At the Tumbling Run outcrop; pointing out cobbly weathering between limestone layers (blocky) & shale interbeds (flaky, fissile) that are the first clastic hint of the Taconian Orogeny to come. <ominous music> ⚒️

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Our rockhounding trip to the coast garnered zero agates - all the gravel was covered in sand. We did find many amygdules (pockets which once held agates) It is the first time we’ve come home with nothing to tumble! #oregoncoast #rockhound #amygdules #beachhike #beach

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No amphibians today live entirely in the sea. Which is weird. And probably has something to do with saltwater and their delicate skin. But here's a fossil that might be a marine amphibian! A potential evolutionary gamechanger. My thoughts for Nature: go.nature.com/4zkZcKz

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Pristine, excellent form Apophyllite with Stilbite "disco Ball". Maharashtra, India. www.goldenhourminerals.com/shop

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We did it! The Sternberg Museum of Natural History is staying open. Fort Hays State called off the December closure after people who love the place raised the money in less than a month. There's still matching money to unlock, so if you can, chip in. fossi.ls/sternberg-252

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