Category: Calendar of Events
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ESCONI January 2022 General Meeting – January 14th, 2022 at 8:00 PM via Zoom – “Through the Ages: How we Date Rocks and Geologic Processes”
The January 2022 General Meeting will be held at 8:00 PM on January 14th, 2022 via Zoom. Our speaker is Dr. Alyssa Abbey from California State University Long Beach. The title of her talk is “Through the Ages: How we Date Rocks and Geologic Processes”. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84180301201?pwd=OUxhc2JJZk0rMWdNOVZBV3JaT2NaZz09 Meeting ID: 841 8030 1201Passcode: 398444One…
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ESCONI Events January 2022
Welcome back! Field trips require membership, but visitors are welcome at all meetings! Sat, Jan 8th ESCONI Junior Meeting – 7:00 PM Zoom – Topic: “Rocking on the Computer” Specifics of this meeting are available from Scott Galloway, 630-670-2591, gallowayscottf@gmail.com. Contact Scott to get the Zoom link to attend the virtual meeting and find out…
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Merry Christmas from ESCONI… Just in Time for Christmas: Knitwear Fit for a T. Rex!
Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London New York Times has a story about a T-rex with an ugly sweater… go ahead you tell him that! The animatronic replica resides in the Natural History Museum in London. Behold the fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex — all swaddled in a cozy Christmas sweater. The replica T. rex at…
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Video for ESCONI September 2021 General Meeting – “Exploring evolutionary patterns and processes in trilobites”
The speaker at our September 10th General Meeting was Dr. Mark Webster from the Department of Geophysical Sciences at the University of Chicago. The topic was Cambrian trilobites. Here’s a link to his page at the university: https://geosci.uchicago.edu/people/mark-webster/
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Reminder: ESCONI December 2021 General Meeting – December 3rd, 2021 at 8:00 PM via Zoom – “The Life and Death of the Herrin Peat Swamp – Whys, Whens, and Hows”
The speaker at our December 3, 2021 meeting will be Scott Elrick, Head of the Coal, Bedrock and Industrial Minerals Section of ISGS. The topic of his talk via Zoom will be paleoecology of the Herrin Coal roof shales including depositional environment and climate. This talk should should add context to the fossil flora found…
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Video for ESCONI June 2021 General Meeting – “The Glasford Structure: A Marine Target Impact Crater with a Possible Connection to the Great Ordovician Meteorite Shower”
The speaker at our June 2021 meeting was Charles Monson from ISGS. Charles recently published on the Glasford Illinois impact structure and its relation to the Ordovician meteor event. WCBU, a joint service of Bradley University and Illinois State University, interviewed Charles back in November 2019. Their program is online and available for listening. His paper was published…
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ESCONI Events December 2021
Field trips require membership, but visitors are welcome at all meetings! Friday, Dec 3rd ESCONI General Meeting 8:00 PM Zoom – Topic: “The Life and Death of the Herrin Peat Swamp – Whys, Whens, and Hows” by Scott Elrick, Head of the Coal, Bedrock and Industrial Minerals Section of ISGS. Zoom link ESCONI Junior…
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ESCONI December 2021 General Meeting – December 3rd, 2021 at 8:00 PM via Zoom – “Paleoecology of the Herrin Coal Roof Shales Including Depositional Environment and Climate”
The speaker at our December 3, 2021 meeting will be Scott Elrick, Head of the Coal, Bedrock and Industrial Minerals Section of ISGS. The topic of his talk via Zoom will be paleoecology of the Herrin Coal roof shales including depositional environment and climate. This talk should should add context to the fossil flora found…
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ESCONI November 2021 Paleontology Meeting – November 20th, 2021 at 7:30 PM – “The Linton Ohio Coal Mine; a unique look into Carboniferous Tetrapods”
The ESCONI November 2021 Paleontology will be held on Saturday, November, 20th, 2021 at 7:30 PM. We are doing another hybrid in-person/Zoom meeting. The presentation is by ESCONI member Mike Payne. It’s called “The Linton Ohio Coal Mine; a unique look into Carboniferous Tetrapods”. The Diamond Coal Mine in Linton, OH dates to the mid…
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ESCONI November 2021 General Meeting – November 12th, 2021 at 8:00 PM via Zoom – “Yellowstone Volcanology and the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory”
