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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=DA link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Dear Karen and all the rest of you good people!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>While experiencing specimens over time falling of the SEM stubs and mixing with other specimens on the same stub or specimens from other stubs in the same box, we have introduced the praxis removing the specimens, after all research has ended, from the stubs and keeping them in vials or micro slides instead. It reduces the appearance of curatorial headaches a great deal!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Obviously this problem depends on the adhesive being used. But I guess most/all adhesives at some point looses their properties…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>And if I may add a question of my own: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>So far we have made no attempts removing the coating (gold), but did read somewhere about pyrite oxidation going on hidden underneath coatings on palaeontological specimens. And even though our specimens are stored in 35-45% RH, and I have not detected any signs of oxidation, I fear it might turn into another headache, while pyrite oxidation once in a while is an issue in our collection. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Has anyone experienced that kind of problems/any thoughts?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>All the best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Trine<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Trine Sørensen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Conservator of natural history (MSc)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Museum of Southern Jutland, Department of Conservation <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Fabriksvej 17-21,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>DK-6510 Gram.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Denmark<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Telephone.: (+45) 73 82 01 60<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Mobile no.: (+45) 21 49 33 54<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>e-mail: trsr@museum-sonderjylland.dk<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>www.museum-sonderjylland.dk</span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Fra:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu] <b>På vegne af </b>Kareen Schnabel<br><b>Sendt:</b> 18. februar 2014 20:49<br><b>Til:</b> nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu<br><b>Emne:</b> [Nhcoll-l] storage of SEM stubs<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ>We are about to furnish a new dry storage room and we would like to dedicate a space for SEM stubs. What is people’s opinion and experience on current best practice in terms of keeping them dry, static and labelled?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ>Thanks for your help,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ>Kareen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Kareen Schnabel, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Collection Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D'>NIWA Invertebrate Collection </span><b><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:8.5pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'>+64-4-386-0862 </span><b><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#0070C0'>|</span></b><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'> 301 Evans Bay Parade, Kilbirnie, Wellington 6021</span><span lang=EN-NZ> </span><b><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#0070C0'>| </span></b><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Private Bag 14 901 Kilbirnie, Wellington 6241 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.niwa.co.nzhttp/www.niwa.co.nz/nic">http://www.niwa.co.nz/nic</a> </span><b><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#0070C0'>|</span></b><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'> Like us on Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/NIWAInvertebrateCollection">www.facebook.com/NIWAInvertebrateCollection</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ><img border=0 width=344 height=42 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01CF2D52.3D0B4270" alt="Powerpoint_tag_line_double lines_6"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>-- <br>Please consider the environment before printing this email.<br>NIWA is the trading name of the National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research Ltd. <br>______________________________________________________________________<br>This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service.<br>For more information please visit <a href="http://www.symanteccloud.com">http://www.symanteccloud.com</a><br>______________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><br clear="both">
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