I forgot to add, seeds germinate faster because it not only holds water but acts like a dessicant and draws moisture from the air. the higher water content speeds up germination. If you want your meteorites to hold more water coat them with liquid glass. Have a great day Steve
--- On Thu, 2/11/10, Steve Dunklee <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Steve Dunklee <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Glass-coated Campos? > To: " Robert D.Matson" <[email protected]>, > [email protected], "Ed Deckert" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, February 11, 2010, 8:07 AM > Hi all! > Ed beat me to the silicosis problem. You can buy liquid > glass at most any pharmacy in the States. coating metorites > with liquid glass may be the same as putting them in a wet > plastic bag. the chemicals needed to make it liquid are > highly corrosive. If you follow careful directions you can > use it to seal leaks in engine blocks, radiators and heater > cores and it has many other uses, but I doubt meterorite > preservation is one of them. It holds water which causes > bacteria and other micro organisms to explode. holding water > on a meteorite only causes rust. so as the liquid glass > disolves and recrystalzes under the rust you end up with > something like Lawrencite disease. with the only way to > remove the liquid glass by perchloric acid. I may be wrong > on this one it may actually work but if they recomend > flushing your radiator after the leak is sealed to prevent > it from locking everything up from rust. I dont think it > will work to preserve meteorites. > > cheers > Steve > > --- On Thu, 2/11/10, Ed Deckert <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > From: Ed Deckert <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Glass-coated Campos? > > To: "Matson, Robert D." <[email protected]>, > [email protected] > > Date: Thursday, February 11, 2010, 3:15 AM > > Sounds like an interesting > > product. But the article indicates the silicon > dioxide > > coating is "breathable," which makes me wonder how > effective > > it would be in moist climates. > > > > They claim that seeds coated with "Liquid Glass" > germinated > > faster than seeds that were not coated. For seeds > to > > germinate, I have always understood that moisture > (water) > > was required. If moisture can penetrate the coating > to > > germinate seeds, I would think that moisture could > get > > through to the meteorite as well. > > > > But then, I suppose it could provide additional > protection > > if applied after properly treating the meteorite with > Bill > > Mason's products. > > > > Hopefully this becomes available soon and can be > > tested. I would caution anyone using it to exercise > > care not to breathe in the vapors. You would need > to > > wear an appropriate respirator mask, and have > adequate > > ventilation. Breathing silicon dioxide dust causes a > > condition called "silicosis of the lung." It is > > cumulative and incurable, ultimately leading to death > - > > except I suppose if a lung transplant might be a > > possibility. I know of this condition very well as > a > > friend's husband died from silicosis. > > > > Ed > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matson, Robert > D." > > <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 6:24 PM > > Subject: [meteorite-list] Glass-coated Campos? > > > > > > > Possible product to try on meteorites in > conjunction > > with "Rusty" > > > Mason's > > > meteorite preservation technique? > > > > > > http://pda.physorg.com/_news184310039.html > > > > > > --Rob > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > > Visit the Archives at > > > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor > (6.1.0.447) > > > Database version: 6.14320 > > > http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ > > > > > > > > > > > > E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.1.0.447) > > Database version: 6.14330 > > http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ > > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at > > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
