[meteorite-list] Nickel test

2009-11-17 Thread meteoriteman
Hi everyone, recently while testing some of my possible meteorites finds from the Park Forest strewnfield, I made an interesting discovery. I use the method described in the Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites by Richard Norton, test method 2. I inadvertently left the specimen soaking in the

RE: [meteorite-list] Nickel test DMG recipe + Q

2006-01-08 Thread Kevin Forbes
A repost with a new title. G'day List, just a tad more of something to add to the data pot. Foundries often cast mining machinery parts using an alloy known at the foundry as NiHard. I worked at a foundry for a while. NiHard can be made from cast iron with a small amount of new nickel in the

RE: [meteorite-list] Nickel test

2006-01-07 Thread Kevin Forbes
G'day List, just a tad more of something to add to the data pot. Foundries often cast mining machinery parts using an alloy known at the foundry as NiHard. I worked at a foundry for a while. NiHard can be made from cast iron with a small amount of new nickel in the form of ingot thrown into

[meteorite-list] Nickel test

2006-01-06 Thread Pelé Pierre-Marie
Hello to the List, a short question : is it possible that the Nickel Test is positive to terrestrial irons (or usual old iron forge residues) and which ones ? Best regards, Pierre-Marie PELE

Re: [meteorite-list] Nickel test

2006-01-06 Thread bernd . pauli
Bonjour Pierre-Marie, Hello List, a short question: is it possible that the Nickel Test is positive to terrestrial irons (or usual old iron forge residues) and which ones? Well, terrestrial rocks like the P u t o r a n a rock will test positive for nickel because of these nickeliferous

Re: [meteorite-list] Nickel test

2006-01-06 Thread Ingo Herkstroeter
] An: MeteoriteList meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Betreff: [meteorite-list] Nickel test Datum: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 15:05:37 +0100 (CET) Hello to the List, a short question : is it possible that the Nickel Test is positive to terrestrial irons (or usual old iron forge residues) and which ones

Re: [meteorite-list] Nickel test

2006-01-06 Thread ken newton
P-M and All, Josephinite from Josephine Jackson Co., OR Awaruite from Awarua Bay, New Zealand; Tasmania (Synonym: Bobrovskite, Josephinite, Souesite) Putorano from Russia Native iron from Disko Island near Greenland Laterite deposits -

Re: [meteorite-list] Nickel test

2006-01-06 Thread M come Meteorite Meteorites
Hello yes its possible, I have use a nichel test in some fusion slags of iron and the nichel test have give a positive test. Matteo --- Pelé Pierre-Marie [EMAIL PROTECTED] ha scritto: Hello to the List, a short question : is it possible that the Nickel Test is positive to terrestrial

Re: [meteorite-list] Nickel Test

2006-01-06 Thread MexicoDoug
Hola Pierre! Bernd mentions a another Russian enjoyably named rare rock, Putorana, that you would swear looks like a meteorite, but I thought you'd have to go to a special place in Siberia to find a bit of it and that it was FAR scarcer than iron meteorites? ... and is probably at least as

[meteorite-list] Nickel test kits

2003-12-04 Thread Svend Buhl
Hello List, I was searching the lists archive for the past discussions of NiFe test kist but couldn't find an answer to my questions: are there different issues on the market? Which one do you recommend best? Do high temperatures around 40° Celsius any harm to the indicator fluids? Has anybody

Re: [meteorite-list] Nickel test kit

2003-09-23 Thread Rodrigo Martinez
] Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 11:43 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Nickel test kit Hi List, The hallmark of a good scientific experiment is reproducibility. I'm getting very frustrated with the nickel test kit I bought on ebay to test my rusty iron meteorwrong. I do not get reproducible

[meteorite-list] Nickel test kit

2003-09-22 Thread Popocatept
Hi List, The hallmark of a good scientific experiment is reproducibility. I'm getting very frustrated with the nickel test kit I bought on ebay to test my rusty iron meteorwrong. I do not get reproducible and or consistent results. For example filings from a nickel (5 cent coin) have

[meteorite-list] Nickel test kit

2003-09-22 Thread Matson, Robert
Hi Mike, The standard nickel test (based on dimethyl glyoxime) can produce false positives and false negatives because it is very sensitive to the cleanliness of the containers in which it is carried out. I haven't experimented any with the kits I've seen listed on eBay from time to time, so I

Re: [meteorite-list] Nickel test kit

2003-09-22 Thread Tom aka James Knudson
Hello All, Nickels do not contain Nickel any more. They stopped that many a year ago.. Thanks, Tom Peregrineflier The proudest member of the IMCA 6168 - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 8:43 PM Subject: [meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] Nickel test kit

2003-09-22 Thread Tom aka James Knudson
Message - From: Matson, Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 9:01 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Nickel test kit Hi Mike, The standard nickel test (based on dimethyl glyoxime) can produce false positives and false negatives because it is very

Re: [meteorite-list] nickel test

2002-10-08 Thread John Gwilliam
Hello All, The process described below can result in some false positives. When working with such a small test specimen, it is imperative you don't contaminate it during handling or preparation. If you cut and polish meteorites regularly, you will have an accumulation of dust in your work

Re: [meteorite-list] nickel test

2002-10-08 Thread meteorite dude
This test I believe, will also give a positive test for lead, which is found in slag residues if you are testing suspected iron meteorites. So be careful with these! _ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail.

Re: [meteorite-list] nickel test

2002-10-08 Thread David Freeman
Dear John and list; I have been searching again...for this chemical in my NIOSH pocket guide to hazardous chemicals and find nothing. I am puzzled. I checked under trade names ans synonyms and still nothing. Confuzo-Dave 2,3 John Gwilliam wrote: Hello All, The process described below

[meteorite-list] nickel test

2002-10-07 Thread Tom / james Knudson
Hello List, Can any one tell me how to do a nickle test in a simple easy to understand way? I have no back ground in chemistry. : ) Thanks, Tom The proudest member of the I.M.C.A. #6168 Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: Click Here __

Re: [meteorite-list] nickel test

2002-10-07 Thread Jonathan Gore
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 6:50 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] nickel test Hello List, Can any one tell me how to do a nickle test in a simple easy to understand way? I have no back ground in chemistry. : ) Thanks, Tom The proudest member