[meteorite-list] Etching Compounds

From: David Freeman <dfreeman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat Sep 11 19:46:18 2004
Message-ID: <41438E08.2020505_at_fascination.com>

Dear Stan;
My former experience is....................go to the local water lab
that samples wells/tests ground water. If you ask politely, one can get
a 1/4 liter of Nitric if you tip the lowly lab tech with a specimen of
meteorite and spend a few moments explaining what an interesting thing
it is to be a meteorite collector...and an etching person! They get
nitric many times in 5 gallon containers so a cup or so isn't a big thing.
Sometimes a 12 pack is the route to go but a REAL meteorite specimen
will usually work.
Best,
Dave the acidman thread killer

stan . wrote:

>
>> Okay, now I know that I can't procure concentrated nitric acid
>> without being employed by an institution of higher learning---unless
>> I want to lie to the suppliers and tell them I'm a Professor of
>> Inorganic Chemistry at Anthrax University or something. I'm no good
>> at lying.
>
>
>
> says who?
> just open your phone book to chemical supliers and call one up - there
> are plenty of places that have retasil sales for lab chemcials - you
> might not find one locally if you are in the sticks, but it's far from
> difficult to get.
>
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Received on Sat 11 Sep 2004 07:45:12 PM PDT