Ugh.. why is getting this Crinoid out such a flipping hassle!!! haha

[Steve D.]

I've been digging away at this for months lol 

[caldigger]

Why are you trying to get it out?

It looks good on a natural mount.

[minnbuckeye]

4 minutes ago, caldigger said:

Why are you trying to get it out?

It looks good on a natural mount.

 

Totally agree!! But beauty IS in the eye of the beholder.

[Steve D.]

I'm about to just leave it in there. You're both right! I thought I'd lick it while I'm on a business trip but this snarge Crinoid just doesn't want to come out! hahaha

[goatinformationist]

Great mojo for you if  you leave it where it is, IMHO.

[Sagebrush Steve]

5 minutes ago, minnbuckeye said:

 

Totally agree!! But beauty IS in the eye of the beholder.

Well, according to my eye I say leave it in there.  That way you know it’s a fossil, not some plastic extrusion that came out of a mold. 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Yep, it's just fine as it is. 

[Kane]

As it is only a fragment, it probably isn't worth the effort. You're probably better off returning to the site and scanning for other pieces that have weathered out of the rock. That being said, if you are still insistent on freeing it from the matrix, something like an air scribe would probably do the trick if you're careful.

[Sagebrush Steve]

Of course you could use this as a practice piece for your air scribe, if you have one.