[meteorite-list] AD - 6.1 gram complete australite

From: Phil Morgan <roxfromspace_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:25:52 -0600
Message-ID: <AANLkTi=w_4hJvZtcvKoGYcSQ9RPg_CHd=1r3-iTGjgFU_at_mail.gmail.com>

Ooops, forgot the
link....http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/pkmorgan/tektite/button2.jpg

On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 8:25 PM, Phil Morgan <roxfromspace at gmail.com> wrote:
> Wow Jason, that is a big one. ?Very cool.
>
> Check out this pseudo-button indochinite I was fortunate to acquire.
> It's quite a fun novelty piece.
>
> Good luck with the sale.
>
> Phil
>
> On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 4:56 PM, Jason Utas <meteoritekid at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hey All,
>> A year or so ago, I managed to acquire a pretty nice example of an
>> australite - this 6.1 gram complete flanged button.
>>
>> http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=102083&id=508345918&l=b6c21a6903
>>
>> Granted, it has some cooling cracks, but it doesn't have a single
>> chip, new or old. ?It's also about 1.5 times the weight of the next
>> largest complete australite that I've ever seen for sale. ?I've read
>> about larger examples in scientific papers (up to 12 grams or so), but
>> have never actually seen - or heard of any - larger than this in a
>> private collection...though I'm sure they're out there.
>>
>> It's pretty, but not really our sort of thing. ?So if anyone's looking
>> for such an example, this one is available - and I'm open to trades.
>> Given that the asking price on ~2-3 gram pieces seems to be in the
>> ~$2,000-3,000 range, I'm looking for cash offers of $4,000 or more (or
>> trade equivalent).
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jason
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