An experienced collector and dealer of historical artifacts, Chase Pipes shares his discoveries with the public on a local radio show called Chasing History Radio and on his YouTube channel called Chasing History. The public can also purchase artifacts at the Smoky Mountain Relic Room, a shop co-owned by Chase Pipes in Sevierville, Tennessee.
The Smoky Mountain Relic Room is for people who are looking to buy minerals, fossils, and historical artifacts. The best time of the year to visit the Relic Room is around April because the shop’s inventory of collectibles is often updated at that time. In April, the shop’s representatives have just returned from two months in Arizona. The purpose of the trip is to attend the annual Tucson Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Showcase, where discoveries often become the inventory of the Smoky Mountain Relic Room. Representatives of the Relic Room have attended the Tucson Showcase nearly half of the years in its 50-year history. Owners of the Relic Room take a large part of their shop’s inventory to Tucson to exhibit at the showcase. While there, they use the opportunity to acquire discoveries from other exhibitors. In Arizona, the Relic Room team also participates in the digging season to search for new items. via WordPress https://ift.tt/3dd39pI
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Chase Pipes is a historian with a strong interest in the extraction and preservation of artifacts and fossils. As the operator and co-owner of the Smoky Mountain Relic Room, Chase Pipes draws on his many years of relationships with dealers, collectors, and historians from all over the world.
Fossilized remains are captivating and delicate finds for any paleontologist. Although some fossils draw more attention than others, all require the utmost care when they are extracted from the surrounding rock. Most fossils are removed with a hammer and chisel. If it can be done safely, large chunks of rock are removed first. Then, paleontologists use a pneumatic air pen to continue removing rock closer to the fossil. The final bits of rock are removed slowly by working under a microscope with tiny diamond burrs. A slow but safer process is used on fossils encased in limestone and chalk. Paleontologists use a weak acid solution to dissolve the rock around the fossil. The acid breaks down calcium carbonate in the rock but leaves the fossils intact since they are composed mostly of calcium phosphate. |
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