frankh8147 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Hello everyone! I'm typically a Cretaceous collector but spent the last month in Long Beach Island (LBI) New Jersey so I figured while I'm there, I would do some serious collecting. These fossils are glacier deposited Paleozoic specimens. Overall, I probably spent around 30 hours collecting. My biggest surprise was the trilobite imprint (picture 1) however, I was also pleasantly surprised by the number of crystalized/geode specimens. Here my my favorites from the trip. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Nice! 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Great finds, Frank. Bit of a departure from your regular collecting. Nice to see a change of pace. 1 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...
Jeffrey P Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 An impressive collection of Paleozoic fossils from the Jersey Shore, very far from where these fossils likely originated. The mineralization is quite cool in a number of the specimens. Since you're so adept at surface collecting, I suggest your next long vacation should be somewhere near Jacksboro , St. Leon, or Leitchfield. Congratulations Frank and thanks for sharing these. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankh8147 Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 19 hours ago, Jeffrey P said: An impressive collection of Paleozoic fossils from the Jersey Shore, very far from where these fossils likely originated. The mineralization is quite cool in a number of the specimens. Since you're so adept at surface collecting, I suggest your next long vacation should be somewhere near Jacksboro , St. Leon, or Leitchfield. Congratulations Frank and thanks for sharing these. Thanks Jeff! I have to admit, the mineralization on some of these was actually shocking to me! Besides those two geodes I found years ago (picture attached) I really haven't seen anything like this from New Jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Very cool Frank. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankh8147 Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 On 1/14/2024 at 4:33 PM, sixgill pete said: Very cool Frank. Thank you! It was a lot of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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