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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 436617, member: 5833"]Another excellent point. Conch quite typically shows one or more darkened striations in the white, not so common in helmet shell. If she were mine, I'd put her in a little water with a dab of dish soap & let her soak overnight, then see if a soft toothbrush could take off those little pockets of grunge caught in her décolletage.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is an extreme case & I have edited the photo to accentuate it, but conch can have lines like this that are not cracks:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]153269[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A quick & dirty shot of one in my collection that has the same sort of streak through the cheek:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]153272[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 436617, member: 5833"]Another excellent point. Conch quite typically shows one or more darkened striations in the white, not so common in helmet shell. If she were mine, I'd put her in a little water with a dab of dish soap & let her soak overnight, then see if a soft toothbrush could take off those little pockets of grunge caught in her décolletage. This is an extreme case & I have edited the photo to accentuate it, but conch can have lines like this that are not cracks: [ATTACH=full]153269[/ATTACH] A quick & dirty shot of one in my collection that has the same sort of streak through the cheek: [ATTACH=full]153272[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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