Cleaning & mounting
This section contains various links and downloads to a variety of cleaning and mounting techniques.
WARNING - The use of strong acids and corrosive chemicals is extremely dangerous and should never be undertaken by persons not
qualified or lacking the experience to use them safely. Personal protection equipment should be worn at all times during the oxidising stages of diatom cleaning.
Raymond Hummelink's first class article on all aspects of diatom arranging.
Examples of Raymond's work can be found here.
Description of mounting using ZRAX in PDF format
Zrax has been synthesised by Bill Dailey and can be ordered from him or from Klaus Kemp
A METHOD FOR CLEANING DIATOM SAMPLES AND THE PREPARATION OF SELECT AND STREWN MOUNTS by Stuart R. Stidolph
Procedures are given for the preliminary preparation of bulky samples, cleaning recent and fossil diatomaceous material, and the preparation of select and strewn diatom slides.
Cleaning of sediment samples and preparation of diatom slides using Naphrax
Well detailed protocol with excellent safety notes.
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