On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 10:38:19 +0100 (CET), Pelé Pierre-Marie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hello Doug, > >thank you very much for these clear explanations. I >think I should better find a good laboratory to do >that as I don't have the equipment at home. It's >safer. > >Maybe ferric chloride test is easier to do ? > On the advise from some from the list, the last time (and so far only, using some cheap Campo slices that I had picked up on Ebay) time I etched, I used this: http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2102868&cp=&kw=etching&parentPage=search Neutralized the acid with a baking soda solution, rinsed with water, and dried in the oven at around 100 degrees. It seemed to work pretty well. ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

