Thanks Ron! I think I'll wait until I'm feeling like I need to expend some energy and then give it some! Pot luck, really. I would have love to have found a perfect iron crystal right in the centre - but I can imagine all I'll have is shale! very best dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "capricorn89" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Dave Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "metlist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 11:39 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] giving my Nantan a thrashing....
> Hello Dave (with appropriate warnings to all): > > I acquired a 8 kilo Nantan two years ago at Tucson. ($400.00 from a > wholesaler). I was sure that there would be iron inside as it seemed good > and solid when I poked around the crust, even scratching it with my key and > seeing bright metal. Later I whacked it with a sledge hammer to see what > would happen and it broke into 3 nice even pieces. It was one with the > layered metal, oxidized in between plates, and a thick (maybe 2-3 inches of > oxidized shale around it). The exposed fractures promptly rusted, and now I > see exfoliation and separation in the shale. If I get around to it, I could > epoxy the pieces back together and fill any voids and it would be a rather > nice looking piece, but I fear with the pealing, it will only be a few years > now before it goes the way of all good, (or bad depending on your point of > view) Nantans. > > Ron Hartman > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dave Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: metlist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 2:21 AM > Subject: [meteorite-list] giving my Nantan a thrashing.... > > > > Hi folks, > > I thought I sent this to the list a few days ago but I don't recall seeing > > it, so here it is again. My 1.5kg Nantan is, predictably, on the crumble. > > If I were to give it a good whacking with a hammer to remove the shale, > > would I be likely to find myself with 1.5kg of useless binworthy shale, or > > would I find an iron 'nugget' in the middle of it all? > > Guesses please!!! > > > > -- > > In gentle decay, > > dave > > > > IMCA #0092 > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (for IMCA member contact) > > > > http://www.meteorites.ic24.net/index.html > > > > http://www.meteoritecollectors.org > > > > "I have a proof that x^n+y^n=z^n never has integer solutions for n>2. > > However, it won't fit into my signature file...." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
