[meteorite-list] Introducing The "Sterley" Pallasite

From: Ruben Garcia <rubengarcia85382_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2013 03:59:31 -0700
Message-ID: <CAJet4mNd9nfNPEcE=4tmB789EwrW_4iKmnw+6oOzBi8LWO-uLg_at_mail.gmail.com>

Good Morning,

It's my great pleasure to Introduce the worlds latest pallasite called
"Sterley" to the Met-List.

A bit of History:
This fantastic meteorite was discovered in 1951 near Sterley, Texas
when a local farmer noticed a strange rock while plowing. Knowing the
heavy specimen - with crystals protruding - was different than
anything he'd seen before, he immediately took it to Texas Tech
University for identification. The University examined the specimen
and positively identified it as a rare stony-iron meteorite - their
findings were also documented in a letter dated that same year.

After holding on to the meteorite for decades the owner saw a
meteorite related TV show which prompted him to bring the specimen to
Arizona State University. The 1724.8 gram Sterley pallasite, and
original letter from Texas Tech dated 1951 were eventually purchased
by Geoff Notkin and myself. We're both very proud to have donated a
substantial amount of material of this ultra rare pallasite to the
Arizona State University collection.

Geoff and I have just recently begun offering complete slices of
Sterley for sale.

Please click on the link below to peruse the site of available
specimens sold exclusively through aerolite.org.
http://www.aerolite.org/sterley-pallasite-meteorite.htm

Slices have already been purchased/reserved by at least four leading
meteorite institutions, indicating the rarity and uniqueness of the
world's newest pallasite.

Remember, the 1724 gram mass was reduced to 1450 grams (28 slices and
3 end cuts) after cut loss and donations. As of right now we have only
735.2 grams for sale - which breaks down to only 17 specimens left.
We've already sold half!

However, that doesn't mean there's not a good selection still
available. Unbelievably, the smallest full slice (13.1g) is still
available as well as some stunning mid-sized full slices (25g-31g)
and fantastic larger full slices too (50g-70g)

Don't wait for Tucson to add Sterley to your collection as it's
possible that the only Sterley you'll find in Tucson will be in
someones collection for display only!

Impeccable provenance? Yes, of course!
Each slice comes standard with the following documentation.

- A color copy of the 1951 Texas Tech letter, confirming the find as a
pallasite.

- A full color printed catalog describing the history of the Sterley
pallasite, and including photographs of every existing specimen, along
with the chemical analyses as performed by Drs. Wasson and Garvie, and
other information.

- A custom 5 1/2 x 8 1/2-inch color certificate of authenticity,
suitable for framing, signed by Geoff Notkin and myself.

- A printed color 5 x 7-inch photo of the main mass, prior to cutting.

- A custom Aerolite Meteorites, LLC specimen identification card.

Stony-iron meteorites are rare, so rare in fact that even today there
are only 38 known pallasite meteorites - including this one.

Click the following link below to see photos - from purchase to finished slices!
http://www.mrmeteorite.com/thesterleypallasite.htm





Rock On!

Ruben Garcia
http://www.MrMeteorite.com
Received on Fri 04 Jan 2013 05:59:31 AM PST