[meteorite-list] Cleaning Sikhote Alin meteorites

From: csaconn at triad.rr.com <csaconn_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 22:10:58 -0500
Message-ID: <20110211031058.JP0U0.921.root_at_hrndva-web26-z02>

Ruben,

 I think you should leave them au natural. The Russian dirt just adds more charm to the pieces! See you Feb 2012! ( I passed on the pizza at Sky Bar and went down to Lindy's on 4th for a GREAT burger! :) Take care, - Carl


---- Ruben Garcia <mrmeteorite at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Now that you mention it I remember seeing a similar thing in cleaned
> SA's. Thanks
>
> 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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>
> --
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>
> Ruben Garcia
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