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Title: Replication in plastic of three-dimensional fossils preserved in indurated clastic sedimentary rocks

Journal Article · · Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States)

A new technique for replicating in plastic the fossils preserved in clastic rocks should now make available reliable morphologic and frequency data, comparable in quality to those derived from acid-prepared silicified faunas, for a major segment of the fossil record. The technique involves 3 steps: the dissolution of carbonate in fossiliferous rocks with hydrochloric acid, impregnation of resulting voids with liquid plastic, and dissolution of the rock matrix with hydrofluoric acid, leaving a concentrate of plastic-replaced fossils.

OSTI ID:
6455381
Journal Information:
Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States), Vol. 224:4656
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English