[meteorite-list] Where is all the Murchison???

From: Michael Gilmer <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 15:05:01 -0500
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Hi Richard and List,

HOLY CARBOS BATMAN! That is a whopper of a Murchison!

If someone wants to buy that for me for my birthday, I will buy that
person a beer and a cigar. ;)

To answer your question - I don't know. The majority of Murchison
that I see is broken fragments that are less than 50g and tiny crumbs
in the <1g range. I rarely see individuals, and if I saw a complete
crusted pea of 1-2g, I would pounce on it and my cabinet would grow by
one.

Best regards,

MikeG

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On 3/8/11, Richard Kowalski <damoclid at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Recently some of us had a discussion on Facebook about how rare Murchison
> seems to be. Rarely do you see as much as a gram available.
>
> The Heritage Auction has a huge Murchison, 535.9g individual
> (http://fineart.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=6061&Lot_No=49046)
>
> Maybe I've missed them, or not privy to their availability, but where is all
> the Murchison between a gram and and this largest individual?
>
> Anyone?
>
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> Richard Kowalski
> Full Moon Photography
> IMCA #1081
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