Lynn--

I would love to see those photos!
K
Lynn Scheu wrote:
>
> At the risk of beating a dead and already pounded-to-a-pulp horse: Lori
> Schroeder and I ran across some shells today which were given to me
> years ago...they were micros and miniatures from an old collection, all
> packed in friction-fit plastic boxes on old style degradable foam
> padding, and set out in a varnished wooden (fir or pine) tray, and the
> collection had resided in Florida for many years. The foam, the wooden
> tray and the humidity have taken their toll. Almost all the shells have
> Bynes'  badly, the (formerly) shiny ones and the rougher surfaced shells
> alike.  I have scanned a few of them and if you would like to see what
> the stuff looks like, email me privately. Keep in mind when you look at
> the scans that this is not contagious and is not a disease, but a
> mineral deposit and etching of the shell's surface. Lori Schroeder is
> saying a lot of "eeeuuuuuu's" and "ick's!" as she browses through the
> box. They do look awful. One of them is a tiny Distorsio clathrata with
> the periostracum hairs poking through the white powdery stuff that is
> coating the shell.
>
> Lynn Scheu
> Louisville, KY
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