[meteorite-list] Labeling specimens

From: Steve Witt <stelor96_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:11:14 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <996239.84769.qm_at_web56407.mail.re3.yahoo.com>

Kind of like this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/METEORITE-MUONIONALUSTA-ORIGINAL-POLISHED-SLAB-267-8-g_W0QQitemZ160310539397QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item255340b485


Steve


Steve Witt
IMCA #9020
http://imca.cc/


--- On Sun, 2/28/10, rocks at projectargus.com <rocks at projectargus.com> wrote:

> From: rocks at projectargus.com <rocks at projectargus.com>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Labeling specimens
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Sunday, February 28, 2010, 11:41 AM
> I'm not sure if anyone else remembers
> this, but there were some Muonionalusta etched slices on
> eBay about a year ago.? They had the word MUONIONALUSTA
> etched in on one side in big letters - about six inches
> across.? On the other side, they had something like
> 67?46'N, 23?15'E... this was also several inches
> across.? I'm not even kidding.
>
> They were hideous, but at least future owners won't mistake
> their identity.
>
> --Noah
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Galactic Stone &
> Ironworks" <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
> To: <meteoriteman at comcast.net>
> Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 10:11 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Labeling specimens
>
>
> > Hi Jim and List,
> >
> > I used a Dremel tool to carefully carve and
> identification number into
> > all of my specimens.? I put the name of the
> specimen, date, origin,
> > type, what I paid for it, catalogue number, and 5
> things I like about
> > it using only adjectives.? All of this
> information is carved in
> > letters that are 1mm x 1mm.? If the specimen is
> too small for these
> > engravings, then I buy new duplicate material which I
> then superglue
> > to the existing specimen.? When the specimen
> becomes big enough to
> > hold the engravings, I also make an extra note that
> shows how many
> > additional pieces were superglued into place to
> provide room for the
> > labels.? Finally, I dunk the specimen into clear
> acrylic and let it
> > harden into a fun shape (like a star or rhombus),
> which I then put
> > into my cabinet for posterity. ;)
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > MikeG
> >
> >
> > On 2/28/10, meteoriteman at comcast.net
> <meteoriteman at comcast.net>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi everyone,
> >>
> >> Thought I'd throw in my two cents on this
> interesting topic. First, painting
> >> numbers on a meteorite for identification purposes
> is only good if you have
> >> a master sheet that translates that number into a
> specific meteorite. If
> >> that sheet is lost the painted number is useless.
> >>
> >> I prefer having photo's on the master sheet along
> with all the pertinent
> >> information such as date of purchase,
> classification, weight, purchased
> >> from, etc. etc. etc. I believe that a photo is as
> good as a fingerprint for
> >> identification. A small label with some
> corresponding info and number
> >> inserted into or on the container (jem jar or
> riker)for smaller specimens is
> >> also helpful.
> >>
> >> If digital photography was available back in the
> day, I wonder how many
> >> meteorites would have painted numbers on them.
> Personally purchasing a
> >> meteorite with a number painted on it would be a
> turn off for me. Unless
> >> it's a historic rare piece.
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Jim K
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