[meteorite-list] Cleaning a heavy iron meteorite

From: Guenther <abe.guenther_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:35:12 -0500
Message-ID: <00c901cca0ca$910b5a20$b3220e60$_at_guenther@mnsi.net>

Thanks very much to the comments and replies. I am new to meteorite
collecting and therefore have minimal knowledge about classifying them.
Given the heavy weight for its size I thought it was a heavy iron.

To clarify, I made absolutely sure to use the softest wire brush from my
dremel tool set to remove the built up dirt and rust. It's very close to the
color I found it except a little more gold in color, cleaner and more shiny.

I have finally purchased a lapidary saw with a .032 diamond blade and I have
been practicing cutting various other rocks before making the commitment to
cut it. Once I have it sliced, I will post new pictures. I have been
extremely anxious to see inside.

Abe Guenther

-----Original Message-----
From: Ruben Garcia [mailto:mrmeteorite at gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011 11:54 AM
To: Guenther
Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Cleaning a heavy iron meteorite

First problem is: That's NOT an iron meteorite.
Second problem is: It's a highly weathered Chondrite and that isn't
gonna get much better.

Sorry....

On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 9:11 AM, Guenther <abe.guenther at mnsi.net> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> A year ago I found a large heavy iron meteorite. When I found it the color
> was a dark brown. In my attempt to bring out the true color, I decided to
> use a dremel tool with a fine wire brush bit to clean it. The dremel brush
I
> used was extremely soft and gold in color and it turned slightly gold in
> color. So, I bought a soft stainless steel wire brush and now it turns
grey
> when I brush it. What is the best way for me to clean it to get the true
> color?
>
> Here are the original images after I used the gold color brush:
>
> http://aguenthe.mnsi.net/NM1.jpg http://aguenthe.mnsi.net/NM2.jpg
> http://aguenthe.mnsi.net/NM3.jpg http://aguenthe.mnsi.net/NM4.jpg
>
> Thanks,
>
> Abe Guenther
>
>
>
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Received on Fri 11 Nov 2011 06:35:12 PM PST