fossilman
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Post by fossilman on Aug 18, 2007 1:01:15 GMT -5
congratulations, Sheri! and thanks for the words, John, I needed to hear them. i am about to be in the biggest fight of my life with the biggest abuser in my life, my hopefully soon to be ex. This is why I have moved, and why I won't be on the board much. I don't have an internet connection except for at friend's houses, so I will be lucky if I can jump on more than once a week or so. It's so comforting to know that even though you've never met, and may never meet most of, the wonderful people on this board, that you matter. I know I haven't been on here long, but it doesn't matter how long, it's the quality of people here that matters. I know I matter. I just don't matter to the %$)&^ that's treated me like crap. There's too many good people in this world, and those are the ones that matter.
Thanks to those of you who care, Dan
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fossilman
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Post by fossilman on Aug 18, 2007 1:03:04 GMT -5
photos would help. I might be able to give a good solution based on the fossil type and rock chemistry.
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Post by fossilman on Aug 11, 2007 20:43:49 GMT -5
that sucks when your computer crashes on you. All those locality information sites and internet bookmarks just don't pop back in easily
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fossilman
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Post by fossilman on Aug 6, 2007 19:26:55 GMT -5
muriatic acid may be the best way to go. It is hydrochloric, and should be treated with great care. Once it's stopped fizzing, it's cleaned. You can neutralize it with baking soda, just don't dump a whole bunch in, it makes a LOT of bubbles and can go over the bucket edge easily.
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fossilman
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Post by fossilman on Aug 6, 2007 19:35:59 GMT -5
I'm actually a paleontologist. I have prepared fossils for hire for 24 years, it's really the only job I've ever had And yes, it's ALL written off. Plus the miles to collect, etc. Maybe I will do that once I get moved into my new digs.
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fossilman
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Post by fossilman on Aug 6, 2007 19:24:07 GMT -5
I don't have a clue about my rocks and fossils (probably about 25 - 30 tons) but my equipment list is huge, 6 tumblers, the 6, 14, and 18 inch saws, 2 vibratory tumblers, my 4 wheel cabber, 2 huge ultrasound cleaners, pressure washers for minerals, a huge Swest jewelry tumbler, and the fossil sandblaster (that setup with bells, whistles, 175 PSI compressor, and doodads alone was 10 grand.) But then I do prep fossils for a living, so I can justify it
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fossilman
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Post by fossilman on Aug 4, 2007 22:21:46 GMT -5
those are some nice hemimorphites! I used to have a Mexican guy visit me, and I'd buy the whole truckload. I miss him Dan
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fossilman
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Post by fossilman on Aug 11, 2007 20:39:21 GMT -5
have a blast rockhunting!
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Post by fossilman on Aug 1, 2007 21:50:58 GMT -5
wtf happened while I was gone?
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Post by fossilman on Aug 1, 2007 22:04:53 GMT -5
Ghost Ranch is neat! I spent one day and night there on my geology field camp. The fossils are as spectacular as the scenery there.
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Post by fossilman on Aug 1, 2007 22:02:34 GMT -5
glad to see my Cabela's hints were appreciated. They have good service there ! Dan
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fossilman
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Post by fossilman on Aug 1, 2007 22:11:30 GMT -5
for those that use cyanoacrylate (super glue)
I get mine from CPH. They have super thin for penetrating power, and gel for sticking stuff together. Their bottles come in 16 oz with additional 1 oz bottles and micropipettes for exact placement. I have used thousands of ounces of their glue, and I think it's about $35 or so for a 16 ounce bottle. It's industrial strength - don't get it on you, it can burn your skin, and melts cotton clothes quickly, but is a superb glue. Contact Paul Hyun and mention Dan Ryder dropped the info to you, I do it all the time for him since it's such a good price for the volume. Their phone number's 800-900-GLUE. Dan
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Post by fossilman on Aug 1, 2007 22:14:35 GMT -5
I just checked my load of lapis. What an awful mess. It's all pitted, the calcite got dug out, and the lazulite's not even close to polished. Maybe I'll just cab it all
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Post by fossilman on Aug 1, 2007 22:19:13 GMT -5
We have some stromatolites in Texas, the 600 million year old kind. Still haven't managed to get on that ranch, though. There are some very nice large stromatolites in Wyoming, too, but they are 'only' Eocene age (about 50 million years old). You can thank stromatolites today for an oxygen atmosphere, their production of oxygen turned the oceans from anoxic to oxygen-rich, and allowed the atmosphere to have free oxygen in it, which it did not have before about 2 billion years ago. before they existed, the chemistry of Earth was completely different, a reducing environment that would be toxic to almost every life form today. Dan
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Post by fossilman on Jul 8, 2007 17:51:28 GMT -5
I think I would have taken a hammer to that saw after all that.
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Post by fossilman on Jul 9, 2007 1:27:07 GMT -5
that's why I use several local post offices to mail them out. When I was out on the road weeks ago, I tried to mail one in TN, and the postmaster said since the side bulged 1/4 of an inch they wouldn't accept it. The next post office did, though. I use the free Priority mail tape that I get delivered by the post office.
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fossilman
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Post by fossilman on Jul 8, 2007 18:01:59 GMT -5
I use them all the time. The real problem I've found is when the box isn't stuffed full. If it's crammed, nothing can move around inside and damage the box. Just reinforce everything and you're OK.
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Post by fossilman on Jul 8, 2007 17:59:27 GMT -5
good luck, this is the start of a new chapter in your life, and only you can define how it will unravel.
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Post by fossilman on Jun 26, 2007 19:52:09 GMT -5
I heard about those chemical vials. They're nerve toxins and all sorts of other nasty stuff from WW2. I'm glad I went digging there last year, I hit the jackpot digging. I so want to go digging there again You can always try digging rose rocks out SE of Norman.
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Post by fossilman on Jun 26, 2007 19:41:49 GMT -5
There's Arrowhead Supply. The owner's very old, often sick and not there, and very crusty. There's also several New Age crystal shops there, Nature's Treasures in Midwest City, and another on E 15th west of Natures Treasures. You can go see the Sam Noble Museum at OU (nice fossil displays), and there's the Rose Rock Museum in Noble.
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