[meteorite-list] List of known Rusters?

[John Teague]

A great gun oil to use is G96.  Unlike many of the others it does not have the odor many have and it leaves less of an oily feeling on the meteorite.  Not too easy to find but Google it to find mail order suppliers.

Maybe the mineral dealers from China can start using it.  Too often their specimens are so heavily oiled that you're afraid they will slip out of your hands if you pick them up.

John Teague
Knoxville, Tennessee


-----Original Message-----
>From: al mitt <almitt at kconline.com>
>Sent: Dec 6, 2010 1:00 PM
>To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>Cc: Ed Majden <epmajden at shaw.ca>
>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] List of known Rusters?
>
>Hi Ed and all,
>
>This has been discussed before and I believe the consensus was that WD40 can 
>have moisture in it that will promote rust. It depends on the batch but 
>there is varying degrees of water contained in this lubricant. It might not 
>be so good for Nantans but more stable irons like Gibeon would probably be 
>fine.
>
>A good grade gun oil like Birchwood brand, Barricade seems to do better in 
>my experience but smells a bit. Bottom line here, Nantans are often unstable 
>and may have been weathered to the point you'll never be very successful at 
>drying them out. These are notorious rusters.
>
>I like very much your idea of a list of meteorites that are problems 
>specimens. Perhaps we could develop a rating system (1 to 10), (stable, 
>mostly stable, partly stable, unstable, extremely unstable) or something 
>similar and a listing of specimens. Even the metal in ordinary chondrites 
>can rust. An example is Ghubara, Omen. About half of the pallasites out 
>there are problem specimens, and a number of irons are.
>
>Best!
>
>--AL Mitterling
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Ed Majden" <epmajden at shaw.ca>
>To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 12:28 PM
>Subject: [meteorite-list] List of known Rusters?
>
>
>> Does anyone have a list of known Iron meteorite rusters?  The sample  of 
>> Nantan China I have split into several pieces.  I have been using  WD40 on 
>> the pieces to retard further problems but this does not work  all that 
>> well.  Have to repeat this every few weeks!
>> Ed Majden
>> Courtenay B.C.
>>
>> Asteroid Majden  142368   (Thanks to Rob Matson)
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