CONCH-L Archives

Conchologists List

CONCH-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU

Options: Use Forum View

Use Monospaced Font
Show Text Part by Default
Show All Mail Headers

Message: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Topic: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Author: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]

Print Reply
Subject:
From:
Andrew Grebneff <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:
Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Fri, 1 Aug 2003 11:27:49 +1200
Content-Type:
text/plain
Parts/Attachments:
text/plain (14 lines)
>I am aware that the individual layers of the shell is also bonded
>together with concholin, so the process should not be too
>aggressive, or it should be easily arrested when the surface layer
>is removed, to avoid dissolving the whole shell.

Laundry bleach (sodium hypochlorite solution) at 100% will do the trick.
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin, New Zealand
64 (3) 473-8863
<[log in to unmask]>
Fossil preparator
Seashell, Macintosh & VW/Toyota van nut

ATOM RSS1 RSS2