On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 7:26 PM, cdtuc...@cox.net wrote:
Dan.
thank you for your info but,
There is no way we are talking about the same XRF gun.
Blain's gun does in fact give data in percentages as if the rock was assayed.
I saw it with my own eyes. We did several test samples of real and
Paul,
I find tons of what you are describing.
Color tests work on almost any amount of nickel and also give false positives
based on knowing exactly what shade of red to look for. I don't know which red
is the correct red.
I have an AXE that tests bright red with a red color nickel test but in
over to the museum, we have much to share.
Dan Wray
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From: cdtuc...@cox.net
To: Paul G. Spears pgspe...@cox.net; meteoritelist
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Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 9:37 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Nickel found in hematite
Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 9:37 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Nickel found in hematite and magnetite?
Paul,
I find tons of what you are describing.
Color tests work on almost any amount of nickel and also give false
positives based on knowing exactly what shade of red to look
In a specimen that may be a hematite, a strong presence of nickel was found.
Is that possible? While the specimen is very attractive to magnets, tests
positive for nickel, and looks and weighs like iron, it has many pock marks
and some white inclusions that may be quartz. Anyone come across
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