[NHCOLL-L:4522] Mold

[Dr Heidi Fourie]

We have now decided to firstly remove the plant collection which might not have mould and then tackle the mould in the room where it is present.  Our thoughts are to use Acetone as the fossils are covered with Glyptal, remove the frames and then maybe recover with Acryloid.
Will this be feasible?  Do we still need to use the ethanol?
The strangest thing is that the humidity is only 43 % and as low as 33% with temperatures varying between 19 and 23 degrees C.  Very odd.
I'll have it confirmed as being mould today.
Heidi

Dr H. Fourie
Curator: Vertebrate Palaeontology
Transvaal Museum
Tel: 012 3227632
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