I think that certain Brahin are worse than Brenham. Admire is a horrible one as well. If you must have one of these, always try and buy an endpiece. I've had a Brenham endpiece for YEARS and has yet to develop rust. Matt Morgan http://www.mhmeteorites.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matson, Robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Ian Barrett'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 11:36 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Cracking Brahin Pallasite
> Hi Ian, > > > Last night I examined my two inch slice of brahin Pallasite > > and I've not looked closely at it for a while. It has developed > > a crack all along one side and when I gently applied pressure > > to the slice it broke in three pieces !! It's my fave piece > > and I've not been collecting for long so may have missed > > something but I was under the impression that Brahin was > > pretty stable. Am I wrong ? > > Unfortunately, my experience has been the same as yours -- Brahin > is very susceptible to rusting and having its olivine crystals > pop out. Perhaps some of the newer material (large chunks!) > that have been showing up on eBay are better, but I have > my doubts. The only pallasite that comes to mind that has > even worse stability is Brenham. > > --Rob > > ______________________________________________ > 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
