[meteorite-list] meteorite slices

From: Greg redfern <gredfern_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:31:57 2004
Message-ID: <000301c3d2e4$d48ca770$110110ac_at_DHRYBX21>

All,

   Happy new year everyone ang GO Spirit!!!

   Good points raised here by Guy. While we must recognize that some
specimens cannot be polished due to their frangible nature others =
probably
are not done because of the time and expense it takes.=20

   For those of us who have saw marks on some specimens, how can we go =
about
polishing them out?

All the best,

Greg Redfern
JPL NASA Solar System Ambassador
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/ambassador/index.html
International Meteorite Collectors Association #5781
http://www.meteoritecollectors.org/
Member Meteoritical Society
http://www.meteoriticalsociety.org/

-----Original Message-----
From: meteorite-list-admin_at_meteoritecentral.com
[mailto:meteorite-list-admin_at_meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Guy =
Heinen
Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 11:47 AM
To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
Subject: [meteorite-list] meteorite slices

Dear listies,

what do you think about meteorite slices showing still the marks of=20
the saw blade, giving you even the opportunity to calculate the saw=20
blade's diameter?
Alas, times of mirror-finished slices sold by dealers like David New=20
seem to be gone.
A proposal to dealers:
Sell your slices or partslices
a-quality: polished surface
b-quality: sawed surface.
Most meteorite collectors don't have grinding or polishing tools and=20
are collecting meteorites also for the aesthetics of a=20
mirror-finished surface showing fine details.
A partslice showing saw marks is something very ugly. Some collectors=20
seem to sublimate this ugliness by the thrill to held something=20
extraterrestrial in their hands and are not demanding for a quality=20
finished surface.

My 2 (Euro)cents,

Guy Heinen

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