[meteorite-list] Cutting An Iron

From: Bigjohn Shea <bigjohnshea_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2016 01:42:56 +0200
Message-ID: <trinity-a8473ddc-4795-483b-a727-e5889a2af661-1467589376087_at_msvc-mesg-gmxus003>

Just catching up on this thread.

I have worked extensively with CML, and have emailed their curator to confirm or deny this.

We'll get to the bottom of it, sooner or later...

Cheers,
John A. Shea MD
IMCA 3295






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On 7/2/16 at 12:40 PM, John Pierce via Meteorite-list wrote:

> OK, photos.
> I'm not the most computer literate person.
> I had go create a Photobucket album, and I hope this link works:
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> http://s744.photobucket.com/user/Lumin9/library/Halo
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> Please, no need to flame me for cleaning the rock.
> I read and considered a lot before proceeding.
> Simply my preference with no concern regarding market value.
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> Found by me personally on our 32-acre property in Southern Oregon.
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> John Pierce
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> On Sat, Jul 2, 2016 at 9:57 AM, Paul Gessler <cetuspa at shaw.ca> wrote:
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> > Let?s see a picture of this Iron.
> > -Paul G
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> > From: John Pierce via Meteorite-list
> > Sent: Friday, July 01, 2016 6:33 PM
> > To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> > Subject: [meteorite-list] Cutting An Iron
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> > Hello All,
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> > This is my first post here. I joined recently because I found a lovely
> > nickel-iron meteorite, and that has spurred my further interest in this
> > subject. My meteorite has been confirmed as the real thing by staff of the
> > Meteorite Lab at Portland State University, who would like to perform
> > classification. It is 11.2 kg, and according to PSU staff, it will be only
> > the seventh classified meteorite ever found in the state of Oregon.
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> > I?ve enjoyed reading these archives, but I haven?t yet been able to find
> > answer to my question.
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> > I?m posting here to ask if anyone has any experience cutting an iron
> > meteorite with the CBN blade that is sold by Johnson Brothers Lapidary.
> > They advertise it as just the thing for cutting irons. I?m interested to
> > know anything about blade life, rim speed, feed rate, and using plain water
> > as a coolant/lubricant. For cutting the analysis sample, I have machining
> > experience and very suitable tools, except for the blade, which I would
> > like to be a circular blade.
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> > I welcome replies here on the forum, or by private email.
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> > Kind regards,
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> > John
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