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We have been cutting stalagmites with antifreeze cooled saws and water
cooled saws always followed by cleaning with warm mild soap in ultrasonic
and cleaning with RO water.
We notice no discernible difference in isotopic numbers between antifreeze
and water cut samples.
Luis
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