[meteorite-list] NWA 5400: Available Specimens - AD

From: Greg Hupe <gmhupe_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 16:02:56 -0400
Message-ID: <FFC61AB66BCC44AD8E7E2F0D937EAF6F_at_greg323a964987>

Hi Mike and List,

Thank you for the congrats. You wrote, "Congrats Greg on the spectacular and
anomalous specimen." NWA 5400 is actually "Ungrouped" instead of anomalous.
"Anomalous" implies that it is different from a known group of meteorites,
NWA 5400 does not belong to any current classification, it created its own
and stands alone! ;-)

As for what drew me to NWA 5400 when I first saw it? I would have to say
that upon examining the material under my 10x loupe in the field, I knew
with a 90% certainty that it was a meteorite by what the matrix looked like.
It had a similar appearance to primitive achondrites I had dealt with up to
that point, but there was something 'different' about it. It is very
difficult to explain, but after examining literally 10's of 1000's of stones
over the years, I've been able to pick ones that are especially different. I
have purchased many worthless terrestrial rocks over the years in the
pursuit of rare meteorites, but that is part of the gamble we need to be
willing to take. I have to give a huge amount of credit to the scientists I
work with who I consider an important part of a 'team' in order to acquire
such rare meteorites, without them I would not have been able to do it.

NWA 5400 is kind of a Cinderella story. While this meteorite may be somewhat
plain on the outside, it is a scientific beauty! I think it also qualifies
as the 'largest' in its type class! :-)

Best regards,
Greg

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Galactic Stone & Ironworks" <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
To: "Greg Hupe" <gmhupe at htn.net>
Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 10:09 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 5400: Available Specimens - AD


Congrats Greg on the spectacular and anomalous specimen. :)

Upon seeing the photos, something strikes me - how "normal" some of
these rare meteorites look. At first glance, this new meteorite looks
like a million other weathered chondrites. Was there something about
it that caught your experienced eye?

As with some brachinites, these stones look "normal" on the outside,
but the secrets contained within are amazing.

