[meteorite-list] giving my Nantan a thrashing....

From: Dave Harris <entropydave_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:02:34 2004
Message-ID: <006001c1d8a1$d08cb0a0$849f0050_at_default>

Thanks Ron!
I think I'll wait until I'm feeling like I need to expend some energy and
then give it some!
Pot luck, really. I would have love to have found a perfect iron crystal
right in the centre - but I can imagine all I'll have is shale!
very best
dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "capricorn89" <capricorn89_at_earthlink.net>
To: "Dave Harris" <entropydave_at_ic24.net>; "metlist"
<meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 11:39 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] giving my Nantan a thrashing....


> Hello Dave (with appropriate warnings to all):
>
> I acquired a 8 kilo Nantan two years ago at Tucson. ($400.00 from a
> wholesaler). I was sure that there would be iron inside as it seemed good
> and solid when I poked around the crust, even scratching it with my key
and
> seeing bright metal. Later I whacked it with a sledge hammer to see what
> would happen and it broke into 3 nice even pieces. It was one with the
> layered metal, oxidized in between plates, and a thick (maybe 2-3 inches
of
> oxidized shale around it). The exposed fractures promptly rusted, and now
I
> see exfoliation and separation in the shale. If I get around to it, I
could
> epoxy the pieces back together and fill any voids and it would be a rather
> nice looking piece, but I fear with the pealing, it will only be a few
years
> now before it goes the way of all good, (or bad depending on your point of
> view) Nantans.
>
> Ron Hartman
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dave Harris <entropydave_at_ic24.net>
> To: metlist <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 2:21 AM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] giving my Nantan a thrashing....
>
>
> > Hi folks,
> > I thought I sent this to the list a few days ago but I don't recall
seeing
> > it, so here it is again. My 1.5kg Nantan is, predictably, on the
crumble.
> > If I were to give it a good whacking with a hammer to remove the shale,
> > would I be likely to find myself with 1.5kg of useless binworthy shale,
or
> > would I find an iron 'nugget' in the middle of it all?
> > Guesses please!!!
> >
> > --
> > In gentle decay,
> > dave
> >
> > IMCA #0092
> >
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> >
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> >
> > "I have a proof that x^n+y^n=z^n never has integer solutions for n>2.
> > However, it won't fit into my signature file...."
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Received on Sun 31 Mar 2002 05:50:01 AM PST