[meteorite-list] AD - Amber Overstock - Buy Amber, Get Free Meteorites! And, FREE MARTIAN MICROS!
From: MexicoDoug <mexicodoug_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 02:31:50 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <8CEDF7A9696368C-77C-2C928_at_webmail-m006.sysops.aol.com> Hi Mike, listers I just looked at some of your interesting ambar, as I happen to have a resiny spot in my fossilized heart for the stuff, too. Ambar is a difficult subject for casual enthusiasts. So I just wanted to add a couple of tips while you have your ambar for meteorites swap going on. Baltic amber: 90% of tyhe stuff being sold in shows and over the internet is reconstituted, as are most of the inclusions,. basically faked IMO. When buying Baltic, since scrap and tiny pieces can be combined by just melting it together, be sure to understand exactly what you are getting from your supplier and only buy from one you trust. Any of the stuff with that look of bubbles which the non-natural history enthusiast may think looks interesting - those bubbles are caused by reconstitution; etc. Know your supplier. Mexican ?mbar. Mike has a cute selection. Bring back lots of memories of hmmmm....infections of falling down mudbanks, crumbling mountainsides and collapsing crap everywhere; and foolishly risking life to recover lots of this stuff on site, were were mud falls, bad Mayans aad a host of obstacles all tending to slit your throat if you let down your guard there, including one guy who unsuccessfully did his best to kill me in an old fashioned fight that I didn't start. Sheesh, I think he was from another planet or nuts, thought there are many like him and murders are commonplace. Like I said a lot of fun memories, and all that for basically a waste of time as I haven't sold more than three pieces except many rare insect inclusion stuff (I have piles of this stuff)..... Attached is a sample of some real raw stuff I happen to have with me at the moment; Mike's stuff almost all labeled as *raw*, should all be labeled as *rough*, it is not raw. The rough stuff you can get an idea how clear the ambar is inside; the raw stuff has a black coating something like fusion crust around it and this crust gets broken when pieces are chipped out of the ground matrix in which they are found. Clear is cool, valued more, but most have not insects, but moss inclusions inside them. The chances of finding any insect of sigicicance from rough stuff is next to impossible. The locals just wet the suface and can see whatever is inside., and then it gets sold as 'unsearched', anyway. Let me tell you, they could find a protozoan inclusion in a stack of rocks, they have eagle eyes. So ask your supplier about the real story. In the image of the raw stuff is a piece I personally professionally cut and polished to see a good quality piece inside. This one has some slight UV action going on and is unique to Mexican and Caribbean ambar - the Solar UV comes in and the ambar has the ability to absorbe it and re-radiate it in the visible blue region - very cool physical/chemical property. http://www.diogenite.com/Chapas.jpg I've also attached a rough larger piece for fun, good piece to get carved into a dragon, or maybe a Budda, etc. http://www.diogenite.com/Chapas2.jpg Kindest wishes Doug -----Original Message----- From: Michael Gilmer <meteoritemike at gmail.com> To: meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Mon, Apr 2, 2012 7:17 pm Subject: [meteorite-list] AD - Amber Overstock - Buy Amber, Get Free Meteorites! And, FREE MARTIAN MICROS! Hi Friends and Collectors, As a result of some recent dealer trades, I am now overstocked on fossil amber. As of right now, I have more amber in my cabinet than I do meteorites. Don't get me wrong, amber is great fun to collect, but my main bread and butter is meteorites, so I would like to focus on space rocks. So here is a deal I am offering. For every 2 dollars you send on amber, you will get $1 in credit towards meteorites. You can even use your "metlist" coupon code in combination with this offer! If you purchase $50 worth of amber (before the coupon), you will receive a store credit worth $25 towards meteorites - pretty cool huh? There is only one small exclusion - this discount cannot be used towards the big Campo Iron meteorites that I have on consignment from Pat Mulvany - those are not mine, and I don't have any leeway to offer substantial discounts on them. Furthermore, all orders over $75 (any specimens, after coupon) will receive a free micromount of the new Martian meteorite witnessed fall, Tissint. Your Mars micro will come in a labeled gemjar and includes a specimen card. See all of the amber here (including pieces with trapped insects) - http://www.galactic-stone.com/products/copal-amber So if any of you are curious about amber, now is the chance to get a great deal - 20% off, plus free credit towards meteorites. And you get a free Martian meteorite micro for any order over $75 (post coupon). Lastly, I also have some auction listings and BIN listings closing on eBay in just a few hours. A few of these are items from my website, which are being offered at a deep discount on eBay. See all the eBay listings here - http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/maypickle See all of the newest store offerings here - http://www.galactic-stone.com/products/brand-new See all clearance-sale items here - http://www.galactic-stone.com/products/clearance-sale Other Offerings : Juanita de Angeles micromounts (H5 chondrite) - http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/juanita-de-angeles--mexican-h5-meteorite-from-mine-micromount KT Boundary/Chicxulub micromounts - http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/kt-boundary-material--cretaceous-tertiary-dinosaur-extinction-chicxulub-impact-sample KT Boundary/Chicxulub displays - http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/chicxulub-tektite-display-rare-dinosaur-extinction-relic Canyon Diablo shale fragment - http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/canyon-diablo-unsorted-meteoritic-shale-197 Canyon Diablo Visitor Center pack - http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/meteor-crater-visitor-pack--brochure-and-decal-from-canyon-diablo If you have any problems with checkout or the coupon code, email me at - mike at galactic-stone.com Thanks for looking and have a great day! MikeG PS - all outstanding orders are now shipped - they are on the way! :) -- ----------------------------------------------------------- Galactic Stone & Ironworks - MikeG Web: http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone Twitter: http://twitter.com/GalacticStone RSS: http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 ----------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-listReceived on Tue 03 Apr 2012 02:31:50 AM PDT |
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