Dig up a fossil and preserve it

Understanding
This page follows on from find a fossil.

Superglue is used to coat a fossil in order to make it less likely to break. Plaster is used for the same reason. A layer of tinfoil is applied between the layer of superglue and the layer of plaster to ensure that the plaster doesn't get into the pores and fine cracks on the surface of the fossil. If plaster did get into those cracks and and pores it would be difficult and time-consuming to remove it without removing the outer layer of the fossil.

Method 1

 * 1) Dig around the bone until the surface of the bone is clearly exposed.
 * 2) Coat the exposed surface of one half of the bone in superglue to make it less likely to break.
 * 3) Put tinfoil on top of that layer of superglue.
 * 4) Wrap plaster over the layer of tinfoil.
 * 5) Flip the bone over.
 * 6) Apply the first 4 steps to the other side of the bone.

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