[meteorite-list] Wisconsin vs Tamdakht and other NWA falls

From: Greg Catterton <star_wars_collector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:56:57 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <735494.91965.qm_at_web46403.mail.sp1.yahoo.com>

Which is very ironic seeing as how most NWA falls remain very stable and weather very little to none when recovered soon after the fall.
Just goes to show how much of a deal NWA meteorites are.

Hope everyone is doing good!

Greg Catterton
www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com
IMCA member 4682
On Ebay: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/wanderingstarmeteorites


--- On Fri, 4/30/10, mail at mhmeteorites.com <mail at mhmeteorites.com> wrote:

> From: mail at mhmeteorites.com <mail at mhmeteorites.com>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Wisconsin vs Tamdakht and other NWA falls
> To: "Abdelaziz Alhyane" <abdelaziz_alhyane at yahoo.com>, meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com, "Meteorite-list" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Date: Friday, April 30, 2010, 9:47 PM
> Simple: DEMAND.
> US and European falls are always sought after more than ANY
> other falls. From my sales of meteorites over the last 13+
> years, the US and European FALLS? fly off the shelves
> whereas Moroccan meteorites, take some time (sometimes YEARS
> to sell). Furthermore, the majority of collectors in the
> world are from the US and Europe, which drives up the
> demand.
>
> Matt
> ------------------------
> Matt Morgan
> Mile High Meteorites
> http://www.mhmeteorites.com
> P.O. Box 151293
> Lakewood, CO 80215
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Abdelaziz Alhyane <abdelaziz_alhyane at yahoo.com>
> Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:41:41
> To: Meteorite-list<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Wisconsin vs Tamdakht and other
> NWA falls
>
> Dear list members,
> I was wondering about the price about the two falls,
> Wisconsin? and Tamdakht ( nwa fall example). why does
> Wisconsin? is expensive more than Tamdakht 30 times? is
> it because of the TKW, the a video of the fireball was taken
> or tamdakht was felt in NWW ( since nwa is known with the
> cheapest meteorites in the planet because people here are
> poor).
> The most thing I noticed is that UShunters have one word,
> otherwise some NWA dealers who do not? have access to
> such a fall try to breake it by saying there is 500kg or a
> Ton, btw, does anyone know what's the TKW of Tamdakht?
> My experience tells me even a common chondrite falls in
> Europe or US would cost 30 times the same material falls in
> NWA, i klnow that USand europe have stong economy, but it's
> about meteorite fall, no matter where it falls.
> Please let me knwo what is the difference between NWA falls
> and American/european falls!!!
> what about a US lunar find, i think it would cost $30k a
> gram.
> I really hope to ge some reasonable questions!!
>
>
> My best and happy hunting to our friend in the
> Wisconsin? field.
> Aziz,? ???Suffron guy
>
>
> ? ? ?
>
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