TqB Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 I've always wanted one of these and it's just arrived! I spotted it on the usual auction site where it was being sold by an antique seller as a possible fish in slate . It is true slate but is a legendary Delabole Butterfly, a metamorphosed Cyrtospirifer extensus, almost certainly from the Delabole slate quarry in Cornwall, UK. Although quite famous and widely referred to, there's not that much solid information. They appear to have been sold to tourists, largely in the 19th century and this split specimen seems typical. I think they're quite rare though - most photographed specimens seem to be in museums. Many years ago, I wandered around the edge of the quarry and managed to find one small fragment in the waste. Devonian, Frasnian, about 4" across. , 8 1 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Awesome addition to your collection, Tarquin! Very nice specimen. Classic fossil collected? Check! Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "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...
Ludwigia Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Congrats on a wonderful acquisition! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 I've always wanted a Delabole butterfly. Beautiful and very special. Congratulations. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 2 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: Awesome addition to your collection, Tarquin! Very nice specimen. Classic fossil collected? Check! 2 hours ago, Ludwigia said: Congrats on a wonderful acquisition! 1 hour ago, Tidgy's Dad said: I've always wanted a Delabole butterfly. Beautiful and very special. Congratulations. Thanks for the endorsements, guys, glad I'm not the only one to appreciate this squashed brachiopod. 1 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricardo Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 In the land of the beautiful Cornwallite and Liroconite... a charming brachiopoda. Congratulations for your acquisition! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 32 minutes ago, ricardo said: In the land of the beautiful Cornwallite and Liroconite... a charming brachiopoda. Congratulations for your acquisition! Thank you! I lived there as a child and have a few minerals, nothing special though. And this is only my second fossil from there, there aren't many locations. Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricardo Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 17 minutes ago, TqB said: lived there as a child and have a few minerals... this is only my second fossil from there, there aren't many locations. Well, I´m an admirer of Sir A. Russell outstanding mineral collection from Cornwal and Devon. I spent hours seeing those when most part was in exhibition in MNHN. Glad seeing you are happy with a fossil from your homeland 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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