[meteorite-list] Re: CO3 Tumble

From: E.P. Grondine <epgrondine_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:42:06 2004
Message-ID: <20010127101332.90436.qmail_at_web11607.mail.yahoo.com>

Hi all -

Just the opinion of a fairly complete amateur, but -

>From an aesthetic point of view, perhaps okay (beauty
is in the eye of the beholder), but from a scientific
point of view absolutely not a good idea -

EP


--- SaharaTeam_at_aol.com wrote:
> Dear Elton and all,
>
> We have tumbled some fragments of our CO3 (DaG 749,
> 95 kg). All have been
> polished by desert wind, but we have increased that
> desert varnish and now
> you can see some metal and the incredible variety of
> chondrules. The quality
> we have obtained is similar to the quality of our
> CO3 slices (binocular
> quality, polished on both side). You can see the
> result at this address:
>
>
http://members.aol.com/MeteoriteNews/CO3story/00Mar.html
>
> Best Regards,
> Richard & Roland Pelisson
> www.SaharaMet.com
>
> > Interesting idea and if they did tumble
> successfully , due to differential
> > grinding, you might have a surface which
> resembled toad skin. Common
> > chondrite meteorites may appear "hard" but they
> lack interlocking crystal
> > structures which make other stones polish up in
> the tumbler. Meteorites
> > are non-homogeneous rocks. You might be able to
> tumble them one at a time
> > and not have them break. (Anyone have some
> meteorites they
> > are willing to bang together for a few hours to
> see what is left?...Didn't
> > think so.) Since it is not my meteorite being
> tested....I'd like
> > to know what turns out. We have had this
> discussion before and the
> > consensus then was that it was undoable.
> >
>
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