Mitchell88 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Can anyone shed some light on how these fossils, which are often seen in either single specimens or large slabs, ..how they are polished to such a clear diplay, and then on the back side there is normally a similar fine cut, but with a very bad finish. Also, i find that these fossils are ussually all the same color, this is due to the fossilization conditions such as, materials, region, era, ect... Correct? Also peculiar that they often do not contain other traces of the organism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Moroccan Orthoceras LINK 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...
Troodon Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Cannot speak to preservation but to what I see sold. If you looked at the pictures I posted from the Tucson show you see Orthoceras sold everywhere. They are polished on only one side the display side and it brings out the beautiful detail of those critters and makes them more saleable. If your going to hang up a slab most buyers are not interested in the back side since it mostly for Art with some exceptions. The single ones are sold to mom pop shops who want to sell trinkets in their store and look cool at a reasonable price point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchell88 Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 they are definitely nice pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchell88 Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 2 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: Moroccan Orthoceras LINK wow! I did not know it was a shell.. No wonder the fossil comes out this way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 1 hour ago, Mitchell88 said: wow! I did not know it was a shell.. No wonder the fossil comes out this way 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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