[meteorite-list] meteorite slices

From: meteoriteshow <meteoriteshow_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:31:58 2004
Message-ID: <008401c3d366$82d92660$023d4152_at_monordinateur>

Dear friends,
I agree with Guy and can assure that our slices have at least one side
polished. We keep sometimes one side rough from sawing when it helps to see
some details of the structure to appear compared with a polished surface
that makes it darker, and when it does not affect structure details we
polish both sides. But anyway, I agree that this information should always
be indicated when proposing a slice for sale, a good picture of the item
being also necessary for a buyer to know what he pays for.
And in addition to that, polishing causes a loss of material, and even if
some few collectors can polish themselves a slice that they have purchased,
they should not pay for material that will go off later!
All the best.

Frederic Beroud
www.meteoriteshow.com
IMCA #2491
----- Original Message -----
From: "Guy Heinen" <guyhein_at_mailsvr.pt.lu>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 5:46 PM
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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