[meteorite-list] NEW Ureilite Slices!! - AD
From: Greg Hupe <gmhupe_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 16:13:43 -0400 Message-ID: <6B7B998A6C194702B17A0D5FFB34C541_at_greg323a964987> Dear List Members, I would like to offer a new ureilite. As we 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 asked for 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! Please email Off-List for VERY discounted prices! First to email me, first to choose. Here is all that I have available of Dhofar 1575 Ureilite (Provisional): Dhofar 1575 Ureilite Specimens: 94.88g end cut (SOLD) 65mm x 41mm x 23mm http://www.lunarrock.com/Dhofar1575/dsc00001.jpg 39.38g ps (SOLD) 75mm x 69mm x 2mm http://www.lunarrock.com/Dhofar1575/dsc00002.jpg 38.44g ps 73mm x 69mm x 2.5mm http://www.lunarrock.com/Dhofar1575/dsc00003.jpg 34.71g ps 74mm x 70mm x 2mm http://www.lunarrock.com/Dhofar1575/dsc00004.jpg 31.23g ps 70mm x 56mm x 3mm http://www.lunarrock.com/Dhofar1575/dsc00005.jpg 29.50g ps 70mm x 53mm x 2.5mm http://www.lunarrock.com/Dhofar1575/dsc00006.jpg 28.31g ps 68mm x 59mm x 2mm http://www.lunarrock.com/Dhofar1575/dsc00007.jpg 27.53g ps 69mm x 60mm x 2mm http://www.lunarrock.com/Dhofar1575/dsc00008.jpg 27.31g ps 68mm x 65mm x 1-2mm http://www.lunarrock.com/Dhofar1575/dsc00009.jpg 24.81g ps 70mm x 51mm x 2mm http://www.lunarrock.com/Dhofar1575/dsc00010.jpg 23.29g ps 71mm x 48mm x 2mm http://www.lunarrock.com/Dhofar1575/dsc00011.jpg 23.24g ps 67mm x 63mm x 1.5mm http://www.lunarrock.com/Dhofar1575/dsc00012.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 5.4g fragment (SOLD) 25mm x 15mm x 12mm http://www.lunarrock.com/Dhofar1575/dsc00021.jpg ps - part slice 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). Thank you for your interest! 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 Received on Tue 14 Sep 2010 04:13:43 PM PDT |
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