The ESCONI November 2021 General Meeting will be held on Friday, November 12th, 2021 at 8:00 PM via Zoom. Our speaker is Stacy Henderson part of the “MonStER” lab (Montana State Eruption Research) . For more information, see this link https://www.monsterlab.org/. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88672087166?pwd=UG1QVEd2R1dEVDlKTjJBcDNSMVlZZz09 Meeting ID: 886 7208 7166Passcode: 694990 One tap mobile+13126266799,,88672087166#,,,,*694990# US…
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Northwest Illinois Rock Club – Jewelry, Gem, Fossil and Mineral Show – November 13th and 14th, 2021
The Journal Standard has a piece about the upcoming Northwest Illinois Rock Club’s Jewelry, Gem, Fossil and Mineral Show. If you are near Freeport, IL on November 13th and 14th, check it out! From ancient fossils to the beauty of minerals and gem stones, the bling of jewelry and other gifts created from the wonders of nature, you…
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ESCONI Events November 2021
Field trips require membership, but visitors are welcome at all meetings! Friday, Nov 12th ESCONI General Meeting 8:00 PM Zoom – Topic: Yellowstone Volcanology and the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory by Stacy Henderson from Montana State. Zoom link Saturday, Nov 13th ESCONI Junior Meeting 7:00 PM Zoom – Topic: “More on Identifying Rocks and Minerals” Specifics…
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ESCONI at MAPS 2021
MAP Expo 2021 was held in Springfield, IL this year. The hotel show started midweek with the official show being held from Friday to Sunday, October 22nd – 24th, 2021. Here are some pictures of ESCONI members at MAP 2021.
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MAPS 2021 – October 22-24, 2021, Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL
The Mid-American Paleontology Society (MAPS) is holding their 2021 Fossil Expo this weekend Friday October 22nd, Saturday October 23rd, and Sunday October 24th at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, IL. The topic for the show is “The Ordovician”. All the information you need is on their website. The MAPS show is moving to October…
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2021 ESCONI Fall Sale October 16th, 2021 – Preview #7, Selenite
This is the preview post #7 for the 2021 ESCONI Fall Sale Live Auction. The sale is on October 16th, 2021 at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL. All details can be found here. Here’s a nice specimen of Selenite. In this form, it’s called a Desert Rose or Gypsum.
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2021 ESCONI Fall Sale October 16th, 2021 – Preview #6, Box of Mazon Creek Plant Fossils
This is the preview post #6 for the 2021 ESCONI Fall Sale Live Auction. The sale is on October 16th, 2021 at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL. All details can be found here. On National Fossil Day, we present to you, one of a few boxes of Mazon Creek plant fossils. There are…
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Happy National Fossil Day 2021!!!
Happy National Fossil Day! The mascot this year is an arctic tyrannosaur from Denali National Park and Preserve. Check the official website! The 2021 National Fossil Day Logo is inspired by the diverse record of Late Cretaceous dinosaur footprints from Denali National Park and Preserve in central Alaska. The logo features an Alaskan tyrannosaur walking…
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2021 ESCONI Fall Sale October 16th, 2021 – Preview #5, Microlite with Muscavite and Albite from Brazil
This is the preview post #5 for the 2021 ESCONI Fall Sale Live Auction. The sale is on October 16th, 2021 at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL. All details can be found here. Another gorgeous mineral from Brazil. This is Microlite with Muscavite and Albite from the Ipe mine, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais,…
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2021 ESCONI Fall Sale October 16th, 2021 – Preview #4, Hematite from Brazil
This is the preview post #4 for the 2021 ESCONI Fall Sale Live Auction. The sale is on October 16th, 2021 at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL. All details can be found here. Here is a gorgeous specimen of Hematite from Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Badger Rock Club’s 50th Annual Rock, Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show October 30th and 31st, 2021
Who: Badger Lapidary and Geological Society, a non profit organization since 1966 What: 50th annual Jewelry, Mineral, Fossil and Gem Show. Where: Rock County Fairgrounds, Craig Center, 1301 Craig Ave, Janesville, WI When: October 30th and 31st, 2021, 9-5 on Saturday and 9-4 on Sunday Why: To educate the public on natural sciences in a…
