[meteorite-list] The most expensive meteorite per gram?

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:25:16 -0400
Message-ID: <AANLkTikc1seBDY9oTZdK6kuAyJdQFuy4o6C5RMMiqF82_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi Count, Melanie and List,

Several months ago, I saw a small crumb of Honolulu sell for $400 on
eBay. I don't recall how much it weighed, but it could not have been
more than 50mg.

Best regards,

MikeG


On 8/10/10, countdeiro at earthlink.net <countdeiro at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Melanie asked "What is the most expensive per gram...?"
>
>
> Gram sized and larger individual specimens of NWA 5000, Nakhla, Shergotty
> and Chassigny, just to name four planetaries, have brought up to $4,000 a
> gram depending on attractivness of size, weight, shape, lithology, fusion
> crust, preparation and documented provenance.
>
> Count Deiro
> IMCA 3536
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: Melanie Matthews <miss_meteorite at yahoo.ca>
>>Sent: Aug 10, 2010 1:38 PM
>>To: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
>>Cc: Meteorite List <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The most expensive meteorite per gram?
>>
>>Wow,, and the Sylacauga Hodges stone is just an ordinary chondrite.. Can
>> you
>>imagine if it were a rare achondrite or a Planetary meteorite, with a
>> limited
>>amount available to collectors?! _at__@
>>
>>
>> -----------
>>-Melanie
>>IMCA: 2975
>>eBay: metmel2775
>>Known on SkyRock Cafe as SpaceCollector09
>>
>>I eat, sleep and breath meteorites 24/7.
>>
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message ----
>>From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
>>To: Melanie Matthews <miss_meteorite at yahoo.ca>
>>Cc: Meteorite List <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>Sent: Tue, August 10, 2010 5:29:53 AM
>>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The most expensive meteorite per gram?
>>
>>I once paid $100 for 1mg of the Sylacauga Hodges stone.
>>
>>
>>
>>On 8/10/10, Melanie Matthews <miss_meteorite at yahoo.ca> wrote:
>>> Good evening/morning all
>>> What is the most expensive meteorite per gram, to date? The Lunar
>>> Calcalong
>>> Creek? After that which ones are next in line?
>>>
>>>
>>> -----------
>>> -Melanie
>>> IMCA: 2975
>>> eBay: metmel2775
>>> Known on SkyRock Cafe as SpaceCollector09
>>>
>>> I eat, sleep and breath meteorites 24/7.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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