Ginger0412 Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Holding a fossil makes you nervous and sweaty. Is sweat harmful to fossils? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phos_01 Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 I don't think so, only liquids like oil can be dangerous. depending on the formation and matrix, a very sandstone like fossil can be fragile to water / sweat. therefore you can better protect them by adding a special product to it, its been posted on the forum before but Im not an expert at this. This is only important if you would find a fossil yourself in my opinion , usually sellers would already treat it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Holding fossils makes me cautious, not nervous. Just minimize handling them, they are not toys, and when you do its best over a soft surface at table height. The slight amount of moisture and oils in your sweat should not affect them. All fossils should be coated with a consolidant to preserve them so that's an added protection. If you are concerned and become nervous consider wearing white cotton gloves when handling them. Keeps them dry and gives you a more stable grip. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger0412 Posted February 13, 2023 Author Share Posted February 13, 2023 On 2023/2/12 at 午後8時10分, Phos_01 said: 油のような液体だけが危険です。 Thank you for letting me know.l’m relieved to hear that. On 2023/2/12 at 午後8時51分, Troodon said: 白い綿の手袋を着用して取り扱うことをご検討ください。 I'll look for it next time. Thank you for letting me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 too much handling will stain fossils from natural oils in your hands/fingers. This is less admirable and will stain the fossils, but it tales a lot of handling. A lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger0412 Posted February 13, 2023 Author Share Posted February 13, 2023 2 minutes ago, jpc said: 取り扱いが多すぎると、手や指の天然油から化石が染みます。これはそれほど立派ではなく、化石を汚しますが、多くの取り扱いが必要です. 多くの。 Thank you for letting me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.C. Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 Like the others said: It really depends on what the fossil is composed of. I have some fossils that I could run under the kitchen sink all day and others that even a wipe from a moist paper towel would ruin. Likewise with holding them there are going to be some that should not be held and others that are okay to be passed around a classroom. If in doubt it is better to be cautious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pliosaur Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 You can also always wear some nitrile or latex gloves as well if you are worried about handing fossils, minerals and gemstones that you think would be highly reactive to moisture and oils found in the human hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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