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 Topic: Airtight display boxes ? |
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| vicen Replies: 14 Views: 22231 |
 Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: May 26, 2021 03:35 Subject: Re: Airtight display boxes ? |
| All will depend on the rubber per se.
For sealers, you can always use some a reversible adhesive. To add environmental condition to your minerals, some desiccants sachets could be added, but you wil ... |
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| Topic: Airtight display boxes ? |
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| vicen Replies: 14 Views: 22231 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: May 25, 2021 08:19 Subject: Re: Airtight display boxes ? |
| Remember that the rubber offgas and will deteriorate with time.
Perhaps it will be better to get a glass plate and then, seal it in the same way that the natural sciences collections are kept in alc ... |
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| Topic: Airtight display boxes ? |
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| vicen Replies: 14 Views: 22231 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: May 25, 2021 03:36 Subject: Re: Airtight display boxes ? |
| interesting boxes! Where did you get the photo from? | |
| Topic: How to secure a mineral inside a plastic box? |
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| vicen Replies: 8 Views: 17628 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: May 25, 2021 03:32 Subject: Re: How to secure a mineral inside a plastic box? |
| I will recommend you Paraloid B72. Paraloid B-72 is an Acryloid (copolymer of ethyl methacrylate and methyl acrylate). The secret for it's strength is to leave it to dry for 24 hours. It has all the ... | |
| Topic: Soon 15 years of FMF and how to achieve many more |
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| vicen Replies: 20 Views: 13355 |
Forum: Comments & Suggestions Posted: Apr 22, 2021 03:24 Subject: Re: Soon 15 years of FMF and how to achieve many more |
| Thanks Jordi for all your input and dedication | |
| Topic: Unstable pyrite |
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| vicen Replies: 15 Views: 18718 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Nov 13, 2019 04:27 Subject: Re: Unstable pyrite |
| Pyrite decay is a problem from specimens of marcasite and pyrite coming from some locations, and in fact some locations are more prompt to develop the disease.
There are some chemical treatments that ... |
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| Topic: Mounting very tiny specimens |
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| vicen Replies: 10 Views: 19721 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Nov 16, 2015 05:03 Subject: Re: Mounting very tiny specimens |
| Hi,
I use a porcupine quill instead of a cactus spine. I have been using them for ages and they are great not to damage the specimens. The porcupine quills are harder than wood and softer than metal. ... |
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| Topic: Removing matrix using tile saw and air scribe |
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| vicen Replies: 8 Views: 18949 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Jun 30, 2015 03:39 Subject: Re: Removing matrix using tile saw and air scribe |
| Hi.
I use this technique too to help minimising the matrix in our collections. I would like to point out that it cannot be used in material sensitive to water, as the saw need water/fluid to opera ... |
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| Topic: Table of acid compatibilities? |
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| vicen Replies: 9 Views: 17462 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Apr 23, 2015 10:30 Subject: Re: Table of acid compatibilities? |
| I suppose is a matter of trying different chemical available and do some experiments in your materials.
Some acids that has been used too are: Sulfamic acid _ Padilla_and_Parra_2009 and Sodium p ... |
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| Topic: Method of Making a Custom Mineral Mount |
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| vicen Replies: 5 Views: 11093 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Feb 06, 2014 04:34 Subject: Re: Method of Making a Custom Mineral Mount |
| Hi,
Nice and effective but remember that it can be only used in short periods of time. The plaster will shrink as it loses his water! Always check if the mineral o specimen is strong enough to cope ... |
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| Topic: A hardness gemologist tool |
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| vicen Replies: 11 Views: 15736 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Jan 09, 2014 03:47 Subject: Re: A hardness gemologist tool |
| Quite an interesting tool. Is it still in the market? Tá | |
| Topic: Stabilizing Crumbly Matrix |
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| vicen Replies: 12 Views: 19645 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Jan 07, 2014 04:42 Subject: Re: Stabilizing Crumbly Matrix |
| Lluís
I cannot believe that Paraloid is not easy to find! Pass me your address and I will send you some grams that will give you adhesive for long time! Ok, "white glue is common for all, e ... |
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| Topic: Stabilizing Crumbly Matrix |
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| vicen Replies: 12 Views: 19645 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Jan 06, 2014 11:00 Subject: Re: Stabilizing Crumbly Matrix |
| Why did you use PVA to consolidate the minerals?
Personally, I'm a fan of the Paraloid B-72 in different concentrations of acetone and/or ethyl alcohol. I have been working with Paraloid B-72 for n ... |
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| Topic: Repairing mineral specimens |
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| vicen Replies: 30 Views: 53547 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Jun 13, 2012 10:30 Subject: Re: Repairing mineral specimens |
| Have a look at this article which has just been out at
https://www.preplounge.blogspot.com (link normalized by FMF) Davidson, A. and G. Brown. 2012. Paraloid B-72: Practical tips for the verteb ... |
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| Topic: Repairing mineral specimens |
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| vicen Replies: 30 Views: 53547 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: May 09, 2012 06:25 Subject: Re: Repairing mineral specimens |
| Dear all,
Paraloid B-72 is being well studied in the last 20 years or so. I have included some files that can be of interest to you. Even if the articles are for fossils or archaeology, you can use ... |
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| Topic: Repairing mineral specimens |
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| vicen Replies: 30 Views: 53547 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: May 03, 2012 09:52 Subject: Re: Repairing mineral specimens |
| Hi, I have been observing that the use of adhesives is quite commun, more than we think. I complitely agree with Alfredo and even I will add to his comment that the repairs should be done only when ne ... | |
| Topic: Storage of minerals |
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| vicen Replies: 11 Views: 21750 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Oct 26, 2011 07:10 Subject: Re: Storage of minerals |
| Please remember that both plastic and news papers deteriorate with time and can produce gases as a consequence of the deterioration.
If you have to wrap the specimens (to protect them from UV) pleas ... |
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| Topic: Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum |
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| vicen Replies: 19 Views: 71677 |
Forum: Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum Posted: Sep 12, 2011 03:24 Subject: Re: Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum |
| Thanks for the clarification | |
| Topic: Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum |
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| vicen Replies: 19 Views: 71677 |
Forum: Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum Posted: Sep 12, 2011 03:11 Subject: Re: Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum |
| Hi,
Sorry a typo: Sphalerite, Calcite Aliva mine, Picos de Europa, Spain A much larger specimen Should say: Alava mine, Picos de Europa, Spain |
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| Topic: Chinese Rhodo King before and after being cleaned |
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| vicen Replies: 9 Views: 17683 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Sep 05, 2011 04:04 Subject: Re: Chinese Rhodo King before and after being cleaned |
| No news about how it has been clean!
It would be really interesting to share about how the specimen became so beautiful |
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