[meteorite-list] Membrane boxes go boom?

[Karen Ziegler]

Hi,

I have seen the same thing, the membranes seem to have a limited lifetime
only, then they turn cloudy and "brittle" - even without containing any
specimens! They're not really suited for long-term storage.

Karen



On 3/5/13 8:55 AM, "Sean T. Murray" <stm at bellsouth.net> wrote:

>I have a very stubborn Ghubara that destroyed two membrane boxes in the
>same 
>fashion.  Whatever evil substance that oozes from that chondrite kills a
>membrane in short span.
>
>Sean.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: tracy latimer
>Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 10:28 PM
>To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>Subject: [meteorite-list] Membrane boxes go boom?
>
>
>I am observing something weird with some of my older membrane boxes.  The
>membrane is starting to degrade and go cloudy, and in at least one
>specimen 
>(Imilac, bought at Tucson, I forget the year) the membrane has ruptured
>and 
>the slice is rattling around loose in the box.  Has anyone else had this
>happen to their specimens?
>
>Best!
>Tracy Latimer
>
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