[meteorite-list] AD - ebay auctions ending on Saturday

From: Meteoriteshow <meteoriteshow_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:37:03 -0000
Message-ID: <002001c9bf50$d454dcb0$460aa8c0_at_T42>

Dear Listees,

Our ebay auctions ending on Saturday can be seen at:
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ50QQsassZmeteoriteshow

They include:

1- CRUSTED OCs #FB-56&57-08 - 8.7g + 6.8g:
FB-56-08: 1 Complete & ORIENTED Individual weighing 8.7g - 20x17x14mm. 100%
FUSION CRUSTED
FB-57-08: 1 Fragment weighing 6.8g - 23x17x12mm. ~85% FUSION CRUSTED
Probably 2 H chondrites according to attraction to a magnet, compared with
known chondrites.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330319952589

2- Dag 951 - L5 - 86.3g endcut: dimensions ~39x23x5mm
This meteorite was found by M. Franco in Libya in 2000 and comes from his
collection.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330319952803

3- EL AROUSS L-IMB (unclas.) - 15.2g endcut: dimensions 36x21x12mm. Nice
tiny chondrules in a "milky way" of metal flakes. There is one big chondrule
visible at the back of the cut section (see picture), which is extremely
unusual in this meteorite.
STILL AT $1.00 STARTING PRICE, NO BID YET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330319952809

4- SAH 02500 L3 - 567.8g - 7 pces:
weights' details: 113.5g + 91.9g + 74.9g + 81g + 72.2g + 80.5g + 52.7g. All
of these fragments & individuals are partially fusion crusted, some of them
display quite big chondrules at the surface...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330319952638

5- SAHARAN OC #3357 - 351.3g Main Mass: dimensions: 77x66x58mm.
Rests of fusion crust can be seen on 2 sides of the meteorite, which is
quite weathered. The cut section shows a highly metamorphized structure,
without any metal flakes.
This is probably an LL chondrite, which is confirmed by the low magnetic
susceptibility of 4,41
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330319952709

6- Sikhote-Alin IRON IIAB - 14.1g oriented individual: dimensions
~18x18x10mm.
Great orientation, see pictures.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330319952726

Thank you very much for watching and best wishes to ALL BIDDERS!!!
Kind regards,

Frederic Beroud
http://www.meteoriteshow.com
IMCA member # 2491 (http://www.imca.cc/)
Received on Fri 17 Apr 2009 07:37:03 AM PDT