[meteorite-list] Labeling specimens

From: rocks at projectargus.com <rocks_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:41:16 -0500
Message-ID: <C2452AB8675E4160B1553054C9E29EB4_at_NoahLaptop>

I'm not sure if anyone else remembers this, but there were some
Muonionalusta etched slices on eBay about a year ago. They had the word
MUONIONALUSTA etched in on one side in big letters - about six inches
across. On the other side, they had something like 67?46'N, 23?15'E... this
was also several inches across. I'm not even kidding.

They were hideous, but at least future owners won't mistake their identity.

--Noah


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From: "Galactic Stone & Ironworks" <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
To: <meteoriteman at comcast.net>
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Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 10:11 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Labeling specimens


> Hi Jim and List,
>
> I used a Dremel tool to carefully carve and identification number into
> all of my specimens. I put the name of the specimen, date, origin,
> type, what I paid for it, catalogue number, and 5 things I like about
> it using only adjectives. All of this information is carved in
> letters that are 1mm x 1mm. If the specimen is too small for these
> engravings, then I buy new duplicate material which I then superglue
> to the existing specimen. When the specimen becomes big enough to
> hold the engravings, I also make an extra note that shows how many
> additional pieces were superglued into place to provide room for the
> labels. Finally, I dunk the specimen into clear acrylic and let it
> harden into a fun shape (like a star or rhombus), which I then put
> into my cabinet for posterity. ;)
>
> Best regards,
>
> MikeG
>
>
> On 2/28/10, meteoriteman at comcast.net <meteoriteman at comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> Thought I'd throw in my two cents on this interesting topic. First,
>> painting
>> numbers on a meteorite for identification purposes is only good if you
>> have
>> a master sheet that translates that number into a specific meteorite. If
>> that sheet is lost the painted number is useless.
>>
>> I prefer having photo's on the master sheet along with all the pertinent
>> information such as date of purchase, classification, weight, purchased
>> from, etc. etc. etc. I believe that a photo is as good as a fingerprint
>> for
>> identification. A small label with some corresponding info and number
>> inserted into or on the container (jem jar or riker)for smaller specimens
>> is
>> also helpful.
>>
>> If digital photography was available back in the day, I wonder how many
>> meteorites would have painted numbers on them. Personally purchasing a
>> meteorite with a number painted on it would be a turn off for me. Unless
>> it's a historic rare piece.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Jim K
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