[meteorite-list] Ad/Update NWA 998 for Sale
From: Adam Hupe <adamhupe_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:04:51 2004 Message-ID: <001201c201e5$fd55ea80$a526e70c_at_attbi.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C201AB.50A32620 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear List Members, Thank you for affording us the opportunity to introduce NWA 998, an = anomalous 456 gram orthopyroxene bearing Nakhlite. In order to continue = acquisitions and privately funded research our team has approved the = release of 30 grams of this very unusual material for sale to private = collectors. A generous portion has been set aside for research in the = way of two separate type-samples which more than double the requirements = of the Nomenclature Committee. Most of the 170 gram main mass will be = preserved for future study and will remain in the Hupe Collection. By = private treaty the rest will be traded to major museums. Anomalous, when describing this meteorite, means it is a one-of-a-kind = find. Although the study of this new Martian meteorite has just begun it = has caused quite a stir in the scientific community. What makes NWA 998 = so interesting is that it is the first Nakhlite found to contain = discrete crystals of orthopyroxene, the major component of ALH84001, a = unique orthopyroxenite. Like ALH84001, which at one time was sub-classed = under nakhlites, ankeritic and other extraterrestrial carbonates have = been identified in this meteorite. These carbonates are what made = ALH84001 the world's most famous meteorite. These carbonates were = deposited in this meteorite when underground carbonate-bearing water = flowed through it beneath the surface of Mars. Another point of intense = interest is the existence of simplectites, structures that will improve = our knowledge of the geological processes on Mars. These structures = indicate NWA 998 experienced a brief but intense geological upheaval on = Mars. The creation of these simplectites involved super heated water = that chemically altered portions of this meteorite and occurred after = the rock crystallized. Water bearing minerals have been identified in = this awesome meteorite as well. If this were not enough, this meteorite = contains minerals believed to be created by extraterrestrial weathering. = Several other unique features are being explored and if proven true will = change forever the way we think about Mars. Its most important feature = has yet to be proven but is trending greatly towards a monumental = scientific discovery! We wish we could share more concerning this = discovery but out of respect for the scientists we want to give them the = opportunity to make the announcement first. After more confirming tests = are completed this announcement will be made at the latest towards the = end of July at the 65th Meteoritical Society meeting in Los Angeles. = Expect to hear a lot more in the news about this most scientifically = important find.=20 Click here to read more about NWA 998 on Ron Baalke's JPL NASA web site http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/snc/news48.html Click here to read more about NWA 998 on the CNN web site http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/space/05/15/mars.meteorites/index.html Click here to read more about NWA 998 on the Space.com website=20 http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsystem/mars_meteorite_020517.h= tml A trade price of $10,000.00 a gram has been established for this find. = To list members only, we will be offering the following specimens at = $7,500.00 a gram. We have examples ranging in weight from 2mg to 756mg = depending on your requirements. This material has been selling very = briskly on eBay at the normal price. We realize many collectors do not = purchase through eBay. This is why for the next week and a half we will = make this material available to list members. This is a bargain = considering the record price spent in its acquisition, it's = extraordinary scientific value (arguably the most scientifically = significant and unique find to come out of Africa) and the extremely = limited amount of material available to the public. A recently found = desert Nakhlite is being traded at $16,000.00 a gram, more than twice as = much as these examples. Click here to see a few specimens that show the = size to weight relationship www.nwessentials.com/nwa998/nwa998ruler.jpg=20 If interested, please contact us off the list at meteoritelab_at_attbi.com = and let us know what size(s) you are interested in. All the best, Adam and Greg Hupe The Hupe Collection IMCA 2185 ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C201AB.50A32620 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2> <P>Dear List Members,</P> <P>Thank you for affording us the opportunity to introduce NWA 998, an = anomalous=20 456 gram orthopyroxene bearing Nakhlite. In order to continue = acquisitions and=20 privately funded research our team has approved the release of 30 grams = of this=20 very unusual material for sale to private collectors. A generous portion = has=20 been set aside for research in the way of two separate type-samples = which more=20 than double the requirements of the Nomenclature Committee. Most of the = 170 gram=20 main mass will be preserved for future study and will remain in the Hupe = Collection. By private treaty the rest will be traded to major = museums.