Hi List, There are very few specimens that are beyond saving, no matter how bad they may look at first glance. A bad specimen can be stabilized to various degrees using a wide variety of methods. Pat Mulvany's process produces amazing results. He can stabilize irons and stony-irons that will "reboot" their oxidation process and result in a stable specimen. Once the meteorite has been decontaminated and stabilized, it's only a matter of preventing future rust, which is much preferred to repairing to the damage afterwards. Pat's process not only leaves the specimen in a stable state but it helps inhibit future oxidation with no smell, stains, or oily feel.
You can see his work here - http://patmulvanymeteorites.embarqspace.com/ Best regards, MikeG ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Gilmer - Galactic Stone & Ironworks Meteorites Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone Meteorite Top List - http://meteorite.gotop100.com EOM - http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/collection.aspx?id=1564 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- On 07 Dec 2010 20:30:20 UT, bernd.pa...@paulinet.de <bernd.pa...@paulinet.de> wrote: > Hi Bob and List, > > "Then there are the chondrites that get tears > in their eyes (bleed). Dhofar 10 comes to mind." > > .. Oh well, yes! My Dhofar 10 endcut that I purchased in 2001 > kept bleeding / oozing for years until it finally surrendered about > two years ago. No more chloride tears left! It's been "stable" since > then. > > Another chondrite that just loves to "produce" plenty of rusty stains > is NWA 2894 (probably L3) even though I know it's been cut and > prepared professionally! > > Cheers, > > Bernd > > ______________________________________________ > 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