[meteorite-list] Dhofar 1575 Ureilite [Update]!! - AD

From: Jeff Kuyken <info_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 22:03:49 +1100
Message-ID: <A4284F418BB94F9B87E337FE8DD57D16_at_JeffPC>

Hi Greg & all,

I'm a little surprised to see any of these slices still available. I jumped
on Greg's offer several weeks ago when he first offered them and I must say
that I was not disappointed! It's a gorgeous meteorite and they are quite
highly polished slices with great surface to weight ratios. I haven't seen
many Ureilites offered over the years at such large, thin slices and at a
reasonable price too. If nothing else the pics are worth a look.

Cheers,

Jeff

----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Hupe" <gmhupe at htn.net>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 8:45 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Dhofar 1575 Ureilite [Update]!! - AD


> Dear List Members,
>
> UPDATE ~ Dhofar 1575 Ureilite:
> Slices: Only 5 polished slices left at $15.00/g
> Fragments: Only 5 cut fragments left at $8.00/g
> * See below for list of available specimens.
>
> Last month I announced a NEW Ureilite, Dhofar 1575. As we all know
> ureilites
> are very difficult to cut and polish due to the numerous nano diamonds in
> the matrix and most people do not invest the money or time into offering
> polished
> slices, it is simply not cost effective. Well, I have put the investment
> into having this ureilite cut and polished and wish to offer collectors
> this
> rare chance to include a world-class slice at a VERY competitive rate! I
> was
> lucky enough to acquire 25% of this new ureilite and hired one of the best
> cutters out there to prepare this material, which was not cheap! He liked
> this material so much he acquired a slice for his own collection! The
> majority of this meteorite is in a private collection and very likely will
> never be made available to collectors. Submitted classification is below
> the
> list of specimens in this email.
>
> Taking decent photographs of this highly polished material was a real
> challenge and my images do not do the material justice. The slices are far
> better looking in person, displaying the wall-to-wall olivine crystals in
> a
> dazzling array which is a wonder under a microscope or 10x loupe!
>
> Here is all that I have available of Dhofar 1575 Ureilite (Provisional):
>
> 38.44g part slice
> 73mm x 69mm x 2.5mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/Dhofar1575/dsc00003.jpg
> 34.71g part slice
> 74mm x 70mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/Dhofar1575/dsc00004.jpg
> 31.23g part slice
> 70mm x 56mm x 3mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/Dhofar1575/dsc00005.jpg
> 28.31g part slice
> 68mm x 59mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/Dhofar1575/dsc00007.jpg
> 27.53g part slice
> 69mm x 60mm x 2mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/Dhofar1575/dsc00008.jpg
> 122.1g cut fragment
> 55mm x 50mm x 27mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/Dhofar1575/dsc00013.jpg
> 71.7g cut fragment
> 49mm x 33mm x 14mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/Dhofar1575/dsc00017.jpg
> 65.6g cut fragment
> 48mm x 38mm x 17mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/Dhofar1575/dsc00015.jpg
> 13.5g cut fragment
> 40mm x 13mm x 10mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/Dhofar1575/dsc00019.jpg
> 12.2g cut fragment
> 39mm x 22mm x 10mm
> http://www.lunarrock.com/Dhofar1575/dsc00020.jpg
>
> PRICING: (Ureilites normally sell for $30.00-50.00/g, if you can find
> sizable prepared slices!)
> Polished slices - $15.00/g
> Fragments - $8.00/g
>
> Submitted classification for Dhofar 1575:
> Fresh, coarse grained aggregate of olivine and pigeonite (both exhibiting
> characteristic dark, reduced grain rims) with accessory graphite, and
> Ni-free iron metal along silicate grain margins. Olivine (cores Fa21.5,
> FeO/MnO = 45.5; rim Fa3.6; FeO/MnO = 7.2), pigeonite (cores
> Fs17.7-17.8Wo6.0-5.8; FeO/MnO = 27.7). TKW: 4.7kg (2 stones; 1001g ASU
> Collection, ~2.7kg Private Collection)
>
> Thank you for considering a piece of Dhofar 1575 for your collection!
>
> Best regards,
> Greg
>
> ====================
> Greg Hupe
> The Hupe Collection
> NaturesVault (eBay)
> gmhupe at htn.net
> www.LunarRock.com
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Received on Fri 19 Nov 2010 06:03:49 AM PST