[meteorite-list] New Lunar Pictures & Special Sales AD

From: Norbert Classen <trifid_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:22:35 2004
Message-ID: <NCBBKMGDKLMGIBALJOFCGEJLDGAA.trifid_at_timewarp.de>

Hello List Members,

Thanks for your kind comments regarding my new lunar find,
and for the many emails that I received on- and off-list.
Several people asked for pictures of my new finds, and so I
decided to load up a few high-res photos to the web.

The first shows my initial find, a 81 gram lunaite, before
cutting (the cube is 10x10x10mm):

http://www.timewarp.de/lunnew/2001hc11.1.JPG

The second shows a 29g endcut of this lunar, displaying two
distinct lithologies:

http://www.timewarp.de/lunnew/2001hc11.2.JPG

Together with my field partner, I recovered a few smaller,
and paired individuals, subsequently, including one of the
smallest lunars in existence. It's a 2.56 gram mini-moon,
exhibiting some orientation marks. BTW, this one isn't for
sale, or trade, and it will stay in my collection, uncut:

http://www.timewarp.de/lunnew/2001hc40.1.JPG

BTW, Rob Elliott has another great photo of a 5 gram slice
featured on his website as "Today's Featured Meteorite" -
have a look (scroll down Rob's main page a bit to view the
picture):

www.meteorites.uk.com

Rob traded for this neat sample after having cut a few more
slices for me, and he intends to keep it for his collection
(I feel honored by his decision!). Of the 9 slices prepared
by Rob, only three slices are remaining for sale, and I'm
willing to offer them on a first come, first served basis at
a special price of well below $1000/g. I need to raise some
cash for the Ensisheim show, and thus this special offer is
valid until June 15. Have a look at the slices (with weights,
and dimensions):

http://www.timewarp.de/lunnew/2001-HC42t.jpg

Okay, this isn't a top-notch picture, but since these are
adjacent slices of Rob's specimen you should get an idea.
Paired material is usually sold for $4000/g or more, and
so I think this is a great opportunity to add a sizeable
lunar specimen to your collection. Please contact me off-list
for further details.

Last, but not least, several people asked if there's a
website where they can view the photos of my lunar collection
samples (as printed in the last issue of METEORITE) online.
Have a look at:

http://www.timewarp.de/lunar/lunar.htm

Scroll down the list of lunar meteorites until you reach the
non-Antarctic lunaites, and click on the respective specimen
weights of my collection samples (NCC) to get the pictures.
Enjoy, and thanks for your interest.

All the best,
Norbert
Received on Sat 07 Jun 2003 12:18:45 PM PDT