Re-2: [meteorite-list] Denver / 'BL' meteorite

From: joseph_town_at_att.net <joseph_town_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:29:55 2004
Message-ID: <20030916023256.7728653897_at_pairlist.net>

The best thing I remember are the prices some of the last specimens sold for.
They were very inexpensive.

Bill Kieskowski
> List members,
>
> For those who do not know what the BL meteorite discussion is about. You
> would have to go back about two years ago when Dean went into one of his
> "I can't wait for classification scenarios"..he offered list members
> about 35 to 40 individuals of what he called/numbered BL-1, 2, 3, etc. with
> pictures. Most were in the range of 100 to 300 grams. I think I bought BL-33
> which was 198 g. The total of 7 kg mentioned earlier makes sense for 35
> stones at an average of 200 grams each. I think he found a few more later in
> other batches he received from NWA. I later bought a slice of NWA 1685 from
> him that looks identical to my individual.
>
> I'm not sure what the name BL stood for...Bernd, I believe said it was for
> BLack, which makes sense for the nice dark crust...or maybe we could say it
> was for its' blue/grey interior. We'll have to ask Dean...I think he is
> traveling right now.
>
> Now these pieces were snatched up in about a day because he offered them at
> $1/g. I should have bought 2 or 3 like Bernd. They are really nice. I know
> Dean regretted selling them at that price.
>
> John
>
>
> > Bernd and others,
> >
> > It is hard to believe someone could confuse the BL (NWA 1685 or whatever)
> > material with some other material. To me, the individuals with its' thick
> > black crust, and beautiful shapes (some close to oriented) with many
> > remaglypts are quite distinguishable. For those who own or have seen the BL
> > material in person...they could probably pick a BL piece out a bunch of NWA's
> > with ease.
> >
> > Fortunate owner of a 28 g slice and 198 gram individual(at a S T E A L)
> >
> > John
> >
> >
> > The brecciated interior for those who have not seen it is a blue/grey color.
> > The only drawback to this material is some of it internally oxidized in
> > places, but otherwise it is one of the nicest stones I have.
> >
> > John
> > > > I thought a short time ago, the BL's
> > > > were referred to as NWA 1685.
> > >
> > > Hi Dave and List,
> > >
> > > NWA 1685 - this is exactly what the specimens in my collection
> > > are referred to as. But a French collector cautioned at the time
> > > Dean offered them saying there were seven different meteorites
> > > in Dean's lot and that among them were probably some Taouz 002
> > > individuals.
> > >
> > > Bernd
> > >
> > > To: dmarsocci_at_cox.net
> > > meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
> > >
> > >
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Received on Mon 15 Sep 2003 10:32:54 PM PDT