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I've been collecting tiny microfossils lately. I need some way of easily storing and cataloging ostracods, conodonts, forams, etc. Right now, I have multitudes of small vials, but it is hard to catalog the fossils inside. Thanks!

Stephen

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I have been attempting to go through different micro matrix. My plan is to use petri dishes with either white felt or foam in the bottom to display the best of my finds from each location. For ID/information I plan to use Trilobase and index cards.

You can get petri dishes pretty cheap. I do not recall where I got mine from but I bought a dozen or so for around $11 I think.

http://www.xump.com/science/Plastic-Petri-Dish.cfm?SID=12&gclid=CO_jst642bwCFY1FMgod-xcAPQ

I might have gotten them cheaper. Here you can get a dozen 120mm for $6.78 not including shipping.

http://www.zorotools.com/g/00051022/k-G1148594?utm_source=google_shopping&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Google_Shopping_Feed&kw={keyword}&gclid=CO3L1_i42bwCFdFAMgodzT0ADA

I believe I am using the 120mm.

Robert
Southeast, MO

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A quick and easy solution to keep collections from getting out of hand. Small clear plastic fishing tackle box from walmart. Put cotton balls or something like that in each individual section.

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I use the small plastic "ziploc" type bags from Michael's that they sell for holding beading supplies to sort my microfossils and keep them from walking away. 175 bags (3x5 inch) for $3.

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There are cardboard slides that are made for storing microfossils.

For pictures of them, look at "Microslides - storing your

foraminifera" at http://www.foraminifera.eu/microslides.html and

“Mounting Microfossils – Forams and gGlue, Art and Polymaths”

at http://fossilsandotherlivingthings.blogspot.com/2012/10/mounting-microfossils-forams-and-glue.html Also, a person can

search the Internet for “Plummer Cells,” Franke Cells,” and

“Micropaleontological Micro Slides.”

They can be found at various stores. For example, they are

for sale at “Micropaleontology Slides, 1 mm Deep” at

https://www.wardsci.com/store/catalog/product.jsp?catalog_number=130821

Be aware that some stores sell them at quite incredibly

expensive prices. Therefore, it pays for a person to look

around the Internet at prices.

In addition, the resourceful DIY person can always make their

own micropaleontology slides as discussed in:

1. Phillips, J., 2011, "Make Your Own Micropaleontology

Slides." Micscape Magazine. August, 2011. PDF file at

http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artaug11/Micropaleo-Slides.pdf and

http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/indexmag.html?http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/libindex.html

Micscape Magazine has a companion file to the above article

that contains full size graphic patterns for the slides mentioned

in the above article. It can be download from

http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artaug11/patterns.zip

and 2. "Make Your Own Paleontology Slides For Microfossils,

The Fossil Forum, March 2008 http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/1083-make-your-own-paleontology-slides-for-microfossils/

Yours,

Paul H.

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