Max-fossils Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 7 hours ago, caldigger said: I bought a few of them from a dealer some time ago. Huh, pretty cool. Never seen any of them offered for sale on the market. I got mine from an old collection. Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted August 21, 2017 Author Share Posted August 21, 2017 And here is my hoard from Ralph (Nimravis). Hash plate of bryozoan, crinoids and brachiopods, a plethora of items from White River Formation of South Dakota, Mammoth ivory slivers and shark teeth from Florida, trilobites from Georgia, a modern Mako tooth and stingray barb, a trace fossil of water ripple marks and a slew of plastic storage containers. Thanks again Ralph 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 11 minutes ago, caldigger said: And here is my hoard from Ralph (Nimravis). Hash plate of bryozoan, crinoids and brachiopods, a plethora of items from White River Formation of South Dakota, Mammoth ivory slivers and shark teeth from Florida, trilobites from Georgia, a modern Mako tooth and stingray barb, a trace fossil of water ripple marks and a slew of plastic storage containers. Thanks again Ralph Doren, it is always nice to trade with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted August 31, 2017 Author Share Posted August 31, 2017 Here is my take on a South Korean trade with Hong (Cheney416). A cephalopod and rugose coral from Iowa, Indonesian amber, a Labradorite cabashon, a piece of amber with insect inclusion, a double terminated Quartz crystal from China and an extinct lungfish tooth from Morocco. Thank you Hong! It's a mighty impressive engagement ring...gee I didn't know you cared! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDudeCO Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Holy cow check out the size of that double terminated quartz!! @caldigger nice trade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Nice additions to the collection. That quartz looks like someone polished the sides/faces. I've seen that done frequently. I'm sure the natural sides looked nice enough, but no, they have to be 'perfect', and someone needs a value-added job. cabashon cabochon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 A ring for Joan Collins or a knuckle duster. Pretty impressive! John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted August 31, 2017 Author Share Posted August 31, 2017 1 hour ago, Wrangellian said: Nice additions to the collection. That quartz looks like someone polished the sides/faces. I've seen that done frequently. I'm sure the natural sides looked nice enough, but no, they have to be 'perfect', and someone needs a value-added job. cabashon cabochon Ah hum, I don't suppose I could blame that on auto-correct? Yes it does seem to be a polished piece, but it's cool and I like it none the less. I had actually been looking at the Lungfish teeth awhile back as an interesting addition. Hong provided me with a nice example so now I don't have to purchase one. I hope he enjoys what I sent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 37 minutes ago, caldigger said: Ah hum, I don't suppose I could blame that on auto-correct? ... Not if there's no such word as cabashon! You can always call them 'cabs' like the lapidary/rockhounds do. Can't say I've ever seen a lungfish tooth.. sounds like a special thing. Any idea how old it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted September 1, 2017 Author Share Posted September 1, 2017 It is labeled as coming from the Kem-Kem beds of Morocco (Cretaceous). OK, OK you got me, I misspelled a word, so shoot me! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Touched a nerve? I will be sure to pick on other people's misspellings and grammar (God knows there's a lot of it here), that way you won't feel singled out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 12 hours ago, Wrangellian said: Not if there's no such word as cabashon! You can always call them 'cabs' like the lapidary/rockhounds do. Can't say I've ever seen a lungfish tooth.. sounds like a special thing. Any idea how old it is? You forgot to capitalize the first word in your fourth sentence. It is also preceded by two periods, so it is not an ellipsis. 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Less serious that butchered spellings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 9 hours ago, Kane said: You forgot to capitalize the first word in your fourth sentence. It is also preceded by two periods, so it is not an ellipsis. Pedant. John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 2 hours ago, JohnBrewer said: Pedant. Speaking of pedantic and pedantry... The etymological origin of pedagogue (and from which is derived pedagogy) is really "truant officer" (or rough equivalent in Ancient Greece). The idea of "walking" and thinking (from which pede comes from) can trace its origin to the Academy where Plato and later Aristotle presided. There is a whole school of though called "peripatetics" that means to "wander around from place to place" just like philosophers do! This nerd alert has been brought to you by Kane. 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 3 hours ago, Wrangellian said: Less serious that butchered spellings! "Less serious THAN [comparative] butchered spellings" (optionally, using the singular form, "spelling," would be fine to denote general concept as opposed to individual instances). I grade hundreds of student essays every year, sit on a number of editorial boards, and worked in a publishing house. I'm the grammar and spelling fascist par excellence. Ok, I'm done with my good natured ribbing of you, Eric. At the end of the day, you and I both have an appreciation for proper spelling and grammar. 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted September 2, 2017 Author Share Posted September 2, 2017 Okay kids, let's take it outside! If we want to have a grammar thread than by all means create one (separately!!!), but this is a trades thread so let's focus on the task at hand. All righty then! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 This has gotten way out of hand, I only intended to point out the misspelling of an unusual word that people might like to know the proper spelling of (like capsaicin).... but I see I then made one or two steps over the line, and now look. I'd love it if you'd delete the whole shebang from the point where I pointed out that mistake. No one is going to want to read this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 56 minutes ago, Wrangellian said: This has gotten way out of hand, I only intended to point out the misspelling of an unusual word that people might like to know the proper spelling of (like capsaicin).... but I see I then made one or two steps over the line, and now look. I'd love it if you'd delete the whole shebang from the point where I pointed out that mistake. No one is going to want to read this. Eric, there is no ill intention here. I was just ribbing you in good fun as a tit for tat kind of way (as the way I interpreted this, rightly or wrongly). This is not a grammar contest. Just being jocular. We've had our social fun and we can return to our regularly scheduled thread. I apologize if you took this in a way I did not intend. Intention on the internet can suffer the usual loss of communicative nuance, and I obviously failed to take that under more careful consideration. I was not trying to slight you in any way - just ribbing a little out of playful camaraderie. Your intentions were solid and sound. And your occasional reminders to keep to proper spelling is not a bad thing. Of course, we must always be mindful of those for whom English is not their first language. If I offended you or caused any distress here on TFF, I apologize, and especially to you Eric if you felt I slighted you in any way. Heck, you should see the stuff John Brewer says to me- Ha! Are we good? 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 22 hours ago, Kane said: Are we good? Sorry, caldigger, for starting this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheney416 Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Here is what I receive from @caldigger. Part of crabs, Gastropod, Turtle shell, Hooked tooth mako, Ammonite, Crinoid stems, Oreodont teeth, Brachiopod and sand shark tooth. These makes my collection to more cooooool! And I really love this Mako. Thanks caldigger! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted September 10, 2017 Author Share Posted September 10, 2017 Here are the results of a very long prolonged trade with MikePocock. Several prepped ammonites, fossil shells, a couple of belemnites, some corals, he sent four fully articulated dinosaur skeletons with I'm going to say their coinciding coprolite (polished rocks) and a couple of unprepped ammonite nodules all from the Whitby coast. I am awaiting instructions from Mike as to proper way to open the nodules. Thank you for the trade Mike! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 It's a bit sleepy in here. Might have to put myself up for another trade John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 11 minutes ago, JohnBrewer said: It's a bit sleepy in here. Might have to put myself up for another trade I'm in! Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 1 minute ago, Max-fossils said: I'm in! Let's play then! Will take a week to get a box together. PM me your address and I'll give mine. John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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