[meteorite-list] Meteorite from WEST area sells for $10,000

From: Greg Hupe <gmhupe_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:19:45 -0400
Message-ID: <1D5A95C870A7464E9C790EAF56D3C0D5_at_Gregor>

Hi Tim,

How do you like the mixed-up reporting in the way of the "meteor path" map.
They bootlegged the story from an earlier one and threw in their own
graphics!

Greg



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From: "Timothy Heitz" <midwest at meteorman.org>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 11:35 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite from WEST area sells for $10,000


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> Hello List,
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> Check this out, $2,500 a pound
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> http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/03/21/0321meteorite.html
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> Tim Heitz
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Farmer" <meteoriteguy at yahoo.com>
> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>; <MeteorHntr at aol.com>
> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 12:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] AD: Large Full Slices of 1,673g West
> Specimen Available Now
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> What a pity that such a fantastic stone was chopped up.
> Steve, you should never have cut that.
> Michael Farmer
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> --- On Thu, 3/19/09, MeteorHntr at aol.com <MeteorHntr at aol.com> wrote:
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>> From: MeteorHntr at aol.com <MeteorHntr at aol.com>
>> Subject: [meteorite-list] AD: Large Full Slices of 1, 673g West Specimen
>> Available Now
>> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> Date: Thursday, March 19, 2009, 10:39 PM
>> Hello List,
>>
>> I am excited to offer the first large full slices of
>> my 1,673g West, Texas
>> specimen. Again, this stone was recovered
>> (rescued) the day before the
>> monsoon rains hit the strewnfield this last week.
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>> These slices were expertly cut by Marlin Cilz at the
>> Montana Meteorite Lab
>> with one of their wire saws. With many years of
>> experience cutting
>> meteorites, Marlin made some stellar
>> slices.
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>> Due to the very fragile fusion crust, none of the slices
>> preserved 100% of
>> the crust unbroken all the way around. Possibly, if
>> the slices were thicker,
>> we would have had slightly better results, but due to the
>> desire to keep
>> these slices as thin as possible, the slices endured some
>> "chipping" of the crust
>> as the wire saw went through it.
>>
>> Nonetheless, these are amazing looking slices.
>> The brecciation is very
>> pronounced in these slices. Each full slice has
>> a zone of light material, that
>> stands in strong contrast to the zones with strong
>> veining.
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>> With the end results of the two other known 1.5kg and
>> 1.7kg masses still in
>> question (whether they will be cut or not), it is
>> possible that this might be
>> the only chance for collectors to get a large full
>> slice of this very
>> popular fall. If the another piece is found, or
>> if one of the other two known
>> larger masses would be cut, it is a crap shoot on
>> what their interiors will look
>> like (heavily brecciated to not at all
>> brecciated). Also, any rock that
>> could be found after the strong rains, from this last
>> week, has a much greater
>> chance of severe rusting on the interior.
>>
>> On a side note, Marlin kept commenting on how these
>> West specimen slices
>> look EXACTLY like Peekskill. And he should know
>> as he cut most of the Peekskill
>> back in the day.
>>
>> With the end pieces, and the saw losses from the
>> cutting, there will be less
>> than 1kg of full slices that could make it to market
>> from this mass. I
>> chose to have this specimen cut to generate more
>> slices, yet smaller in size,
>> rather than fewer slices that would have been larger
>> in size and weight (and
>> price). This will allow more institutions and
>> collectors to obtain a full slice
>> for their collections, and at lower overall prices.
>>
>> While the mass is still being sliced from, Marlin
>> told me that the 78.1g
>> full slice offered here today will be the largest
>> slice from this mass.
>>
>> While I would like to make as much profit as possible
>> from the sales, I am
>> pricing these to sell quickly. While I think
>> these are worth more than what I
>> am selling them for, I also understand some people
>> will be hesitant to pay
>> too much for a slice now, fearing more slices might
>> show up later at a lower
>> price. But even if another rain-avoided mass
>> shows up in slices, I seriously
>> doubt they will be offered much lower in price than
>> what I am offering these
>> for.
>>
>> NOTICE: If these first 8 slices sell out too fast,
>> I reserve the right to
>> raise the prices on the next batch of slices that come
>> from the saw in the
>> next few days. Also, this price is NOT for part
>> slices or smaller full slices I
>> have made from other smaller specimens. These
>> prices are only for the first
>> 8 full slices of the 1,673g Mass.
>>
>> Contact me off list if you would like more
>> information on what is available.
>>
>> Also, if you are possibly interested a part slice
>> from this mass, let me
>> know as well.
>>
>> Steve Arnold
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