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Post by hoppy on Mar 11, 2011 14:56:14 GMT -5
Hi all, my name is Paul Hopwood and i live in Shropshire.
Ive recently got interested in fossils through my Seven yr old who is trilobite mad!
We have found some nice specimens, a couple of completes and lots of partials.
We are looking to try Gilwern next week, i beleive you have to speak to the owner and pay? it will be an interesting trip for us.
Hoppy
ps are some of the webpages broken on the site as when i look at them all i see is html code?
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Post by pleecan (Peter Lee) on Mar 11, 2011 15:17:31 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum. Try clicking on the html code and it will bring you to the photos...
PL
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Post by hallucygenia on Mar 11, 2011 23:10:42 GMT -5
Hi Paul, and welcome. I believe you're correct about Gilwern, but the trilobites can be spectacular. I'd love to see some photos of what you find!
Lucy
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Post by Joe Botting on Mar 11, 2011 23:19:16 GMT -5
Hi Paul, and welcome! Good to have you along, especially with the local interest.  Gilwern is indeed run by a farmer for small profit, but it's a fascinating site and worthwhile. Although it is famous for trilobites there is a lot more to it than that - undescribed echinoderms, sponges, hydroids, large arthropod fragments and some weird graptolites, although in general these oddities are rare. Please don't just look for trilobites, though - they're common there, and you will find some. It's the rest of it that gets really fascinating. Actually, we've got a favour to ask... could you take some photos of the outcrops for us, please? We could really do with a picture of the quarry in general, and some closer shots where you can see the bedding. The reason is we're writing a paper outlining the different types of exceptional preservtion in the area, and Gilwern is somewhere we've hardly ever been so we have no pictures of it! Looking forward to seeing what you find (especially any "weird blobs"!), Joe |
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Post by ammocarbsteve on Mar 13, 2011 16:39:49 GMT -5
Hi Hoppy & Will.... Welcome to the forum and look forward to seeing your finds... I have a number and contact name for Gilwern if you need it PM me...
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hoppy
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Post by hoppy on Mar 14, 2011 18:59:28 GMT -5
Cheers all, I hope to go Wednesday- I have the numbers and will ring tomorrow, I'll take a camera with me.
Hoppy
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Post by Joe Botting on Mar 15, 2011 19:26:58 GMT -5
Good luck! Oh, and don't forget to put a hammer in the photos for scale!  |
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Post by hoppy on Mar 16, 2011 14:41:57 GMT -5
I have some pics for you Joe, but the light wasnt great - im just stitching a panorama shot for you, didnt get a lot of close ups though, but they are massive files som you should be able to zoom in.
Hoppy
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Post by Joe Botting on Mar 16, 2011 18:34:34 GMT -5
Much appreciated, thank you! How did it go? Lots of good finds, I hope?
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Post by hoppy on Mar 30, 2011 13:09:28 GMT -5
It was ok, nothing really exciting - but a good start!
Can you pm me your email so i can send the pics
Hoppy
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Post by Joe Botting on Mar 30, 2011 19:24:06 GMT -5
Excellent - a good start is all you can ask for from a first trip! We often only start seeing the really interesting things turn up after we're really familiar. Pm sent as well, but if you've got any mysteries, please do post them here too!
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Post by ammocarbsteve on Mar 31, 2011 4:53:12 GMT -5
Hoppy & Will.... Sounds like a very productive first venture to Gilwern... It takes a while to get your eye in though I would imagine as certain beds will be more abubdantly populated with fossils...The trick is to find these beds....(or) learn something new each time you go from what or where you find stuff, thats what I usually try and do.... Interesting to read on the other channel that one of your trilobite collecting area's has been closed for access.... no doubt unscrupulous trilobite collectors leaving litter etc... Landowners will soon get fed up with that...
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