[meteorite-list] cleaning Millbillillie ?

From: tett <tett_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 17:50:20 -0400
Message-ID: <7EC4368ADF2B4D6883B01D73F04382C0_at_tett1>

Bob,

I agree that there is a special characteristic that would be lost if the red
staining were to be removed from a Millbillillie individual. However, it is
also great to have meteorites pristine with no terrestrial alteration.

The priciest Millbillillies are those that with dark black glassy crusts.

Best to have lots of these, some with the unique red staining and some with
a pristine black crust.

Cheers!

tett


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Loeffler" <bobl at peaktopeak.com>
To: "'meteorite list'" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2008 11:48 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] cleaning Millbillillie ?


> Hi tett,
>
> I don't know how to remove that red staining safely, but I would not want
> to
> do it to my Millbillillie because the red stain is a uniquely identifying
> feature of Millbillillie's. When you or anyone sees the red stain on that
> eucrite, it's obviously a Millbillillie. If you remove the staining, then
> there is no way to know where it fell. Just my opinion.
>
> Regards,
>
> Bob
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of tett
> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 6:58 PM
> To: meteorite list
> Subject: [meteorite-list] cleaning Millbillillie ?
>
> List,
>
> Happy Halloween!
>
> Wondering if anyone has successfully cleaned Millibillillie indivduals.
> Can
>
> one remove some of the red staining to reveal the black glassy fusion
> crust
> without damaging that crust?
>
> Cheers,
>
> tett
>
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