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Place the specimen in a padded vise and clamp it down tightly to hold it for cutting. Exact techniques probably vary, and I am an amateur at this, so don't take this as "according to Hoyle". (save your dust and cutting-debris fragments BTW!) You can also clamp your meteorite down into a vise and get a metal file. Again, get the hardest file you can find - and quite fine, nothing jagged. And just pick a protruberance or knob or lobe, and start filing on it - firmly and in measured strokes. Work your way down past the outer crust until you begin to expose the interior. Clean off the filed area and you now have a window into your specimen to peek at the inside. Classified meteorites like Campos are pretty consistent for the most part - don't expect anything other than what the literature says to expect inside. Classified meteorites have "pedigree" so to speak and command more respect amongst the serious collectors, and a higher asking price. Unclassified meteorites are, IMO, like Easter Eggs, or perhaps analogous to a geode. A lot of different things could be inside there. Gem-quality mineral inclusions, exotic metals, iridium, even tiny diamonds or amino acids (or not much at all). Once exposed, you can polish the face and bring out the detail and leave a shine. This can be accomplished with buffing tools or by hand if you have the time. Randy mentioned that there is acid etching as well. A lot of the same techniques used for more common rock and mineral specimen handling could be used for meteorites in this respect. Regards and clear skies, MikeG -------------------- Michael Gilmer - Member of the Meteoritical Society & Collector of Falling Stars. Galactic Stone & Ironworks - Buy/Sell/Trade Meteorites, Moon Rocks, Mars Rocks, & 35 different falls and types! Post Extras       Entire thread Subject Posted by Posted on Meteorite Collectors, let's see your stuff! 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