Some more pyritic ammonites from Charmouth

Here are a few ammos I found today to add to my ever growing pyrite collection. A couple of nice little multi's there as well.

Beautiful! I don't have many pyrite ammos in my collection, they sure are nice finds! Have you coated them in PVA, Varnish or Paraloid to prevent them falling appart?

Thanks Kosmos

I have been experimenting with a few different mediums to protect them, after losing my prized Echioceras to the dreaded yellow rot of ammo doom.

Some I have used a diluted solution of paraloid, but a few have still showed signs of decay, I have started using a rust inhibitor called Owatrol oil, this I have also diluted and after a year all ammo's seem to be oxidization free! Apart from one which was oxidizing quite heavily when I found it.

Here is the sadly departed Echioceras, she was a beaut!

That Echioceras was some thing really sorry that it had to go

Thats is a nice one. If you notice a good one going, you can always store it in oil. There is no oxygen there for it to decay.

Thanks ermaster, it was a tough lesson.

Kosmos wrote:Thats is a nice one. If you notice a good one going, you can always store it in oil. There is no oxygen there for it to decay.

Good Plan

rockhopper wrote:Here are a few ammos I found today to add to my ever growing pyrite collection. A couple of nice little multi's there as well.

WOW beautiful finds there!!

Thanks Chapwi, I'll get them all together and post a pic of the whole collection.

Here is a selection of my most complete and interesting pyrite goodies.

Sorry about the large image size. If a problem, I'll reduce the size next time.

Here is the big pyrite guy!

Partial Nautilus from Charmouth.

And here is my smallest pyrite ammo/gastropod? sat in the zero of a 10p

I love pyritised ammos...these are beautiful finds...especially the block...I'm there 1st June for a week I'm hoping I will find some more...

Thanks Sal. I have a pretty big block which shows some promise. Just need to bite the bullet, get off my butt and get a pen. Good Luck in June.

(goes of to trawl ebay and drool at Kens Mannions tools)