I found this piece on a pile but could not locate more. Front side has lots of Chonetid type brachiopods.

Back side has a Brachiopod/Pelecypod mix

This piece fascinated me when I saw this side. It's a current deposited pile of Chonetid type shells. Cross section view:

Head on view:

Another angle:

A mix of Spirifer and Chionetid shells with some slight distortion due to geologic pressures.

A mix of small Pelecypods. Some of the shells have a silvery coating on them... Hematite perhaps?


At one locality there is a layer of this limestone Coquina of broken shells. Likely formed along a surf zone along the coast. Evidence of temporary shallowing?

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