Recent finds, August 1

Mahalo! - 8/6/2009 Reviewer : dw from Summerville South Carolina United States	Total Rating : 10
Thanx for the update from paradise! Are the urchins and shells fossilized?	Content Quality : 10 of 10 Drool Quotient : 10 of 10 Picture Quality : 10 of 10
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fossilized? - 8/8/2009 Reviewer : hemipristis from	Total Rating : No Rating
hi there DW! The shells are the original aragonite, just like the James City molluscs at LC, although some of the cowries I do believe have been mineralized to calcite (they're heavier than they should be, and seem to be harder/tougher as well). The aragonite in the urchin has been completely mineralized! I have 2 complete ones now, and what may be another one in matrix; I have to clean the algae & goop off of it first. I was just given a project on Kauai, which is the only island w/Pliocene strata. At least 2 megs (fragments) have been recovered from there. I"ll be staying there for a couple of weeks come January. PLEASE let me find a Hawaiian Meg!!!
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Sweet pics! - 8/17/2009 Reviewer : Govinn from Virginia United States	Total Rating : 10
love the turtle shot. Good luck on the Meg!!	Content Quality : 10 of 10 Drool Quotient : 10 of 10 Picture Quality : 10 of 10
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