Re: [meteorite-list] Polished Butts - Toliet humor aside, what exactly are th...

2011-03-29 Thread Jeff Grossman
The actual term commonly found in the scientific literature is potted
butt.  It refers to a small specimen embedded in some kind of supporting
medium, usually epoxy, acrylic, or the like, prior to sample processing.
These samples then may be sliced for thin section preparation or other
purposes, or, for tiny samples, just ground down to expose the sample
surface.  If one wishes to do microscopic examination of the sample
remaining in a potted butt, the surface (sample plus supporting medium) is
commonly polished.  This is what Cascadia is calling a polished butt.

Jeff

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 My guess would be that it's a polished endcut.
 
 Jim K
 
 
 In a message dated 3/28/2011 3:54:41 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
 meteoritem...@gmail.com writes:
 Hi Folks,
 
 I have seen several  references to polished butts in the Met
 Bulletin.  For example, from  this recent entry (NWA 6580) approved
 yesterday -
 
 Type specimens  available at Cascadia include 1 piece originally 20.0
 g, from which one  polished thin section and one polished butt were
 made. Thompson holds the  main mass.
 
 I did the usual Google Search (polished butt) to find out  what this
 was, and you don't want to know what the results of that search  were.
 Let's just say, that is has nothing to do with meteorites or  thin
 sections.
 
 So I have to ask the List - what is a polished  butt?
 
 Best regards,
 
 MikeG
 
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Re: [meteorite-list] Polished Butts - Toliet humor aside, what exactly are th...

2011-03-29 Thread Greg Hupe
One only needs to watch an episode of Beavis and Butthead to appreciate 
the use of 'butt' or 'Butte'!! Light humor at its best! :/


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I see no connontation of toilet humour, or scatological inference in the use 
of the word butt. This word has been in use for centuries in the Anglo 
Saxon tongue and dialects... see...(noun)Rifle Butt...the end of the 
shoulder stock of firearm. The (noun)Butt End...the end of lengths of rope, 
lumber and metal... and the phrase and word...(verb)Abutting and 
(noun)Abutment.


A useful, descriptive, word that should be used with impunity. And I would 
see its appropriate use to described the remaining piece of a meteorite that 
has been reduced in size to a fraction of it's mass by cutting.


Regards...and no charge,

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Being an x-smoker, I conjured up visions of cigarette butts. Couldn't 
imagine

why anyone would polish one.

Anita





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Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Polished Butts - Toliet humor aside, what 
exactly

are th...

Hi List,

I agree, the word core is much better than polished butt.  :)

Thanks for the explanation.  I had a hunch that it was related to
thin-sections, but Google wouldn't give me anything useful or
non-offensive.

Best regards,

MikeG

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On 3/28/11, impact...@aol.com impact...@aol.com wrote:

No toilet humor here.
It is a chunk of meteorite encased in epoxy, polished, and from which
thin-sections are cut.
I prefer to call them cores.
Less possibility of misunderstanding.

Anne M. Black
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In a message dated 3/28/2011 2:59:26 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
jimsk...@aol.com writes:
My guess would be that it's a polished endcut.

Jim K


In a message dated 3/28/2011 3:54:41 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
meteoritem...@gmail.com writes:
Hi Folks,

I have seen several  references to polished butts in the Met
Bulletin.  For example, from  this recent entry (NWA 6580) approved
yesterday -

Type specimens  available at Cascadia include 1 piece originally 20.0
g, from which one  polished thin section and one polished butt were
made. Thompson holds the  main mass.

I did the usual Google Search (polished butt) to find out  what this
was, and you don't want to know what the results of that search  were.
Let's just say, that is has nothing to do with meteorites or  thin
sections.

So I have to ask the List - what is a polished  butt?

Best regards,

MikeG





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[meteorite-list] Polished Butts - Toliet humor aside, what exactly are they?

2011-03-28 Thread Michael Gilmer
Hi Folks,

I have seen several references to polished butts in the Met
Bulletin.  For example, from this recent entry (NWA 6580) approved
yesterday -

Type specimens available at Cascadia include 1 piece originally 20.0
g, from which one polished thin section and one polished butt were
made. Thompson holds the main mass.

I did the usual Google Search (polished butt) to find out what this
was, and you don't want to know what the results of that search were.
Let's just say, that is has nothing to do with meteorites or thin
sections.

