Virginia,
I think there is a recipe for bleaching peridotites in the book by
Nicolas and Poirier (1976).
Cheers Martyn
At 03:54 AM 7/8/2009, you wrote:
>Hi all
>
>I am trying to make out fabrics defined by elongate spinels in
>peridotites. These fabrics are visible on weathered faces but
>difficult to make out on fresh faces. I would like to speed up the
>weathering process if possible. Does anyone know of a 'bleach' that
>will do this for me. Perhaps some form of acid?
>
>Many thanks for any ideas
>
>Virginia
>
>
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