[meteorite-list] caliche cleaning and Parnallee question

Hi, Thinking about caliche - as it is mainly calcium carbonate , a wash with HCl would probably nuke it - however, I have got a 66g lump of Dean's CV3 and it is relatively riddled for the first 0.5cms to 1cm with caliche veins - I suspect that a dunk in HCl may cause fragments of the meteorite

Re: [meteorite-list] caliche cleaning and Parnallee question

Dave and List, Dave, you also used to collect minerals (or still do). Remember how ugly an amethyst looks after a wash with HCL? Instead of risking fragments to break away or having other mineral constuents dissolved, I'd rather leave some caliche Also, having just bought a 40g slice of

Re: [meteorite-list] caliche cleaning and Parnallee question

!!! thanks for the data dave IMCA #0092 ---Original Message--- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 10/05/2004 17:24:10 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] caliche cleaning and Parnallee question Dave and List, Dave, you also used to collect minerals