So I have to ask the List - what is a polished butt?

Best regards,

MikeG

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Re: [meteorite-list] Polished Butts - Toliet humor aside, what exactly are th...

2011-03-28 Thread Jimski47
My guess would be that it's a polished endcut.
 
Jim K


In a message dated 3/28/2011 3:54:41 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
meteoritem...@gmail.com writes:
Hi Folks,

I have seen several  references to polished butts in the Met
Bulletin.  For example, from  this recent entry (NWA 6580) approved
yesterday -

Type specimens  available at Cascadia include 1 piece originally 20.0
g, from which one  polished thin section and one polished butt were
made. Thompson holds the  main mass.

I did the usual Google Search (polished butt) to find out  what this
was, and you don't want to know what the results of that search  were.
Let's just say, that is has nothing to do with meteorites or  thin
sections.

So I have to ask the List - what is a polished  butt?

Best regards,

MikeG

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Re: [meteorite-list] Polished Butts - Toliet humor aside, what exactly are they?

2011-03-28 Thread Ted Bunch
The end cut of a stone or the cut off piece in thin section making.

Ted


On 3/28/11 1:54 PM, Michael Gilmer meteoritem...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hi Folks,
 
 I have seen several references to polished butts in the Met
 Bulletin.  For example, from this recent entry (NWA 6580) approved
 yesterday -
 
 Type specimens available at Cascadia include 1 piece originally 20.0
 g, from which one polished thin section and one polished butt were
 made. Thompson holds the main mass.
 
 I did the usual Google Search (polished butt) to find out what this
 was, and you don't want to know what the results of that search were.
 Let's just say, that is has nothing to do with meteorites or thin
 sections.
 
 So I have to ask the List - what is a polished butt?
 
 Best regards,
 
 MikeG


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Re: [meteorite-list] Polished Butts - Toliet humor aside, what exactly are th...

2011-03-28 Thread Impactika
No toilet humor here.
It is a chunk of meteorite encased in epoxy, polished, and from which 
thin-sections are cut.
I prefer to call them cores.
Less possibility of misunderstanding.
 
Anne M. Black
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President, I.M.C.A. Inc.
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In a message dated 3/28/2011 2:59:26 PM Mountain Daylight Time, 
jimsk...@aol.com writes:
My guess would be that it's a polished endcut.

Jim K


In a message dated 3/28/2011 3:54:41 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
meteoritem...@gmail.com writes:
Hi Folks,

I have seen several  references to polished butts in the Met
Bulletin.  For example, from  this recent entry (NWA 6580) approved
yesterday -

Type specimens  available at Cascadia include 1 piece originally 20.0
g, from which one  polished thin section and one polished butt were
made. Thompson holds the  main mass.

I did the usual Google Search (polished butt) to find out  what this
was, and you don't want to know what the results of that search  were.
Let's just say, that is has nothing to do with meteorites or  thin
sections.

So I have to ask the List - what is a polished  butt?

Best regards,

MikeG

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Re: [meteorite-list] Polished Butts - Toliet humor aside, what exactly are th...

2011-03-28 Thread Michael Gilmer
Hi List,

I agree, the word core is much better than polished butt.  :)

Thanks for the explanation.  I had a hunch that it was related to
thin-sections, but Google wouldn't give me anything useful or
non-offensive.

Best regards,

MikeG

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On 3/28/11, impact...@aol.com impact...@aol.com wrote:
 No toilet humor here.
 It is a chunk of meteorite encased in epoxy, polished, and from which
 thin-sections are cut.
 I prefer to call them cores.
 Less possibility of misunderstanding.

 Anne M. Black
 _http://www.impactika.com/_ (http://www.impactika.com/)
 _IMPACTIKA@aol.com_ (mailto:impact...@aol.com)
 President, I.M.C.A. Inc.
 _http://www.imca.cc/_ (http://www.imca.cc/)


 In a message dated 3/28/2011 2:59:26 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
 jimsk...@aol.com writes:
 My guess would be that it's a polished endcut.

 Jim K


 In a message dated 3/28/2011 3:54:41 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
 meteoritem...@gmail.com writes:
 Hi Folks,

 I have seen several  references to polished butts in the Met
 Bulletin.  For example, from  this recent entry (NWA 6580) approved
 yesterday -

 Type specimens  available at Cascadia include 1 piece originally 20.0
 g, from which one  polished thin section and one polished butt were
 made. Thompson holds the  main mass.

