[meteorite-list] Fusion Crust on Irons

From: JKGwilliam <h3chondrite_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2006 21:18:37 -0700
Message-ID: <6.2.1.2.0.20061204211258.01d30568_at_pop.west.cox.net>

Does anyone besides me believe that many of the Sikhote-Alin irons have
been "doctored" to look better than they really are? Over the past several
years I've heard several stories (rumors) that a lot of creative work has
been used to make some of the SAs look as good as they do. One of the
stories actually involved the application of liquid gun blueing. I've seen
pictures of some of these beautiful specimens right out of the ground and
they are pretty rusty.

Best,
John

At 04:03 PM 12/4/2006, Gary K. Foote wrote:
>Beautiful sikhote. I love the blue sheen most of them have.
>
>Gary
>http://www.meteorite-dealres.com
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>On 4 Dec 2006 at 14:54, Mike Bandli wrote:
>
> > Crust on irons...most definitely! This Sikhote has THICK crust in some of
> > the regmaglypts. Thick enough that you can chip it off. It's like Blued Gun
> > Metal.
> >
> >
> http://www.astro-artifacts.com/Astroartifacts/Collection/SIKHOTE-296,14g.jpg
> >
> > Kind regards,
> >
> > Mike Bandli
> >
> >
> >
> >
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