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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Sept 17, 2011 9:41:46 GMT -5
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nuevomundo
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Post by nuevomundo on Sept 17, 2011 9:53:45 GMT -5
...Brachiopod
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Sept 17, 2011 10:22:08 GMT -5
Got it! Thanks, looking at some now on google!
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Sept 17, 2011 10:58:56 GMT -5
Going to be some nice things in that blob too..............
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Post by roy on Sept 17, 2011 11:20:39 GMT -5
the last piece has a happy fellow in it!
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Post by gr on Sept 17, 2011 15:52:03 GMT -5
Don't cut the pearl! ;D
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Sept 18, 2011 12:33:52 GMT -5
That first one is a brachiopod probably in the Camarotoechia, Neospirifer or Spirifer genus. I wouldn't cut it as I think there will be nothing special inside. More value as a specimen.....Mel
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Post by jakesrocks on Sept 18, 2011 12:44:34 GMT -5
I agree with Mel. Don't cut it Donnie. With a little bit of cleaning, that will be a neat shelf specimen.
Don
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Sept 18, 2011 15:01:18 GMT -5
Ohhhh, all right then. I won't cut it but what do I do to clean it up, get all that grey looking stuff off of it? That other thing with the smiley face - is that a sand concretion? Looks like something took a dump & it turned to concrete!
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geostew
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Post by geostew on Sept 21, 2011 22:24:26 GMT -5
you might be able to use a weak muriatic acid solution, but be careful bc it can eat the fossil as well as the matrix, i would dab or gently toothbrush the matrix areas to see what results you get
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Post by jakesrocks on Sept 21, 2011 22:35:42 GMT -5
Donnie, some of the crud on that shell looks like a thin layer of coral. Before trying more drastic cleaning methods, you could try what I used to do to clean similar deposits off of abalone shells. Let it soak for a couple hours in bleach water, then try popping that stuff off with a large needle or small knife blade.
Don
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