Incognito Rockhound Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 All, I went fossil hunting at a new site a little north of downtown Nashville and hit paydirt with these large pieces of rock; they are absolutely packed full of rugose coral 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Incognito Rockhound Posted February 10, 2019 Author Share Posted February 10, 2019 There are two rocks - each one weighs between 40 and 50 pounds. I would like to display them in my office, but they are obviously too heavy to put on a shelf. It would be a shame not to display them, so I am trying to figure out what I can you do so they aren’t a crushing risk to everything and everyone around them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Small sturdy end table? Doorstop? I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Rockhound Posted February 10, 2019 Author Share Posted February 10, 2019 3 minutes ago, Darktooth said: Small sturdy end table? Doorstop? End table? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronzviking Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Cool find....but how did you lift it? You could put it outside the office in there landscaping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Paper weight. Nice finds. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Rockhound Posted February 10, 2019 Author Share Posted February 10, 2019 3 hours ago, Bronzviking said: Cool find....but how did you lift it? You could put it outside the office in there landscaping. I have a really thick tarp-like blanket. I rolled each rock onto it, and dragged it over to the car one at a time. Let’s just say that I rediscovered a few muscles that I forgot I had Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Congratulations on the wonderful finds! 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...
Incognito Rockhound Posted February 13, 2019 Author Share Posted February 13, 2019 22 hours ago, ynot said: Congratulations on the wonderful finds! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Very nice, thanks for sharing! Are you attempting to clean them? Franz Bernhard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Rockhound Posted February 14, 2019 Author Share Posted February 14, 2019 On 2/13/2019 at 9:40 AM, FranzBernhard said: Very nice, thanks for sharing! Are you attempting to clean them? Franz Bernhard I would like to eventually clean them; unfortunately, work is tying up a majority of time right now. Until then, I am going to start reading up on cleaning techniques. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 6 hours ago, Incognito Rockhound said: Any suggestions? Yes, as a first step use a very, very soft brush (a soft tooth brush may be already to hard, there could be delicate structures) and plenty of water. Please show as the result, thanks! Franz Bernhard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Rockhound Posted February 16, 2019 Author Share Posted February 16, 2019 20 hours ago, FranzBernhard said: Yes, as a first step use a very, very soft brush (a soft tooth brush may be already to hard, there could be delicate structures) and plenty of water. Please show as the result, thanks! Franz Bernhard Will do - thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 4 hours ago, Incognito Rockhound said: Will do As you are living on a tight time budged, there is another, in some way time-saving possibility: Leave it outside in the rain for several weeks. Heavy rain removes loose dirt quite effectively yet very cautiously. Franz Bernhard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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