fools gold

just a quick question or two

do i need to soak in fresh water, fools gold found on the beach at speeton yorkshire 

do i need to coat it with anything to keep its shine or will it slowly go dull.

 

photos of fools gold found on 02/01/2010

 

 

many thanks

eddy bootlace

i will just have to put it on show and collect some more when its gone dull

such a shame

still look on the bright side

it meens i will have to keep going to speeton  yip- peeeeeeeeeee

unless some knows another location for this ?????

i have found some small bits at brook bay  Isle of wight

 

many thanks for the reply

Have a look at the pyrite peice that I picked up on the Yorkshire coast many years ago and it is still in one peice.

But this is an exception because I have many peices in the garden that 'did not make it'

I have a few more peices I could show you if you are interested.

 

Tabfish

 

Looks as though you found that fools gold at the start of the tank traps at the end of Middle Cliff (i.e. the same place you found your large piece of uncoiled ammonite). All you need to do is wash the mud off and keep it in a dry place and it will be fine. None of mine from that part of the cliff has sucumbed to pyrite decay  and I have had them for over ten years. Although the larger crystals are fine unfortunately the fossil wood and micro crystaline aggegates from Speeton tend to stink of acid and disintegrate very quickly.  The ammonites will go the same way eventually, but not all.

 

Ps I think you passed me on the beach

 

All the best

Brid

I did see a chap by himself with a spade, although I can't remember if I was with anyone with dogs at the time. I am not sure if it  was on the Saturday though.

 

Did the dog walker have a Westie and a black and white Collie?

 

 

 

 

Brid

 

 

 

Tabfish