Re: [meteorite-list] Nickel test kit

2003-09-23 Thread Rodrigo Martinez
] Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 11:43 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Nickel test kit Hi List, The hallmark of a good scientific experiment is reproducibility. I'm getting very frustrated with the nickel test kit I bought on ebay to test my rusty iron meteorwrong. I do not get reproducible

[meteorite-list] Nickel test kit

2003-09-22 Thread Popocatept
Hi List, The hallmark of a good scientific experiment is reproducibility. I'm getting very frustrated with the nickel test kit I bought on ebay to test my rusty iron meteorwrong. I do not get reproducible and or consistent results. For example filings from a nickel (5 cent coin) have

[meteorite-list] Nickel test kit

2003-09-22 Thread Matson, Robert
Hi Mike, The standard nickel test (based on dimethyl glyoxime) can produce false positives and false negatives because it is very sensitive to the cleanliness of the containers in which it is carried out. I haven't experimented any with the kits I've seen listed on eBay from time to time, so I

Re: [meteorite-list] Nickel test kit

2003-09-22 Thread Tom aka James Knudson
] Nickel test kit Hi List, The hallmark of a good scientific experiment is reproducibility. I'm getting very frustrated with the nickel test kit I bought on ebay to test my rusty iron meteorwrong. I do not get reproducible and or consistent results. For example filings from a nickel (5 cent

Re: [meteorite-list] Nickel test kit

2003-09-22 Thread Tom aka James Knudson
Message - From: Matson, Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 9:01 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Nickel test kit Hi Mike, The standard nickel test (based on dimethyl glyoxime) can produce false positives and false negatives because it is very