[meteorite-list] Membrane boxes go boom?

From: Frank Cressy <fcressy_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2013 19:44:35 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <1362455075.67100.YahooMailRC_at_web184803.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>

Hi Tracy,

I had the membrane in one small box degrade and get very cloudy over a eight
year (or so)?period.? I was storing small mineral crystals in it. I think it was

a result of heat as it was kept in my office where the AC is turned off on the
weekends and it gets a little toasty here in the summer in Bakersfield.? I've
seen nothing with?any meteorite specimens stored this way, but there are stored
in a more temperature environment.?

All the best,

Frank




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From: tracy latimer <daistiho at hotmail.com>
To: "meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Mon, March 4, 2013 7:29:00 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Membrane boxes go boom?


I am observing something weird with some of my older membrane boxes.? The
membrane is starting to degrade and go cloudy, and in at least one specimen
(Imilac, bought at Tucson, I forget the year) the membrane has ruptured and the
slice is rattling around loose in the box.? Has anyone else had this happen to
their specimens?

Best!
Tracy Latimer
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