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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Mar 14, 2016 11:46:53 GMT -5
Well 500 miles of driving and four miles of walking Got a call Saturday afternoon from Jugglerguy and he said the ice had just melted off the shores of Thuunder Bay in Alpena and asked if I wanted to make a trip up there to do some hounding on Sunday. It was short notice but I could not pass it up. We ended up having great weather for beach combing in March in Michigan. I had a great time and getting away from the city to walk for miles on remote Lake Huron beaches is always worth the drive. The awesome rock haul was icing on the cake. Thanks again Rob for the hospitality. This trip reminded me that rocks are HEAVY. Chuck
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Post by captbob on Mar 14, 2016 12:12:13 GMT -5
Sounds like a great way to spend the day. Nice haul! What are these?
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Mar 14, 2016 12:16:42 GMT -5
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Post by Jugglerguy on Mar 14, 2016 13:49:32 GMT -5
Sounds like a great way to spend the day. Nice haul! What are these? I've seen them called cladapora, but I'm not 100% sure that's correct. They are some sort of coral. They contain oil in the black matrix and you can smell it when you cut or grind them. I had a great day. Chuck's day wasn't quite as good with the eight hours of driving. Chuck was nice enough to give me a cabbing lesson while he was here, so I got a lot out of the day. Now I just need to practice.
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Post by radio on Mar 14, 2016 19:51:40 GMT -5
I see some killer cabs in that haul!!! That was a successful trip!
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Post by Jugglerguy on Mar 14, 2016 20:18:43 GMT -5
I've come back to this picture to drool several times today. I keep zooming in on this rock: I can't wait to see what you do with it.
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 15, 2016 8:01:06 GMT -5
A great day, indeed!!! I see some killer cabs in there. snowmom collects some of that black rock, too. She probably knows what it is.
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Post by broseph82 on Mar 15, 2016 17:46:36 GMT -5
A great day, indeed!!! I see some killer cabs in there. snowmom collects some of that black rock, too. She probably knows what it is. yep she does
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Post by snowmom on Mar 18, 2016 7:01:08 GMT -5
cladopora, thamnopora, pachypora... fossils are forever getting renamed something else and being re categorized into other sorts, as if it wasn't hard enough to determine what kind they are anyways. They are a form of tabulate coral known from the Silurian to Permian era. Even our beloved petoskey/ hexagoneria has been given a new name. can't keep up with the progress of science.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2016 21:03:12 GMT -5
cladopora, thamnopora, pachypora... fossils are forever getting renamed something else and being re categorized into other sorts, as if it wasn't hard enough to determine what kind they are anyways. They are a form of tabulate coral known from the Silurian to Permian era. Even our beloved petoskey/ hexagoneria has been given a new name. can't keep up with the progress of science. Progress shmogress..... Scientists are constantly renaming stuff for the sole purpose of justifying their tenure. Just use the names you know. Everybody will know what you mean. That is a helluva run for a day of hounding. I'm exhausted thinking of it. Thanks guys!!
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