[meteorite-list] Labeling specimens

From: cdtucson at cox.net <*cdtucson_at_meteoritecentral.com*> Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:47:09 -0500 Message-ID: <20100228134709.MOA63.299519.imail_at_fed1rmwml46> · cdtucson_at_meteoritecentral.com

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Carl or Debbie Esparza
Meteoritemax
---- Steve Witt <stelor96 at yahoo.com> wrote: 
> Kind of like this?
> 
> http://cgi.ebay.com/METEORITE-MUONIONALUSTA-ORIGINAL-POLISHED-SLAB-267-8-g_W0QQitemZ160310539397QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item255340b485
> 
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
> Steve Witt
> IMCA #9020
> http://imca.cc/
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> 
> --- On Sun, 2/28/10, rocks at projectargus.com <rocks at projectargus.com> wrote:
> 
> > From: rocks at projectargus.com <rocks at projectargus.com>
> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Labeling specimens
> > To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> > Date: Sunday, February 28, 2010, 11:41 AM
> > 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
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Galactic Stone &
> > Ironworks" <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
> > To: <meteoriteman at comcast.net>
> > Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> > 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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> > > 
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