[Rockhounds] Falls Fossil Festival this weekend!

[teresa jetter]

Hi Alan,
Question    Can I get to Clarksville from 380, 42, or
do I have to take SR 68?  I am coming from
Beavercreek, Ohio not "that far" away.
Teri Jetter
--- Alan Goldstein <deepskyspy at insightbb.com> wrote:

> The Falls Fossil Festival is this weekend at the
> Falls of the Ohio State Park in Clarksville, IN
> across the Ohio River from Louisville, KY. The
> program and details can be found at
> www.fallsoftheohio.org/fossil_festival.html. Among
> the highlights:
> 
> * Speakers on the history of corals, preserving
> fossil heritage, fossils of animals which had
> tentacles (connected to a temporary exihibt at the
> park interpretive center), the history of crinoids,
> global climate change in eastern North America since
> the Devonian, fossil collecting tips, and fossil
> identification. 
> 
> * Teacher workshops on Indiana Geological Survey as
> an Educator Resource and Fossils of Kentucky.
> 
> * Collect fossils on the Hanson Aggregates piles -
> Waldron shale and Jeffersonville Limestone residuum.
> It is possible to find cystoids, blastoids,
> trilobites, corals, snails, brachiopods, and much
> more! 
> 
> * Collect fluorite, sphalerite, calcite, and barite
> from the mineral pile fresh from the dumps of the
> Ozark-Mahoning Co. in Rosiclare, IL. I found a
> beautiful specimen when we were spreading the pile
> with our Bobcat skid-steer loader on Monday.
> Currently I'm soaking it in HCl to remove the
> calcite and better expose the 1 cm cubes. 
> 
> * Scheduled hikes on the fossil beds - the river has
> been low this year and the coral beds are the best
> they been since the drought in 1999!
> 
> * Geo-craft activities for children.
> 
> * 15 vendors with minerals, fossils, books, jewelry,
> food, etc. 
> 
> * Another GREAT weather forecast. Highs both days in
> the low to mid 70's. We've not had a bad weekend
> since the even began in 1995. 
> 
> * The Kentucky Paleontological Society, Indiana
> Society for Paleontology and the Kyana Geological
> Society will be set up.
> 
> Lots of collecting opportunities in the area! A list
> is on the park's web site: www.fallsoftheohio.org. 
> 
> Alan Goldstein
> 
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