[meteorite-list] Meteorite Cards SUGGESTION

[Richard Kowalski]

Hi Shawn and anyone else pondering this question.
I'd suggest you consider using a Fine Art paper. There are plenty made for inkjet printers now. You can buy a few sample packs for only a few dollars each and see if there are any that match what you want in you card's paper.

I'd suggest that higher quality/value specimens may deserve a higher quality paper. Fine art papers will probably be archival too, so very long provenance can be considered.

Look for papers that have a high Grams per Square Meter (GSM). I'm guessing you'd like something above 300 GSM.

I'm sure there are people more expert in this area than I am.
Samples can be found on the Adorama website. I've been using them since the 80's. A search of Fine Art papers is here:

http://tinyurl.com/6xxuct7

A few more are on page one as well.

Hope this helps.

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Richard Kowalski
Full Moon Photography
IMCA #1081


--- On Sat, 3/5/11, Shawn Alan <photophlow at yahoo.com> wrote:


> Hello Listers and night owls or
> morning people
> 
> 
> 
> I agree about signing ID cards. I always sign the back of
> the card, with the weight of the fragment and also I print
> my name and put my IMCA number. I like to use double sided
> matte paper and I find 50 to 61 lb weight works well. But
>  I wish I could find heavyer paper any LISTERS know of any
> good matte type white paper that has a high weight lets say
> about 80 lb plus white minimal texture in the paper?