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You can also drill a hole into it and insert a chip like they use for pet identification. Then epoxy over it. :) Jim K ----- Original Message ----- From: "Galactic Stone & Ironworks" <meteoritem...@gmail.com> To: meteorite...@comcast.net Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 9:11:53 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Labeling specimens Hi Jim and List, I used a Dremel tool to carefully carve and identification number into all of my specimens. I put the name of the specimen, date, origin, type, what I paid for it, catalogue number, and 5 things I like about it using only adjectives. All of this information is carved in letters that are 1mm x 1mm. If the specimen is too small for these engravings, then I buy new duplicate material which I then superglue to the existing specimen. When the specimen becomes big enough to hold the engravings, I also make an extra note that shows how many additional pieces were superglued into place to provide room for the labels. Finally, I dunk the specimen into clear acrylic and let it harden into a fun shape (like a star or rhombus), which I then put into my cabinet for posterity. ;) Best regards, MikeG On 2/28/10, meteorite...@comcast.net <meteorite...@comcast.net> wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > Thought I'd throw in my two cents on this interesting topic. First, painting > numbers on a meteorite for identification purposes is only good if you have > a master sheet that translates that number into a specific meteorite. If > that sheet is lost the painted number is useless. > > I prefer having photo's on the master sheet along with all the pertinent > information such as date of purchase, classification, weight, purchased > from, etc. etc. etc. I believe that a photo is as good as a fingerprint for > identification. A small label with some corresponding info and number > inserted into or on the container (jem jar or riker)for smaller specimens is > also helpful. > > If digital photography was available back in the day, I wonder how many > meteorites would have painted numbers on them. Personally purchasing a > meteorite with a number painted on it would be a turn off for me. Unless > it's a historic rare piece. > > Cheers, > Jim K > ______________________________________________ > 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 > -- ------------------------------------------------------------ Mike Gilmer - Galactic Stone & Ironworks Meteorites http://www.galactic-stone.com http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone ------------------------------------------------------------ ______________________________________________ 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