[meteorite-list] WANTED TO BUY : Pallasite Slice

From: Michael Gilmer <michael_w_gilmer_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 15:10:32 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <649171.88749.qm_at_web58402.mail.re3.yahoo.com>

Hi Folks!

I am looking for a nice pallasite specimen. The budget for this piece is about $300-$350.

Here are my criteria :

1) surface area is important. I want the largest slice I can get for this budget.

2) thin-ness or transparent crystals are not important. So thick slices, end cuts, corner cuts, etc are OK.
Having said that, I realize that thin-cut will probably give me the most surface area.

3) The actual fall or find is not important - as long as the specimen is STABLE. No rusters.

4) Piece can be stabilized with glue, lacquer, etc - as long as it looks very nice, I am not concerned if a
couple of the olivine crystals have been discretely glued back in.

5) Piece can be etched or not - doesn't matter.

6) Piece should be the size of a credit card or larger.

I prefer to deal with sellers inside the US. If you have something I might be interested in, please contact me
offlist at mike at galactic-stone.com

Thanks!

MikeG

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Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA)
Member of the Meteoritical Society.
Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network.
Websites - http://www.galactic-stone.com and http://www.glassthrower.com
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