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

From: Adam Hupe <raremeteorites_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:02:59 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <668159.4511.qm_at_web30707.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

It does depend a lot on size. I remember a 4 milligram speck of NWA 011 selling
for over $500.00 when only 58 milligrams was available. This is would
extrapolate to a mere $125,000.00 gram. The only other meteorite I think to
beat this price was Calcalong Creek which could at one time be had for much less
and only in milligram sized specimens.

It depends on how much is put on the market at any given time. I only managed
to get around $10,000.00/gram for Calcalong creek after offering very small
fragments for several weeks. It started out high and then decreased each week
in a thin market until my supply was exhausted. Now, I cannot get any more now
matter how hard I try.


In larger sizes over a gram, lunar is and will always be king according to the
Smithsonian Magazine, Mining for Meteorites. If all of ALH84001 or Chassigny
were to be released at once, I doubt they could maintain record setting prices
for very long. Most collectors would be satisfied with sub-gram pieces because
the material is similar throughout meaning a larger piece would not provide much
more variety of clasts than a small one. Lunaites, on the other hand, are
highly variable, much more aesthetically pleasing and display a wider array of
characteristics. People seem to relate more to the Moon, have admired it since
ancient times and do not have to be into meteorites to desire a piece. You have
heard the saying, " I would giver here the Moon if I could."

Best Regards,

Adam




----- Original Message ----
From: "countdeiro at earthlink.net" <countdeiro at earthlink.net>
To: Melanie Matthews <miss_meteorite at yahoo.ca>; Galactic Stone & Ironworks
<meteoritemike at gmail.com>
Cc: Meteorite List <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tue, August 10, 2010 10:52:51 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The most expensive meteorite per gram?

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__@
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>-Melanie
>IMCA: 2975
>eBay: metmel2775
>Known on SkyRock Cafe as SpaceCollector09
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>I eat, sleep and breath meteorites 24/7.
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>----- 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?
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>I once paid $100 for 1mg of the Sylacauga Hodges stone.
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>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?
>>
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>> -Melanie
>> IMCA: 2975
>> eBay: metmel2775
>> Known on SkyRock Cafe as SpaceCollector09
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>> I eat, sleep and breath meteorites 24/7.
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