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KL Boundary
- To: mblood@access1.net
- Subject: KL Boundary
- From: dpitt@interport.net (Darryl Pitt)
- Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 08:27:26 -0400
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Pat Radomsky is an absolute joy when it comes to the cutting and
preparation of meteorites as he is a perfectionist. And Pat prefers the
kitty litter approach...as the use of water is anathema to him. However,
we have on occasion encountered problems with certain porous chondrites
where a creamy or grey matrix remains disconcertingly darker regardless of
the extent of KL soakings... even following the use of an oil solvent.
d-
>2) AT LEAST ONE major dealer cust ONLY with oil, then "cures" the slices
>in UNTREATED kitty litter made exclusively of chips of hardened mud.
>This "pulls" the oil out, supposedly leaving the material completely
>free of oil. He claims the kitty litter leaching method is 100%
>efective, leaving no sign, whatsoever, of the material ever having come
>into contact with oil. (He is clear one must use kitty litter free of
>any chemical aditives - chemicals used to control oder or cause
>"clumping" can also be very causitive of rusting)
> This person considers almost ALL rusting of stoney meteorites to be due
>to the use of water in their cutting - even if this shows up months
>later. He also considers all "water cutters" to be either ignorant,
>stubborn and/or lazy ( as the "curing time" is 3 to 6 weeks when oil is
>used).
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