Always be careful with talc. It frequently contains chrysotile asbestos (talc and chrysotile asbestos have the same composition) which is a potent carcinogen, so be sure you never breath the dust.
A. John Mardinly, Ph.D., P.E. Principal Materials Nanoanalysis Engineer EMail: [1]john.mardi...@asu.edu Cell: [2]408-921-3253 (does not work in TEM labs) Titan Lab: [3]480-727-5651 NION UltraSTEM Lab: [4]480-727-5652 JEOL ARM 200 Lab: [5]480-727-5653 2010F Lab: [6]480-727-5654 Office: [7]480-965-7946 John Cowley Center for HREM, LE-CSSS B134B Bateman Physical Sciences Building Arizona State University [8]PO Box 871704 [9]Tempe, AZ 85287-1704 On Aug 13, 2015, at 7:52 AM, andy butler <[10]akbut...@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: Many thanks for all responses. Baby powder with a bit of soap seems to be doing the trick, will vary the proportions as needed. kind regards andy To get on or off this list see list information at [11]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. mailto:john.mardi...@asu.edu 2. tel:408-921-3253 3. tel:480-727-5651 4. tel:480-727-5652 5. tel:480-727-5653 6. tel:480-727-5654 7. tel:480-965-7946 8. x-apple-data-detectors://6/ 9. x-apple-data-detectors://6/ 10. mailto:akbut...@tiscali.co.uk 11. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html