[meteorite-list] Re: Cumberland Falls for Sale

From: Brice <Brice_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:43:30 2004
Message-ID: <031e01c10a57$c1cf37e0$6f01a8c0_at_lwrnc1.in.home.com>

I'm now willing to accept offers on the Cumberland Falls 8.3g part-slice.

http://www.cyberbound.net/cumberland_falls_8_3g.jpg

Please email me directly at bdh_at_cyberbound.net.

Thanks,
Brice

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Brice D. Hornback <bdh_at_cyberbound.net>
> To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>;
> <MeteoriteCollectors_at_yahoogroups.com>; <meteorite_sale@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 9:41 PM
> Subject: Cumberland Falls for Sale
>
>
> > Unfortunately, I must now sell my Cumberland Falls piece from my
> collection.
> > This is my most prized specimen and I hope someone else will treasure it
> as
> > I have and not cut it up to sell off. This specimen is FAR too nice for
> > that.
> >
> > Cumberland Falls:
> > Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
> > Fell April 9, 1919, 1200hrs
> > Stone, Achondrite, Ca-poor (Aubrite)
> >
> > After the appearance of a fireball and sonic booms, several stones, the
> > largest fragment being about 31 pounds, fell in Whitley County,
Kentucky.
> > It is classified as a Stone, Achondrite, Ca-poor, Aubrite. This
meteorite
> > is a breccia composed mainly of enstatite fragments along with a unique
> type
> > of unequilbrated chondritic inclusion called a forsterite chondrite.
This
> > "F" chondrite is found only as an inclusion in the Cumberland Falls
> > meteorite.
> >
> > This 8.3 gram specimen was cut from the specimen at the Fernbank Science
> > Center in Atlanta, GA.
> >
> > http://www.cyberbound.net/cumberland_falls_8_3g.jpg
> >
> > The first person to reply to this email offering US$1,200.00 plus
shipping
> > (to be paid via PayPal or overnight Money Order) will be the proud new
> > owner.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Brice D. Hornback
> >
> >
>
Received on Wed 11 Jul 2001 06:20:56 PM PDT