[meteorite-list] Green meteorites and Ureyite
From: Impactika_at_aol.com <Impactika_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:01:35 2004 Message-ID: <148.107d9c05.2a491edd_at_aol.com> --part1_148.107d9c05.2a491edd_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 6/24/2002 3:23:49 PM Mountain Daylight Time, tracyl_at_lib.state.hi.us writes: > Has anyone heard tell of a jeweler making cabochons out of a chondrite, > not an iron? It occurs to me that some of the LL3s and LL4s might make > really lovely ringstones and pendants; a ring with a .5g cabochon of, > say, Begaa might make a nice conversation piece, as well as proclaiming > your love for rocks from space! With all the NWA stones, I'd be surprised > if no one was doing some experimentation. > > Since you ask.... I had a few belt buckles made with cabochons of Gold Basin. I picked Gold Basin for the experiment because it is a pretty but sturdy meteorite, and Jim Kriegh provided me with some crack-free pieces. (Thanks Jim) I am sorry, they are not on my site (yet), please contact me off-list if you are interested. Anne Black IMCA #2356 www.IMPACTIKA.com e-mail: IMPACTIKA_at_aol.com --part1_148.107d9c05.2a491edd_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 6/24/2002 3:23:49 PM Mountain Daylight Time, tracyl_at_lib.state.hi.us writes: <BR> <BR> <BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Has anyone heard tell of a jeweler making cabochons out of a chondrite, <BR>not an iron? It occurs to me that some of the LL3s and LL4s might make <BR>really lovely ringstones and pendants; a ring with a .5g cabochon of, <BR>say, Begaa might make a nice conversation piece, as well as proclaiming <BR>your love for rocks from space! With all the NWA stones, I'd be surprised <BR>if no one was doing some experimentation. <BR> <BR></BLOCKQUOTE> <BR> <BR>Since you ask.... <BR>I had a few belt buckles made with cabochons of Gold Basin. I picked Gold Basin for the experiment because it is a pretty but sturdy meteorite, and Jim Kriegh provided me with some crack-free pieces. (Thanks Jim) <BR> <BR>I am sorry, they are not on my site (yet), please contact me off-list if you are interested. <BR> <BR>Anne Black <BR>IMCA #2356 <BR>www.IMPACTIKA.com <BR>e-mail: IMPACTIKA_at_aol.com</FONT></HTML> --part1_148.107d9c05.2a491edd_boundary-- Received on Mon 24 Jun 2002 09:18:21 PM PDT |
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