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ESCONI October 2021 General Meeting – October 8th, 2021 at 8:00 PM via Zoom – “Hell Creek Amber: Paleontology’s New Frontier in the Western Interior”
The speaker at our October 8, 2021 meeting via Zoom will be Stew Cook, Paleo Prep Lab Manager at the Carter County Museum in Ekalaka Montana. Carter County is where Burpee Museum has excavated since 2001, and the source of “Jane” and “Homer”. The topic of his talk will be amber from the Hell Creek…
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ESCONI Events October 2021
Field trips require membership, but visitors are welcome at all meetings! Saturday, Oct 2nd ESCONI Field Trip to a Rockford Quarry 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM – Details are here. Friday, Oct 8th ESCONI General Meeting 8:00 PM Zoom – Topic: “Hell Creek Amber: Paleontology’s New Frontier in the Western Interior” by Stew Cook, Paleo Prep…
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2021 ESCONI Fall Sale October 16th, 2021 – Preview #1, Mazon Creek Petrified Wood From Pit 1
This is the preview post #1 for the 2021 ESCONI Fall Sale Live Auction. The sale is on October 16th, 2021 at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL. All details can be found here. This is an absolutely stunning piece of petrified wood in the form of a branch. It’s a Mazon Creek fossil…
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Reminder: ESCONI September 2021 Paleontology Meeting – September 18th, 2021 at 7:30 PM – “Show and Tell”
WE ARE BACK AT COLLEGE OF DuPAGE!!! The September 2021 Paleontology Meeting will be held at the College of Dupage in room 1038B of the Tech Ed (TEC) Building (Map). We will also provide a Zoom link for those that can’t attend in person. The topic of the meeting is “Show and Tell”. The “Show…
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ESCONI September 2021 Paleontology Meeting – September 18th, 2021 at 7:30 PM – “Show and Tell”
The September 2021 Paleontology Meeting will be held at the College of Dupage in room 1038B of the Tech Ed (TEC) Building (Map). We will also provide a Zoom link for those that can’t attend in person. The topic of the meeting is “Show and Tell”. The “Show and Tell” theme has been a tradition…
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ESCONI September 2021 General Meeting – September 10th, 2021 at 8:00 PM via Zoom – “Exploring evolutionary patterns and processes in trilobites”
The speaker at our September 10th general meeting will be Dr. Mark Webster from the Department of Geophysical Sciences at the University of Chicago. The topic will be Cambrian trilobites. Here’s a link to his page at the university: https://geosci.uchicago.edu/people/mark-webster/ Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/89231990376?pwd=RUVPTHlwTWNPRTJnV0ovckZZdk1QUT09 Meeting ID: 892 3199 0376Passcode: 916465 One tap mobile+13126266799,,89231990376#,,,,*916465# US…
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ESCONI Field Trip to a Rockford Quarry Saturday, October 2, 2021, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Rockford Quarry Field Trip There will be a field trip to a quarry near Rockford, Illinois on Saturday, October 2, 2021, from 9AM to 12 noon. The rock is Ordovician, Galena Group. This is a “hard-rock” quarry (dolomite). There may also be glacial deposits, including gravel, in place (not washed and processed) making it possible…
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Trip Full – ESCONI Field Trip to Danville Shale Pile Fossils – Saturday, September 25th, 2021
Danville Field Trip RulesSeptember 25, 2021 An ESCONI field trip to the Danville Shale Pile for Pennsylvanian fossils is scheduled for Sept 25, 2021 from 10 AM to 3 PM. This is on private property and there is an attendance limit of 25 people. The gate will be secured once we are in and locked…
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RRVGMS 2021 Rock Swap
ROCK MINERAL FOSSIL & JEWELRY SWAP MEET Saturday September 18, 2021 6219 Forest Hills Road, Rockford, Illinois ODD FELLOWS HALL Bring it, Swap it, Buy it, and Sell it 9:30 am to 3:30 pm $25 donation for 10ft by 10ft space Rain or Shine Public Admission Free Sponsored by the Rock River Valley Gem &…
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ESCONI Events September 2021
Field trips require membership, but visitors are welcome at all meetings! Friday, Sep 10th ESCONI General Meeting 8:00 PM Zoom – Topic: “Exploring evolutionary patterns and processes in trilobites” by Dr. Mark Webster from the Department of Geophysical Sciences at the University of Chicago. Zoom link Saturday, Sep 11th ESCONI Junior Meeting 7:00 PM Zoom…
