StormOfSilence Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 I have a small collection of fossils I've bought, but mostly wanting to post my own finds here. Below is the first piece I've actually extracted and cleaned, from a marine Carboniferous fossil bed on the shores of the Firth of Forth, Scotland. Quite happy with the result, especially for my first time cleaning and exposing a piece with a dremel... wondering whether there's anything else I can do to clean it up a bit more. Any tips/hints gratefully received! :-) Also wondering what the odds of identifying a fossil like that are beyond 'brachiopod'? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 Looks like a productid. Is the hinge-line visible at all? Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilhunter21 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 Nice find/prep job! Especialy since it was your first time. I think I would not prep any further, but I would suggest smoothing the matrix if you can. It just makes the fossil pop out more. -Micah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormOfSilence Posted May 24, 2022 Author Share Posted May 24, 2022 I don't think so, though that could just be my inexperienced eye.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormOfSilence Posted May 24, 2022 Author Share Posted May 24, 2022 3 minutes ago, fossilhunter21 said: Nice find/prep job! Especialy since it was your first time. I think I would not prep any further, but I would suggest smoothing the matrix if you can. It just makes the fossil pop out more. -Micah Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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