Fool's gold, fool's paradise? Utilising X-ray micro-Computed Tomography to evaluate the effect of environmental conditions on the deterioration of pyritic fossils.

Natural history museums hold hundreds of thousands of mineral and fossil specimens containing iron sulfides, such as pyrite, all of which may be at risk from deterioration. Oxidation of these minerals causes cracking, crystal growth and powdering which, if unchecked, can eventually lead to the compl...

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Published in:	Journal of the Institute of Conservation Vol. 43; no. 3; pp. 213 - 225
Main Authors:	Allington-Jones, Lu, Clark, Brett, Fernandez, Vincent
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Oct2020
Subjects:	Pyrites Iron sulfides X-rays Tomography Humidity Fossils Positron emission
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