[meteorite-list] VCI + membranebox

[greg Edwards]

I want to get back and let you know what I came up with to store my
micromounts. I am now using a platic project box similar to
http://www.garrettwade.com/jump.jsp?lGen=detail&itemID=105310&itemType=PRODUCT&iMainCat=0&iSubCat=0&iProductID=105310.
You could also use
http://www.akro-mils.com/home_office/subcategory_display.asp?id=61 or
similar.

You need to keep these out of the sun (I was using one to store
ready-use starmaps, red light, etc in a widow ledge. After a few years
it got knocked to the ground and shattered into rather small
pieces...otherwise they are tough enough.

I use some twisted paper to fill in the unused area so the micromounts
don't slide around too much. Anyone have a better idea for storage?

I am pretty happy with  the results.

Thank you

Greg Edwards


On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 15:17:53 -0700, greg Edwards <edwardsg at gmail.com> wrote:
> Which gets us back to my original question. In your terms, does anyone
> know where to obtain a good "palet" that could hold 50 or so
> micromount boxes at one time? It would be nice if these could stack
> into a standard size container (picture a picnic basket with palets of
> micromounted meteorites being carried by Dorothy on a trip across Oz)?
> 
> Thank you
> 
> Greg Edwards
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 18:41:19 +0200, Meteoryt.net <marcin at meteoryt.net> wrote:
> > > 1) Putting the stone /iron into a ziplock plastic bag with a piece of VCI
> > > paper, does the paper then emit some kind of protection onto the
> > stone/iron
> > > ?
> > >
> > > 2)Would there be any idea to first treating the specimen with VCI and then
> > > store it in a membranebox ?
> >
> > I also want to say that........
> > Meteorites would rust also becouse they are not polished and not good heated
> > before cuting or polishing and if they not rust now, they can rust in near
> > future becouse they are not cleaned/protected sufficient.
> >
> > There is also problem how we want show ours collection. Storing in zip-bags
> > is ugly, make mess and its not easy to show our specimens. Membrane boxes
> > are fine, becouse You can see specimen from both sides, but they are more
> > expensive and not have palets to hold more boxes in one place. Its verry
> > difficult to have order if You have 50 small boxes stored somewhere. F.e.
> > small, 1" membrane boxes fit to palets from my small and medium acrylic
> > boxes, becouse size it near the same.
> >
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