Mold on bone

Re: Gina Overshiner's moldy bones, don't use anything that is not
completely volatile. Use straight ethanol as long as it won't
dissolve any consolidants. I wouldn't suggest dry silica gel
because it will dry too much. Mold shouldn't be starting to grow at
52%: did some moisture get into the containers? Are you sure it's
mold and not some kind of crystal growth? Do you know what
consolidants have been used in the past on the bones? The rest of
your steps are fine, but it is not clear whether they are really
necessary.

B. Appelbaum

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                  Conservation DistList Instance 10:89
                 Distributed: Thursday, April 17, 1997
                       Message Id: cdl-10-89-008
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