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Yet again a Manticoceras sp. preparation.

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It has been a while since I’ve prepped a good Manticoceras goniatite.

I still have a few lying around, but there was one from a box from a recent field trip that I really wanted to clean up. 

 

The specimen was partially sticking out of a massive piece of limestone and it already showed some really nice suture lines.

So yesterday I finally tackled it starting with the grinder, then chisel and hammer and the details with the air scribe.

I did make a mistake with the grinder by getting to close to the fossil and scratch the surface in one spot, but in the end after applying some colour deepener for marble it is almost gone.

 

before the prepp:

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starting to grind and chisle: 

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finishing up with the air scribe:

 

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the end result after the colour deepener:

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pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Regular Member

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Indeed! Excellent prep-work, Kevin! :default_clap2:

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Great results, Kevin!

Beautiful!  :drool:

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