Article: Use of ethanolamine thioglycollate in the conservation of pyritized fossils
Publication: Palaeontology
Volume:
27
Part:
2
Publication Date:
May
1984
Page(s):
421
–
424
Author(s):
Lorraine Cornish and Adrian Doyle
Abstract
The neutralization and removal of decay products from pyritized fossil material with ethanolamine thioglycollate is described. Its use on a wide range of material is a significant improvement over previous techniques which, although satisfactory, were complex and hazardous to the preparator.