Mark,

You CANNOT have looked at the image and still think there's ANY possiblity 
there was grinding involved! Please say you didn't look ;)

Bob Skiles
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Pleistocene extinctions? Clovis kaput? It was the bolide, stupid!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Branstner" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 8:12 AM
Subject: Re: Flaking on edge of wall mirror


>I would consider it far more likely that it was ground, and presumably 
>before it was silvered.
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