[meteorite-list] Ebay Sales AD: Special Lunar Auction Ending

From: j.divelbiss_at_att.net <j.divelbiss_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat Apr 30 21:30:13 2005
Message-ID: <050120050130.24686.42743143000A6E0E0000606E21602807489C9C070D040A90070BD206_at_att.net>

Norbert,

Kudos to you for standing up and telling us your story about these great finds.

The 908 (and related) material is very special to me, and many others I'm sure. thanx for your offerings.

John


-------------- Original message from "Norbert Classen" <trifid_at_timewarp.de>: --------------


> Hi All,
>
> I'm not doing this often, but I also would like to point you to a rather
> special auction that will be ending in less than 24 hours. I'm auctioning
> off the last substantial slice of the lunar meteorite Dhofar 908 that I will
> sell from my personal stock, a 2.21g sample that is priced to sell. Have a
> look at:
>
> http://epsc.wustl.edu/admin/resources/meteorites/dhofar_locations.htm
>
> Or do a search on Ebay for my seller's name "ivuna".
>
> Even if you don't want to bid you might want to take a look. This slice is
> rather special because it contains a huge anorthositic clast with dimensions
> of about 10x12mm - one of the largest lithic clasts ever found in this lunar
> meteorite. It also exhibits a rare shock vein running from the top of the
> clast down to the lower right, making it an exceptional sample, available at
> a bargain price (no bids yet, though). If it doesn't sell this time, I will
> reserve it for a future trade, and that's it.
>
> Hmm, maybe some people think that all material coming out of Oman is or was
> illegally exported, and that it's therefore sold cheap? Now, don't believe
> all this blogger's crap. As a novelty, and only for this special auction, I
> will include a copy of our official export permit for the winning bidder.
> Yeap, it's from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Sultanate of Oman,
> and it has been signed by the Director of the General's Office of this
> Ministry in Muscat. It's mostly in Arabic language, and it was issued in the
> name of one of my fieldpartners. Choke on this, bloggers, and to all others:
> bid with confidence ;-)
>
> All the best,
> Norbert
> IMCA #7606
>
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