[meteorite-list] Fukang meteorite

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That tells me that it is a dangerous, unstable meteorite not worth buying and spending thousands of $$$ to take the risk of it melting into a pile of nearly worthless olivine crystals. I will take Esquel, Seymchan, or Imilac any day, with no risk involved.
Mike Farmer




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From: "AstronomicalResearchNetwork" <AstronomicalResearchNetwork at comcast.net>
> Hello Mike
>         Fukang has beautiful crystals of olivine and it looked very nice a 
> few months ago .
> Now it has rusted so I see no fresh metal . Maybe the interior is better but 
> in Minnesota .
> Nantan falls to dust in 6 months to a year here .
>  If I were to get a piece again I would keep it in a vacum sealed container 
> .
>     May your day do well Ken Regelman
> 
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> To: "AstronomicalResearchNetwork" <AstronomicalResearchNetwork at comcast.net>; 
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> Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 3:14 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Fukang meteorite
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> 
> > Please clarify Ken, you say the Fukang specimen is very nice, and then you 
> > say you are watching it rust everywhere. Those two statements are not 
> > compatible. Either it is nice, or it is a rusting piece of crap. 
> > Meteorites that rust on me are never considered nice.
> > Mike Farmer
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> > From: "AstronomicalResearchNetwork" 
> > <AstronomicalResearchNetwork at comcast.net>
> >> The Fukang meteorite is a wonderful specimen as I have said .
> >> I have had a specimen for some time and I live in Minnesota .
> >> One of the worst climates for iron meteorites and I
> >> have been watching my specimen Rust for the last 3 months.
> >> It was not prepared in any way just hacked off by the original
> >> owner of the Fukang meteorite . Just a thought when purchasing
> >> specimens .
> >> Ken Regelman
> >> Astronomical Research Network
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