Hi Dave and list Although I have no experience at "repairing" meteorites, I do know what some people do for opals that break. They use opticon 2 part epoxy. Its water clear and supposed to not (or be very good at resisting) yellowing. My suggestion then would be to mix up a small batch of epoxy and using a toothpick, apply some to the inner area of the break on one half after cleaning both well with a good alcohol. Then, on a flat piece of alum. foil, slide both halves together, watching for any epoxy to protrude from the crack on the (I'm assuming you broke a slice that was possibly polished) polished side. The excess can be wiped away with a lint free chemwipe or similar cloth moistened with ethyl/denatured alcohol. Then, you can leave the piece to dry. Use of a hot plate (the kind used to keep food warm, not one to cook with) will accelerate the curing of the epoxy.Good luck Mark
> Had a little accident with one of my meteorites > [broke in half] and was wondering if there was any way > of trying to repair it. The break seems to be clean > and is there any type of; I hate to say this: glue > that could be used very carefully to bring the halves > back together? Thanks, Dave. > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site > http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
