Hi John
Looks like dirty work but satisfying. Look forward to seeing the
pictures.

Albert


--- In fossilclubgroup@..., "janewlands"
<janewlands@i...> wrote:
>
> Hi all
> I've posted another pic to the miscellaneous album. Those legs are
> mine above a section of Jurassic log, possibly a once 30m tall
> araucariad. If this log can be saved from pilfering several tonnes
> will be excavated by machine and sections re-assembled at the
Hobart
> Museum.
>
> This site near Southport Lagoon, Tasmania has a lot of silicified
> material just lying on the surface, including araucariad wood and
> red-blue agate nodules with crystal vugs. There are fronds and
rarely
> cones of cycads. Shale horizons have leaf impressions.
>
> If this log makes it to civilisation I'll get pix of the excavation
> and its eventual display in the city.
> Regards
> John Newlands (ex NSW now Tas)
>