Darktooth Posted February 1, 2018 Author Share Posted February 1, 2018 @fishguy package sent! @PFOOLEY package ready will go out tomorrow! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 1 hour ago, Darktooth said: Well folks, I got home from work after a very long and tiring day, and much to my surprise there was my package from @caldigger! And what was my wonderful prize, you may ask? Drum roll please...BUMBUMBUMBUMBUM .......A Halisaurus arambourgi (Mosasaur) Upper Cretaeous Maasrichtian phosphate mines Oulad Abdoun Basin, Morroco Doren , Thank-you so much this was a great surprise! I truly appreciate it. I hope you will like yours as well! Wow! That's a super surprise and a one time neighbour of mine too! Marvelous. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTinNorthAB Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 @Tidgy's Dad - yours went out today I expect both of ours to take a bit longer to make it to their destinations but hope it arrives safely 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 22 minutes ago, VTinNorthAB said: @Tidgy's Dad - yours went out today I expect both of ours to take a bit longer to make it to their destinations but hope it arrives safely Thank you! I'm afraid yours won't be going until Monday, but no later than that. Sorry. I agree, but I've never had post from, or sent post to Canada, so who knows? Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTinNorthAB Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 7 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Thank you! I'm afraid yours won't be going until Monday, but no later than that. Sorry. I agree, but I've never had post from, or sent post to Canada, so who knows? I’m not in any rush so no worries! I had other items to mail so it worked out 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Trades should start rolling in soon. This should be some interesting viewing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 23 hours ago, Darktooth said: Well folks, I got home from work after a very long and tiring day, and much to my surprise there was my package from @caldigger! And what was my wonderful prize, you may ask? Drum roll please...BUMBUMBUMBUMBUM .......A Halisaurus arambourgi (Mosasaur) Upper Cretaeous Maasrichtian phosphate mines Oulad Abdoun Basin, Morroco Doren , Thank-you so much this was a great surprise! I truly appreciate it. I hope you will like yours as well! That is AMAZINGLY cool! 1 John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Wow, great trade. I think I may be in way over my head! Sorry PFOOLEY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Here is my receiving end of the 1-4-1 from Darktooth ( Dave A.). A large 2.75 x 2cm Herkimer "diamond" from Herkimer, New York. Thanks Dave! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 4 hours ago, JohnBrewer said: That is AMAZINGLY cool! I aim to please! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted February 3, 2018 Author Share Posted February 3, 2018 @caldigger I am glad you recieved your Herkimer Diamond safe and sound. Fyi , there is a small amount of iron oxide on the surface of the crystal. If you wish to remove this, you can let it soak in 100% lemon juice for a while and scrub with an old toothbrush. I usually leave on the iron oxide when it is in small amounts as it gives a little color to the crystal. So I recently came home from the gym and was pleasantly surprised to find my second trade in the mailbox, from @fishguy ( Tom). I recieved a part of a concretion from Glendive, Montana. It contains parts of Ammonites and Baculites. It is from the pierre shale. Tom, Thank-you for this lovely piece! The colors and shine on the fossils are really nice. This piece is chock full of fossils! 2 I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 1 hour ago, Darktooth said: @caldigger I am glad you recieved your Herkimer Diamond safe and sound. Fyi , there is a small amount of iron oxide on the surface of the crystal. If you wish to remove this, you can let it soak in 100% lemon juice for a while and scrub with an old toothbrush. I usually leave on the iron oxide when it is in small amounts as it gives a little color to the crystal. So I recently came home from the gym and was pleasantly surprised to find my second trade in the mailbox, from @fishguy ( Tom). I recieved a part of a concretion from Glendive, Montana. It contains parts of Ammonites and Baculites. It is from the pierre shale. Tom, Thank-you for this lovely piece! The colors and shine on the fossils are really nice. This piece is chock full of fossils! My gift from Secret Santa had some nice pieces like this from the Pierre Shale. I wonder who my Secret Santa was? That's a really nice piece. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted February 3, 2018 Author Share Posted February 3, 2018 1 hour ago, Tidgy's Dad said: My gift from Secret Santa had some nice pieces like this from the Pierre Shale. I wonder who my Secret Santa was? That's a really nice piece. The pictures really don't do justice by this piece. The fossils have that Mother of pearl, shine, and luster. Maybe I will try some better lighting. 1 I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 I can tell you, you will never be able to capture the beauty of these ammos on a picture. So I propose you send it to every member so they can see it in person. Me first! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 59 minutes ago, Darktooth said: The pictures really don't do justice by this piece. The fossils have that Mother of pearl, shine, and luster. Maybe I will try some better lighting. I know what you mean, I tried for ages to get decent pictures for the pieces I posted on the Secret Santa thread yesterday, but those beautiful colours just won't show up! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 @minnbuckeye, thank you! I am very pleased with this beast! 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...
Tidgy's Dad Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Nice orthocone! Splendid gift! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 @PFOOLEYWasn't sure something that heavy would ever make it through the mail. The lady at the post office tried to pick it up and failed. Wish I had caught her expression on video. Not a rare specimen, but it at least correlates to your wonderful ammonites a bit. That was my thought process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 They say up to 70lbs. on the flat rate boxes. Not our fault the postal clerks can't lift that much. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 @fishguy, thank you! (sorry for the crappy photos!) This is a very beautiful and delicate mineral! It will have a welcomed spot in my collection. 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...
Tidgy's Dad Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Lovely, and so fragile! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 @fishguy Was it Klein or Conklin?? Millerite is such a strange thing. I have a specimen just like yours and from Klein that sits in our living room. @caldigger 57 minutes ago, caldigger said: They say up to 70lbs. on the flat rate boxes. Not our fault the postal clerks can't lift that much. Actually large bulk rate box says unlimited weight right on it. Now the postal union may say workers can't lift it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share Posted February 4, 2018 There are some fine pieces being traded folks! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Wow some great trades, really fantastic and generous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 So are there any of you that haven't found a trading partner yet? I remember there being members wanting to do several different trades. Now comes the long wait for the overseas goody postings. I sent you a taste of California Roger, hope you like. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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