Hi Eltion, Bill and everyone Thank you for the adivice. I am planning to get a thin section made out of one of the fragments but I am unsure if anything will survive the cutting and polishing process. Any suggestions on doing thin sections of brittle chondrites? Thank you once again for the help. clear skies Vishnu
--- "E.J" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello List, Vishnu, > Some meteorites are very "friable" meaning you can crumble them with > little to moderate hand pressure. Friable meteorites are well know but > not necessarily common. > > The rust marks are likely just that-- rusting iron flakes and can come > from handling and storage conditions. As I recall this arrived during a > monsoon. You might be able to arrest the rusting/lawencite disease > using the procedures for stabelizing irons but perhaps another list > member can elaborate on treating a friable stone such as Burbojle(sp) > which fell through sea ice and deeply into the underlying mud. > > Elton > > >I have noticed brown specks on my Orissa chondrite ....are these rust marks? Is > >there anyway to > >prevent this from happening or at least control this. > >Another silly doubt I have is that this meteroite is very brittle...just breaks > >apart when > pressed > >hard...is this common for chondrites? > >clear skies > >Vishnu > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ===== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vishnu Vardhan Reddy Department of Space Studies University of North Dakota, Grand Forks ND 58203, USA. Phone-701-777-9641 www.space.edu Spaceguard India www.spaceguardindia.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/ ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