 I did the usual Google Search (polished butt) to find out  what this
 was, and you don't want to know what the results of that search  were.
 Let's just say, that is has nothing to do with meteorites or  thin
 sections.

 So I have to ask the List - what is a polished  butt?

 Best regards,

 MikeG




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Re: [meteorite-list] Polished Butts - Toliet humor aside, what exactly are th...

2011-03-28 Thread Anita Westlake
Being an x-smoker, I conjured up visions of cigarette butts. Couldn't imagine 
why anyone would polish one. 

Anita





From: Michael Gilmer meteoritem...@gmail.com
To: impact...@aol.com
Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; jimsk...@aol.com
Sent: Mon, March 28, 2011 5:35:14 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Polished Butts - Toliet humor aside, what exactly 
are th...

Hi List,

I agree, the word core is much better than polished butt.  :)

Thanks for the explanation.  I had a hunch that it was related to
thin-sections, but Google wouldn't give me anything useful or
non-offensive.

Best regards,

MikeG

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On 3/28/11, impact...@aol.com impact...@aol.com wrote:
 No toilet humor here.
 It is a chunk of meteorite encased in epoxy, polished, and from which
 thin-sections are cut.
 I prefer to call them cores.
 Less possibility of misunderstanding.

 Anne M. Black
 _http://www.impactika.com/_ (http://www.impactika.com/)
 _IMPACTIKA@aol.com_ (mailto:impact...@aol.com)
 President, I.M.C.A. Inc.
 _http://www.imca.cc/_ (http://www.imca.cc/)


 In a message dated 3/28/2011 2:59:26 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
 jimsk...@aol.com writes:
 My guess would be that it's a polished endcut.

 Jim K


 In a message dated 3/28/2011 3:54:41 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
 meteoritem...@gmail.com writes:
 Hi Folks,

 I have seen several  references to polished butts in the Met
 Bulletin.  For example, from  this recent entry (NWA 6580) approved
 yesterday -

 Type specimens  available at Cascadia include 1 piece originally 20.0
 g, from which one  polished thin section and one polished butt were
 made. Thompson holds the  main mass.

 I did the usual Google Search (polished butt) to find out  what this
 was, and you don't want to know what the results of that search  were.
 Let's just say, that is has nothing to do with meteorites or  thin
 sections.

 So I have to ask the List - what is a polished  butt?

 Best regards,

 MikeG




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Re: [meteorite-list] Polished Butts - Toliet humor aside, what exactly are th...

2011-03-28 Thread Count Deiro
I see no connontation of toilet humour, or scatological inference in the use of 
the word butt. This word has been in use for centuries in the Anglo Saxon 
tongue and dialects... see...(noun)Rifle Butt...the end of the shoulder stock 
of firearm. The (noun)Butt End...the end of lengths of rope, lumber and 
metal... and the phrase and word...(verb)Abutting and (noun)Abutment. 

A useful, descriptive, word that should be used with impunity. And I would see 
its appropriate use to described the remaining piece of a meteorite that has 
been reduced in size to a fraction of it's mass by cutting.

Regards...and no charge,

Count Deiro
IMCA 3536   


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From: Anita Westlake anitawestl...@att.net
Sent: Mar 28, 2011 2:37 PM
To: Michael Gilmer meteoritem...@gmail.com, impact...@aol.com
Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, jimsk...@aol.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Polished Butts - Toliet humor aside, what 
exactly are th...

Being an x-smoker, I conjured up visions of cigarette butts. Couldn't imagine 
why anyone would polish one. 

Anita





From: Michael Gilmer meteoritem...@gmail.com
To: impact...@aol.com
Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; jimsk...@aol.com
Sent: Mon, March 28, 2011 5:35:14 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Polished Butts - Toliet humor aside, what 
exactly 
are th...

Hi List,

I agree, the word core is much better than polished butt.  :)

Thanks for the explanation.  I had a hunch that it was related to
thin-sections, but Google wouldn't give me anything useful or
non-offensive.

