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Hi! I recently collected my first fossils and I'm very excited, but I would really appreciated some advice as to how best to care for them. Here in BC anyone who collects fossils from Crown Land is considered a steward of the fossil, as it is legal to collect them however they still belong to the land. This, and the fact that I genuinely care about these fossils, is why I would love some help with learning how best to preserve/stabilize the fossils. I think they're carbon fossils, and are all plants from the Eocene Era. The shale that they're set in is brittle and likes to chip, so one or two specimens have small chips that came off when I opened them and I'd like to re-attatch these (should I just glue them on? What kind of glue is best?). Lastly, I was hoping someone might have advice for making the darker fossils a bit more visible. I heard that dipping the rocks in resin can help the contrast a bit, but that seems blunt and expensive to me. Thanks for the advice and your time!
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Last weekend I headed out to Princeton, BC (Canada) in search of fossils for the very first time. I focused on breaking open shale or similar rocks and was lucky enough to find my very first fossils! I'm trying to learn more about geology, fossils and the likes in my spare time so I would love if someone would be able to help me identify some of my finds. I know that all of the rocks in the Princeton area are Eocene Era, so ~56 to 34 MYA. Here are the fossils, and also a purple rock that I'm stumped on. I suspect the leaves are 'metasequoia' but I'd love more opinions. Thank you and I hope you find these rocks as interesting as I do! Purple rock 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
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Sorry for no scale I am in the bush currently, these are in Mississippian strata In one area, Indiana are these worth taking? They look like plants
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Reticulopteris muensteri (Eichwald) Gothan 1941
paleoflor posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: Steinbruch Piesberg (Osnabrück, Germany)
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Reticulopteris muensteri (Eichwald) Gothan 1941
paleoflor posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: Steinbruch Piesberg (Osnabrück, Germany)
© T.K.T. Wolterbeek
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Reticulopteris muensteri (Eichwald) Gothan 1941
paleoflor posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: Steinbruch Piesberg (Osnabrück, Germany)
© T.K.T. Wolterbeek
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Hi Everybody! I'm trying to hunt down some sites for fern fossils in Northeast Pennsylvania. I have zoned in on Lackawanna county & small areas around Carbondale. I have found a shale pit area that I am unsure if it is public or private property. I'm having a very difficult time discerning whether or not the land is public or private. Any tips or suggestions on where to look? Has anyone had success with public hunting in the area?
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From the album: Steinbruch Piesberg (Osnabrück, Germany)
© T.K.T. Wolterbeek
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From the album: Steinbruch Piesberg (Osnabrück, Germany)
© T.K.T. Wolterbeek
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From the album: Steinbruch Piesberg (Osnabrück, Germany)
© T.K.T. Wolterbeek
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From the album: Nord-Pas-de-Calais coal-mining district (Hauts-de-France, France)
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Rhodeites gutbierii (Ettingshausen) Němejc 1936
paleoflor posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: Nord-Pas-de-Calais coal-mining district (Hauts-de-France, France)
© T.K.T. Wolterbeek
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From the album: Nord-Pas-de-Calais coal-mining district (Hauts-de-France, France)
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Mariopteris muricata (Brongniart) Zeiller 1879
paleoflor posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: Nord-Pas-de-Calais coal-mining district (Hauts-de-France, France)
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From the album: Nord-Pas-de-Calais coal-mining district (Hauts-de-France, France)
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From the album: Nord-Pas-de-Calais coal-mining district (Hauts-de-France, France)
© T.K.T. Wolterbeek
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Palmatopteris furcata (Brongniart) Potonié 1891
paleoflor posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: Nord-Pas-de-Calais coal-mining district (Hauts-de-France, France)
© T.K.T. Wolterbeek
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Rhodeites gutbierii (Ettingshausen) Němejc 1936
paleoflor posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: Nord-Pas-de-Calais coal-mining district (Hauts-de-France, France)
© T.K.T. Wolterbeek
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From the album: Nord-Pas-de-Calais coal-mining district (Hauts-de-France, France)
© T.K.T. Wolterbeek
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From the album: Nord-Pas-de-Calais coal-mining district (Hauts-de-France, France)
© T.K.T. Wolterbeek
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From the album: Nord-Pas-de-Calais coal-mining district (Hauts-de-France, France)
© T.K.T. Wolterbeek
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From the album: Nord-Pas-de-Calais coal-mining district (Hauts-de-France, France)
© T.K.T. Wolterbeek
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From the album: Nord-Pas-de-Calais coal-mining district (Hauts-de-France, France)
© T.K.T. Wolterbeek
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From the album: Nord-Pas-de-Calais coal-mining district (Hauts-de-France, France)
© T.K.T. Wolterbeek
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From the album: Borinage coal-mining district (Hainaut, Belgium)
© T.K.T. Wolterbeek
