rjbud1
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since November 2015
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Post by rjbud1 on Feb 12, 2018 22:47:20 GMT -5
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Post by fernwood on Feb 13, 2018 5:22:17 GMT -5
Very nice.
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Post by fantastic5 on Feb 13, 2018 8:20:52 GMT -5
I've always loved collecting shells too. Although mine was more of a beach walking past time. You have a museum collection it looks like.
I noticed with these and some of the first ones they appear to still have the little trap door thingie, which makes me think they were alive when harvested. How do you keep them from stinking?
Do you dive for the shells? That would certainly increase the likelihood of finding some real treasures.
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zazzy
off to a rocking start
Member since February 2018
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Post by zazzy on Feb 13, 2018 13:57:51 GMT -5
Love the spiny snails! Thanks mister!
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rjbud1
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since November 2015
Posts: 100
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Post by rjbud1 on Feb 13, 2018 14:34:11 GMT -5
I've always loved collecting shells too. Although mine was more of a beach walking past time. You have a museum collection it looks like. I noticed with these and some of the first ones they appear to still have the little trap door thingie, which makes me think they were alive when harvested. How do you keep them from stinking? Do you dive for the shells? That would certainly increase the likelihood of finding some real treasures. I do dive for some shells on the East Coast of USA. My shells are live taken, just remove the animal by boiling it and I dip very low content alcohol into the aperture to get rid of the smell Also you will find that specimen shells are not umcommon. There are many dealers and one company called Conchology, Inc, is a multi million dollar company selling only specimen shells. |
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Fossilman
Cave Dweller 
Member since January 2009
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Post by Fossilman on Feb 16, 2018 12:23:12 GMT -5
HOLY MOLLY !! That's a beauty!!
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