[meteorite-list] More on Mayo Belwa

From: M come Meteorite Meteorites <info_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 06:54:14 +0200
Message-ID: <4a3330f6.34c.52b3.282569575_at_webmaildh4.aruba.it>

just 2 days ago we have take some photos via SEM of Diopside
crystals present in a cavity of my Mayo Belwa piece

http://i43.tinypic.com/14l27x1.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/2yxjh4l.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/20pa88i.jpg

and this crystals of probably Molybdenite

http://i43.tinypic.com/oh6xzk.jpg
http://i39.tinypic.com/9pri0x.jpg

Matteo

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Oggetto : Re: [meteorite-list] More on Mayo Belwa
Data : Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:16:06 +0000

> Ron Farrell has some :)
> ------Original Message------
> From: Michael Blood
> Sender: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
> To: Meteorite List
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] More on Mayo Belwa
> Sent: Jun 12, 2009 6:12 PM
>
> Thanks to Mike G. for the following:
> -----
> " Mayo is a witnessed fall aubrite and the majority of it
> sits in the Nigerian Geological Survey Office. Relatively
> little is in collections. US Nat His in Washington has
> less than 200 grams and American Nat His in New York has
> about 600. The Chicago Field Museum only has 15
> grams...... it's one of those obscure falls of a single
> stone and the main mass is locked up. You can probably
> count the private dealers in the entire world with this
> fall on one hand." -----------------
> While the bulk of this post is, to the best of my
> knowledge, Accurate, there is only one other dealer has
> ANY and she got it from me! (.6g) AND THAT IS THE ONLY
> PIECE I HAVE EVER SEEN (got it in a trade over a decade
> ago from a fellow with excellent reputation who dealt with
> the few "honest" dealers out there (there were only about
> 6 in Those days). Several have contacted me to inform me
> she had this .6g piece, But I already knew that. All of
> this happened so very long ago, I had no Idea the value of
> the piece I had.
> However, I now have a 2 gram specimen that came
> from the Oscar Monnig Collection at TCU and INCLUDES THE
> CARD that came with it. If anyone has any interest or any
> idea what it is worth or would like to see The photo,
> please contact me off list.
> Best wishes, Michael
>
>
>
> > From: Michael Blood <mlblood at cox.net>
> > Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:12:18 -0700
> > To: Meteorite List <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Mayo Belwa Q
> >
> > Re: Mayo Belwa
> > Please contact me off list if you have any for sale
> > or know Anyone who does.....
> > Do you know why it is so very scarce and why it
> > costs So much?
> > RSVP
> > Thanks, Michael
> >
> >
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