PFOOLEY Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I'd better post this before a new weekend arrives . Last Saturday, I got out to a "new" outcrop of Juana Lopez and Carlile Shale (Turonian). The day started out with another pharyngeal fish tooth (I still don't know what species)... ...followed by some awesome Prionocyclus (sp.) ammonites still in nodules... ...I was able to carry the smaller back to the truck, but had to return with a dolly for the larger (100+ lbs.)... ...after getting this big rock home and giving it a scrub, I decided to leave as is... ...I don't find many large nodules with the ammonite intact (or even visible), so this is a gem. Hope everyone has an excellent weekend, happy hunting. -P. 1 "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squalicorax Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Super Sweet Nodule! Any thoughts on getting it prepped? My Flickr Page of My Collection: http://www.flickr.com/photos/79424101@N00/sets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted June 1, 2013 Author Share Posted June 1, 2013 I have many thoughts of prepping it out. I would love to learn more about the available tools for prep before I attempt it. For now, it will sit on my front porch. "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry739 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Nice. I will be out there in a few hours myself. It would be nice to meet you and team up sometime. I think there is much more to uncover in thearea and it sounds like you feel likewise. Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 That is a great ammonite boulder. Once you get the equipment (or find someone who does to do it for you) I think it would look great to have just that top 'cap' of matrix removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelhead9 Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Agree with wrangelian. This would look AWESOME with just the top half prepped from the matrix. Beautiful find. Still Life Fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted June 3, 2013 Author Share Posted June 3, 2013 Agree with wrangelian. This would look AWESOME with just the top half prepped from the matrix. Beautiful find. I totally agree, but the combination of "sticky" calcite and an already fractured nodule leaves me a bit uneasy with the ol' hammer and chisel method. I may try to stabilize the bottom and give it a go . "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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