Nimravis Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 While driving thru Marion, Illinois ( 5 1/2 hours South of Chicago) I decided to stop for 1 hour at the Southern Illinois Earth Science Club Show that is going on today and tomorrow. I have never been to this show and I was pleasantly surprised by it. It was a great show that had a lot of people that showed up. This show had a Kids Corner, Flint Knapping, Sifting for Minerals, Demonstrations and Exhibits. There was a wide range of items for sale at good prices. If you ever have a chance to be in Southern Illinois during April, check to see if this show is going and stop by, you won’t be disappointed. Below are pics of the show and some of the items that were being sold. I do have to mention an exhibit of Pennsylvanian Plants from Carterville, Illinois shaft mines. I have to say that they are some of the prettiest ferns that I have ever seen, in my opinion, better than the ones found at Mazon Creek. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 You're right about those ferns. They are stunning! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tidgy's Dad Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Thanks for posting this. Some of those prices are pretty good ! ! 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitbat Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Looks like a heck of a show! Thanks for sharing it with us! -Joe Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Wow! Those ferns And you're right about the great prices. That's one odd looking Knightia Thanks for sharing all those great pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 18 minutes ago, Peat Burns said: That's one odd looking Knightia A bit of artistic license I suspect. This looks like the kind of show you can build a fairly decent collection for under $100. Thanks for taking us along to the show Ralph, lots of great photos as always. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Wonderful tour! Love the plant display. Lots of nice fossils too. Thanks for sharing. 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 April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Those ferns.....WOW ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smt126 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Those are some amazing mazon creek fossils. I doubt you could find even a 10th of those these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted April 16, 2018 Author Share Posted April 16, 2018 3 minutes ago, smt126 said: Those are some amazing mazon creek fossils. I doubt you could find even a 10th of those these days They are not Mazon Creek, they are from Carterville, Illinois- and they are amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smt126 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 11 minutes ago, Nimravis said: They are not Mazon Creek, they are from Carterville, Illinois- and they are amazing. Guess I should have read more carefully. I was distracted over here. It would be fun to dig through those spoil piles too though I'm guessing there's not much of those either. I guess I've got some new reading to do. On a separate note have you heard any news about the fossil campground in wilmington? I still haven't seen anything in regards to it opening up online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted April 16, 2018 Author Share Posted April 16, 2018 7 hours ago, smt126 said: Guess I should have read more carefully. I was distracted over here. It would be fun to dig through those spoil piles too though I'm guessing there's not much of those either. I guess I've got some new reading to do. On a separate note have you heard any news about the fossil campground in wilmington? I still haven't seen anything in regards to it opening up online. I have not heard anything and think it is still closed. On a side note, I never heard of the Carterville location and was surprised when I saw those ferns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Another great report! I have always liked the Carterville material. I have some nice pieces from that site including a few rare insects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted April 16, 2018 Author Share Posted April 16, 2018 6 hours ago, RCFossils said: Another great report! I have always liked the Carterville material. I have some nice pieces from that site including a few rare insects. Nice- I wish I had know about this place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutscheben Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Thank you for the report! I have read about the Pennsylvanian deposits from Southern Illinois, but never seen such good photos of the fossils. I also have not found any recent information about whether it is still possible to collect from any of the remaining spoil piles (if there still are any left). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted April 21, 2018 Author Share Posted April 21, 2018 8 minutes ago, deutscheben said: Thank you for the report! I have read about the Pennsylvanian deposits from Southern Illinois, but never seen such good photos of the fossils. I also have not found any recent information about whether it is still possible to collect from any of the remaining spoil piles (if there still are any left). I was hoping to talk to the person that collected them to ask him questions and also to see if you can still collect them, but I only had a short time to stay and he had not arrived by the time I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 On 4/16/2018 at 1:04 AM, Nimravis said: Carterville, Illinois- and they are amazing. Straight to the bucket list! Really need some of those veggies! Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Thank you for posting this! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted April 12, 2019 Author Share Posted April 12, 2019 @Mark Kmiecik Mark check out these ferns at the beginning of my post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 11 minutes ago, Nimravis said: @Mark Kmiecik Mark check out these ferns at the beginning of my post. @Nimravis That material has to be from the 50's and 60's. I could have collected in the 60's and 70's but didn't know it was there. Started in the late 80's, 1988 I believe. Worked hard for what I collected. Didn't know about ESCONI or anyone who collected until about '95. Could have been there for the sweet stuff but missed the boat. Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 The Cartersville fossils are awesome! Were there any for sale? Are there places to collect? I think there are a few reclaimed mines like Pit 11 in the south. Wouldn't mind visiting one. Cheers, Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 2 hours ago, stats said: The Cartersville fossils are awesome! Were there any for sale? Are there places to collect? I think there are a few reclaimed mines like Pit 11 in the south. Wouldn't mind visiting one. Cheers, Rich Rich there was nothing for sale from Cartersville and those fossils belonged to one individual who was not there at the time. I do not know if there is anywhere to collect. I also would like to collect there, but doubt if any concretions like those are still around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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