That tells me that it is a dangerous, unstable meteorite not worth buying and spending thousands of $$$ to take the risk of it melting into a pile of nearly worthless olivine crystals. I will take Esquel, Seymchan, or Imilac any day, with no risk involved. Mike Farmer
-------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "AstronomicalResearchNetwork" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hello Mike > Fukang has beautiful crystals of olivine and it looked very nice a > few months ago . > Now it has rusted so I see no fresh metal . Maybe the interior is better but > in Minnesota . > Nantan falls to dust in 6 months to a year here . > If I were to get a piece again I would keep it in a vacum sealed container > . > May your day do well Ken Regelman > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "AstronomicalResearchNetwork" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[email protected]> > Cc: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 3:14 AM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Fukang meteorite > > > > Please clarify Ken, you say the Fukang specimen is very nice, and then you > > say you are watching it rust everywhere. Those two statements are not > > compatible. Either it is nice, or it is a rusting piece of crap. > > Meteorites that rust on me are never considered nice. > > Mike Farmer > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > > From: "AstronomicalResearchNetwork" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> The Fukang meteorite is a wonderful specimen as I have said . > >> I have had a specimen for some time and I live in Minnesota . > >> One of the worst climates for iron meteorites and I > >> have been watching my specimen Rust for the last 3 months. > >> It was not prepared in any way just hacked off by the original > >> owner of the Fukang meteorite . Just a thought when purchasing > >> specimens . > >> Ken Regelman > >> Astronomical Research Network > >> http://www.meteorites4sale.net/ > >> ______________________________________________ > >> 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
