[meteorite-list] Bonhams Auction Zagami LOT in question and others May 17th 2011 NYC.

From: Darryl Pitt <darryl_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 06:46:32 -0400
Message-ID: <ECC8B3D2-0919-4774-8567-9D3170EBAB1D_at_dof3.com>

100% not Zagami. Images and Descriptions became shuffled.



On Apr 13, 2011, at 3:12 AM, Shawn Alan wrote:

> Hello Listers
>
> In NYC on May 17th 2011 Bohams is having a Natural History auction and there are some nice meteorites up for auction. However, I was viewing the LOTS and I noticed that a 5.6g Zagami slice does not look like a Zagami from what I have seen and what I have owned. Here is a link to that lot
> http://www.bonhams.com/eur/auction/19371/lot/3168/ take a look and see if you agree with me or not. Also, I noticed other LOTS where the images do not match up with what they are auctioning off.
>
> Nakhla
> http://www.bonhams.com/eur/auction/19371/lot/3172/
>
> Here is a Nakhla image from the Smithsonian
> http://nhb-acsmith1.si.edu/emuwebmsweb/objects/common/webmedia.php?irn=1001071
>
> Dar al Gani 400
>
> http://www.bonhams.com/eur/auction/19371/lot/3177/
>
> The matrix is darker then what I have seen. From what I can tell, it should be a neutral gray and white clasts.
>
> Now I am not sure if I am correct or incorrect but I am wondering if they have mixed up the images of the LOTS or I am blind. But at any rate, take a look and see what I mean by some of the LOTS.
>
>
> Shawn Alan
> IMCA 1633
> eBaystore
> http://shop.ebay.com/photophlow/m.html
>
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Received on Wed 13 Apr 2011 06:46:32 AM PDT


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