[meteorite-list] Cleaning a heavy iron meteorite

From: Ruben Garcia <mrmeteorite_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:54:18 -0700
Message-ID: <CAH3bqeJwrAxH9=+bkY1eR8dXr9jZW8q5O+nvnurBynZA2ziOhQ_at_mail.gmail.com>

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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