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ARTIFICIAL CAST INTERNAL MOLD [1 record]

Record 1 2002-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

A cast may be produced if a mold is filled with sediment or mineral matter. A cast is a replica of the original. Casts are relatively uncommon. (A rubber mold of a fossil can be filled with modelling clay to produce a replica or artificial cast of the original object.)

OBS

artificial cast of internal mould: Suggested and confirmed as correct by requesting EMR scientist.

OBS

Invertebrate Fossils, p.5

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

Dans le processus de fossilisation [...], quand l'aragonite se dissout, ça crée un vide, le vide est comblé par un ciment de calcite qui n'a plus rien à voir avec le coquillage. Il y a création d'un moule parfait donc on peut dire qu'on retrouve une réplique du squelette.

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