Lyme Regis UK Fossil advise
Just got into fossil hunting and have a random selection I’d love some advice on. Mainly whether they’re worth preparing and how.
1 & 2: Very hard rock with well-preserved small fossils. I’ve only started carefully preparing No. 2 with a chisel pen. Everything else has only been cleaned with a soft brush and water.
3: The one I’m most excited about because of its size. Worth preparing further?
4: Calcite-filled ammonite. My thought was to flatten the face with a belt sander, then work through progressively finer grits and polish it. Good idea or would you leave it alone?
5: Standard belemnite. Does it look complete?
6: Has a worn white ammonite, but underneath it there’s what looks like the ribbing of a much larger ammonite preserved in the same colour as the surrounding rock. Could this be another ammonite, or is it just an impression?
7 & 8: Fossil-rich limestone. Not sure what the best approach is. Split them, slowly prepare them, or leave them exactly as they are?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I’m completely new to this