BLT Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 (edited) Hello Everyone, I found this fabulous rock which is chock full of brachiopods on the bank of the Tennessee River today. When I first broke it open, the brachiopods were all relatively intact. Unfortunately, several split and/or started crumbling off while I was trying to gently clean off some of the river grime. I’m hoping someone can tell me the simplest way to go about cleaning/preserving these brachiopods with the least damage? Thanks! Edited December 24, 2021 by BLT Spelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 Is the matrix soft or hard? Let it dry and pick away what you can with a dental pick. This works for loose bits. Depending on how involved you want to get, there are many ways to attack it. You can chip away bits of matrix with a small hammer and a long drywall screw. the cracking may just be from getting the existing cracks wet. You can apply some Paraloid to hold the cracks together. 1 Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLT Posted December 25, 2021 Author Share Posted December 25, 2021 The matrix is soft and crumbly. I’d prefer to keep it simple, so I will try the hammer and drywall screw method with Paraloid. Thanks so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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