The Famous Golden Cannonballs Of Yorkshire

[DanJeavs]

Apologies for the usual hiatus from here. I’m back (just like arni always says). The past 6 months have been an absolute rollercoaster of collecting and prepping. 
I thought I’d ease you all into one of my best finds this year. 
Here in Yorkshire, we have an incredible layer of fossils from what’s known as the jet rock (Whitby jet too). In this layer, we get what are known as cannonball nodules. Usually always heavily coated in a pyrite skin, and 1 in around 15 has a fossil inside. Almost always, Eleganticeras Elegantulum. 
This is one I found around 6 months ago. The Eleganticeras keel and outer whorl, clearly sticking out. 
Usually, I prefer to prepare myself, but lacking the equipment for polishing, I sent it off to my friend, and the best prepper in the uk. 
A month later, I get this stunning specimen back. An absolute master of his craft, and prep I can only aspire to achieve one day. 

[Doctor Mud]

Wow! That is a thing of beauty. 

[connorp]

Wow!! So cool. Is that pyrite stable?

[pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon]

That's so cool! What a specimen! Spectacular!!

 

Must've been a tough prep-job too, getting through that pyrite layer

[piranha]

     

 

[DanJeavs]

25 minutes ago, connorp said:

Wow!! So cool. Is that pyrite stable?

It certainly is. We don’t tend to get too much rot. As long as they haven’t been exposed to the sea you’re usually okay

[DanJeavs]

12 minutes ago, pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon said:

That's so cool! What a specimen! Spectacular!!

 

Must've been a tough prep-job too, getting through that pyrite layer

Just a tad. Luckily we’re armed these days with much better air tools to handle the pyrite. Go look up ‘the bronto’ from zoic. It’s a beast. 

[DanJeavs]

Here’s another one I found a few months back and prepared. This will also get the polish treatment at some point in the near future. 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Beautiful. 

[Darktooth]

Magnificent!