[meteorite-list] FUKANG METEORITE

From: Martin Altmann <Altmann_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat Nov 26 09:04:26 2005
Message-ID: <00a301c5f294$1fb89800$14599a54_at_9y6y40j>

Yes, the description of Bonhams contains several mistakes.
They forgot about Brahin, Imilac, Brenham - all larger than Krasnojarsk.

The passages about the quality of the olivines are simply wrong.
Look at the picture there, the size of them is not remarkably large
nor is the quality especially good, as they all are nerved by many cracks
like in Brahin.
Any Imilac, Esquel, Quijingue exhibits much better crystals.

And obviously this is not the first Fukang available to the public.

To state, that Fukang should be "arguably the world's preeminent pallasitic
meteorite"
and "The specimen's very large size, superb quality and enormous,
high-quality crystals make it a find of historic importance."
is silly.

Furthermore "Not since 1951 has as large and significant a pallasite been
found as the Fukang", makes no sense, as the tkw of Fukang is not given.

Strange people, those Bonhams - but perhaps I should sell my meteorites
there?

Buckleboo!
Martin

----- Original Message -----
From: "M come Meteorite Meteorites" <mcomemeteorite2004_at_yahoo.it>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 2:05 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] FUKANG METEORITE


> Sinceraly I prefear the oldest Esquel or
> Imilac....another, I ask to some persons its go to
> Munich Show if have seen this kilos of Fukang, but any
> have say to have seen this material exibhited.
>
> Matteo
>
>
> --- Martin Altmann <Altmann_at_Meteorite-Martin.de> ha
> scritto:
>
> > You can buy your slice at a Bonham's auction in L.A.
> > on 4th of Dec.
> >
> > "
> > Help
> > Flash version Copyright ? 2002-2005 Bonhams 1793
> > Ltd., Images and Text All
> > Rights Reserved
> > Lot No: 8084
> >
> > Fukang Meteorite Slice - An Important New Discovery
> > Stoney Iron - Pallasite
> > Fukang, China
> > An extraordinary discovery made in 2003, the Fukang
> > Meteorite is arguably
> > the world's preeminent pallasitic meteorite. The
> > present cut and polished
> > slice is the first specimen of this distinguished
> > meteorite to be made
> > available to the public. Displaying much larger
> > olivine crystals than have
> > ever been seen before, the superlative Fukang
> > meteorite is in outstanding
> > condition; its nickel-iron matrix exhibits abundant
> > high quality olivine
> > crystals. The quality of some of the crystals is so
> > fine that they may be
> > classified as peridot crystals, a gem form of
> > olivine.
> >
> > A brief history of Pallasites:
> > In 1749 on a remote wooded ridge of Mount Emir,
> > Siberia, the first pallasite
> > meteorite was discovered. The native Tartars
> > believed the iron was a holy
> > relic that had fallen from the heavens. In 1772,
> > Peter Simon Pallas, the
> > German scientist for whom this category of
> > meteorites was named, visited the
> > site and removed samples of the 700-kilogram mass.
> > Although it would be
> > several years before scientists would accept the
> > theory that stones and
> > irons fall from the heavens, the Pallas iron was
> > eventually recognized as a
> > meteorite and identified as such. The large mass is
> > now on display at the
> > Academy of Sciences Mineral Museum.
> >
> > Over the next 161 years, other much smaller
> > pallasites were discovered and
> > identified. Then, in 1937 at Huckitta, Australia, a
> > pallasite weighing 1,411
> > kilograms was found; unfortunately, nearly the
> > entire specimen had weathered
> > into iron shale, leaving only 450 kilograms of
> > intact specimen which is
> > currently in Adelaide, Australia.
> >
> > Fourteen years later, in 1951, a 1,500-kilogram
> > pallasite was found in
> > Esquel, Argentina. A private individual maintained
> > ownership until 1992 when
> > it was sold and was subsequently sawed into hundreds
> > of small pieces. The
> > largest intact piece of the specimen is now less
> > than 200 kilograms.
> >
> > Not since 1951 has as large and significant a
> > pallasite been found as the
> > Fukang Meteorite, discovered outside a tiny village
> > in Northwestern China in
> > 2003. The specimen's very large size, superb quality
> > and enormous,
> > high-quality crystals make it a find of historic
> > importance.
> > Measuring 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 1/8in. Weighing 910 grams.
> >
> > Estimate: $18,000 to 22,000
> >
> >
>
http://www.bonhams.com/cgi-bin/public.sh/pubweb/publicSite.r?sContinent=EUR&screen=lotdetailsNoFlash&iSaleItemNo=2651951&iSaleNo=13327&sServer=http://images2.bonhams.com/&sPath=2005-10/10/7153424-48-1.jpg
> >
> > Regards.
> > Martin
Received on Sat 26 Nov 2005 09:17:23 AM PST