stats Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 (edited) I'm taking a feather from @Nimravis and starting a thread about repairing Mazon Creek fossils. I use the freeze/thaw method, but I do tap them lightly once in a while. That usually isn't what causes concretions to fall apart. Water creeping into the rock finds all the weak spots and sometimes a concretion basically shatters. Some localities are have hardier concretion than others. I have found that Pit 2, 3, and 4 have great preservation, but Shadow Lakes isn't referred to as Shatter Lakes for nothing. Super glue is nice, but I generally use Elmer's Glue as you can easily dissolve the glue in water and try again. Here is the first installment... a Macroneuropteris scheuchzeri from Pit 3. Collected last year during the construction on IL 129, but opened this year via freeze/thaw. I used Elmer's Glue on this one. Cheers, Rich Edited July 30 by stats 2 8 Link to post Share on other sites
Nimravis Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Nice job- I have many concretions that I had to repair. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
stats Posted July 30 Author Share Posted July 30 Crenulopteris mazoniana from Pit 2. This was collected way back in 2013. I used Super Glue on this one. Cheers, Rich 3 Link to post Share on other sites
stats Posted July 30 Author Share Posted July 30 3 minutes ago, Nimravis said: Nice job- I have many concretions that I had to repair. Post them so we can enjoy your handiwork. Cheers, Rich 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Nimravis Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 1 hour ago, stats said: Post them so we can enjoy your handiwork. Cheers, Rich I will look around for some. Link to post Share on other sites
stats Posted July 31 Author Share Posted July 31 (edited) I've been gluing a bunch this weekend. Crenulopteris acadica from Pit 3. Cheers, Rich Edited July 31 by stats 6 Link to post Share on other sites
flipper559 Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 Nice job Rich !! Rock On !! Phil Link to post Share on other sites
stats Posted August 30 Author Share Posted August 30 Here is another one... Not as many pieces, but they had circular fractures. Cheers, Rich Crenulopteris acadica 6 Link to post Share on other sites
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