I am feeling a little bit happy but also nostalgic at the morning of the experiments’s last day but a tight schedule did not really let us time to think about. A lot of work has still to be done: Three experiments, cleaning up, and packing our stuff.
The consequence is a constant circle of crushing, smelting in the pit or smithing hearth, documentation and crushing again. As we now see the matte from the subsequent experiments that quick one after another it becomes remarkably well visible how the purity of the matte rises with every experiment. Unfortunately we did not achieved a regulus yesterday, neither with the blowpipes nor in the smithing hearth. But you can see in the matte that it is just a matter of repetition. After the experiments (we reached again 1200 °C!) warm words of farewell were spoken.
I will miss the time at the LEA. It’s rare to meet so many interested, competent and nice people at the same time and at the same place. All of us did a great job. I am looking forward to the next project!
A last time the whole crew: S. Klein, T. Rose, M. Hoffman, Rohal, Y. Nienaber, P. Süßer, A. Thiede, P. Castro, E. Hanning, Sam.
