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Ruck's Rock and Shell Pit
(aka Ruck's Crystal Mine) in Fort Drum, Florida
The Fascinating Ever Changing Landscapes
January 15, 2008
The main pit transformed into an
expansive lake
December 28, 2006
Evening after a good day at the
Prospecting area
July 16, 2006
Cool sky after a very hot day
in the new prospecting area - 95 degrees
March 26, 2006
The last day the Main Pit was open to
the public was on my birthday - I was there
March 5, 2006
Great finds by some fellow collectors in the last few weeks
before the pit closes
January 15, 2006
My office
August 7, 2004
 
 
The Calcite Crystals
An Amazing Isolated Cluster - found by some new friends on 12/28/06
The Shells
The shells that come from the layer below the Calcitized
Clam's in Ruck's pit are of amazing quality.
There are about 150
identified species from this 3 million year old fossil layer
and only a select
group are presented below:
Cowry Shell - View 1
Cowry Shell - View 2
Tulip shell
Tiny Shells
Two Different Olives
Olive Shell
Another Olive Variety
Rare shells - two Ventrilias, two Massyla ventustas and one
Trossulasalpinx kissimmeensis
The Bones and Teeth
The fossil bones and teeth that come from Ruck's pit are of
amazing quality
and they often exhibit
an incredible smooth chocolate color.
Only a sampling of the variety that can be found are presented here.
Some
of the animals who remains can be found are Horses, Turtles, Crocodiles, Fish,
Predatory mammals,
Mammoths, Mastodons, Whales. Oddly enough, shark's
teeth are very rare in the pit.
I'm sure many other animal species are
awaiting discovery at Ruck's as Florida's fossil history is rich and diverse.
Mammal Bone - View 1
Mammal Bone - View 2
Two Associated Snake Vertebra
Fish Tooth
Reptile Claw
Fully Rooted Mammal Molar
Gar Fish Scales
Large Crocodile Tooth
Assorted Crocodile Teeth
Partial Baby Mastodon Tooth
Small Section of Mammoth Tusk - note the curve
Turtle Leg Spurs
Assorted Shark Teeth
Front Horse Tooth
Fully Rooted Horse Molar - 3.5 inches - View 1
Fully Rooted Horse Molar - View 2
An assortment from the pit
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