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Nov 13 2014, 10:10 AM
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I collected this in northern Colorado earlier this year from a layer that has always been productive for me.
It is a fairly good sized Ammonite and I believe more than 50% of it is there but still encased in layers. I haven't cleaned any of this piece yet nor tried to extract anything, this is how it came out of the earth. I have a conundrum because.... the closer I look, the more little treasures I see protruding from the layers that are protecting the Ammonite. For example, if you zoom the first image and look at the upper right area... there's part of a small black tooth with it's jawbone/gumline exposed. There are also tubeworm or nymph fossils partially exposed. I want to see more of the Ammonite but it'll be a tricky extraction as these other tidbits are equally interesting. I may start with just warm soapy water and a toothbrush. 20141113_085426 by ghostcreekmine, on Flickr 20141113_085449 by ghostcreekmine, on Flickr -------------------- /l ,[____], l---L-OlllllllO- ()_) ()_)--o-)_) BLACK SANDS MATTER! Very Happy CP Lifetime Member CP CORE TEAM Referral Code CE213 |
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Nov 14 2014, 12:02 PM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 4,149 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 3 |
Cool fossil finds Swizz , wonder if some small picks (like mechanics use or dental picks) might help do the trick. Let you pick at the little fractures delicately with a tiny point that has a handle. Careful of the finger tips though, that hurts!
Did your textile gun just quit pumping? I've had to rebuild ours and replace the spring which was broken in two pieces. Basically just had to pull it all apart, clean and lightly oil for assembly with a new spring. I found the replacement spring at the local hardware and have dimensions for that if you need. Has to be a good stiff one though! Look forward to seeing how the fossils turn out what ever you do with them. -------------------- CP-Owner/Administrator
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