Misha Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Not sure if this belongs here or the minerals topic, but I would like help with preserving pyrite. I have a fossil from Penn Dixie that has some nice pyrite on it, don't know if the stuff from this location falls victim to pyrite disease but I am looking for a way to prevent it. Any tips are appreciated, Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Misha, This is a topic that has been covered many times before, here on the Forum. Search results: LINK 2 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misha Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share Posted August 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Fossildude19 said: Misha, This is a topic that has been covered many times before, here on the Forum. Search results: LINK Thanks Tim, I have seen a couple of helpful tips there. Do you know if submerging it in something like mineral oil would help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 28 minutes ago, Misha said: Thanks Tim, I have seen a couple of helpful tips there. Do you know if submerging it in something like mineral oil would help? It can't hurt. I keep all of my pyrite mineral and pyritized fossil specimens in plastic bags along with a small cloth bag containing silica gel dessicant to help keep moisture down. 1 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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