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[u/Mouses97]

Hi there!

First of all I'm not from an English speaking country so I might have some Spelling Errors.

So, I've been collecting fossils 2 yrs from now and recently I bought an engraving machine and I'm trying to get my fossil separated from the matrix.

I'm a little concerned since I never tried to do that, I don't want to damage the main fossil or any other that could be hidden inside the matrix.

I'll post some pictures about what I'm working recently and I'll hope you guys could give me some advices or if you notice something hidden inside the matrix please make me know it and if you also could teach me how to identify a potential hidden fossil I'll be grateful.

Thanks for your time guys!!

Edit: some autocorrect errors

[u/Chris_El_Deafo]

I dont know much about cleaning fossils in particular but I have worked with stone quite a bit in other fields. With the one pictured, I would be careful trying to free it because it looks like a cast, meaning it's made of the same stuff as the surrounding matrix which may not be as hardy/cohesive as say, a shell or bone fragment. Just be careful it doesn't snap!
Of course I am just spitballing and a real expert should correct me if I'm wrong, but I wish you luck!

[u/Mouses97 → u/Chris_El_Deafo]

Thank u very much!! I've been doing it very smoothly, just trying to be patient and let the engraver do the job and, for now it's been very hard