FW: [meteorite-list] Stange Happenings in the Shop

From: Charles Viau <cviau_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:27:46 2004
Message-ID: <011c01c3a6d6$a3a8b2a0$1800a8c0_at_chupa>

This sure sounds like a powdered reduction of Aqua Regia - Combo of HCL
and Nitric acid that is somehow powdered (I think by using ammonia, but
not sure) which can then be mixed into water. Extremely dangerous stuff,
and produces phosgene gas.... It is used in VERY WEAK solution, with
voltage, to dissolve and plate gold and Platinum.... also a great
cleaning solution with probably 1/1000th of the strength that you
used...say no more. Obviously, anytime this stuff is used, you need
ventilation that roars. You are a very lucky person. I would go find
the idiot that sold you that and stop him before he kills someone.


CharlyV

-----Original Message-----
From: meteorite-list-admin_at_meteoritecentral.com
[mailto:meteorite-list-admin_at_meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Pekka
Savolainen
Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2003 2:29 AM
To: Adam Hupe
Cc: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Stange Happenings in the Shop


Hello Adam and the list,

hydrochloric acid has been widely used to remove calcite from the
mineral
specimens. The smell of rotten eggs means usually hydrogen sulphide, so
I
suppose, you have had a quite heavy liquid to clean the mets. Well,
natural
product anyway, no doubt...;-

If the stuff has been a mixture of hydrochlorid acide and sulphuric=20
acid, you
have been lucky you didn=B4t hurt yourselves, huh. If you pour water /
alcohol
to this heavy acid, the reaction may be very violent. But the mixture
sure
etches irons...

take care,

pekka s



Adam Hupe wrote:

>Dear List Members,
>
>We had a pretty strange thing happen in our shop today. We purchased
some
>so-called "magic cleaning potion" at the Denver show from a hippie that
had
>beautiful mineral specimens for sale. He told us the stuff works great
for
>removing calcite from minerals. We asked about meteorites and he said
it
>would be safe because it is natural, does not pollute and is a "green
>product"...=20
>

--=20




Pekka Savolainen
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FINLAND

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