Best regards,

MikeG

On 6/9/10, Greg Hupe <gmhupe at htn.net> wrote:
> Dear List Members,
>
> Thank you to all who have offered their congratulations on the recovery of
> NWA 5400, the incredible Earth-Related Meteorite. I would also like to
> thank
> all of the scientists and institutions who have worked so hard to unlock
> some of the secrets that NWA 5400 holds. Current and future analysis
> should
> provide amazing information on this truly 'Stand-Alone' meteorite!
>
> Since NWA 5400 has no other meteorite to compare to, I ask myself, "How do
> I
> price such a scientifically important meteorite, perhaps even the 'most'
> important meteorite ever discovered?" I feel NWA 5400 should command
> per-gram prices in the range of Lunaites and Martians, but considering the
> difficult economy and my desire to make this fantastic meteorite
> affordable,
> I am willing to consider reasonable offers for considerably less. Please
> check out all of the 54 available specimens below, note that there are
> only
> 12 large complete slices, true Museum-Quality specimens that should not be
> missed! I will review offers through this Friday at which time I will
> start
> to accept offers I like. Please note that I will be attending the
> Ensisheim
> & Saint Marie Shows from June 16-28th so I will not be able to communicate
> or ship during that time frame, unless of course I hand carry it to
> France.
> :-)
>
> After cutting, polishing, providing type samples and wishing to preserve
> the
> majority of NWA 5400 in a 3.426 kg main mass, there is only 978.2 grams
> available to collectors and museums. Each professionally prepared thin-cut
> specimen comes with a color ID from The Hup? Collection. The large
> complete
> slices were very difficult to photograph due to the high polish so the
> images have a washed-out look, rest assured they are 'much' better looking
> in person!
>
> NWA 5400: Earth-Related Meteorite - Available Specimens (Qty 53 plus main
> mass):
> 3.426 kg Main Mass 17cm x 13.3cm x 9.2cm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/nwa5400mm1.jpg
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/nwa5400mm2.jpg
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/nwa5400mm3.jpg
>
> 95.8g cs 148mm x 97mm x 3mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00001.jpg
> 75.3g cs 149mm x 95mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00002.jpg
> 69.2g cs 142mm x 93mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00003.jpg
> 65.5g cs 129mm x 86mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00004.jpg
> 59.5g cs 137mm x 88mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00005.jpg
> 58.9g cs 139mm x 90mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00006.jpg
> 50.7g cs 124mm x 81mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00007.jpg
> 46.9g cs 113mm x 73mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00008.jpg
> 44.6g cs 118mm x 77mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00009.jpg
> 42.9g cs 108mm x 71mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00010.jpg
> 34.8g cs 104mm x 68mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00011.jpg
> 29.5g csw 100mm x 72mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00012.jpg
> 38.9g polished fragment 36mm x 21mm x 32mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00013.jpg
> 8.8g ps 35mm x 33mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00014.jpg
> 7.9g ps 36mm x 34mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00015.jpg
> 7g ps 46mm x 41mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00016.jpg
> 6g ps 44mm x 28mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00017.jpg
> 5.4g ps 34mm x 23mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00018.jpg
> 4.4g ps 28mm x 25mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00019.jpg
> 4.1g ps 26mm x 22mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00020.jpg
> 2.2g ps 18mm x 16mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00021.jpg
> 1.9g ps 27mm x 15mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00022.jpg
> 1.8g ps 16mm x 16mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00023.jpg
> 1.8g ps 26mm x 13mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00024.jpg
> 1.082g ps 14mm x 9mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00025.jpg
> 998mg ps 13mm x 10mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00026.jpg
> 988mg ps 17mm x 6mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00027.jpg
> 870mg ps 16mm x 7mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00028.jpg
> 740mg ps 15mm x 10mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00029.jpg
> 686mg ps 15mm x 6mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00030.jpg
> 650mg ps 14mm x 8mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00031.jpg
> 604mg ps 11mm x 9mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00032.jpg
> 500mg ps 14mm x 6mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00033.jpg
> 486mg ps 14mm x 5mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00034.jpg
> 362mg 7mm x 6mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00035.jpg
> 354mg ps 9mm x 6mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00036.jpg
> 344mg ps 12mm x 5mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00037.jpg
> 340mg ps 10mm x 5mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00038.jpg
> 318mg ps 12mm x 5mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00039.jpg
> 304mg ps 9mm x 6mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00040.jpg
> 2.68g cut fragment 25mm x 10mm x 6mm (not polished, good for thin
> sections)
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00041.jpg
> 2.156g cut fragment 18mm x 13mm x 7mm (not polished, good for thin
> sections)
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00042.jpg
> 2.062g cut fragment 22mm x 9mm x 6mm (not polished, good for thin
> sections)
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00043.jpg
> 1.284g fragment 18mm x 10mm x 4mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00044.jpg
> 1.134g cut fragment 19mm x 8mm x 5mm (not polished, good for thin
> sections)
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00045.jpg
> 670mg fragment 13mm x 8mm x 3mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00046.jpg
> 582mg fragment 10mm x 8mm x 3mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00047.jpg
> 472mg polished fragment 8mm x 5mm x 4mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00048.jpg
> 454mg fragment 8mm x 6mm x 3mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00049.jpg
> 298mg fragment 10mm x 7mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00050.jpg
> 258mg fragment 8mm x 6mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00051.jpg
> 174mg fragment 6mm x 4mm x 3mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00052.jpg
> 122mg fragment 5mm x 3mm x 3mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/NWA5400/dsc00053.jpg
> cs - complete slice
> ps - part slice
>
> Thank you for considering acquiring a specimen from NWA 5400!
>
> Best regards,
> Greg
>
> ====================
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> The Hupe Collection
> NaturesVault (eBay)
> gmhupe at htn.net
> www.LunarRock.com
> IMCA 3163
> ====================
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> http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault
>
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