Hello Walter and list, caliche is deposited by water. If you soak a meteorite in water for a few hours, the caliche will dissolve and can be scrubbed off with a soft brush.
Thanks, Tom peregrineflier <>< IMCA 6168 http://www.frontiernet.net/~peregrineflier/Peregrineflier.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Walter Branch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Tom AKA James Knudson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 10:30 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Caliche > Hi Tom, > > Caliche is water soluble? I did not think that is was. I thought a product > such as Lime Away was the best method to remove caliche. > > -Walter > ----------------------------------------------------- > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom AKA James Knudson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Walter Branch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 11:34 AM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Caliche > > > > Hello Walter, Caliche is a deposit and covers the crust. I have removed it > > from a few meteorites now and have found nice crust underneath. Caliche Is > > water soluble and therefore is the best way to remove it, just incase > anyone > > wanted to know. : ) > > > > Thanks, Tom > > peregrineflier <>< > > IMCA 6168 > > http://www.frontiernet.net/~peregrineflier/Peregrineflier.htm > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Walter Branch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 9:11 AM > > Subject: [meteorite-list] Caliche > > > > > > > Hello Everyone, > > > > > > Speaking of Caliche... > > > > > > Does the Caliche (form of calcium carbonate) that we sometimes see on > > desert > > > meteorites replace the fusion crust that is present or does it form a > > layer > > > over the crust? > > > > > > -Walter > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
