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A South Carolina Jewel

Coming from the Calvert Cliffs area, I was a little used to finding some nice teeth.  The Cliffs even have a way of imparting rich colors into the enamel;  but nothing would prepare me for this trip to the low country.
In the time between my last trip down, and this one, my brother had spent his time showing off nicely colored, lightning streaked teeth that the Chandler Bridge formation had a habit of making. While I, on the other hand, feverishly (and a little jealously) looked closely at Google Earth for places to walk that looked unsuspecting...
Thanksgiving finally produced the opportunity to get down to the low-country, and we went out; but this time we decided that we'd rather go exploring.  I have plenty of teeth, having grown up near Castle Hayne, but when was the last time I went exploring with my brother in the woods?
5 minutes in, my brother found a vert... "We're in the right place..." and about 10 minutes later, I saw what could be nothing other than  a tooth... The reflexive chanting began "oh my oh my oh my..." But nothing would prepare me for what I saw as I washed it off...  A beautiful Angy, measuring about 2 and a half inches, garnet-blood red, with streaks that could have been only set by Odin himself. She is a mean thing to gaze upon.
Over all, we came away with a very good haul for us, and had the opportunity to go exploring in the woods again for the first time in 25 years.


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Location South Carolina, USA

ID4050
Memberismellawumpus
Date Added11/29/2011

Angy, side view
Angy, Front
Angy, Back
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Comments
Score! (The Gamecock way) - 11/29/2011
Reviewer : da fossz from
Total Rating : 10
One of the best land angys I have seen in a while..congrats! Good choice of color...Garnet! Keep postin' those beauties! Content Quality : 10 of 10

Drool Quotient : 10 of 10

Picture Quality : 10 of 10
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WOW!!!!!!!!!!! - 11/30/2011
Reviewer : jilson from
Total Rating : 10
The "Angy, Back" photo is my favorite. The enamel preservation absolutely blows me away... esp. looking at the 3rd picture. Those other 2 teeth in the last picture aren't too shabby either!!! Content Quality : 10 of 10

Drool Quotient : 10 of 10

Picture Quality : 10 of 10
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Great tooth and great times! - 11/30/2011
Reviewer : DeloiVarden from South Carolina United States
Total Rating : 10
I agree that it is a very nice tooth. Great color! But it sounds like it was a great memory with your brother as well. I collect fossils all the time around here, but I only get to do so with my brother a few times a year when he visits. Great report! Content Quality : 10 of 10

Drool Quotient : 10 of 10

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Congrats! - 12/3/2011
Reviewer : dw from Summerville South Carolina United States
Total Rating : 10
That is a beauty. Great hunt! Content Quality : 10 of 10

Drool Quotient : 10 of 10

Picture Quality : 10 of 10
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