[meteorite-list] Kainsaz CO3 Individual - Crusted Mt. Tazerzait - 14 kg Gibeon - AD

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 13:22:39 -0400
Message-ID: <AANLkTimsMaHrxRl55jlv-JkWUlkF_5LS81ndyy0Ezq0i_at_mail.gmail.com>

Wow! What superb specimens. Out of my price range as well, but very
fun to look at. :)

Thanks for sharing them Svend. :)

Best regards and happy huntings,

MikeG

On 5/12/10, info at niger-meteorite-recon.de <info at niger-meteorite-recon.de> wrote:
>
> Ladies & gentlemen,
>
> I have been offered two superior collection pieces which are beyond my own
> acquisition capabilities, and which I would like to make available to other
> curators/collectors. Additionally I?d like to take the opportunity to offer
> a
> meteorite from my own inventory.
>
> The first specimen is a fusion crusted 340 g individual of the Kainsaz CO3.2
> carbonaceous chondrite which fell near Muslyumovo, Tartastan on September
> 13,
> 1937. The specimen was found in April this year and is one of only two
> pieces
> found within the last two years. It was recovered from a depth of 12 cm in
> the
> central part of the strewnfield. Although Kainsaz is a historic fall and one
> of
> only six CO3s which have been seen to fall, the owner priced it at just 25
> USD/g. Photos including an in situ shot can bee seen here:
>
> http://www.meteorite-recon.com/images/Kainsaz_340g%20.pdf
>
> The second meteorite is a crusted 1.8 kg fragment of the L5 chondrite Mount
> Tazerzait, a witnessed fall from August 21, 1991 from the Republic of Niger.
> In
> contrast to most other chondrites the highly porous material underwent very
> little compaction and rather resembles a pyroclastic welded rock, much like
> Baszkowka. Mount Tazerzait has been extensively studied. It is believed to
> represent material resulting from gravitationally induced accretion of a hot
> cloud of debris on the surface of an asteroid following the collision of two
> planetesimals. The price is 1.9 USD/g
> Some photos may be found here:
>
> http://www.meteorite-recon.com/images/Mount_Tazerzait_1.8%20kg.pdf
>
>
> The third specimen is a heavily sculpted 14.7 kg Gibeon iron meteorite with
> deep
> regmaglypts and uncleaned natural patina. A side note for the art
> connoisseurs:
> this meteorite was part of the installation ?Cloud Paintings? by Sigmar
> Polke
> displayed by the NY based art gallery Michael Werner on the art basel in
> 2009.
> The price for this exceptional display piece is 490 USD/kg. Please view some
> photos here:
>
> http://www.meteorite-recon.com/images/Gibeon_14kg%20.pdf
>
> Thanks for your interest, have a great day!
>
> Svend
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Received on Wed 12 May 2010 01:22:39 PM PDT