[meteorite-list] Conservation of Meteorites

From: martinh_at_isu.edu <martinh_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:31:25 2004
Message-ID: <2924d2908a.2908a2924d_at_isu.edu>

Hi Nick,

This might be too general for your needs, but it does highlight the big picture of curation.

http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/asteroid2000/pdf/8027.pdf.


Cheers,

Martin

----- Original Message -----
From: Nicholas Gessler <gessler_at_ucla.edu>
Date: Saturday, February 21, 2004 9:53 pm
Subject: [meteorite-list] Conservation of Meteorites

> 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
> met
eorites, 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
>
>
>
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