gremlinshow Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 (edited) Wouldnt it be great if all the nodules ive found over the last year were to prep themselves! Its gonna take me years plus a few new tools I think to get through this lot!! But on the plus side, who knows what treasures I mightifind inside them! :-D Edited November 8, 2015 by gremlinshow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacha Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Show us some of what you have completed before this batch of concs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 You have some nice crabs there. I agree with Sacha... do you have anything to show off that you have already prepped. I know prepping these is not easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Some nice lookin rocks ya got there gremlinshow. I would also like to see what you've prepped so far. Thanks for showing these. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gremlinshow Posted November 9, 2015 Author Share Posted November 9, 2015 This was my first crab find. Think its about as well prepped as im gonna get it with the tools I have. Also the claw was unfortunately on a piece of the nodule that had broken off when I found it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 pretty nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gremlinshow Posted November 11, 2015 Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 Was trying to prep this little crab and noticed it appears to have been half eaten! What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 This was my first crab find. Think its about as well prepped as im gonna get it with the tools I have. Also the claw was unfortunately on a piece of the nodule that had broken off when I found it. Not bad... Is it possible to reattach the claw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Was trying to prep this little crab and noticed it appears to have been half eaten! What do you think? Not half eaten,... Looks like the nodule broke, and took some pieces of the crab with it. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Im with wrangellian, is it possible to reattach the claw, or was it broken off and already missing? RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gremlinshow Posted November 12, 2015 Author Share Posted November 12, 2015 It may be possible to re-attach but it is on a fairly thin piece of matrix and quite brittle so I didnt want to man hamdle it too much in fear of breaking it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gremlinshow Posted November 12, 2015 Author Share Posted November 12, 2015 Not half eaten,... Looks like the nodule broke, and took some pieces of the crab with it. Regards, Ah thats a shame I was hoping for the more interesting story line of being eaten. It just looks like a perfect shape for a bite going at an angle across the crab it even has a curved edge instead of the straight edge I would have thought a break would give? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Ah thats a shame I was hoping for the more interesting story line of being eaten. It just looks like a perfect shape for a bite going at an angle across the crab it even has a curved edge instead of the straight edge I would have thought a break would give? I think a more logical explanation is that the nodule broke, and the stone has been weathered. Nodules tend to break a bit differently than say, ... shale, limestone, or sandstone. In fact, many of the nodules/concretions I have split don't break cleanly, and often, due to the concentric layering of the nodules or concretions, they will crack with a curve out on one side, and a curve in on the other side. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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