[meteorite-list] Recent significant larger US finds

From: Michael Farmer <meteoriteguy_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:16:36 2004
Message-ID: <20030826130830.49651.qmail_at_web20905.mail.yahoo.com>

I recovered the Tinnie Iron meteorite, and the 8
kilogram Roosevelt County 102 meteorite during the
Portales Valley fall in 1998. Of course both from
other finders.
Mike Farmer
--- j.divelbiss_at_att.net wrote:
> 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
> > ------------------
> > We are the music makers...and we are the dreamers
> of the dreams.
> > Willy Wonka, 1971
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <j.divelbiss_at_att.net>
> > To: "Matt Morgan" <mmorgan_at_mhmeteorites.com>
> > Cc: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>;
> <meteorite_sale_at_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
> > > >
>
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Received on Tue 26 Aug 2003 09:08:30 AM PDT