[meteorite-list] Cleaning Meteorites
From: Tom aka James Knudson <knudson911_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:32:09 2004 Message-ID: <001901c3e390$56a2a000$52cc43d8_at_malcolm> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C3E355.A8F59D20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi all, I was once told to just soak the meteorite in distilled water to = remove caliche and it worked great!=20 Thanks, Tom Peregrineflier <>< IMCA 6168 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Dan Wray=20 To: WAHLPERRY_at_aol.com ; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com=20 Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 12:47 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Cleaning Meteorites Sonny and list, I have had success removing caliche/alkali with a bathroom cleaning = product called CLR. It is sold to remove calcium, rust and lime. You = can watch the action as it bubbles away the coating. I then rinse in = water and then in alcohol before drying. This seems to work with no = apparent ill effects. If this is not a good idea, I am willing to = accept advice from those more chemically astute. Dan Wray COMETS ----- Original Message -----=20 From: WAHLPERRY_at_aol.com=20 To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 11:52 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Cleaning Meteorites Hi List, What is the best way to remove dirt and caliche/alkali staining from = meteorites?=20 Thanks, Sonny ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C3E355.A8F59D20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hi all, I was once told to just soak the meteorite = in=20 distilled water to remove caliche and it worked great! </FONT></DIV> <DIV>Thanks, Tom<BR>Peregrineflier <><<BR>IMCA 6168<BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Ddwray_at_wideopenwest.com = href=3D"mailto:dwray_at_wideopenwest.com">Dan=20 Wray</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3DWAHLPERRY_at_aol.com=20 href=3D"mailto:WAHLPERRY_at_aol.com">WAHLPERRY@aol.com</A> ; <A=20 title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 = href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">meteorite-list@meteor= itecentral.com</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 25, 2004 = 12:47=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [meteorite-list] = Cleaning=20 Meteorites</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Sonny and list,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have had success removing = caliche/alkali with a=20 bathroom cleaning product called CLR. It is sold to remove = calcium, rust=20 and lime. You can watch the action as it bubbles away the = coating. =20 I then rinse in water and then in alcohol before drying. This = seems to=20 work with no apparent ill effects. If this is not a good idea, I = am=20 willing to accept advice from those more chemically = astute.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dan Wray</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>COMETS</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3DWAHLPERRY_at_aol.com=20 href=3D"mailto:WAHLPERRY_at_aol.com">WAHLPERRY@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 = href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">meteorite-list@meteor= itecentral.com</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 25, = 2004 11:52=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [meteorite-list] = Cleaning=20 Meteorites</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT lang=3D0 = face=3DArial size=3D2=20 PTSIZE=3D"10" FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF">Hi List,<BR><BR>What is the best = way to=20 remove dirt and caliche/alkali staining from meteorites?=20 <BR><BR>Thanks,<BR><BR>Sonny</FONT>=20 </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C3E355.A8F59D20-- Received on Sun 25 Jan 2004 05:12:34 PM PST |
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