Hello Jeff,
Yes you are correct, if you melt down Gibeon or any other Iron meteorite
the Widmanstatten pattern that was formed from long term cooling will be
destroyed. You will be left with a nickel-iron alloy depending on what the
smelter or blacksmith adds to the mix, any silicate inclusions & or
schribertsite will be lost in the melted slag skimmed off of the top or
settling to the bottom.
Yes it would still polish to a high luster no matter which meteorite you
chose to use
Sincerely,
Jim
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff K." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 11:23 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Melting meteorite iron?
> G'day List,
>
> I'm commissioning a ring to be made out of meteoric
> material and just have a few queries about melting
> down meteorites and the effect on the metal. I'm sure
> there are plenty of people reading this that can offer
> some valuable advice.
>
> I would presume that if you were to melt-down Gibeon,
> then the structure of the metal would change and it
> would no longer be possible to yeild the Widmanstatten
> pattern. Is this correct?
>
> However; what about the melting of Chinga? If this
> meteorite is melted, would it still polish to its same
> beautiful mirrored finish?
>
> Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. (This is
> my second post on this topic but the first did not
> work. My apologies if they both come through!)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
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