[meteorite-list] Meteorite rings - Nickel Content

From: Jan Bartels <meteorites_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2010 19:28:18 +0200
Message-ID: <3AC5B6F512F34E1DA5DE8273030DCBBB_at_laptop>

Richard,

Look here for rings with meteorites.
http://www.jewelrydesignsformen.com/meta.html

This guy is a true artist. We got our wedding rings from him, handmade by
order. The nickel/meteorite will never touch your skin since they are mostly
on top of the rings.

Have fun viewing.

Best,
Jan
IMCA 9833


----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Kowalski" <damoclid at yahoo.com>
To: "meteorite list" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2010 6:39 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite rings - Nickel Content


> My fiance' recently (and with no encouragement by me) came across rings
> made of meteoritic iron and asked me if I would be interested in such a
> ring for my wedding band. She had never seen them before and I of course
> hadn't even considered bringing the idea up, but since she thinks its a
> great idea for my ring, who am I to object?
>
> My concern is the possibility of my developing a nickel allergy. AFAIK,
> I'm not allergic to the metal, but she certainly is.
>
> My preference would be to have my ring made of a solid billet of the Iron
> used, but of course one that has in inlay of the Iron might be a better
> choice to limit exposure.
>
> It appears that the most commonly available rings are made using Gibeon &
> Seymchan and some use Tambo Quemado. I'm just curious which of these three
> have the lowest Nickel content?
>
> Thanks
>
>
> --
> Richard Kowalski
> Full Moon Photography
> IMCA #1081
>
>
>
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