DrDave Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 I've been working through some material that my daughters and I collected on Sunday May 28, Digging with the Experts Day. While I feel like I'm pretty new to fossil collecting, this Mucospirifer seems particularly pretty and well preserved, so I thought I'd share(my pinky nail is 1 cm for scale): The original matrix surrounding the specimen is seen above. I assume there is some pyritization creating the gold color. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 That is a really nice specimen. When I zoomed in I could even see growth lines! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil-Hound Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 @DrDave this is a nice one. I like them when both sides are present. Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 They don't come any better than that... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrguy54 Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 A very nice piece. Was there much prep/cleaning necessary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDave Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share Posted July 1, 2017 I did spend 2-3 hours using a pick, water, a hard plastic bristle brush to remove matrix. Maybe a little more time than that--kind of got into an OCD-ish zone, lol. Once I saw what I had, I wanted to see how clean I could get it. While there is variability in the matrix at Penn-Dixie, it seems easily crushed or scraped compared with the underlying fossil, which lends itself to be more aggressive and less cautious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 Wow. Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 Viola happened to be beside me while I was looking at this thread and she said "Wow! That's so pretty!" (Shells are probably her favourite thing to find when we go fossil-hunting.) Congrats on finding such a beautiful brachiopod, and well done with respect to the prep work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 Stunning fossil, especially for me as I love seashells and brachiopods Congrats! Max 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...
Jeffrey P Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 That's an awesome example of a rather common fossil. We should all be giving those a lot more attention. Congratulations and thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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