Ruben, I think you should leave them au natural. The Russian dirt just adds more charm to the pieces! See you Feb 2012! ( I passed on the pizza at Sky Bar and went down to Lindy's on 4th for a GREAT burger! :) Take care, - Carl
---- Ruben Garcia <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Now that you mention it I remember seeing a similar thing in cleaned > SA's. Thanks > > 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 > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > 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
