[meteorite-list] Poor Brahin

[Dave Harris]

Yeah, that's the problem with "unstable" pallasites - there are portions
that have higher Ni content and they seem to be fine.....!
What one needs to do is to slice and prepare some "rusters", let them mature
for a year or two, then one can sell them as stable examples of the genre if
they haven't crumbled in that time!
Like laying down a wine 'en primeur' in the hope that it'll turn into a
vintage year 
 
dave

-------Original Message-------
 
From: harlan trammell
Date: 06/15/05 20:21:26
To: entropydave at ntlworld.com; stelvino at videotron.ca;
meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Poor Brahin
 
i have STABLE esquel, imilac and BRENHAM (yep, you read it right) here in
the humid southeast . no probs w/ all 3. i also have 2lbs, BRAHIN (yep you
read that right too) that is TOTALLY STABLE. on my 5lbs ruster brahin, the
rust is only occuring in certain region of the INTERIOR . the outside istill
nice and silver. i am deliberately handling w/ salty, fingers for experiment
just to see the ultimate results since it is pretty much a right-off, anyway







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>From: "Dave Harris" <entropydave at ntlworld.com>
>To: <stelvino at videotron.ca>,"metlist" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>Subject: [meteorite-list] Poor Brahin
>Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 17:29:28 +0100 (GMT Daylight Time)
>
>... that is about one of the saddest pics I've seen.
>
>Trouble is, as I understand it, Brahin's Ni content is heterogeneous so one
>can get completely stable slices too that never rot away. Trouble is, one
>doesn't know until it is too late!
>
>One can have similar probs with Brenham too...
>
>Very sad...
>
>
>Best!
>
>dave
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