[meteorite-list] streak test

From: Tom aka James Knudson <knudson911_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:17:40 2004
Message-ID: <00c401c3bd17$a0fdf040$99d143d8_at_malcolm>

Hello Bill and List, I believe a lot of new or rare meteorites are over
looked! The guy checking meteorites at ASU (I think, the one in temp?)
checks possible meteorites with a magnet, if it does not pass that, it goes
no further!
Thanks, Tom
Peregrineflier <><
Yea, that's right,
The proudest member of the IMCA # 6168
----- Original Message -----
From: <joseph_town_at_att.net>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 2:52 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] streak test


> Hi all,
>
> If the average person, thinking they might have found a meteorite,
performs a
> streak test with a dirty rock (prospective meteorite) isn't there going to
be
> a streak from the native crud left on the tile even if it is a meteorite?
> Don't weathered irons leave a streak from all the oxide? I've streak
tested
> my specimens and the results are as they should be other than one really
> funky nwa that leaves the sightest hint of color. I really hate to think
that
> someone might find the real thing and discard it because some dirt caused
a
> streak. Until I learned a few basics that suggest how to clean a
meteorite, I
> probably would have just washed one in the dreaded chlorinated tap water.
I
> wash in MEK. I do this to eliminate all the tar coated limestone rocks,
Park
> Forest you know has a lot. Some of them are magnetic and can really throw
you
> and now as new parking areas are re-coated there are pks that really have
> been contaminated with tar!
>
> Bill Kieskowski
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Received on Sun 07 Dec 2003 06:12:45 PM PST