[meteorite-list] Cleaning Sikhote Alin meteorites

From: Richard Montgomery <rickmont_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:52:17 -0800
Message-ID: <142D0F454B9F443F80A79270E2AE5592_at_bosoheadPC>

Ruben, please attach a photo maybe? All the SA's today recently arrive all
soaked in black dirty t-fluid, quite a tussle. My best specimens never
were, and it's why they are my best and will forever remain in my
collection. I'd love to see the condition you are referring to. Dremmel
tool?


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ruben Garcia" <mrmeteorite at gmail.com>
To: "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 4:58 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Cleaning Sikhote Alin meteorites


> Hi all,
>
> I just bought some very nice SA's but they are not cleaned like the
> others we are used to seeing. Anyone know how they clean SA
> meteorites? I am quite sure it is not a wire brush.... as the other
> SA's are cleaned in all the cracks and crevasses. A wire brush
> couldn't do that.
>
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>
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> --
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>
> Ruben Garcia
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Received on Thu 10 Feb 2011 08:52:17 PM PST