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 ________________________________ From: tracy latimer <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> 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 ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
