[meteorite-list] Shirokovsky..Answer
From: Dawn & Gerald Flaherty <grf2_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon Jul 18 20:54:05 2005 Message-ID: <018e01c58bfa$e04a7cb0$6502a8c0_at_GerryLaptop> Sounds very hitech and therefore very expensive. No wonder the seller is pricing them so dearly!Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Meteoryt.net" <marcin_at_meteoryt.net> To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 5:14 PM Subject: Fw: [meteorite-list] Shirokovsky..Answer > Hi List. > Tooday Im your main spammer here :) > Jeff have some problems so I forvarding his email. > > > From: "Jeff Pringle" <jeffp_at_mail.stuartdean.com> > List - > > Speaking from experience in backyard steel foundry work, the etched slices > clearly indicate to me that the shirokovski was made in a direct attempt to > defraud meteorite collectors - it does not appear to be a serendipitous > furnace lining pallasite look-alike. > Next time I fire up the blast furnace, I'll check into it and give you all a > report, as to whether my theory is correct or not. > > Wustite and fayalite are common iron/steel slag components, as is CaO. > > Off hand, the hard part would probably be keeping bubbles out of the melt > upon introduction of the silicates - it possibly required a vacuum furnace, > or at least careful timing (accidental?) of the introduction of the olivine > and solid metal into the melt. > > Jeff > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > Received on Mon 18 Jul 2005 08:43:26 PM PDT |
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