[meteorite-list] Cleaning Irons

Hello Everyone, Does anyone know the probabilty of finding a nice black magnetite layer under an outer coating of rust on an iron meteorite? In other words, if I take a wire brush and solvent to a rusty (but solid) iron, can it be cleaned down to a dark magnetite layer, or will it result in

Re: [meteorite-list] Cleaning irons

Denatured alcohol works just as good as 70% isopropyl alcohol... I think. Jonathan Gore - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 1:43 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Cleaning irons | Hello all- | I am just getting around to ity

[meteorite-list] Cleaning irons

Hello all- I am just getting around to ity and apologize if it has been covered: Does denatured alochol work as well as 70% isopropyl when combined with NaOH. Thanks, -- Rob Wesel We are the music makers... and we are the dreamers of the dreams Wonka