[meteorite-list] Trade Offer - Nice Pyramid-shaped UNWA stone for Ensisheim or Weston.

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:53:57 -0400
Message-ID: <e51421550906182053w37e70d05y46c75c3937ee49b4_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi List!

In the spirit of the early days of the Saharan Gold Rush, I would like
to trade a nice NWA specimen for a small piece of historical material.
 In this case, I have a pyramid-shaped, whole unclassified stone. It
weighs 192 grams and has 90% remnant fusion crust and it has a nice
patina of painted oxidation and desert varnish. It displays well in
several positions and exhibits moderate attraction to a rare earth
magnet. There is a small broken area where the matrix is exposed and
there is some evidence of chondrule pits. So I am guessing it's an H4
or H5 or similar OC. It's too pretty to cut (or is it?) and I have
been keeping it as a display stone or an outreach prop to pass around.
 Based on the current market trends, it's value is roughly .10 - .15
cents a gram dealer cost and maybe .25 to .50 cents a gram retail - I
guesstimate.

I would like to trade this UNWA stone for a piece of Weston,
Ensisheim, L'Aigle, or some other significant historical fall. I
don't expect a big specimen, but I don't want any Bessey Specks
either. I already have small pieces of these falls in my collection
in the 10-15mg range, so I don't want anything else that small -
unless it's several small pieces put together in a lot.

Here are some photos of the UNWA stone. I can provide more photos on
request - mike at galactic-stone.com

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj24/Meteoritethrower/Meteorites/unwa%20trade/unwa-triangle-1.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj24/Meteoritethrower/Meteorites/unwa%20trade/unwa-triangle-2.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj24/Meteoritethrower/Meteorites/unwa%20trade/unwa-triangle-3.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj24/Meteoritethrower/Meteorites/unwa%20trade/unwa-triangle-broken.jpg

Email any offers off-list please.

Regards and clear skies,

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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Received on Thu 18 Jun 2009 11:53:57 PM PDT