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<div>You may want to check out Randy Singer's great paper in Collection Forum on rehydrating specimens. Some awesome results... Don't have the paper handy but reference should be on
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On Jul 23, 2013, at 6:20 PM, "Mandy Reid" <<a href="mailto:Mandy.Reid@austmus.gov.au">Mandy.Reid@austmus.gov.au</a>> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Does anyone have a method to rehydrate mollusc specimens that have dried in jars? I am wondering whether to try glycerine and am not sure whether to dilute it or use it neat.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks<o:p></o:p></p>
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