Bernd: You would have made an excellent chemist.
Retired Chemist Dave --- On Mon, 7/18/11, Bernd V. Pauli <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Bernd V. Pauli <[email protected]> > Subject: [meteorite-list] Etching of large MORASKO > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, July 18, 2011, 6:48 PM > Michael kindly wrote: "Very nice > video!" > > Hello Michael and List, > > Although it has been said many times before, we should put > potential newbies, > who would like to etch an iron meteorite with nitol, on the > alert: Please, be > careful and do wear protective gloves and goggles, because, > and let me now > quote from our late R. Norton's Field Guide to Meteors and > Meteorites, p. 255: > > "When mixing ethanol/nitric acid solution great care should > be taken to see that > the nitric acid is always poured *into the alcohol beaker, > never the reverse! > > This prevents splattering of the acid as it is applied to > the working solution. > (Working with concentrated nitric acid is dangerous and > requires handling with extreme care.)*" > > Wishing you a good night > from late night Germany, > > Bernd > > > ______________________________________________ > 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
