[meteorite-list] Recent significant larger US finds

From: j.divelbiss_at_att.net <j.divelbiss_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:16:36 2004
Message-ID: <20030826114747.AE2CF53703_at_pairlist.net>

Rob and others,

I don't know the full story of the 87 kg Wagon Wound. According to the A to Z
book it was found in 1932. My poorly stated question was meant to be, "what
are some of the recent finds (let's say the last 15 years) in the US that a
few kilos became available to the public for sale?". I was reminded of Hope
Creek a LL6 from Alaska in 1998 and Felt(b) a L3.5 from Oklahoma in 1990.

And of of course we have Gold Basin identified in 1995, a L5 from Arizona.

If the list is about that short for bigger finds then again I believe the
Spade find to be significant for us in the states.

John

> I would call Wagon Mound significant.
> --
> Rob Wesel
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <j.divelbiss_at_att.net>
> To: "Matt Morgan" <mmorgan_at_mhmeteorites.com>
> Cc: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>; <meteorite_sale@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 7:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] AD-SPADE slices for sale
>
>
> > List members and Matt,
> >
> > The Spade meteorite looks and reads like a very special find.
> Congratulations
> > to Matt for being the one to get involved with this new find. I was
> wondering
> > what meteorite was the last significant find in the US that was shared
> with
> > the public like this one...with a couple kilos (+3 kg) available for
> > purchase? Just curious...I can't recall one in the last 4 or 5 years that
> > I've been involved...except maybe Gold Basin of course.
> >
> > For me it(Spade) being an IMB is extra exciting because I find the impact
> > melt breccias to be very unique materials. As I said to Matt, this type of
> > material reminds of glass when looking at its' broken edges. The metal
> > quantity looks extreme for the Spade material...even for an H.
> >
> > I also found the article on shock metamorphism by Dr. Rubin to be very
> > interesting. Occurrences of S5, annealed back to S2, and then shocked
> again
> > to S4, etc. for one example makes me wonder if some of the changes in
> > petrologic levels actually occurs during these extreme shock and melt
> > processes?
> >
> > Random thoughts as usual,
> >
> > John
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > Hi Listees:
> > > Here is my offering of this new beauty. Funny... we purchased the Spade
> > > meteorite from the finder the day AFTER the Park Forest fall (which is
> why I
> > > wasn't at the PF fall site).
> > >
> > > The slices listed below are priced at ~5.00/g, on the low end of the
> impact melt
> > > price range so you can get a bigger piece for the $$$:
> > >
> > > 614 gram end piece $3000.00. A really spectacular piece and the largest
> > > available outside the main mass. Fully crusted back side, except where a
> sample
> > > was removed for analysis, and thin for an end piece. 14cm X 15cm X 1cm.
> > > http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/spade/614-end.jpg
> > >
> > > 261 gram complete slice (except where sample was removed for analysis).
> 12.5cm
> > > X 14cm X 4mm
> > > $1305.00 http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/spade/261.jpg
> > >
> > > 256 gram complete slice (except where sample was removed for analysis).
> 14cm X
> > > 15cm X 3mm. $1280.00 http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/spade/256.jpg
> > >
> > > 146 gram part slice with crust. 8.5 cm X 7.5cm X 5mm $730.00
> > > http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/spade/146.jpg
> > >
> > > 56 gram part slice with crust. 7cm X 4cm X 5mm $280.00 (ON HOLD)
> > > http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/spade/56.jpg
> > >
> > > 40 gram part slice with crust. 4.5 cm X 4cm X 5mm $200.00
> > > http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/spade/40.jpg
> > >
> > > 34 gram part slice with crust. 5cm X 3cm X 5mm $170.00
> > > http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/spade/34.jpg
> > >
> > > 22 gram part slice with crust. 4.5 cm X 2.5 cm X 5mm $110.00
> > > http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/spade/22.jpg
> > >
> > > 21 gram part slice with crust. 4.5 cm X 3cm X 5mm $105.00
> > > http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/spade/21.jpg
> > >
> > > 20 gram part slice with crust. 3.3 cm X 3 cm X 5mm $100.00
> > > http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/spade/20.jpg
> > >
> > > 19 gram part slice no crust. 4 cm X 2 cm X 5mm $95.00
> > > http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/spade/19.jpg
> > >
> > > 18 gram part slice no crust. 4 cm X 2 cm X 5mm $90.00
> > > http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/spade/18.jpg
> > >
> > > 16 gram part slice with crust. 3 cm X 2.2 cm X 5mm. $80.00
> > > http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/spade/16.jpg
> > >
> > > 15 gram part slice no crust. 3.2 cm X 2.5 cm X 5mm. $75.00
> > > http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/spade/15.jpg
> > >
> > > 15(b) gram part slice with no crust. 3.2 cm X 2.5 cm X 5mm. $75.00
> > > http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/spade/15-b.jpg
> > >
> > > 10 gram part slice with no crust. 2.4 cm X 1.6 cm X 5mm. $50.00
> > > http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/spade/10.jpg
> > >
> > > 9 gram part slice with no crust. 2.8 cm X 1.4 cm X 5mm. $45.00
> > > http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/spade/9.jpg
> > >
> > > 8 gram part slice with no crust. 1.6 cm X 2 cm X 5mm. $40.00
> > > http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/spade/8.jpg
> > >
> > > 4 gram part slice with no crust. 1.2 cm X 1.5 cm X 5mm. $20.00
> > > http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/spade/4.jpg
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Matt Morgan
> > > Mile High Meteorites
> > > http://www.mhmeteorites.com
> > >
> >
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