Hello,
Thanks to everyone who responded to my question concerning the state of their
PV specimens. Stability was unanimous, with no one experiencing any problems
with rusting. :-)
And that brings up a related question concerning stability that I might
should already know the answer to, but do not:
Is PV's apparent rust-resistance for at least the last 10+ years (and
hopefully many more) due SIMPLY to the fact that the specimens were recovered
so quickly, and were spared exposure to, and penetration of, water for hundreds
to thousands of years? And if so, are ALL freshly recovered irons (or "metal
veined" as in the case of PV) just inherently stable?
Or does inherent resistance to rusting vary from one meteorite to the next
based more on the exact, specific chemical makeup of the iron and any
particular find may or may not be prone to rusting regardless of how quickly it
was recovered?
Thanks in advance for any help with this,
Robert Woolard
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