Oh-Man Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Up in PA for work and stopped at a local Mahantango spot. It's about 2 1/4" across and I'm not sure if there is anything else buried in the matrix - which amounts to about 10 lbs of rock you don't see in the pictures. I was thinking of trying to trim it up before getting on the airplane home, but am a little hesitant for fear of exploding the thing... Wish me luck! What is geology? "Rocks for Jocks!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taxman56 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I don't think the Phila or Pittsburg TSA will let you board a plane with that potenial dangerous 10 pound rock. Let me hold it for you in NJ and maybe I'll remember to take it with me the next time I drive down to Texas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh-Man Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 The other pic... well it won't post for some reason... What is geology? "Rocks for Jocks!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Awesome Dipleura... Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh-Man Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 one more time What is geology? "Rocks for Jocks!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh-Man Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 I don't think the Phila or Pittsburg TSA will let you board a plane with that potenial dangerous 10 pound rock. Let me hold it for you in NJ and maybe I'll remember to take it with me the next time I drive down to Texas Luckily I'm flying out through BWI and the TSA agents there take payoffs!!!. heh heh heh What is geology? "Rocks for Jocks!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 The TSA is really funny about rocks in carry on's. I flew out to Arizona a few times last year on business and managed to have rocks in my bags on every trip home... never failed to get the extra special treatment at security. The best one was the 5 or so pound chunk of petrified wood... Good news is, rocks/minerals/fossils are not on their list of prohibited items so all my treasures made it home safely. Anyway, nice trilobite... looks like some good potential for more of the critter to show up under the matrix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 i had no problem taking 200 lbs of rocks from munich to san antonio via dc in sept Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Based on the highly fragile and fractured nature of the matrix (that I well know from experience) I would wrap it as best you can and take it home to prep. It already looks like there is a flake of shale ready to come off the side. If your not careful it will pop the whole head off. It looks like it's just a cephalon but there could be some thorax in the rock behind. -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...
squalicorax Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Need bug and a hard one to find. Congrats My Flickr Page of My Collection: http://www.flickr.com/photos/79424101@N00/sets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scipio Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Very nice Dipleura, way to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossiladdict Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Sweet trilo! Can't wait to see it prepped! Fossils are simply one of the coolest things on earth--discovering them is just marvelous! Makes you all giddy inside! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Nice trilo. Mahantango never gave up one of those for me. I was turned back in Cinci in 2003 and had to purchase a box ($15) and check it. It was just a cloth shopping bag full of small rocks. Luckily the airline took pity on me and didn't make me pay the extra $40 for a second bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fengw03 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Nice pictures! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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