jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Oct 8, 2013 18:28:01 GMT -5
That's a beauty. The bleach set it off. How do you know to use bleach or a mild acid?
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Post by jakesrocks on Oct 8, 2013 18:46:36 GMT -5
James, this one isn't agatized. Acid would eat it up. Bleach is mild enough to remove the dark oxidation without damaging the fossil. I used 50/50 bleach and water.
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Oct 8, 2013 20:23:01 GMT -5
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Post by pghram on Oct 9, 2013 13:43:36 GMT -5
Great specimen & the bleach made a nice improvement.
Rich
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Post by jakesrocks on Nov 17, 2013 7:39:07 GMT -5
Finally got something new to add.  |
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Nov 17, 2013 10:25:20 GMT -5
Thats a beauty Don.....
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Nov 17, 2013 11:01:36 GMT -5
Nice shrimp. Crabs are real hard to find. Guessing shrimp is too.
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Post by jakesrocks on Nov 17, 2013 11:09:42 GMT -5
Quite a few crabs have been found in the Pierre Shale here in South Dakota. Hoping to get one soon.
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grayfingers
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Post by grayfingers on Nov 17, 2013 11:14:50 GMT -5
Wow, good tips on cleaning corals. Don, your fossils and minerals are spectacular. I have to fight myself to keep from wanting to become a fossil hunter too. I sure have learned a lot from reading your posts.
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Post by jakesrocks on Nov 22, 2013 0:19:45 GMT -5
Another new one. This rock has the crabs. Fossil crab that is. Male and female casts. From the Monteret Shale, Carmel Valley, California. Pinnixa galliheri  |
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Post by jakesrocks on Nov 27, 2013 0:53:19 GMT -5
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Post by jakesrocks on Nov 29, 2013 20:36:35 GMT -5
At long last I scored a couple of fossil pine cones for my collection. These contain fossilized pine nuts in some of the cells.  |
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Nov 30, 2013 11:11:23 GMT -5
Awesome Don........Thumbs up
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Dec 2, 2013 7:00:35 GMT -5
Another new one. This rock has the crabs. Fossil crab that is. Male and female casts. From the Monteret Shale, Carmel Valley, California. Pinnixa galliheri has the crabs. ha. what about the owner? |
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 2, 2013 9:53:40 GMT -5
LOL. The owner is a crab !!
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Post by pghram on Dec 2, 2013 12:28:07 GMT -5
Nice collection of specimens.
Rich
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 2, 2013 12:35:41 GMT -5
Thank you Rich. Too old to go out hunting them anymore, but will be bidding on some over the next few days.
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Post by jakesrocks on Mar 21, 2014 11:20:14 GMT -5
It's been quite a while since I've posted any pics. Been sick since last November. But that hasn't stopped me from bidding on a few. The first was a get well gift from a friend. It's a partial unidentified fossil crab, extracted from a mud ball from the Pierre Shale formation in S.D.  An ebay win.  Another ebay win. A stromatolite from the Sahara Desert in Morocco.  As I dig out other wins, I'll take and post pics. |
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Post by pghram on Mar 21, 2014 14:43:43 GMT -5
Don, you have a magnificent collection.
Rich
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Post by jakesrocks on Mar 21, 2014 15:47:46 GMT -5
Thanks Rich. I tried to take another pic after taking my noon meds. Couldn't hold my hands steady enough. I have a new (for me) and better camera, and a new copy stand. Got new and better photo lights coming. As soon as I figure out the new camera, I'll be able to get better pics.
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