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Date: | Wed, 27 Jan 1999 18:14:39 -0500 |
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Once again I am turning to you folks who are much more knowledgeable than I
for information. What's the best way to preserve the color in specimens of
Polinices (Neverita?) duplicata? After boiling and removing the animal, my
shells take on a mottled, cloudy, hazy quality. All the deep olive, pale
tan and blue gray color seems to vanish in a milky mess. I have one old
specimen that I collected in the 1970s and it doesn't have this
discoloration, though it was cleaned the same way (boiling). Yes, I let the
shell cool down before removing the critter -- I thought I might be taking
it out of the soup too soon, but the next one looks exactly the same and it
was very cool before I cleaned it.
Help anyone??
Thanks in advance,
Jim Miller
Tallahassee, Florida
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