[meteorite-list] Macrochondrules/Saratov

From: Martin Altmann <Altmann_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue May 24 18:19:14 2005
Message-ID: <003a01c560ae$cacaee00$05559a54_at_9y6y40j>

With Bjurbole it works best like this:
Put a fragment in a plastic display box, fix and pack it the best you can.
Wrap it into paper, put it in a padded envelope and send it around with
german post.

The addressee will recieve a heap of dust with the isolated chondrules
swimming on top.
But the chondrules in Bjurbole aren't very large.
I didn't try it with Saratov yet,
but I guess, the larger the specimen, the farer you should send it.

Buckleboo!
Martin

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From: "Rob Wesel" <nakhladog_at_comcast.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 11:40 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Macrochondrules/Saratov


> Oddly enough I recently did this with a friable NWA.
>
> Approximately 100 grams was pulverized, separated, softened with 99% IPA,
> dried, and combed over painstakingly with a small paintbrush. Small chunks
> of matrix are hard to tell apart from the chondrules given the business of
> all the debris..eyes tend to go blind after a short time.
>
> Each chondrule was isolated then further cleaned of matrix, in all about
> eight hours work getting these puppies cleaned.
>
> http://www.nakhladogmeteorites.com/catalog/chondrules.htm
>
> Rob Wesel
> http://www.nakhladogmeteorites.com
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