Fossil prepping disaster

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2 ай бұрын

I thought this would be a quick little prep of a Trichopeltarion greggi crab as the rock was thin and there was good separation between the rock and crab. Boy, was I wrong! It turned into such a disaster, there were cracks in it and the pyrite had turned some sections into a disaster!

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@sandmaker

Some days peanuts, somedays hulls. You gave it a good go, now it's a yard rock. Thanks for sharing the adventure! See y'a next time!😷⚒

@Iceman8723

You win some you lose some! But you never know until you try :) Thanks for always sharing the experiences good and bad with us.

@wybuchowyukomendant

oh no, it died again....

@steveNCB7754

For a moment there at the end, I was half expecting a large hammer to appear and reduce it to dust. You win some, you lose some.

@linuskorff4074

Looks great even if it was a bit challenging, you still managed to prepare it! 😮Which amazes me to this day. Always love those videos!

@Lilith-Rose

Worst part about pyrite is how horribly unstable it is, especiallyafter exposureto sea water. It decomposes under normal atmospheric conditions and the chemical reaction from the decomposition is self perpetuating, leaving you with nothing but a pile of acidic sulphurous powder that destroys everything it touches. Theres only one treatment that I know of for pyrite rot and even that is only temporary at best. B72 isnt strong enough to combat it long term, B67 has its own drawbacks and still fails eventually, even fully encasing the specimen in acrylic resin doesn't work because the chemical reaction is self perpetuating. Bane of my life

@ccccarriemchardy9216

Still looks good, and will be a good example of what pyrite does to preserved crabs.

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@josephcormier5974

This was a great attempt with some thing so difficult pyrite is not are friend thanks for sharing this with us six stars brother

@MotoLego

Gnarly prep

@jaynehorn151

Fantastic video and great reveal

@13Odrade

Ooh that didn't go well...

@gwynnfarrell1856

Time to go find another crab fossil!

@user-yc8bi9td2n

Feel the pain brother, can't fix them all .Enjoy the content, keep it up !

@JustinCase807

I'm still new to prepping compared to you, but when you mentioned how flaky it was... I feel your pain. Been there done that :)

@jjoyce73

I think it's more consolidant than fossil. 😂

@beverlylumley4150

Good luck next time, Canada

@johnscanlon8467

I thought it was going to melt to sludge when you put it in acetone.

@jamessmith-np7yf

Well that sucks, nice try though!🙂

@Moorefamily1

I would like to send you photos of the trace fossil I found near my gorge. It looks to be a very deep impression of a three towed animal with one talon on the middle toe