<p>Your best bet is a dental pick and time, maybe a little superglue. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLAGC3QpINI" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Here</a> is a video on using this method, its time consuming but you are less likely to destroy anything. there are faster method but without training they are also likely to destroy the fossils especially with smaller fossils.</p>
<p>Alternatively you can try polishing which may work, without knowing the type of rock matric it can be hard to tell. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2LYE_RzxRZWNmddKFWV6Kw" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Here</a> is a series of video on polishing and preparing private fossils. just don't try any of his more aggressive methods on something so small.</p>

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2021-08-24T04:02:30.310Z
2021-08-24T04:02:30.310Z
John
<p>My stepson found this rock on the shore of Lake Michigan and gave it to my son who loves fossils.</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/ZyWrN.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/ZyWrN.jpg" alt="front side" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/hs8kz.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/hs8kz.jpg" alt="back side" /></a></p>
<p>I'd like to really bring out those fossils.</p>
<p>What are some techniques that I can try that won't destroy the fossils and may expose other things under the white stone on the front side?</p>

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2021-08-23T04:58:54.137Z
what you have found there might not be fossils at all,many aquatic animals leave this type of marks on the surface of rocks.it is a bit hard to tell if this is a sedmentary rock from your pictures.
trond hansen
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What are some effective approaches to enhancing fossils in amateur found rocks?
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# What are some effective approaches to enhancing fossils in amateur found rocks?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-08-23)

My stepson found this rock on the shore of Lake Michigan and gave it to my son who loves fossils.

[![front side](https://i.sstatic.net/ZyWrN.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/ZyWrN.jpg)

[![back side](https://i.sstatic.net/hs8kz.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/hs8kz.jpg)

I'd like to really bring out those fossils.

What are some techniques that I can try that won't destroy the fossils and may expose other things under the white stone on the front side?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: what you have found there might not be fossils at all,many aquatic animals leave this type of marks on the surface of rocks.it is a bit hard to tell if this is a sedmentary rock from your pictures.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2021-08-24. Score: 3

Your best bet is a dental pick and time, maybe a little superglue. [Here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLAGC3QpINI) is a video on using this method, its time consuming but you are less likely to destroy anything. there are faster method but without training they are also likely to destroy the fossils especially with smaller fossils.

Alternatively you can try polishing which may work, without knowing the type of rock matric it can be hard to tell. [Here](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2LYE_RzxRZWNmddKFWV6Kw) is a series of video on polishing and preparing private fossils. just don't try any of his more aggressive methods on something so small.


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