggest ever quartz crystal with a matrix! I think its 3cm. a chunk of the epidote , a tiny clear and green crystal I found after sifting a lot of the quartz , could be quartz but it has a brilliant sparkle unlike anything in my collection . a darker chunk of the peridot/epidote a quartz sliver . and some blue quartz attached to some epidote I believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GemstoneAndFossil Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Picture #1 Little shell I found around the same area as the ammonite.Picture #2+3 possible aquamarine in quartzPicture #4 hard and soft epidote I found within quartz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GemstoneAndFossil Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Picture #1+2 Possible rootPicture #3+4 Possible trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GemstoneAndFossil Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Another possible Root Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GemstoneAndFossil Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Not sure what this green rock is but its shiny and might be a gemstone ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GemstoneAndFossil Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Cool matrix of epidote crystals I belive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GemstoneAndFossil Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Huge chunk of crystals and on the end is a large green shield piece I am unsure if its actual crystal . I believe it is but im just new with all this so I would rather somebody else explain this to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GemstoneAndFossil Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 another picture of the shell . this is what caught my eye on the ammonite . the fibers going around the outside . I seen it on the larger rock I hit apart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GemstoneAndFossil Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 rainbow pattern I was describing sorry still blurry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GemstoneAndFossil Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 more of the pattern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GemstoneAndFossil Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 puts the previous picture in perspective and the last picture is a baby ammonite within this ammonite fossil ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 another picture of the shell . this is what caught my eye on the ammonite . the fibers going around the outside . I seen it on the larger rock I hit apart This could be a piece of Inoceramus 'clam'. If so (it could also be an asbestos-type mineral), then you are definitely collecting in the Cretaceous. "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...
Guest GemstoneAndFossil Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GemstoneAndFossil Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Heres some better pics my uncle sent of the largest vertebrae . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 The baby ammonite is a snail in cross section. If it were an ammonite, you would see the septa... The dividing walls inside the shell. Snails do not have septa. Trust me on this one, I have collected a lot of this sort of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 This could be a piece of Inoceramus 'clam'. If so (it could also be an asbestos-type mineral), then you are definitely collecting in the Cretaceous. Yes this piece is more than likely a chunk of Inoceramus... A common late Cretaceous clam. As for your Burgess Shale claims... Nope the rock does not look like Burgess Shale, and the fossil is nothing at all like a Burgess Shale fossil. also, all of the Bur Shale is in a National Park... No collecting, so I think I see why you are keeping the site secret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GemstoneAndFossil Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 The baby ammonite is a snail in cross section. If it were an ammonite, you would see the septa... The dividing walls inside the shell. Snails do not have septa. Trust me on this one, I have collected a lot of this sort of thing. It does happen to have an interesting shell formation on the top of the piece you cant see in the picture, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GemstoneAndFossil Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Yes this piece is more than likely a chunk of Inoceramus... A common late Cretaceous clam. As for your Burgess Shale claims... Nope the rock does not look like Burgess Shale, and the fossil is nothing at all like a Burgess Shale fossil. also, all of the Bur Shale is in a National Park... No collecting, so I think I see why you are keeping the site secret. The site is no secret. It is known and spoken of . I never dig up ground I just go through already pulled rock. That's all I can say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GemstoneAndFossil Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 The baby ammonite is a snail in cross section. If it were an ammonite, you would see the septa... The dividing walls inside the shell. Snails do not have septa. Trust me on this one, I have collected a lot of this sort of thing. I believe it's a damesite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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