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

From: Greg Hupe <gmhupe_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:58:36 -0500
Message-ID: <5BB0559423394BBC924AE3F4F2CA8D98_at_greg323a964987>

Hi Jeff and All,

As Jeff mentioned, these the slices of Dhofar 1575 are HIGHLY polished and
it was very difficult to capture a proper image of them. The slices look
MUCH better in person than what my photos show. I had a few other private
emails from happy purchasers who mention how much nicer their slices are in
hand.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Best regards,
Greg

====================
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The Hupe Collection
NaturesVault (eBay)
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www.LunarRock.com
IMCA 3163
====================
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Kuyken" <info at meteorites.com.au>
To: "Greg Hupe" <gmhupe at htn.net>; <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 6:03 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Dhofar 1575 Ureilite [Update]!! - AD


> 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
>> IMCA 3163
>> ====================
>> Click here for my current eBay auctions:
>> http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault
>>
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Received on Fri 19 Nov 2010 01:58:36 PM PST