minnbuckeye Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 (edited) Last weekend our club got together in a quarry. The leader said it was primarily for mineral collection and explained few if any fossils are found in this Devonian material. He was absolutely correct and I was equally disappointed! Our club hunts typically produce both minerals and fossils. But not this quarry. Here is what I scraped up: Not too impressive for 8 hours of exploration. I did manage to also find a trilobite cephalon that I donated to a member that found a pygidium. Anyways, the minerals, unlike the fossils were plentiful, varied , and beautiful. I stumbled upon one vug that measured close to 24 inches across and was on the lower corner of a 2 ton boulder, covered with 1-2 inch crystals!!. The belt of my rock saw gave out after about 30 minutes of rock removal forcing me to leave it behind. Our leader is going to see if the quarry can pull this beast to the side and he will try to extract this wonderful specimen. When I returned home and began chipping matrix away from some of the vugs, a special treat was in store for me. A black spot showed up on the exposed layer of a specimen as I worked on it. After I exposed more of the dark area, it turns out, this quarry did indeed have an exceptional Devonian fossil. I am not sure of the identity of this tooth. So these images will also show up in "Fossil ID" Edited October 31, 2022 by minnbuckeye 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connorp Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Wow! Looks like an “Onychodus” tooth. Very beautiful specimen!! 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutscheben Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Holy cow, that is a nice tooth! The crystals are quite pretty too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Nice tooth! Good job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bev Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Wow, Mike, great hunt! The tooth is awesome, but the minerals are fabulous too! I'm just starting to learn more about minerals and what fun that is! Thanks for the share! :-D 1 The more I learn, I realize the less I know. BluffCountryFossils.NET Fossil Adventure Blog Go to my Gallery for images of Fossil Jewelry, Sculpture & Crafts Pinned Posts: Beginner's Guide to Fossil Hunting * Geologic Formation Maps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neanderthal Shaman Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 I've been on fossil hunts that produced less fossils than that! Plus the beautiful mineral specimens -- I'd say it's a win-win. 1 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...
Jeffrey P Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Congratulations. A great hunt and pics. Those mineral specimens are exquisite and that fish tooth is a great find. Thanks for sharing your success. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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