Awesome fossil collecting. What your standing on is a 300 million year old swamp from the Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) period. The fossils that you found is that of Calmanites bark and fossil ferns like Neuropteris. The white color is due to the mineral called Pyrophyllite. Well preserved too. Nice finds.
There are so many places like this in this area. I know of several just in the woods. Coal mining was everywhere. I called these spots shale slides for lack of another word. I can sit for hours in nice weather with a couple of flat tip screwdrivers, one very small and pry pieces of shale apart.
Another great video thanks. I have a suggestion to transoprt fragile fossells ,just bring a 5 gallon bucket with sand, adding layers of sand between then should make transport safe for your collection.JM
I just went there today and found a massive fern score, I know this video is old but I found a huge rock packed full of ferns and was able to get it out in 3 pieces! It's absolutely amazing looking
Very cool. I want to go there one day and fossil hunt. I purchased some fossils from St. Clair, Pennsylvania, but in my opinion it is so much cooler to find it for yourself.
About the crumbling. Spraying shellac or the like in the leave and stick fossils after you clean them will stabilize the fossil a bit as well as shine it up
My dad was born and raised in Minersville, PA and my mom in Pottsville, PA which is in the same Anthracite coal region (we traveled through Centralia many times when it was a vital town). There are these types of banks in many areas. I remember as a kid finding excellent fern fossils in black shale right on the surface.
That’s real fascinating. I’d love to check that out. Where I live there are oyster shells and clam sticking out of the limestone bluffs. Thanks, Cliff.
Saw this video and we decided to head straight out there. Sure enough there are fossils everywhere! Returned a second time a little more prepared (a few tools and a padded back pack to carry the fossils) and found fossils in some rocks almost immediately upon exiting the car. They were closer to the odd fellows cemetery.
Awesome fossil collecting. What your standing on is a 300 million year old swamp from the Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) period. The fossils that you found is that of Calmanites bark and fossil ferns like Neuropteris. The white color is due to the mineral called Pyrophyllite. Well preserved too. Nice finds.
Paleo 101 so are those Centralia fossils in coal or shale?
Also I know that burning coal is very toxic but is coal toxic to touch?
@@huttnerd No it is not toxic to touch.
I live 15 miles east of Pittsburgh and there’s coal everywhere but I cannot find any fossils. Coal isn’t toxic to touch as long as you wash your hands
@@bocconom Not toxic to touch but it is toxic to breath in!
There are so many places like this in this area. I know of several just in the woods. Coal mining was everywhere. I called these spots shale slides for lack of another word. I can sit for hours in nice weather with a couple of flat tip screwdrivers, one very small and pry pieces of shale apart.
Another great video thanks. I have a suggestion to transoprt fragile fossells ,just bring a 5 gallon bucket with sand, adding layers of sand between then should make transport safe for your collection.JM
I just went there today and found a massive fern score, I know this video is old but I found a huge rock packed full of ferns and was able to get it out in 3 pieces! It's absolutely amazing looking
Very cool. I want to go there one day and fossil hunt. I purchased some fossils from St. Clair, Pennsylvania, but in my opinion it is so much cooler to find it for yourself.
About the crumbling. Spraying shellac or the like in the leave and stick fossils after you clean them will stabilize the fossil a bit as well as shine it up
My dad was born and raised in Minersville, PA and my mom in Pottsville, PA which is in the same Anthracite coal region (we traveled through Centralia many times when it was a vital town). There are these types of banks in many areas. I remember as a kid finding excellent fern fossils in black shale right on the surface.
That’s real fascinating. I’d love to check that out. Where I live there are oyster shells and clam sticking out of the limestone bluffs. Thanks, Cliff.
Thought it be cool to backtrack previous videos I've missed great adventure. 👍
Saw this video and we decided to head straight out there.
Sure enough there are fossils everywhere!
Returned a second time a little more prepared (a few tools and a padded back pack to carry the fossils) and found fossils in some rocks almost immediately upon exiting the car.
They were closer to the odd fellows cemetery.
Hey man where u from? I grew up in mt carmel. I went to that spot with my uncle when I was lil
How can you find out if you are on private property when searching?
Man i would love to come there dig some fossils, cool video , very cool
Site coordinates please?
Fossils are very interesting.
Way cool vid
some of the plants are from gigantic fern trees from the carboniferous period
When you're in centrally again u should check out old sewer plant
👍🏼❤️ very cool
I wonder who didn't like one of your videos and can't imagine why
David Wilson hit the wrong spot
Hey dude are you selling?
I love fossils, never found 1. maybe u could send me one...lol