[meteorite-list] Ash Creek the most expensive ordinary chondrite?þ

From: al mitt <almitt_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 21:42:54 -0500
Message-ID: <76293C062F7745C2AF2BC32896CC6DF9_at_StarmanPC>

Hi Melanie and all,

Noblesville, Indiana is priced around $125 to $200 if you can find it. Sold
for that when it came on the market about ten years ago. Low total weight
usually makes a find or fall higher price.

Watch out for the frauds putting look alike Ash Creek on eBay. Best!

--AL Mitterling


----- Original Message -----
From: "Melanie Matthews" <spacewoman2775 at hotmail.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 6:15 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Ash Creek the most expensive ordinary chondrite??


>
> Could Ash Creek/West Texas be the most expensive ordinary chondrite on
> the meteorite market (or one of the most expensive)? They seem to cost way
> more than Buzzard Coulees..
> Sure it is still a pretty resent observed fall, but I get blown away by
> the prices per gram... Is it also because of its somewhat 'marbled'
> matrix?
>
> Guess it would be some time before I could obtain a decent specimen.. :D
>
> -----------
> Melanie
> IMCA: 2975
> eBay: metmel2775
> Known on SkyRock Cafe as SpaceCollector09
Received on Mon 02 Nov 2009 09:42:54 PM PST