I heard also from a cutter of Muonionalusta years ago, that he destroyed several blades, because he got a piece with so much microdiamonds inside. Whether it's true or not - I don't know.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Hupe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 4:28 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Size of diamonds in meteorites > Hi Steve and List, > > Steve said: > It's not the size of the diamonds- it's the quantity of them. > > This seems to agree with what I found out: > I was told that Dhofar 979 cuts very easily so apparently the carbides have > no affect on the diamond blades. I just asked a scientist what the cause of > destroyed blades might be and he suggested the diamonds could be in clumps > causing the damage. Although carbide is very hard, harder than corundum, it > is no where near the hardness of a diamond. > > I find this an interesting topic, > > Adam > > > > ______________________________________________ > 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
