Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Jun 8, 2015 15:58:36 GMT -5
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Post by Fossilman on Jun 8, 2015 16:09:24 GMT -5
I cut a few this morning-will be in the Slab and Saw section of the forum...........
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Post by tims on Jun 8, 2015 22:03:18 GMT -5
Cool fossils. What is the green stuff in the first couple posts?
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Post by Fossilman on Jun 9, 2015 0:15:28 GMT -5
D will have to let you know...........
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Post by snowmom on Jun 9, 2015 8:20:11 GMT -5
Cool fossils. What is the green stuff in the first couple posts? hmm, green rock that has natural copper flecks through it... copper ore, not sure what the name for the green part of the rock is. I'll look it up.
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Post by snowmom on Jun 9, 2015 8:22:41 GMT -5
glad you're enjoying them Fossilman! Thanks for sharing the pics, I love to see what they look like when they are cut!
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Post by Fossilman on Jun 9, 2015 9:47:18 GMT -5
glad you're enjoying them Fossilman! Thanks for sharing the pics, I love to see what they look like when they are cut! D-do you have a saw or tumblers,cabbers,etc...for working rocks?
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Post by Jugglerguy on Jun 9, 2015 10:51:53 GMT -5
i was told that some of those fossils have oil in them. Three of the las four are that type. They smell like oil, at least when I cut them by hand on a trim saw with water as a coolant. Here's one I polished.
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Post by Fossilman on Jun 9, 2015 15:24:16 GMT -5
Could possible be true-they are very dark in color.....I remember the post....I will be putting a few in the tumblers too......
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Post by snowmom on Jun 9, 2015 16:18:58 GMT -5
glad you're enjoying them Fossilman! Thanks for sharing the pics, I love to see what they look like when they are cut! D-do you have a saw or tumblers,cabbers,etc...for working rocks? fossilman, just a 3 lb lot-o Vibe tumbler, and a dremel flex tool for making windows, I think I have tracked down somebody who will cut some of the things I find on barter and for a fee. just have to save some $$ and decide which ones get the chop first!
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Post by snowmom on Jun 9, 2015 16:20:22 GMT -5
yes, these fossils are mostly limestone in oil shale, they smell of petroleum when cut and do not cab very well. We do find some which have more silica, but the black ones are usually pretty soft and the black will undercut badly in a tumbler and maybe even on a wheel.
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Post by Fossilman on Jun 9, 2015 22:21:07 GMT -5
yes, these fossils are mostly limestone in oil shale, they smell of petroleum when cut and do not cab very well. We do find some which have more silica, but the black ones are usually pretty soft and the black will undercut badly in a tumbler and maybe even on a wheel. I will figure something out with them-thumbs up...............May just put a clear poly seal to put on them...
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Post by mohs on Jun 15, 2015 22:06:16 GMT -5
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Post by Fossilman on Jun 15, 2015 22:46:13 GMT -5
GIT R DONE Ed!!!!!!!!
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Post by adam on Jun 16, 2015 8:04:03 GMT -5
Them fossils are pretty cool, Fossilman. Yeah boy.
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