There will be an ESCONI Field Trip to the Vulcan (was Larson) Quarry on Barber Greene Road in Sycamore, IL on May 4  2013 9 to noon. O

Sign up by sending me an email with the number of people and their names. I will acknowledge by return email.  John at – Fossilnautiloid@aol.com

By request of the quarry management, the trip is limited to 15 people.

Rules:
1. Must be an ESCONI member.
2. Must be at least 18 years old.
3. Must wear a hard hat and boots
4. Must have MSHA safety certificate – (next MSHA certificate session is May 29 – which is after this trip, but the MSHA will be good for other trips later in the year and next year)

Be there by 9AM. Park by the metal office on the south side of Barber Greene Rd. We will go through site-specific training before going into the quarry area.

The rock exposed here is Late Ordovician (Maquoketa Group) to Early Silurian (Wilhelmi Fm.). Hammers are usually not needed. Bring a bucket, plastic bags to hold fossils, and something to wrap them in (like TP) if they are delicate.

The most common fossils are brachiopods and bryozoans, but there are also trilobites, crinoids, cystoids, cephalopods and conularids.