DenBoy Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Hi, I am lucky to be near a great source of pyritized fossil wood, but have had little joy in my attempts to clean and preserve a nice piece for my display. If anyone has any knowledge or good advise on this subject I would be grateful for any help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 This is a well covered topic here on the Forum. Do a Forum Topic search for "Pyrite Disease". Regards, 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "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...
DenBoy Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 Thanks @Fossildude19 I'm still quite new to fossil hunting and this forum, never heard of it put as "Pyrite Disease" , to be honest never even thought of searching as not sure what to search for (still learning the lingo). But great to see there is a wealth of info help here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilshale Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 I am afraid, not an easy but very important topic. These papers might help a bit to get started: pyrite conservation[1].pdf Shinya_and_Bergwall_2007.pdf Hope you can save your wood. First thing to do is to keep it as dry as possible - low air humidity is a must. Thomas 2 Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes (Confucius, 551 BC - 479 BC). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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