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Let's Rock => Fossils => Topic started by: fossilman on November 20, 2019, 10:32:26 AM

Title: Ammonite fossil...
Post by: fossilman on November 20, 2019, 10:32:26 AM

I hound and collect Ammonite fossils in Montana.. Finally had this guy polished up, by my Uncle.. He is top Dog when polishing Ammonites... He has a few of his Ammonite fossils in the Smithsonian in DC..

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49096397312_b2c782bca8_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2hNtSqQ)

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Had him leave the Ammolite on one side and take it down to the sutures on the other... The best of two worlds..

[url=https://flic.kr/p/2hNsTi2)(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49095689553_83a568b2e3_b.jpg) (https://

[url=https://flic.kr/p/2hNqf36)  (https://flic.kr/p/2hNqf36)

Title: Re: Ammonite fossil...
Post by: fossilman on November 20, 2019, 10:39:08 AM

Photos do it no justice though.. The Ammolite has lots of reds, oranges, yellows and greens..

This Ammonite is a Placenticeras meeki Boehm from the Bearpaw Shale of central Montana... Average 175,000,000 years old...

Title: Re: Ammonite fossil...
Post by: safossils on November 20, 2019, 04:08:36 PM

Very nice. I especially like the way the suture pattern has been highlighted..

Title: Re: Ammonite fossil...
Post by: hummingbirdstones on November 20, 2019, 06:14:24 PM

OMG that is gorgeous!   :Worthy:

Title: Re: Ammonite fossil...
Post by: ileney on November 24, 2019, 09:22:12 PM

Oh, I wish we could see the colors you describe. I know that is very hard to photo. They are very large and have been cleaned/polished so well to show the great patterns, that is for sure!

Title: Re: Ammonite fossil...
Post by: Ryaly2dogs on November 26, 2019, 11:57:35 AM

That is simply gorgeous.   :Worthy: