Hi Abe, Rather than an iron meteorite, it looks like you've got a stony meteorite or chondrite there. From its appearance, it's seems plenty clean enough. That's kind of how chondrites look -- dark with a weathered grey to brown exterior. Most of my own weathered chondrites like yours appear a natural dark brown. Bob
On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 10:11 AM, Guenther <abe.guent...@mnsi.net> wrote: > Hi all, > > A year ago I found a large heavy iron meteorite. When I found it the color > was a dark brown. In my attempt to bring out the true color, I decided to > use a dremel tool with a fine wire brush bit to clean it. The dremel brush I > used was extremely soft and gold in color and it turned slightly gold in > color. So, I bought a soft stainless steel wire brush and now it turns grey > when I brush it. What is the best way for me to clean it to get the true > color? > > Here are the original images after I used the gold color brush: > > http://aguenthe.mnsi.net/NM1.jpg http://aguenthe.mnsi.net/NM2.jpg > http://aguenthe.mnsi.net/NM3.jpg http://aguenthe.mnsi.net/NM4.jpg > > Thanks, > > Abe Guenther > > > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list