[meteorite-list] Ensisheim loss/year

From: Zelimir.Gabelica at uha.fr <Zelimir.Gabelica_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:23:26 +0100
Message-ID: <20071030152326.4cbcna6ckm68c4ko_at_w3mail.univ-mulhouse.fr>

Thanks Paul and Al Metterling. Your links (to Bonham's bidding
results) were the only that worked.
I believe Michael finally got it as well.

Thanks also to all (David, Moritz, Daryll, Mike, Timothy....) who
replied rapidly.

Well, it seems that another 11+ g Ensisheim slice "disappeared" from
the presently compiled repositories.

It could be funny to evaluate the amount that is "lost" (per year)
through various transactions.
Perhaps this could explain the substantial difference between the 127
kg that fell in 1492 and the total mass spread among museums and
private collections as compiled today (less than 70 kg) ?
Roughly, considering the 70 kg figure, this leads to an average of 57
kg lost in 515 years, i.e. almost 500 g per year! A fortune!

Best wishes,

Zelimir





valparint at aol.com a ??crit? :

> Here's a link to the final prices which include the 20% buyers premium.
>
> http://www.bonhams.com/cgi-bin/public.sh/pubweb/publicSite.r?sContinent=EUR&screen=ResultsXML&iSaleNo=15648#
>
> Paul Swartz
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