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EONITE COIARATION PRODUCTS <br />What Have Eonite's Test Results Revealed? (continued); .: .:.. ,._~. <br />Ih^. Jerry D. Cripe, Geologist, Ph.D., Tempe, Arizona ~- - ~ - <br />Dr. Cripe's findings are as follows: - - .;- - <br />"The patent pending process for Eonite by ROCONCO . <br />Corporation, was specially formulated so that only <br />nitrogen and trace quantities of beneficial metallic <br />ions can be given off as residuals. These residuals <br />will act as natural fertilizer to plant life:. <br />Eonite Specifications <br />- Eonite withstands the test of simulation experiments <br />f'or 100~year durability and safe ecological interaction for <br />~:nimals and plant life. In summary, when contracting for____--. <br />rock reclamation treatment to simulate desert varnish, Iionite. <br />can meet the following specifications: . <br />1. A two .step process for. simulating desert varnish; precon- <br />ditioning followed by coloration. <br />2. A simulated coating with a thickness between 20 and I00 <br />micrometers with surface morphology similar to natural . <br />desert varnish on the rock types representative of the _. <br />application site with thickness variations consistent . <br />within 20' of nature's range. ~ , <br />3. A treatment surface with Fe, Mn oxide ratios variable <br />from .3 to 1.5 or within 20J of natural desert varnish <br />. on rock types representative of the application sii;e. <br />4. Durability as expressed by scrubbing under running water <br />with the simulated desert varnish diminishing with a time <br />variability of no more than 20/ as compared to natural <br />.desert varnish on rock types representative of the <br />-application site.. ~ _ . <br />5. A simulated desert varnish treatment which will withstand <br />.4,000 wet, dry cycles with no .visible signs of color <br />degradation. _. <br />- ... ~:: <br />• . . ;, ~ ~- <br />