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Techniques for CollectorsSmelly halite
8th Feb 2010 15:29 UTCTimothy Jackson
8th Feb 2010 15:40 UTCTimothy Jackson
Many thanks(tu)
8th Feb 2010 17:14 UTCMark Gottlieb
20th Feb 2010 07:20 UTCRock Currier Expert
20th Feb 2010 14:23 UTCReiner Mielke Expert
20th Feb 2010 16:17 UTCMike Royal
1st Mar 2010 03:40 UTCCasper Voogt
It was smelly when I got it, but that has dissipated ... or maybe I have gotten used to it! I certainly wouldn't throw it out ;)
10th May 2016 16:19 UTCAnnie Crosby
10th May 2016 19:07 UTCAlan Pribula
In general, you don't want to do anything to a specimen that can't be reversed. Whether or not the resin would react with the halite (which it might, but I doubt it, since most resin formulations don't contain water), if you encapsulated the sample that way, it would be (essentially) permanently locked in. That would contain the smell, but it would also preclude any future owner of the piece from handling the sample or examining it closely. Others might disagree, but I would consider the value of the sample to be significantly reduced (essentially to $0) if it were permanently encased like that. Also, unless you have the proper equipment and setup, it would be pretty close to impossible to embed the sample in resin without also trapping loads of air bubbles which would detract from its appearance.
My suggestion would be to do as Casper did. He says that it worked pretty well on his sample, and you wouldn't be doing anything permanent to the specimen--except reducing its smell, which is the object.
10th May 2016 19:35 UTCŁukasz Kruszewski Expert
10th May 2016 22:13 UTCRob Woodside 🌟 Manager
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