Tbh I’ve always wanted to find a pyritized fossil. So cool.
FOOLS!
Submitted 4 weeks ago by fossilesque@lemmy.dbzer0.com to science_memes@mander.xyz
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weariedfae@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 4 weeks ago
Finding Fool’s Gold on YouTube: 👍
RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Hmm… Is it because fossils are undoubtedly damaged due to the conditions for making pyrite? Something something intrusion?
Thrashy@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Pyrite disease! The pyrite oxidizes in humid air, converting to a mineral that takes up much more volume. If the pyrite is incorporated into the fossil matrix, that expansion causes the fossil to crumble.
fossilesque@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
They will decay within 2 years after hitting oxygen. Solution: Encase them in resin. Source: What I did with these pyrite fossils on my desk.
TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
pics or it didn’t happen!