[meteorite-list] Auction at Bonhams on April 30 in New York.

From: Timothy Heitz <midwest_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2008 20:31:45 -0500
Message-ID: <005401c89785$fb02ac00$c400a8c0_at_tim4400>

 Hello List,

 Does anyone know if any other meteorites are being offered?


 Tim Heitz
 Midwest Meteorite - http://www.meteorman.org/









 Go to Google News
 Rare meteorite goes under hammer
 10 hours ago

 A meteorite is expected to fetch ?500,000 at auction in New York this
month.

 Weighing more than 925lbs, the object was discovered eight years ago in
 China's Xinjiang Uygar province.

 Its rare olivine crystals endured atmospheric and impact forces as it
 crashed down to Earth.

 Bonhams' Natural History Department director Thomas Lindgren said: "Less
 than 1% of all meteorites are pallasites, the most alluring of all
 meteorites due to their aesthetic appeal."

 Pallasites - meteorites composed of around 50% olivine and peridot crystals
 and 50% nickel-iron - are thought to be relics of forming planets.

The Fukang meteorite will go under the hammer at Bonhams on April 30 in New
 York.
Received on Sat 05 Apr 2008 09:31:45 PM PDT