Fossilized Star Coral

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Blak bart

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Dont know if you can make that specimen any better, but you may be able to find a nicer piece if you look for it. Here in the keys there are many great specimens like that. My yard is filled with pieces like yours. Over the years I have found many fantastic pieces, some very large. I have sanded or grinded some pieces and that will often bring out the detail. It is quite soft and will sand very easily. It will actually take a polish if worked down in sand paper grit. 220, 400, 800, 1000, and final polish with 2000. Use wet dry paper on a flat surface and lots of water. It sands pretty quickly. Ill find a piece and post it up.
 

Blak bart

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photo-320.JPG heres a few pieces from my back yard. I dont really hunt it but I dont pass up a nice piece when I see it. photo-319.JPG its great for carving. Heres a little cross I made for a necklace. photo-321.JPG I like fist sized pieces to work with, but ive gotten pieces that are over 100 pounds.
 

Blak bart

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photo-333.JPG this is a twenty pound piece. Shell collectors call this a plate. This one needs to be cleaned and bleached. Shell collectors and aquarium enthusiasts will pay pretty good money for large plates like this.
 

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