Raggedy Man Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 The St.Paul stone quarry in Indiana will be allowing open collection on the following days. Be sure to wear pants, hard hat, and steel toe boots, however regular work boots are acceptable. Please arrive before 8am to sign liability wavers. Monday November. 21st Monday, November 28th Tuesday, November 29th Wednesday November 30th Best regards, Paul ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Oh man, that is pretty cool that they have so many open dates coming up. Very tempting.... :hmmm: -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...
Raggedy Man Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 20 hours ago, Shamalama said: Oh man, that is pretty cool that they have so many open dates coming up. Very tempting.... :hmmm: Yes, the wife and I are thinking about staying down there for the 28-30 days. ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgcox Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 we are in Cincinnati and we will be taking advantage of this opportunity. Be sure to contact me might be able to host a couple of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Very interesting news. I may have to take advantage of this. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted November 27, 2016 Author Share Posted November 27, 2016 Figured I'd bump this in case some didn't see it. To those who are going, I'll see you tomorrow morning! ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgcox Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 local forecast is for rain mon & tues. hoping they miss it. Kim and I will see you tomorrow morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 Guess who had a private dig at the quarry.... <-----This guy! ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 So all that open area, what did You find? Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted November 29, 2016 Author Share Posted November 29, 2016 9 hours ago, ynot said: So all that open area, what did You find? Some broken bottles and an iPod nano....lol JP Lots and lots of trilos and gastropods. I'll post a report when I get back. The light in the hotel is less than favorable for taking pictures. Here's a 3 trilo piece I found as teaser ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 I'm sure the rain helped wash some of the fossils off so you could find them more easily. -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...
fossilized6s Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 I'm so bummed i couldn't make this. That is going to be a very nice piece when prepped, Paul. WARNING: NOT PREPPING MATERIAL AND STOCK PILING MAY LEAD TO "RJBism", AND MAY RESULT IN REDISCOVERED AWESOMENESS YEARS FROM NOW. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 On 11/29/2016 at 7:34 AM, Shamalama said: I'm sure the rain helped wash some of the fossils off so you could find them more easily. You bet it did! ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 Figured I'd post a in situ picture teaser... ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 I hope that Eucalyptocrinus calyx was salvageable. -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...
Raggedy Man Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 18 minutes ago, Shamalama said: I hope that Eucalyptocrinus calyx was salvageable. It was. The whole piece actually stayed together quite well. Atm I'm having to slowly stabilize it. ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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