[meteorite-list] Polishing Chondrite Slices

From: PolandMET <marcin_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 22:28:57 +0200
Message-ID: <005201c78dc1$ad922870$0300000a_at_polandmezrd5i9>

> Hi, This is Tom Phillips, the microscope guy, which really means the
> polishing guy. I have to agree, Ghubara is both tough to polish with out
> scratches
> and when I revisited some polished slices I had made a year ago, all were
> good except the Ghubara. It had to be repolished before any scope time.
>
> Perhaps some one can suggest a sealing method that would work for your
> sphere?

I think in that case You must make the same "tricks" like with iron
meteorites.
Using oil +heating or try to put it into red devil solution to remove all
acids that can start rusting. Ghubara must fall in very "bad" place, thats
why he is now heavy ruster.

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Received on Thu 03 May 2007 04:28:57 PM PDT


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