I've heard that talc blasting has been used. Like sand blasting but gentler.
-Martin On Thursday, February 10, 2011, Jim Wooddell <[email protected]> wrote: > Ruben and all, > > I've cleaned other types of rocks with a water jet tooth brush set up > in the past. It could have used a lot more pressure. I've also > baking soda blasted fine metal parts with my bead blaster. A Dentist > quality water jet would work very good, I would think. Do not know why > that would not work for the irons??? > > Jim > > > > > On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 7:04 PM, Matthew Martin > <[email protected]> wrote: >> I'm not positive on this one, but I believe their being tumbled. I picked >> up a piece of shrapnel in Tucson that had two weird looking spheres embedded >> to it, and when I inquired about them I was told they were beads from the >> cleaning process. They came off with a little pressure. >> >> Aloha, >> >> Matt Martin >> Meteorite Treasures >> >> >> >> Quoting Richard Montgomery <[email protected]>: >> >>> Ruben, please attach a photo maybe? All the SA's today recently arrive >>> all soaked in black dirty t-fluid, quite a tussle. My best specimens never >>> were, and it's why they are my best and will forever remain in my >>> collection. I'd love to see the condition you are referring to. Dremmel >>> tool? >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ruben Garcia" <[email protected]> >>> To: "Meteorite List" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 4:58 PM >>> Subject: [meteorite-list] Cleaning Sikhote Alin meteorites >>> >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> I just bought some very nice SA's but they are not cleaned like the >>>> others we are used to seeing. Anyone know how they clean SA >>>> meteorites? I am quite sure it is not a wire brush.... as the other >>>> SA's are cleaned in all the cracks and crevasses. A wire brush >>>> couldn't do that. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Rock On! >>>> >>>> Ruben Garcia >>>> >>>> Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net >>>> Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ >>>> Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u >>>> ______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >> > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.n <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
