[meteorite-list] meteorite slices

From: tett <tett_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:31:57 2004
Message-ID: <002901c3d30b$384ff110$6400a8c0_at_Tettenborn>

Guy,

I have purchased many poorly sawed meteorites. Most of these I have
successfully polished using emory paper on glass. It takes some muscle
power and patients but with very little cash outlay you can get very
professional results.

Cheers,
tett
Owen Sound, Ontario

----- Original Message -----
From: "Guy Heinen" <guyhein_at_mailsvr.pt.lu>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 11:46 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] meteorite slices


> Dear listies,
>
> what do you think about meteorite slices showing still the marks of
> the saw blade, giving you even the opportunity to calculate the saw
> blade's diameter?
> Alas, times of mirror-finished slices sold by dealers like David New
> 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
> are collecting meteorites also for the aesthetics of a
> mirror-finished surface showing fine details.
> A partslice showing saw marks is something very ugly. Some collectors
> seem to sublimate this ugliness by the thrill to held something
> extraterrestrial in their hands and are not demanding for a quality
> finished surface.
>
> My 2 (Euro)cents,
>
> Guy Heinen
>
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Received on Sun 04 Jan 2004 04:39:23 PM PST