Sgt.K Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Took a trip to the Belgrade Quarry in Maysville NC to surface collect on the olgicene deposit that runs through there. The picture below was the result of only 5 hours collecting with one other person. We had a blast out there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmorefossil Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Great finds and welcome to the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wibrown Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Wow! Great job. All those "police calls" pay dividends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.K Posted October 18, 2013 Author Share Posted October 18, 2013 Thanks bmore, yeah brought back some memories, sharks teeth are more fun to pick up than cigarette butts And beer caps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wibrown Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 (edited) Last Friday? You must have been the first people in that quarry since early in the spring when they closed. I called them on the 3rd and they were still closed. Great finds, Belgrade has some treasures in it. Looks like a decent croc vert at the top of the pic, some nice croc teeth at the bottom. also the very bottom tooth looks like a seal tooth. Edited October 18, 2013 by sixgill pete 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...
zachj Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Holy mess!! one day i will find a tooth over 3 inches in good conditon haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeDOTB Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Nice, I like those croc teeth! Keep hitting it as much as possible. Good finds come with consistent hunting. And Belgrade produces some awesome stuff. DO, or do not. There is no try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickNC Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Thought that place was closed? That is the biggest haul I've ever seen come out of there in one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Thought that place was closed? That is the biggest haul I've ever seen come out of there in one day. Rick, like I posted above, on the 3rd they were closed for that week and was told it would be soon. 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...
Sgt.K Posted October 18, 2013 Author Share Posted October 18, 2013 Ok so it's not open to the public I have access through a friend on a part of the mine that has been untouched. I'm a beginner at this and would like to learn different methods and just more in general on fossil collecting. If anyone like to go with me this weekend private message me and we can meet up I can bring like 4 or 5 no problem. By the way everything in that picture was taken in an area no bigger than a football field! There's alot more out there. I'll have myself and one other Marine going, we're both new at this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Quite a haul! A lot more teeth than I normally found at Belgrade. I really like the crocodile teeth and the marine mammal tooth. Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonboro37 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Great finds! Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakoMeCrazy Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Nice finds! Would love to give that place a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil Foilist Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Nice Finds! Its good to have connections. Fossil Foilist -----)---------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickNC Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Ok so it's not open to the public I have access through a friend on a part of the mine that has been untouched. I'm a beginner at this and would like to learn different methods and just more in general on fossil collecting. If anyone like to go with me this weekend private message me and we can meet up I can bring like 4 or 5 no problem. By the way everything in that picture was taken in an area no bigger than a football field! There's alot more out there. I'll have myself and one other Marine going, we're both new at this. Consider yourself lucky then. To have access to a quarry that has been closed or to have access to an area usually off limits is a big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirk Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 I'll go, I want to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Wow nice trip.It is awesome to have access to an area that doesn't get hit often.If you enjoy collecting I would take advantage of that opportunity as much as possible lol.You never know when you'll have it that easy again.Good luck and welcome to the forum. Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aqua Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 That's a pile to be proud of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrieder79 Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Congrats on a great haul. Picking up shark's teeth is a hell of a a lot more fun than picking up brass, that's for sure. You are very fortunate to have such an excellent place to collect. I'd take advantage of that as often as possible. I'd be coming with you on the next trip if I could. Best of luck and keep the pictures coming. Luck is the most important skill of a fossil diver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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