Magnetic rock found in the Stainton gravel beds.

This Basalt was excavated two days ago from the same excavation as the slab in the previous post. This i believe to be Basaltic Andesite from the nearby Cleveland Dyke, the Quartz or calcite veins i first thought were filled vesicles, but ime now sure there not.

The basalt is by far the most magnetic ive found so far, it attracts a magnet from 10mm away.

In my experience the tell tale signe to id Whinstone ( Basaltic Andesite ) can be seen to the top right of this image, its the white half circle that is the point of impact of the hammer blow that cracked the rock. Obviously the unique crystals also give a big clue!

 

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The Stainton gravel beds

 

 

The magnetic properties of the Cleveland dyke in t...

New fossil rich slab dug from the Stainton gravel beds

This slab was excavated today it has the normal Gryphaea trace as a lot of the others but the bivalve? to the centre ime not sure of yet.

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The Stainton gravel beds
 

Large mammal c7 cervical vertabrae

These images show a c7 cervical vertebrae that probably belonged to a horse.

It was not excavated directly from the Stainton gravel beds, but could well have been washed from them.

  You can tell it is a cervical vertebrae because of the para vertebral foramen on each side of the centrum.  But it also has a facet for the head of the first rib.  The only cerv vert with a rib facet is the 7th.I receive a lot of welcome advice from very experienced Friends from the United States.

Rosedale ironstone and Stainton whinstone.

This image shows the magnetic properties of the Rosedale iron stone, that was mined about 30 miles south east of the Stainton area, its stated that no other ironstone has been found with such  strong magnetic properties.
This is the only image i have been able to find of a rock with a magnet stuck to it other than rock from the Cleveland dyke ( basaltic andesite) and magnetite.

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                                      The magnetic properties of the Cleveland dyke in t...

Stainton Quarry ( magnetic Whinstone)

This structure was built to mark the entrance to the old quarry, it has been transformed over the last 10 years into a very attractive nature reserve.

Most of the structure appears to be sand stone, but the stone in this image is a piece of the mined whinstone ( Basaltic Andesite) as with all the Whinstone boulders and cobbles and smaller pieces that remain in the quarry plantation, it attracts a magnet note the green, red, and pink magnets stuck to the stone. 

Radius possibly Cervidae

This radius was found at Maltby beck, during a search for the same Geological layers i have found in other areas of the south west area of Cleveland,

I did indeed find the same deposits, and low and behold then found this Radius sticking out of the clay just down stream from a Stainton gravel bed exposure !

This mineralised bone as ive explained before has been washed dried and rubbed a bit with a cloth nothing else !

Fossil content of a 3 metre square section of the Stainton gravel beds.

Some of the items I've recently excavated from a 3 metre square section of the Stainton gravel beds, averageing 300mm thick . They include mineralised mammal bones, a Septerian nodule, and various fossil rich rocks, all can be viewed in more detail in older posts.

 

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 The Stainton gravel beds

Septarian Nodule dug from the Stainton gravel beds.

This piece was excavated from around 3 metres into the gravel bed just south of Stainton, there is lot of well preserved fossils on the surface.

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                                                                                   The Stainton gravel beds 

Flint ( burrow ) Nodule         Fossill slabs

New bones found in Stainton gravel beds.

This is my latest fossil bone find in the gravel beds in the Sainton area.

Its the lower front section of a mammal jaw, as yet unknown.

I believe the bone may well have been carved like other items found close by.

This piece found close is the joint that the atlas vertebrae fits to at the rear of the skull.

As yet unidentified but i am sure its not bovine.

Note the ever present shine to these bones dug from the Stainton gravel beds.

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                                                                The Stainton gravel beds

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I post to inform anyone who follows my blog, that i am studying that many different things in the geology of the south west area of Cleveland ime finding the best way of recording what ime finding is to add it to the blog. And sometimes i don't have a lot of time for explanations, so please bare with me and i promise i will fill in the blanks and correct my mistakes ! Heath Barnes.