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Collecting code
Collecting Code for safe and ethical fossil and mineral collecting

Fossils
Fossils are the remains of organisms or traces of an organism which lived at one point in history

How do fossils form?
Necessary conditions for fossilization of an organism

How old are fossils?
The age of fossils can be determined with the aid of stratigraphy and radiometric dating

Fossils and sediments
Fossils are only found in sedimentary rocks

Collecting fossils
Roadmap for the collection of fossils

Buying fossils
What to look for when buying fossils

Field equipment
What you should take as geological field trip equipment and safety advice

Preservation
Preservation of fossils is treatmenr so that the piece remains in good condition longer

Preparation
Basic techniques fot the preparation of fossils

Photography
Manual for photographing fossils

Identification
How to correctly identify your fossils

The Collection
Information about how to systematically store your own fossil collection

Scientific nomenclature
Fossils are classified according to an international taxonomic nomenclature

Evolution
The basis of evolution is descent with modification of inherited characteristics, together with a selection process

Geological Timescale
Introduction into the International Geological Timescale

Books and articles
Information and tips on the use of literature and articles about geology and paleontology

Member Rules
House rules for participation in the Paleontica Community

Paleontica-Fossiel.net Team
The Paleontica-Fossiel.net Team maintains the Paleontica website

Thanks you contributors
Here we would like to thank all people who contributed to the site

Fake fossils
Instructions to recognize restored and fake fossils

Research and Science
How amateur fossil collectors can participate in research

Copyright
copyright info about www.paleontica.org

Volcanism
Volcanism is a geological term for processes at the Earth's surface caused by the rise of magma in the Earth's crust

Organize a field trip for Paleontica
How to organize a field trip with the Paleontica Community

Field trip rules
Field trip rules of Paleontica

Fielt trip reports
Summary and reports of activities of Fossiel.net

Paleontica Partners
The Paleontica Foundation cooperates with several partners

Geology
Geology is the science that studies the earth

Databases for fossils
Information about registering your own fossils in a database

Unidentified fossil
Sometimes it is not known what a fossil is

Tectonics
Tectonics is about movement in the Earth's crust and the caused geological phenomena

What are minerals?
Description and explanation of minerals in general

How do minerals form?
The forming of minerals by precipitation or crystallization of magma

Chemistry and minerals
Description of the influence of the chemical structure of minerals on the appearance of the mineral

Minerals in fossils
Occurrence of minerals in fossils and cavities with crystals

The Earth
Earth is the third planet from the sun that is part of our solar system

Geological structures
Geological structures are structures in the Earth's crust that have a geological cause

Earthquakes
An earthquake is a vibration or abrupt movement of a portion of the Earth's crust

Oil and gas
About the forming of oil and gas in the subsurface and its extraction

Preparation with air tools
Manual for the preparation of fossils with air tools, by Tomas Hekkers

Preparation with potassium hydroxide
The use of the chemical potassium hydroxide for the preparation of fossils

Build your own sieve
Guide to to built a sieve for fossil collecting

Workshop photo editting
Manual for photo editing focused on fossil pictures

Types of rock
Rock is a solid material, found below the surface of the Earth

Collecting fossils - beginners guide
Article on how to start collecting fossils and everything that comes along

Falsifications: trilobite fossils
Additional information and examples on trilobite fakes, by Frederik Lerouge

Falsifications: fish fossils
Additional information and examples of falsified fish fossils

Falsifications: reptile fossils
Additional information and examples of falsifications of fossil reptiles

Falsifications: inclusion in amber
Additional information on the falsification of fossils in amber

What to do with a collection in the event of the owner’s death
Information on what to do with a fossil, mineral or rock collection when the owner has passed away

About Fossiel.net
About the goal and the history of Fossiel.net

Conservation wit Paraloid B72
Description of conservation of fossils with artificial resin Paraloid B72

Mineral properties: Mohs scale of mineral hardness
Article about Mohs scale of mineral hardness, door Erik Vercammen

Mineral properties: streak
article about the streak of minerals, by Eric Vercammen

Sieve design drawings
Design drawings for a shark tooth sieve, by Mario Bitters (Slownick)

What to do when you find human remains
Info about what you need to do when you find possible human remains

Sharing online
Manual for sharing photgraphs online

Hoe to become a paleontologist
Article about how to become a paleontologist, by Johan Vellekoop

Paleontica Foundation
Discription of the mission of the foundation

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