[meteorite-list] a little collector advice........

From: Matt <Matt_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:02:27 2004
Message-ID: <019901c1ca05$4f1ecb70$8fbf7fa5_at_D7220234W2K>

I can't resist, sorry Dean :)
----- Original Message -----
From: "dean bessey" <deanbessey_at_hotmail.com>
To: <martinh_at_isu.edu>; <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 8:17 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] a little collector advice........
> Even known falls and rare material from other
> non desert areas have droped in price like a stone (Or maybe that should
be
> "like a meteorite").

Not true. In fact, a good proportion of non-hot desert witnessed falls have
increased in price. Some tremendously! Pultsuk, Mocs, Johnstown, New
Concord, Monroe, Homestead...shall I keep going....Allende, Millbillillie,
even Juancheng! There are others that have gone down, mainly the SNCs and
Lunars. Directly linked to the "desert gold rush".

> Wither the $15 price that the new moroccan fall is currently being sold
for
> sticks, drops, or rises in the near term will depend on what it found in
the
> lab. A unusual LL fall seems like a good deal at $15.

Really?? I don't think so, especially when it is NOT EVEN CLASSIFIED!
Like Martin said it could be a brecciated L6. Hardly worthy of 15/g IMHO.

> There have been 15 kilos found as of last saturday (I have half of it) and
> it seems that everybody in eastern morocco is currently looking for more.
If
> no more is found you will soon be very happy if you buy it now at $15. If
> 100 kilos get found you will see $4 or $5 but right now it dont appear
that > there is that much.

Speculation...150 kg will be the weight. My guess, but I know how the
Moroccans work. Rule of thumb...multiply by 10.

> However, this meteorite is very vulnerable to getting wet. It has to be
cut
> with alcohol. And it has recently rained in the strewnfield so newly found
> material will not be as fresh as the material that was picked up the day
of
> the fall (Like mine was).

LL's take to weathering pretty well. I know of, as we speak, of an actual
LL6 that was associated with a fall from 4 years ago from the US. It sat
out, in a field, for 2 years before it was recovered. W0, was the weathering
grade. The crust was black as night, and it could be cut with water.

> Whatever the price this is certainly a stunning meteorite and you want
> slices in your collection.

Yes it is nice!

> I have that 119.5 gram individual that I posted photos to the list a
couple
> days ago available uncut at $15 a gram. The rest I should have by next
week.
> I have two that are over a kilo. I dont expect a huge price drop on the
$15
> a gram price (Unless there is a lot stashed away somewhere but searchers
are
> not having luck over the last few days in finding more).

Right. We cannot see the future Dean. Don't even try.

> This meteorite is really unusual looking. If anything really unusual turns
> up in the lab you will likely see a price increase. And it is so unusual
> looking that assuming that it is an LL you cant really go wrong at $15.
But
> I am selling the material so I am obviously biased in my opinions here. I
> will have a sale posted shortly.
> Cheers
> DEAN
>
>
>
Best wishes,
Matt Morgan
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Received on Tue 12 Mar 2002 03:34:28 PM PST