[meteorite-list] Cleaning Sikhote Alin meteorites

From: Dark Matter <freequarks_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:44:27 -0700
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I've heard that talc blasting has been used. Like sand blasting but gentler.

-Martin



On Thursday, February 10, 2011, Jim Wooddell <jimwooddell at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ruben and all,
>
> I've cleaned other types of rocks with a water jet tooth brush set up
> in the past. ?It could have used a lot more pressure. ?I've also
> baking soda blasted fine metal parts with my bead blaster. ?A Dentist
> quality water jet would work very good, I would think. Do not know why
> that would not work for the irons???
>
> Jim
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 7:04 PM, Matthew Martin
> <mmartin at meteoritetreasures.com> wrote:
>> I'm not positive on this one, but I believe their being tumbled. ?I picked
>> up a piece of shrapnel in Tucson that had two weird looking spheres embedded
>> to it, and when I inquired about them I was told they were beads from the
>> cleaning process. ?They came off with a little pressure.
>>
>> Aloha,
>>
>> Matt Martin
>> Meteorite Treasures
>>
>>
>>
>> Quoting Richard Montgomery <rickmont at earthlink.net>:
>>
>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Rock On!
>>>>
>>>> Ruben Garcia
>>>>
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