Need the best tool for cleaning fossils? The Indigo™ 22576 dental pick is ideal for delicate, small-scale removal of sedimentary matrix around fragile fossils.
Paleontologists need to clean and prepare fossils by carefully removing small amounts of sediment or surrounding rock or soil without damaging the fossil itself. The Indigo™ 22576 dental pick allows for precision cleaning, especially around delicate bones & teeth of vertebrates or intricate structures of soft-bodies invertebrates. Gentle scraping away layers of matrix will gradually & safely reveal the preserved structures of your rare fossil find.
Indigo™ dental tools are made with AISI 410 German surgical grade stainless steel, not "alloy steel" made from rusted cars. We've been selling dental tools on-line since 1998. Ours stay sharp longer & are autoclavable: see Documentation below that confirms chromium & manganese content.
If your work involves Trace Evidence Analysis then you likely study microfossils of pollen, spores, or foraminifera found on suspects or victims. By their nature, they are very small with details that are hard to resolve with the naked eye. Take a look at our doublet & triplet geology loupes with 10 to 30X magnification. Indigo™ magnifiers might just be able to help you identify and authenticate fossils involved in illegal trafficking, smuggling, or fraud.
The Certificate of Analysis details Cr, Mn & Ni content that ensures the hardness, durability & rust resistance of Indigo™ dental tools. Why is this important? Read: Stainless Steel Tool Chemical Analysis
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Thank you for the instruments . They are exactly what I ordered and wanted. The quality appears excellent.