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Can polished crinoid stem fossils be used for jewelry ?

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Hi everyone this is Matt again.

Can you make jewelry out of polished crinoid stem fossils?

Like this one in the photo:

 

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Hi Matt, yes you can make jewelry, crinoid stems are beautiful polished just make sure it's right size!  :)

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you can polish the silicified individual columnals 

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Yes Matt! As can be seen, Native Americans saw the special beauty in crinoids and created jewelry. 

Pre-1492 AD: Fossils & Native People

History of Paleontology in the National Park Service—Santucci, V. L. (page 2 of 9)

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