PaulLawn Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 I recently received a fossilized clam that is shut tight. The clam seems heavier than I think it should be. Does it hurt the 'value' of the fossil if I ply it open? I saw online how some clams are crystallized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Welcome to TFF! Can We see pictures of it? Where is it from? Regards, Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulLawn Posted June 5, 2018 Author Share Posted June 5, 2018 Here it is. If I had a scale I would weigh it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 That is the internal mold of the bivalve. Prying it apart would reveal nothing and would damage the specimen. I would leave it as it is. 2 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 This looks like a steinkern of a clam, it will not have crystals inside of it and would not be something You could "pry" open. 1 Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Looks to me to be a steinkern, the inner empty space of a "clam" that filled with sediment. The outer shell has dissolved away. So to have a crystalline interior, a shell must be present. Do not pry open or it will destroy what you have. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 We are all thinking alike!!!!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 What everyone else has said. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 2 hours ago, RJB said: What everyone else has said. RB I would listen to RB .. B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonianDigger Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 By the way, this looks like a steinkern. (In case it hasn't already been mentioned, lol!) Jay A. Wollin Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve Hamburg, New York, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 3 hours ago, Brett Breakin' Rocks said: I would listen to RB .. B Me too John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulLawn Posted June 6, 2018 Author Share Posted June 6, 2018 Here it is. If I had a scale I would weigh it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulLawn Posted June 6, 2018 Author Share Posted June 6, 2018 I want to thank all for their contributions. I am very impressed by the knowledge on the board. I am even more impressed by the courtesy shown to other posters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Just now, PaulLawn said: I want to thank all for their contributions. I am very impressed by the knowledge on the board. I am even more impressed by the courtesy shown to other posters. We're all friends here. Often we agree, sometimes we don't, but it's always respectful and good-humoured. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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