Hello Steve, and all, Next time you are in Fort Worth, you might ask Art Ehlmann to show you the main mass of Somervell County. When Oscar Monnig bought it, it was already a very old and weathered pallasite, and he was adviced to have it encased in plastic to protect it. That did not work for very long, and it just broke in pieces. Too bad because it is a pretty pallasite.
Anne M. Black http://www.impactika.com/ [email protected] Vice-President, I.M.C.A. Inc. http://www.imca.cc/ In a message dated 12/24/2008 2:38:36 PM Mountain Standard Time, [email protected] writes: I wouldn't do it for rock or meteorite. The resin/Lucite/acrylic will likely crack unless you put your material in a vacuum and remove as much water as possible. Even some of the Apollo lunar material Lucites cracked and they had been in vacuum for millions of years. I have looked into it extensively and was advised that the failure rate is incredible for this kind of material. Good luck! Mike Bandli -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 1:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Paperweights Hey List, Does anyone here have experience encasing meteorites in clear resin, paperweight style? If so, could you contact me off the list? Thanks, Steve Arnold #1 **************One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000025) ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
