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Post by tims on May 11, 2023 14:56:19 GMT -5
Some baculite pieces, individual segments that have undergone replacement (barite, calcite, maybe some agatization). Oh, right-click and open in new window for full size.
Here's some of the standalone crystal found in the area; selenite, barite
tan calcite? Usually the baculite body chambers are filled solid, but found a couple embedded in mudstone with the hollow chambers intact. Was only able to extract one small piece, the mudstone has a couple pieces in it still but they're like eggshell and too delicate for me to try to break them out some detail of pieces An oddball piece of coral ... not sure i've seen coral out there before here's a pretty ammonite that had almost completely weathered out of the mudstone before breaking off, both pieces as found
And another ammy i'll work on setting loose
Wyoming's ancient seabed was a lively place and is fun to explore if you're ever passing through.
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Post by jasoninsd on May 11, 2023 17:57:12 GMT -5
Dang Tim! Those are some amazing baculites...and the ammonites!! Over here, I find quite a few fossils like this while on the Cheyenne. I've found some baculite segments in our river rock around the house. It came from the Cheyenne around Wasta...
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on May 26, 2023 11:14:59 GMT -5
Awesome finds buddy.... Love Baculite fossils .. I have one Baculite that is completely hollow with inner crystal formation on the walls .
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Post by tims on May 26, 2023 15:52:32 GMT -5
Awesome finds buddy.... Love Baculite fossils .. I have one Baculite that is completely hollow with inner crystal formation on the walls . Nice, thanks Fossilman. I'm really starting to enjoy the hollow ones where you can see the shape of the internal chambers, but the vast majority i see are completely filled in.
Hey, do you do anything special to preserve nacre that still has nice colors? I've been trying to keep mine out of the sun so they won't dry out but wonder if just exposure to air is enough to make them fade over time. Guess i could just bury them again lol.
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Post by jasoninsd on May 27, 2023 0:37:58 GMT -5
Awesome finds buddy.... Love Baculite fossils .. I have one Baculite that is completely hollow with inner crystal formation on the walls . Nice, thanks Fossilman. I'm really starting to enjoy the hollow ones where you can see the shape of the internal chambers, but the vast majority i see are completely filled in.
Hey, do you do anything special to preserve nacre that still has nice colors? I've been trying to keep mine out of the sun so they won't dry out but wonder if just exposure to air is enough to make them fade over time. Guess i could just bury them again lol. That's a great question about the nacre! (And I'm glad you used the word...I didn't know what it was called!) * I had a guy at work give me a bucket of rocks. There's a couple in there that are fossils...but I don't know for sure what they are. I've seen them before. There's also a piece that he found that has an iridescent quality to it (like Labrodorite) which I've never seen in anything out here. He found all the pieces along Indian Creek. I'll post them one of these days and tag you to see if you recognize any of them...
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Post by Fossilman on Jun 17, 2023 23:43:40 GMT -5
Awesome finds buddy.... Love Baculite fossils .. I have one Baculite that is completely hollow with inner crystal formation on the walls . Nice, thanks Fossilman. I'm really starting to enjoy the hollow ones where you can see the shape of the internal chambers, but the vast majority i see are completely filled in.
Hey, do you do anything special to preserve nacre that still has nice colors? I've been trying to keep mine out of the sun so they won't dry out but wonder if just exposure to air is enough to make them fade over time. Guess i could just bury them again lol. Narce, you're talking about the "Mother of Pearl" Ammolite, right? I just keep mine out of the weather and sunlight, it seems to do the trick .. When I work the fossil, I just sand it like I do the others, just don't go heavy on pressure, the colors will stay and put a beautiful shine when finished...
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