[meteorite-list] Re: etching irons

From: Ronald N. Hartman <RHARTMAN_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:07:05 2004
Message-ID: <005e01c280aa$cce04280$6779908c_at_RHARTMANII>

Interesting that you should ask that question. My upcoming article in the
Nov. Meteorite Times deals with just this topic. Should answer all your
questions.

Ron Hartman

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> Hi List
>
> Ok, I gots a pondering problem. And I'd like some feedback. I've tried to
> etch some irons I have, to no avail, yet. I would like to know if anyone
has
> etched their own, and how polished are the slices? I've tried one I
recieved
> that was polished very brightly, and it is now just dull. So, I was also
> working on another myself and ground it flat, then put it to the 1200 grit
> and tried to etch it, but got nothing (it did look better than the piece I
> had bought already polished though). I'm just about ready to say maybe my
> nital isn't of the correct concentration, but before I dump it into the
> waste bottle I like to hear some insight from others.
> Mark
>
>
>
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