So glad I found this video and your channel! This is very helpful for me; I just got back from a "Meg Ledge" trip offshore NC and I have a ton of Megalodon teeth that need proper cleaning and I didn't know the best way. Can't wait to get started!
@LoganAnthonyChoy4 ай бұрын
Thank you too. Blessed look me up too I have dinosaur fossils don’t know how to clean them
@a.d.48323 жыл бұрын
Just learning and have many, many questions. I hope to teach my grandsons what I learn. Thank you
@CharlestonFossilAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Hello A.D.! Thanks for watching! Fee free to ask questions here if you’d like. I’m all ears! 😁
@ClockyManBaby2 жыл бұрын
Nice
@robertheuer76702 жыл бұрын
we have a limestone quarry on our property..the other day i found tons of fossilized bone in the limestone...but its seem to be more plentiful on the one edge of the quarry....i wish i could tell what they were from
@JM-yh6ju Жыл бұрын
Thank you for making these videos! You present information in an understandable way and I always feel a little smarter after watching them. I'm curious though, is there any way to preserve the barnacles on a fossil? Sometimes they add character to the piece that I'd like to save. Also, how can we clean limestone fossils without harming the piece? Thank you!
@gaareval3 жыл бұрын
Great video! Excited to try this out with my find from Venice Beach Florida. Mostly bones and a few teeth.
@CharlestonFossilAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! If your fossils are coated in bryozoan, then this will definitely work! Try submerging them for 30 minutes at a time at first. 😁
@gaareval3 жыл бұрын
@@CharlestonFossilAdventures during this process should the vinegar be replaced and if so how often?
@CharlestonFossilAdventures3 жыл бұрын
It should be fine to be used over again on small pieces; just keep a lid on the container while it’s going. And test a small bone first just to confirm it won’t discolor your fossils!
@ukpurr3 жыл бұрын
I loved watching the video, thank you. Can’t wait to read the book when it arrives. I wonder if you could make a video or offer some advice on how to clean up echinoids and gastropods stuck in their limestone matrix please. Thank you so much
@CharlestonFossilAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Hi Caroline! Thank you so much for watching and the super kind comments! We don’t have very many strata around here with lithified limestone. (That which we do have can be scraped away with a fingernail at times!) We’ll keep our eyes out for some limestone where we could use different cleaning methods. You’re verging on needing an air scribe for some of those pieces!
@lreese039 ай бұрын
One of the best books I own!
@jackmeoff9917 Жыл бұрын
Can you do this with coral specimens?
@Letstalkaboutitnick8 ай бұрын
How long until it’s finished in the vinegar?
@BirdGardenChannel3 жыл бұрын
Great info and the book looks fantastic!
@CharlestonFossilAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed the demonstration! What's your favorite section from the book?
@Smith_clips2238 күн бұрын
Yeah i was over in banja luka and i bought a blind bag for like 1€ and i got a shell covered in stone so im tryna clean it up
@rappar967311 ай бұрын
If the fossil is within a calcium carbonate matrix, isn't the fossil itself soluble is the acid, being that it too should by a variant of a calcium mineral?
@nfl2254fan6923 күн бұрын
Great video! Thanks for the information.
@theagesvlogs71872 жыл бұрын
Will this work on ammonites?
@CharlestonFossilAdventures2 жыл бұрын
Probably not, unless the ammonites are encased in a limestone deposit. Be careful if you attempt to use this method, as if there is any calcite in the ammonite, it will dissolve as well. Most ammonite cleaning uses mechanical methods of chipping away the encrusting matrix.
@theagesvlogs71872 жыл бұрын
@@CharlestonFossilAdventures Thank you so much, I have an oscillating engraver, would that work for smaller ammonites to clean the junk off?
@CharlestonFossilAdventures2 жыл бұрын
@@theagesvlogs7187 Glad to help! Most universities and museums have handheld scribes. I’d check to make sure your engraver has a point strong enough to handle the material. Maybe buy a point just for rock material, as it will likely dull the tip quite a bit. Look into airscribes and see if they are a similar match to your equipment. That’s the type of tool you’d have the most success with.
@theagesvlogs71872 жыл бұрын
@@CharlestonFossilAdventures mine has a 9924 carbide tip
@rachelbazzle81853 жыл бұрын
Will this method work for algae on a tooth?
@jessicaclary74623 жыл бұрын
I’m very much enjoying these videos! I live in SC. 🙂
@CharlestonFossilAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for the kind words, Jessica! Glad you’re enjoying our content!
@antibaca3 жыл бұрын
I found a massive chunk of limestone full of shells, would vinegar work to clean the stone?
@valorgaming22813 жыл бұрын
lol no, it would dissolve the shells
@Trakehner203 жыл бұрын
SO I think I found tooth fossils on my land...Lots of sandstone and limestone over them. This means that if I soak them in vinegar, its just getting rid of the minerals and not damaging the tooth in any way? thats what I take from this video.
@CharlestonFossilAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Hi trakehner20, thanks for watching! Yes, this technique works best for removing modern encrusting organisms and *some* softer limestones. If your sediment is sandstone, the vinegar will have no affect on the rock; there must be some form of calcium carbonate present to react with the vinegar. Museums also typically use a stronger acid to dissolve limestone, as the 5% acetic acid in household vinegar is just strong enough to work on some of the thicker shells. I’d suggest trying this technique on one inconsequential tooth first, just to make sure it will work. Good luck!! 😃
@miguelserrano443214 күн бұрын
Thanks! This was very useful!
@CharlestonFossilAdventures14 күн бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@jackery154 Жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍
@krawdadandrusty3 жыл бұрын
So glad I got to watch you and not smell what you did 😜! Nicely done, I learned a lot, thanks!
@CharlestonFossilAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Be grateful this isn’t smell-o-vision!! 😅😅 That stuff was rank after those barnacles had been stewing in there for a while! 😵 Thanks for subscribing!!!
@jonathanallison22473 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great video. Very professional.
@CharlestonFossilAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Hi Jonathan, thanks for the kind compliment! Glad you enjoyed the video! Welcome to the channel!
@TheAdventurousRealtor2 жыл бұрын
I have a crazy fossil banded tulip shell with a pathology 🤗
@CharlestonFossilAdventures2 жыл бұрын
Woah, that’s amazing! We’ve never found a pathologic mollusk before. 😱😱 What’s the pathology?
@TheAdventurousRealtor2 жыл бұрын
@@CharlestonFossilAdventures the "top" isn't straight, it curves! 😁 Very odd
@TheAdventurousRealtor2 жыл бұрын
@@CharlestonFossilAdventures I have a video on my channel I believe
@CharlestonFossilAdventures2 жыл бұрын
Wow, that’s fascinating! The apex (top) of the shell is how big the snail was when it hatched out of the egg case, so that pathology was likely something that affected the snail at birth. Really neat!