[meteorite-list] Conservation of Meteorites

From: Nicholas Gessler <gessler_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:31:25 2004
Message-ID: <6.0.0.22.2.20040221204809.0204d638_at_mail.ucla.edu>

Hello All,

As a slight digression from a post on the "aims of the IMCA,"
I'd like to initiate some discussion on meteorite conservation.

I used to be a museum director/curator and conservator of "conventional"
archaeological and ethnographic items.
I know there has been some discussion on meteorite "conservation" and I
wonder if anyone is gathering this information in one place?

I may go down to the Getty Conservation Institute and see what they have to
say.
I know the Canadian Conservation Institute is quite active.
But I don't think either of them have addressed the conservation of
meteorites, at least not yet!

Perhaps I should start an information page on the subject.
What I would like to see are scientific papers on the pros and cons of
various techniques.
Especially important would be comparative tests of different techniques.

If anyone could forward citations on any relevant published papers, I would
be pleased to put them on the Web.

Best wishes,
Nick
Received on Sat 21 Feb 2004 11:53:41 PM PST