Or on the other hand, it can be completely stable. I have had 4 slices
now for a few months that show no signs of rusting whatsoever. These
were taken from an external chunk on the top of the mass. So just like
Brenham, it depends where the piece came from and how it was finished.
I have an Imilac slice right now that was rusting until I refinished it
and stabilized it (purchased from a very well known dealer I may add).
So no pallasites are free of rusting; they can't be in our oxidizing
environment.
Matt Morgan
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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
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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
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Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 3:14 AM
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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
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From: "AstronomicalResearchNetwork"
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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/
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