</P> <P>Anomalous, when describing this meteorite, means it is a = one-of-a-kind find.=20 Although the study of this new Martian meteorite has just begun it has = caused=20 quite a stir in the scientific community. What makes NWA 998 so = interesting is=20 that it is the first Nakhlite found to contain discrete crystals of=20 orthopyroxene, the major component of ALH84001, a unique = orthopyroxenite. Like=20 ALH84001, which at one time was sub-classed under nakhlites, ankeritic = and other=20 extraterrestrial carbonates have been identified in this meteorite. = These=20 carbonates are what made ALH84001 the world's most famous meteorite. = These=20 carbonates were deposited in this meteorite when underground = carbonate-bearing=20 water flowed through it beneath the surface of Mars. Another point of = intense=20 interest is the existence of simplectites, structures that will improve = our=20 knowledge of the geological processes on Mars. These structures indicate = NWA 998=20 experienced a brief but intense geological upheaval on Mars. The = creation of=20 these simplectites involved super heated water that chemically altered = portions=20 of this meteorite and occurred after the rock crystallized. Water = bearing=20 minerals have been identified in this awesome meteorite as well. If this = were=20 not enough, this meteorite contains minerals believed to be created by=20 extraterrestrial weathering. </P> <P>Several other unique features are being explored and if proven true = will=20 change forever the way we think about Mars. Its most important feature = has yet=20 to be proven but is trending greatly towards a monumental scientific = discovery!=20 We wish we could share more concerning this discovery but out of respect = for the=20 scientists we want to give them the opportunity to make the announcement = first.=20 After more confirming tests are completed this announcement will be made = at the=20 latest towards the end of July at the 65<SUP>th</SUP> Meteoritical = Society=20 meeting in Los Angeles. Expect to hear a lot more in the news about this = most=20 scientifically important find. </P><B> <P>Click here to read more about NWA 998 on Ron Baalke's JPL NASA web = site</P> <P></B> <FONT face=3DArial><A=20 href=3D"http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/snc/news48.html">http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/= snc/news48.html</A></FONT></P><B> <P>Click here to read more about NWA 998 on the CNN web site</P> <P></B> <FONT face=3DArial><A=20 href=3D"http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/space/05/15/mars.meteorites/index.ht= ml">http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/space/05/15/mars.meteorites/index.html</= A></FONT></P><B> <P>Click here to read more about NWA 998 on the Space.com website = </B></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial><A=20 href=3D"http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsystem/mars_meteorite_= 020517.html">http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsystem/mars_meteo= rite_020517.html</A></FONT></P> <P>A trade price of $10,000.00 a gram has been established for this = find. To=20 list members only, we will be offering the following specimens at = $7,500.00 a=20 gram. We have examples ranging in weight from 2mg to 756mg = depending on=20 your requirements. This material has been selling very briskly on eBay = at=20 the normal price. We realize many collectors do not purchase = through eBay.=20 This is why for the next week and a half we will make this material = available to=20 list members. This is a bargain considering the record price spent in = its=20 acquisition, it’s extraordinary scientific value (arguably the = most=20 scientifically significant and unique find to come out of Africa) and = the=20 extremely limited amount of material available to the public. A recently = found=20 desert Nakhlite is being traded at $16,000.00 a gram, more than twice as = much as=20 these examples. Click here to see a few specimens that show the size to = weight=20 relationship <A=20 href=3D"http://www.nwessentials.com/nwa998/nwa998ruler.jpg">www.nwessenti= als.com/nwa998/nwa998ruler.jpg</A>=20 </P></DIV><FONT face=3DArial> <DIV>If interested, please contact us off the list at <A=20 href=3D"mailto:meteoritelab_at_attbi.com">meteoritelab@attbi.com</A>=20 </FONT></FONT><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial>and let us know what=20 size(s) you are interested in.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>All the best,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Adam and Greg Hupe</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>The Hupe Collection</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>IMCA 2185</FONT></DIV> <DIV></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C201AB.50A32620-- Received on Wed 22 May 2002 07:11:22 PM PDT |
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