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SO....many decades ago, the university i work for had a geology and earth science program. Sadly it is long extinct. The good news is we are busy resurrecting it. Long story short, we have CRATES full of geo and paleo specimens....and it is my job to sort and prepare them. Most were donated/acquired in the late 1980's. Many many more were procured from the science departments of various schools and colleges as they closed down. Better than 90% of the items are not labeled, identified, or inventoried, so guess what I get to do... I'm fairly skilled in the arts and fossil prep, but this morning I found one that I think is in need of restoration and I have no idea how to begin. This specimen is labeled as : which I believe translates to "yucca root calcium silicate nodule/ rhizolith Ogallala Formation Lake McConaughy Spillway Kieth County Nebraska" and looks like this currently: it is well over a meter long! and from the other end: I'm thinking I may need to do a bit of drilling and pegging in addition to some serious adhesives AND/OR build a nice display armature for it. There are some missing bits, and a baggie of smaller fragments that have broken off. I actually remember the old Physics professor using part of this as a door stop back when I was an undergrad! Our botany professor wants it ready for display by march of 21 so it can be used in his courses and in our spring ecology courses. He has also suggested I create a "fake plant" to top it off so that the display shows what it looked like when live. Before I start, I figured I would get input/advice/suggestions from you all, as this one is quite different from anything I have prepared/restored before. Good news is the budget will cover any supplies, so I'm willing to spend for the archive grade stuff. I just don't know what to buy. Any ideas greatly appreciated!
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