[meteorite-list] RSVP re analytical services costs
From: Michael L Blood <mlblood_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:20:59 2004 Message-ID: <BB2D8FEC.810E%mlblood_at_cox.net> > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --MS_Mac_OE_3140325357_35431103_MIME_Part Content-type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Hello Randy, I can see how such a service may be well worth the cost IF it would allow hunters and other dealers to leap frog long institutional waits. Though their service is "free", it can take months. (20% or 20 grams minimal donation of material seems to be the custom - but institutional material is crucial to the science and desirable for the private sector as well). However: 1- would the test indicated identify the material as definitely meteoritic or not? 2 - would this process be accepted by the nomenclature committee? 3 - would this process leap frog institutional identification as far as the nomenclature committee is concerned? If the answer to all 3 is YES, then I can see your services as HIGHL= Y desirable, given the huge logjam currently resulting from the glut of NWA material. However, if the answer to any of them is "NO," then the value of such a service would seam to me to be, at best, relatively limited. (But then, perhaps I am missing something here.....that is, unfortunately, not an uncommon circumstance). Please enlighten us. RSVP Thanks, Michael Blood on 7/6/03 6:41 AM, GT40dawg_at_aol.com at GT40dawg@aol.com wrote: To all: A few weeks ago, I posted a message on this board that I would be providing analytical services such as SEM, XRD, and electron microprobe analyses. I can do such analyses as Fe/Ni ratios of metallic grains/phases and full pyroxene analyses via electron microprobe. Pyroxenes would be analyze= d for all of the major elements, such as Fe, Mg, Si, Ca, Ti, Al, Na,=A0 and 3 others (Na, Mn, K for example). Actually, I can analyze any mineral phase (in meteorites or in terrestrial samples), but the abovementioned are the ones that seem to peak most poeple's interest when it comes to meteorites. This will be the standard cost breakdown for electron microprobe work: =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 any 2 analyses (i.e. Fe/Ni ratios or pyroxenes) for $100 =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 any 4 analyses for $150 =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 any 6 analyses for $200 For the purpose of insuring a representative sample, I would recommend 2-3 analyses of each mineral phase of interest. I do sample prep on Saturdays (if necessary), and analyses would normally be done sometime during the following week.=A0 Polished thin sections can also be used in lieu of unprepared samples. I would e-mail preliminary results to you ASAP, with a full report to follow in the mail SEM imaging and XRD identification of individual mineral phases will be priced out on a case-by -case basis. All data results discussed above are publishable, no problem. Please feel free to e-mail me with any questions. Randy in N.O. "I stand by all the misstatements that I've made." ...George W. Bush to Sam Donaldson, 8/17/93 -- Worth Seeing: - Earth at night from satellite: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights_dmsp_big.jpg - Interactive Lady Liberty: http://doody36.home.attbi.com/liberty.htm - Earth - variety of choices: http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html -- Panoramic view of Meteor Crater: http://www.virtualguidebooks.com/Arizona/GrandCanyonRoute66/MeteorCrater/Me= t eorCraterRimL.html -- Cool Calendar & Clock: http://www.yugop.com/ver3/stuff/03/fla.html -- Michael Blood Meteorites & Didgeridoos for sale at: http://www.michaelbloodmeteorites.com/ --MS_Mac_OE_3140325357_35431103_MIME_Part Content-type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE> RSVP re analytical services costs</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> Hello Randy,<BR> I can see how such a service may= be well worth the cost IF it <BR> would allow hunters and other dealers to leap frog long institutional <BR> waits. Though their service is "free", it can take months. (20% o= r <BR> 20 grams minimal donation of material seems to be the custom - <BR> but institutional material is crucial to the science and desirable <BR> for the private sector as well). <BR> However:<BR> 1- would the test indicated identify the material as definitely <BR> meteoritic or not?<BR> 2 - would this process be accepted by the nomenclature committee?<BR> 3 - would this process leap frog institutional identification as far<BR> as the nomenclature committee is concerned?<BR> If the answer to all 3 is YES, t= hen I can see your services as HIGHLY<BR> desirable, given the huge logjam currently resulting from the glut of<BR> NWA material. However, if the answer to any of them is "NO," then= <BR> the value of such a service would seam to me to be, at best, relatively <BR= > limited. (But then, perhaps I am missing something here.....that is,<BR> unfortunately, not an uncommon circumstance). <BR> Please enlighten us. <BR> RSVP<BR> Thanks, Michael Blood<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> on 7/6/03 6:41 AM, GT40dawg_at_aol.com at GT40dawg@aol.com wrote:<BR> <BR> <BLOCKQUOTE><FONT SIZE=3D"2"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">To all:<BR> <BR> A few weeks ago, I posted a message &n= bsp;on this board that I would be providing analytical services such as SEM,= XRD, and electron microprobe analyses.<BR> <BR> I can do such analyses as Fe/Ni ratios= of metallic grains/phases and full pyroxene analyses via electron microprob= e. Pyroxenes would be analyzed for all of the major elements, such as = Fe, Mg, Si, Ca, Ti, Al, Na,=A0 and 3 others (Na, Mn, K for example). Act= ually, I can analyze any mineral phase (in meteorites or in terrestrial samp= les), but the abovementioned are the ones that seem to peak most poeple's in= terest when it comes to meteorites.<BR> <BR> This will be the standard cost breakdown for electron microprobe work:<BR> <BR> =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 any 2 analyses (i.e. Fe/Ni ratios or pyroxenes) for $100<BR> =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 any 4 analyses for $150<BR> =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 any 6 analyses for $200<BR> <BR> For the purpose of insuring a representative sample, I would recommend 2-3 = analyses of each mineral phase of interest. I do sample prep on Saturd= ays (if necessary), and analyses would normally be done sometime during the = following week.=A0 Polished thin sections can also be used in lieu of unprepar= ed samples. I would e-mail preliminary results to you ASAP, with a ful= l report to follow in the mail<BR> <BR> SEM imaging and XRD identification of individual mineral phases will be pri= ced out on a case-by -case basis. All data results discussed above are= publishable, no problem. Please feel free to e-mail me with any quest= ions.<BR> <BR> <BR> Randy in N.O.<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> </FONT></FONT><BR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <BR> "I stand by all the misstatements that I've made."<BR> ...George W. Bush to Sam Donaldson, 8/17/93<BR> --<BR> Worth Seeing:<BR> - Earth at night from satellite:<BR> http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights_dmsp_big.jpg<BR> - Interactive Lady Liberty:<BR> http://doody36.home.attbi.com/liberty.htm<BR> - Earth - variety of choices:<BR> http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html <BR> --<BR> Panoramic view of Meteor Crater:<BR> http://www.virtualguidebooks.com/Arizona/GrandCanyonRoute66/MeteorCrater/Me= teorCraterRimL.html<BR> --<BR> Cool Calendar & Clock:<BR> http://www.yugop.com/ver3/stuff/03/fla.html<BR> --<BR> Michael Blood Meteorites & Didgeridoos for sale at:<BR> http://www.michaelbloodmeteorites.com/<BR> <BR> <BR> </BODY> </HTML> --MS_Mac_OE_3140325357_35431103_MIME_Part--Received on Sun 06 Jul 2003 11:35:57 AM PDT |
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