[meteorite-list] AD: June 12th Heritage Auction Galleries Natural History Auction; featuring the Willamette crown section

From: Yinan Wang <veomega_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 17:51:27 -0600
Message-ID: <AANLkTinOH9HiVF-wVjyL7t1fnZhpfzknqOhZzLHjXopU_at_mail.gmail.com>

Our June 12th Heritage Auction Galleries Natural History Auction will
be one of the largest natural history auctions we've ever held and
will feature several unique meteorite specimens. The auction will have
two sessions; the first session catalog is already online and
available for viewing.

The items for the first session can be seen here:
http://fineart.ha.com/common/auction/catalog.php?SaleNo=6061&type=yinan-meteorite

Amongst the highlights:


The Willamette meteorite crown section: This is a 13.998 kilogram
specimen of the world-famous Willamette meteorite that is on display
at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
http://fineart.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=6061&Lot_No=49053&type=yinan-meteorite

L'Aigle - 325.3 grams - A very large and attractive specimen of the
L'Aigle meteorite, with provenance from the British Museum of Natural
History.
http://fineart.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=6061&Lot_No=49023&type=yinan-meteorite

Gibeon - 46.4 kilos - A very prominent scalloped specimen with 3 large
natural concavities.
http://fineart.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=6061&Lot_No=49029&type=yinan-meteorite

DAG 1037 - Large Martian slice of 9.796 grams - A very large slice of
a basaltic shergottite.
http://fineart.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=6061&Lot_No=49033&type=yinan-meteorite

Millbillillie - 322.5 grams - a very large and aesthetically appealing
individual eucrite.
http://fineart.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=6061&Lot_No=49037&type=yinan-meteorite

Imilac home plate - 4148 grams - a large pentagonal slice of the
Imilac pallasite, shaped like a baseball home plate.
http://fineart.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=6061&Lot_No=49038&type=yinan-meteorite

Ensisheim - 14.48 grams - a very large slice of the rare meteorite from 1492.
http://fineart.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=6061&Lot_No=49041&type=yinan-meteorite

NWA 6565 Iron octahedrite main mass - 9.90 kilograms - This is the
main mass of a new NWA iron meteorite that was recovered in 2009 and
has a very beautiful etch pattern.
http://fineart.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=6061&Lot_No=49043&type=yinan-meteorite

Murchison - 535.9 grams - A very stunning and large piece of the
Murchison meteorite, which contains many amino acids.
http://fineart.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=6061&Lot_No=49046&type=yinan-meteorite

Valera - 309.8 grams - The cow-killing meteorite from Venezuela; a
sizeable chunk of this classic meteorite.
http://fineart.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=6061&Lot_No=49049&type=yinan-meteorite

Flandreau main mass - 8.136 kilograms - a very attractive meteorite
from South Dakota.
http://fineart.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=6061&Lot_No=49050&type=yinan-meteorite

Lost City - 12.60 grams - A very nice slice of this hard-to-find
meteorite, with a section of fusion crust along the edges.
http://fineart.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=6061&Lot_No=49052&type=yinan-meteorite

Gibeon - 11.12 kilograms - A very attractive gibeon end-piece, with a
very beautiful etched face.
http://fineart.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=6061&Lot_No=49027&type=yinan-meteorite

Feel free to contact me at yinanw at ha.com if you have any questions.

- Yinan Wang
Received on Mon 07 Mar 2011 06:51:27 PM PST