[Rockhounds] Pyrite disease

[Kay Davis]

Naw put it in the ziplock bag, go to your local welding place (or auto
bodyshop) and have them Argon flood the bag then seal the bag... then when
you get home wrap the top edge with aluminum foil and use a iron to melt and
heat seal the top of the bag above the zipper


Kay

-----Original Message-----
From: rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com
[mailto:rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com] On Behalf Of Tim Jokela Jr.
Sent: December 28, 2007 11:27 AM
To: Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem collectors
Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] Pyrite disease

Double bag it in heavy freezer bags. Vacuum seal it? Or get a can of that 
gas, perhaps from a paint store, that you spray into a paint can, heavier 
than O2 so it sinks down, forces the O2 out, and keeps the paint from drying

out. Then chuck it into a good tightly lidded plastic freezer bin, 
Rubbermaid or whatever. And entomb it in a massive block of lead. Oh wait, 
that's kryptonite you need the lead for. Lol.

Tim Jokela Jr., tjokela at execulink.com
Business: http://www.element51.com
Pleasure: http://www.ontariominerals.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "R. Peter Richards" <rpr at heidelberg.edu>

snip
I can afford the little bit of decay that will be caused by
the oxygen that's already in the bag when it's sealed up.  It's not a
perfect barrier to diffusion,
snip 

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