Tag: Lemont
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Fossil Friday #211: Lemont Calymene From the Past
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #211. Expect this to be a somewhat regular feature of the website. We will post any fossil pictures you send in to esconi.info@gmail.com. Please include a short description or story. Check the #FossilFriday Twitter hash tag for contributions from around the world! This week, we have a combination Throwback…
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Throwback Thursday #41: Lemont Trilobites November 19th, 1950
This is Throwback Thursday #41. In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please send them to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! Today, we will revisit Flashback Friday #40. It was posted originally as a Lemont Quarry trip in 1952. …
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Throwback Thursday #10: What Do You Know About Joliet-Lemont Limestone?
This is Throwback Thursday #10. In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please send them to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! The following is an article written by Joseph Kubal, who was President of ESCONI in 2000, serving in…
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ESCONI Flashback Friday #40: Lemont Quarry 1952
As part of the celebration of ESCONI’s 70th Anniversary, here is Flashback Friday post #40. If you have pictures or stories to contribute, please send them over to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! Here are pictures to a quarry in Lemont, IL in 1952. The Lemont quarries were known for the diversity of the trilobites that could be…
