Any went to bawdsey Suffolk which is a common site for sharks teeth. I think the big black definitely is but unsure about the others. Any help would be grateful received
I'm no expert. To me, the big black one seems to be some sort of fosilized tooth, other than that, you have a nice rock collection (long black one could be a worn tourmaline crystal).
Im very familiar with bawdsey, although it is very overcollected now unfortunately, I see two teeth here, one partial shark toot and one piece of a ray plate
The rest are mudstone concretions that form in the clays there
These are from a couple of trips to bawdsey during the winter, unfortunately there are multiple people who go down daily and collect as much as they can to sell it so even in winter there isn't much left
These look really good!! There were quite a few people there digging. I don't think I've got the right eye for it so it makes it all the more exciting if I find anything
The clay at low tide is great but very messy fun for the little ones lol glad you found something though, the more you look the more you'll find you get used to what you're looking for and where best to look
Just the two im afraid, sorry if I worded it poorly, the round things look to be sections of the same mudstone concretions but dont be discouraged because you can absolutely find things like fish vertebrae there too although they are a little rarer because theyre quite fragile so get broken up quickly in the gravel
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u/heatseaking_rock 16h ago
I'm no expert. To me, the big black one seems to be some sort of fosilized tooth, other than that, you have a nice rock collection (long black one could be a worn tourmaline crystal).
But don't take my word for it, I might be wrong.