Hi, I have seen the same thing, the membranes seem to have a limited lifetime only, then they turn cloudy and "brittle" - even without containing any specimens! They're not really suited for long-term storage.
Karen On 3/5/13 8:55 AM, "Sean T. Murray" <s...@bellsouth.net> wrote: >I have a very stubborn Ghubara that destroyed two membrane boxes in the >same >fashion. Whatever evil substance that oozes from that chondrite kills a >membrane in short span. > >Sean. > >-----Original Message----- >From: tracy latimer >Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 10:28 PM >To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >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 >Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > >______________________________________________ > >Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >Meteorite-list mailing list >Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list