[meteorite-list] Fusion Crust on Irons / Blued metal

[Mike Bandli]

I suppose it would be possible to artificially blue an iron meteorite. Being
a gun collector, I do know a bit about it. This Sikhote is definitely not
artificially blued. The black oxide that blues metal is only ~2.5
micrometres thick. This crust is MUCH thicker and only resides in the
regmaglypts where less wear would naturally occur. I believe an artificial
blue would be easy to recognize for some people, but you never know! As
people say, buy from reputable dealers!

Now I'm curious what an artificially blued Sikhote looks like. It is a
wonderful preservation technique for gun barrels, but if misrepresented on a
meteorite, could be a bad deal! Anyone have an artificially blued meteorite
to post?

Cheers,
Mike
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Walter Branch [mailto:waltbranch at bellsouth.net] 
Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 3:38 PM
To: Mike Bandli; 'Meteorite Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Fusion Crust on Irons

Hi Mike,

Interesting you should say that.  I remember a discussion on the list a few 
years ago as to whether or not some Sikhote-Alins had been blued to improve 
their appearance.

-Walter Branch
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Bandli" <fuzzfoot at comcast.net>
To: "'Meteorite Mailing List'" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 5:54 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Fusion Crust on Irons


Crust on irons...most definitely! This Sikhote has THICK crust in some of
the regmaglypts. Thick enough that you can chip it off. It's like Blued Gun
Metal.

http://www.astro-artifacts.com/Astroartifacts/Collection/SIKHOTE-296,14g.jpg

Kind regards,

Mike Bandli




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