I have cracked open some slate with pyrite and have some interesting finds. The pyrite is quick to rot and most of what I have found in my area thus far seems to be made of or encased in sediment with much pyrite. If I brush the pyrite layer it simply destroys the thin film of what was. Am I just stuck until I get my stereoscope? I will have my air pen and sand blaster soon. I was thinking perhaps just air blast it?
I have tried to file it down with my diamond block and wondering if I should get a much finer grit and polish to give it a smoother surface but I would only be getting the ones that happen to be perfectly placed on that level.
Below is a picture of what I assume to be charnia in said slate rock preserved as pyrite.
I'm not interested in the charnia ( in regards to this post) but rather the macro and micro trace and preserved critters. Some look spectacular with tails that look like a birch tree seed and the body of a see slug/Ankylosaurus, only macro and micro.