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The Mazon Creek Nodules

For over a century paleontologists, both professional and amateur, have been collecting the Pennsylvanian Age plant and animal fossils of the Mazon Creek Area of northern Illinois. The general limits Read More …

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August 15, 2016June 15, 2017 kingsley

Mineralogy of Dolostones

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Unlike, Ohio’s Silurian dolostones, the dense limestones of the Bull Fork formation are virtually void of pockets. Most of the mineralization, at this locality, occurs when the hollowed out centers Read More …

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March 22, 2013June 15, 2017 kingsleyLeave a comment

Septarian Minerals of the Huron River

Septarian Minerals

Ferroan dolomite crystals from this locality will occasionally show a multiple step growth habit. This habit has been seen on both straight and curved crystals and is quite common in Read More …

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August 15, 2012June 15, 2017 kingsleyLeave a comment

Geodized Brachiopods

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Most active Ohio fossil collectors are familiar with collecting at the shale-like limestone road cuts in the vicinity of Georgetown, Ohio, a proven bountiful resource for well preserved Ordovician age Read More …

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My name is Kingsley and I am an educator in the South American University. This is my blog on all things minerals, gemstones, fossils and mining. Feel free to stick around for my monthly updates!

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