[meteorite-list] Size of diamonds in meteorites

From: Martin Altmann <Altmann_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue May 10 07:27:02 2005
Message-ID: <002b01c55554$1b0edd60$68359a54_at_9y6y40j>

Because Ureilites are magic!
And at that market prices I think about turning the tables and to equip a
polishing plate with an ureilite surface as it's cheaper than to buy a
diamond grinding plate.

Ingenious Buckleboo!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Hupe" <raremeteorites_at_comcast.net>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 3:19 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Size of diamonds in meteorites


> Dear List,
>
> Tell me if I am wrong thinking it is the diamonds in Ureilites that make
> them so hard to cut. Why are Ureilites so hard to cut if the diamonds are
> too small to interfere with the cutting and polishing processes?
>
> Kind Regards,
Received on Tue 10 May 2005 07:33:35 AM PDT