Best regards,

MikeG

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On 3/28/11, impact...@aol.com impact...@aol.com wrote:
 No toilet humor here.
 It is a chunk of meteorite encased in epoxy, polished, and from which
 thin-sections are cut.
 I prefer to call them cores.
 Less possibility of misunderstanding.

 Anne M. Black
 _http://www.impactika.com/_ (http://www.impactika.com/)
 _IMPACTIKA@aol.com_ (mailto:impact...@aol.com)
 President, I.M.C.A. Inc.
 _http://www.imca.cc/_ (http://www.imca.cc/)


 In a message dated 3/28/2011 2:59:26 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
 jimsk...@aol.com writes:
 My guess would be that it's a polished endcut.

 Jim K


 In a message dated 3/28/2011 3:54:41 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
 meteoritem...@gmail.com writes:
 Hi Folks,

 I have seen several  references to polished butts in the Met
 Bulletin.  For example, from  this recent entry (NWA 6580) approved
 yesterday -

 Type specimens  available at Cascadia include 1 piece originally 20.0
 g, from which one  polished thin section and one polished butt were
 made. Thompson holds the  main mass.

 I did the usual Google Search (polished butt) to find out  what this
 was, and you don't want to know what the results of that search  were.
 Let's just say, that is has nothing to do with meteorites or  thin
 sections.

 So I have to ask the List - what is a polished  butt?

 Best regards,

 MikeG




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Re: [meteorite-list] Polished Butts - Toliet humor aside, what exactly are th...

2011-03-28 Thread Michael Gilmer
Hi Count and List,

I was afraid that my ignorance of the subject would make me the butt
of jokes. ;)

Best regards,

MikeG

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On 3/28/11, Count Deiro countde...@earthlink.net wrote:
 I see no connontation of toilet humour, or scatological inference in the use
 of the word butt. This word has been in use for centuries in the Anglo
 Saxon tongue and dialects... see...(noun)Rifle Butt...the end of the
 shoulder stock of firearm. The (noun)Butt End...the end of lengths of rope,
 lumber and metal... and the phrase and word...(verb)Abutting and
 (noun)Abutment.

 A useful, descriptive, word that should be used with impunity. And I would
 see its appropriate use to described the remaining piece of a meteorite that
 has been reduced in size to a fraction of it's mass by cutting.

 Regards...and no charge,

 Count Deiro
 IMCA 3536


 -Original Message-
From: Anita Westlake anitawestl...@att.net
Sent: Mar 28, 2011 2:37 PM
To: Michael Gilmer meteoritem...@gmail.com, impact...@aol.com
Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, jimsk...@aol.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Polished Butts - Toliet humor aside,what
 exactly are th...

Being an x-smoker, I conjured up visions of cigarette butts. Couldn't
 imagine
why anyone would polish one.

Anita





From: Michael Gilmer meteoritem...@gmail.com
To: impact...@aol.com
Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; jimsk...@aol.com
Sent: Mon, March 28, 2011 5:35:14 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Polished Butts - Toliet humor aside, what
 exactly
are th...

Hi List,

I agree, the word core is much better than polished butt.  :)

Thanks for the explanation.  I had a hunch that it was related to
thin-sections, but Google wouldn't give me anything useful or
non-offensive.

Best regards,

MikeG

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On 3/28/11, impact...@aol.com impact...@aol.com wrote:
 No toilet humor here.
 It is a chunk of meteorite encased in epoxy, polished, and from which
 thin-sections are cut.
 I prefer to call them cores.
 Less possibility of misunderstanding.

 Anne M. Black
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 In a message dated 3/28/2011 2:59:26 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
 jimsk...@aol.com writes:
 My guess would be that it's a polished endcut.

 Jim K


 In a message dated 3/28/2011 3:54:41 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
 meteoritem...@gmail.com writes:
 Hi Folks,

 I have seen several  references to polished butts in the Met
 Bulletin.  For example, from  this recent entry (NWA 6580) approved
 yesterday -

 Type specimens  available at Cascadia include 1 piece originally 20.0
 g, from which one  polished thin section and one polished butt were
 made. Thompson holds the  main mass.

 I did the usual Google Search (polished butt) to find out  what this
 was, and you don't want to know what the results of that search  were.
 Let's just say, that is has nothing to do with meteorites or  thin
 sections.

 So I have to ask the List - what is a polished  butt?

 Best regards,

 MikeG




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