[meteorite-list] Polishing Chondrite Slices

[PolandMET]

>I just bought a Ghubaro and plan to have part of it made into a sphere, 
>obviously ;), and the rest will be cut into slices
>
> I would like to polish the slices and was wondering if anyone has any 
> experience doing this.
>
> I have a variety of belt sanders and palm sanders but I don't know what 
> kind of abrasive to use, is there a specific type for polishing "stone 
> like" material?

Be carefull, becouse
primo, ghubara is hard and every scratch from grinding will be visible on 
polished slice.
secundo, Ghubara is one of the best ruster I have seen in chondrites.

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