Sounds very hitech and therefore very expensive. No wonder the seller is pricing them so dearly!Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Meteoryt.net" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 5:14 PM Subject: Fw: [meteorite-list] Shirokovsky..Answer
> Hi List. > Tooday Im your main spammer here :) > Jeff have some problems so I forvarding his email. > > > From: "Jeff Pringle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > List - > > Speaking from experience in backyard steel foundry work, the etched slices > clearly indicate to me that the shirokovski was made in a direct attempt to > defraud meteorite collectors - it does not appear to be a serendipitous > furnace lining pallasite look-alike. > Next time I fire up the blast furnace, I'll check into it and give you all a > report, as to whether my theory is correct or not. > > Wustite and fayalite are common iron/steel slag components, as is CaO. > > Off hand, the hard part would probably be keeping bubbles out of the melt > upon introduction of the silicates - it possibly required a vacuum furnace, > or at least careful timing (accidental?) of the introduction of the olivine > and solid metal into the melt. > > Jeff > > ______________________________________________ > 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
