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James River Fossil Shells
Oct 13th, 2014 at 1:37pm
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Rebecca and I beachcombed Fort Boykin on Burwell Bay near Smithfield, VA. We found fragments of fossil shells and fossil conglomerate replaced by hematite, I think. Some had botroidal layering.
  
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Re: James River Fossil Shells
Reply #1 - Oct 14th, 2014 at 11:50pm
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Cool! Smiley
  
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Re: James River Fossil Shells
Reply #2 - Oct 15th, 2014 at 3:07pm
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The MAGMA fossil hunt in November is one county upriver from where we collected these.
  
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Re: James River Fossil Shells
Reply #3 - Oct 15th, 2014 at 3:10pm
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About 15 years ago we happened to find abundant fossil coral and a variety of complete fossil shells at a location downriver but still on Burwell Bay.  Here are some of the fossil coral pieces that Rebecca found.  I think I put most of those I found into concrete stepping stones.  I know, sacrilege.  At the time I thought I could go back anytime and get more.  Wasn't thinking about how the tides and storms give and take away equally.
  
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