[meteorite-list] Munich notes

From: meteoritehunter_at_comcast.net <meteoritehunter_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun Oct 30 14:02:33 2005
Message-ID: <103020051902.4603.436518C5000D4E64000011FB22007613949D0A9B029A080A9B079D010A9B0A03_at_comcast.net>

Hi everyone,

After a hectic two days of perusing the massive Munich show, it is finally over, and I will be on my way home tomorrow with a stop in Paris. The weather here has been incredible, over 70 degrees and not a cloud in the sky the last two days! Very abnormal for Germany at the end of October.
The show was interesting, a lot of people who usually set up were not here.
Some things of note, the Moroccans has virtually NO meteorites, compared to last year, there was like 10% what they used to have. Also there was a lot of the ´Fuking` Pallasite from China. It was being offered at less than 10Euros a gram in large chunks, I saw pieces from 100 grams to 2 kilos. Apparently the buyers have divided the massive pallasite up and are now going to flood the market. Looks like a good buying opportunity when the price collapses. It is beautiful stuff, but with over 900 kilos, coming on the market, we know where this goes.

There were ZERO large gibeons or Sikhotes, except a couple at Erich Haiderer´s always full table. Moritz again had the best display of rare material, with Martian, Lunar, Pallasite, and nice irons from Aussie museum trades. Hans had the usual rally nice Campos, and Karl Sprich many nice Gibeon pieces cut into spheres and cubes.

Moldavites are everywhere.

I may have broken a planetary record in Morocco, so get your pennies rolled and wait for the news.

Michael Farmer
Munich
Received on Sun 30 Oct 2005 02:02:29 PM PST