7/10/2008

The knowledge of Natural shell


Preserving:
Sunshine is the first taboo in preserving shelljewelryshell, it will fade in the sun. secondly, must pay attention to temperature, moisture-proof, dust-proof. Strictly speaking, the acidity of wood will also affect the shell, an iron cabinet is the best choice to preserve shell

Cleaning:
clean with fresh water,soak the shell in water no more than four hours, otherwise
the oxymuriatic acid which existed in water will affect the surface gloss of shell. Soak the shell in javelle with the concentration from 5% to 15% for 15 minutes, that can dissolve the coral which on the shell surface.

collection:

1. the species of the shell are numerous , it is impossible to collect all the shell. New collector could begin with one species, such as the appearance of beautiful, rich varieties, also shape easy to collection, or the peculiar exquisite shape of the murex.

2. Collection of shell jewelryshell in the country, , make the best use of network resources. Some shell dealers may deceive novice, especially it is necessary for the novice to make sure the price of any species of the shell on Internet. Shanghai ganvana Museum of Natural History, rice shop 1974, the dream Yalong Bay all have the rich data of the shell collection.

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