Nimravis Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 Today, was the first day of a 2 day trip to the Braceville (Illinois) Shaftmine, sponsored by ESCONI (Earth Science Club of Northern Illinois). There were about 50 participants today and most likely there will be about the same tomorrow. We could not have asked for better weather, at the 9 am start time, the temperature was around 60 and it remained constant throughout the day. The Braceville Shaftmine was active in the late 1800’s and we collect Mazon Creek concretions from this spoil pile. This spoil hill has been collected for many decades and always produces nice concretions. Attached below are pics of the area and the participants, which included many Fossil Forum members. Continued on next post. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Coco Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 Urgently opening nodules ! Question : what are these road marks? Brake marks ? Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Pareidolia : here Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nimravis Posted September 7 Author Share Posted September 7 1 minute ago, Coco said: Urgently opening nodules ! Question : what are these road marks? Brake marks ? Coco Excited Fossil Collectors arriving to collect- lol. That is a road less traveled, most likely left by kids driving their fathers Corvette. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted September 7 Author Share Posted September 7 Dumping out open concretions, so kids and newbies could go home with fossils. More shots of participants- Continued on next post. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nimravis Posted September 7 Author Share Posted September 7 Again, this was a great time. If you live in or near Illinois, you should look at joining ESCONI, so you can attend one of these trips. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 You recruit them young there ! Always nice to see the young people interested in fossils. Coco 1 ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Pareidolia : here Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipper559 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 Thanks for the nice pictures Ralph !! And nice to see you as always !! Phil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 4 hours ago, Coco said: Question : what are these road marks? Brake marks ? Someone swervered so they would not hit the Tully Monster that escaped from a nodule. 2 My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 On 9/7/2024 at 4:30 PM, Nimravis said: Excited Fossil Collectors arriving to collect- lol. That is a road less traveled, most likely left by kids driving their fathers Corvette. People couldn't wait to get on the hill... Cheers, Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 As always, great post, Ralph! I was exhausted last night and forgot to hit enter on my post here. It was a great weekend... Good people and hopefully good fossils! Cheers, Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean L Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 Thanks for posting the pictures! It was my first time fossil hunting at mazon creek and it was a very good time. I’ve got my nodules soaking for the freeze and thaw process right now. Hopefully there will be some good stuff in them when they open! Have a good day everyone! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 Looks like a great time. Wish I had been in town, I'd have loved to have joined! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 Thanks for the tour, Ralph. Did you grab that one in the first concretion photo? Looks like a good sized shrimp, maybe Belotelsun magister. 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...
Nimravis Posted September 10 Author Share Posted September 10 5 hours ago, Mark Kmiecik said: Thanks for the tour, Ralph. Did you grab that one in the first concretion photo? Looks like a good sized shrimp, maybe Belotelsun magister. Yes I did Mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 As always, great post, Ralph! Below is a few in-situ photos. Cheers, Rich 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted Thursday at 01:16 AM Author Share Posted Thursday at 01:16 AM On 9/9/2024 at 9:15 PM, stats said: As always, great post, Ralph! Below is a few in-situ photos. Cheers, Rich Very nice looking concretions Rich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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