[meteorite-list] Add Ivory Coast Tektite

From: Alexander Seidel <alex.seidel_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2014 09:47:05 +0100 (CET)
Message-ID: <trinity-4ab834cb-584d-4672-87f8-4acab175a3b9-1391503624886_at_3capp-gmx-bs21>

> I was lucky enough to look through the stock Alain has and purchased a 4.55g
> specimen. I thought it was the prettiest of the lot though they are
> all pretty. My very first tektite purchase! Mendy Ouzillou

Hi Mendy,

your very first tektite purchase really an Ivory Coast Tektite? Well, if so, you
start at a rather high end, top level there. But haven?t you seen the very beautiful
Czech moldavites before? Sometimes you also have to pay premium prices for these, as
there are some really outstanding specimen on the marketplace, but anyway it is the
usual "starter" with tektites.

P.S.: while moving, I recently looked at an almost perfect flanged button Australite
in my own private collection, which was sort of locked away long ago. These small
goodies also command quite high prices nowadays, if they are perfect or near perfect.

Anyway, Mendy - have a look at the moldavites, they can be VERY, VERY beautiful! And
there is a definite connection with the Ries Crater in Germany, so you will have a
nice piece with both coordinates in space and time... :-)

Alex
Berlin/Germany



> Gesendet: Dienstag, 04. Februar 2014 um 04:43 Uhr
> Von: "Paul Harris" <paul at meteorite.com>
> An: "Anne Black" <impactika at aol.com>
> Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Add Ivory Coast Tektite
>
> Hi Anne,
>
> I'll be waiting for it :-)
>
> Paul
>
> On 2/2/2014 10:43 PM, Anne Black wrote:
> > Patience, everybody!
> >
> > Alain Carion did write an article about the history of those rare
> > tektites, with pictures!. I will translate it and it will be published
> > in Meteorite-Times (if ok with Paul), but that won't happen until I am
> > back in Denver after the Tucson Show.
> >
> > Goodnight.
> >
> >
> > Anne M. Black
> > www.IMPACTIKA.com
> > IMPACTIKA at aol.com
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mendy Ouzillou <ouzillou at yahoo.com>
> > To: Mike Jensen <meteoriteplaya at gmail.com>
> > Cc: Meteorite List <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> > Sent: Thu, Jan 30, 2014 11:34 pm
> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Add Ivory Coast Tektite
> >
> >
> > I was lucky enough to look through the stock Alain has and purchased a
> > 4.55g
> > specimen. I thought it was the prettiest of the lot though they are
> > all pretty.
> >
> > My very first tektite purchase!
> >
> > Mendy Ouzillou
> >
> > On Jan 30, 2014, at 10:59 PM, Mike Jensen <meteoriteplaya at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > Hi All
> > I stopped by Alain Carions room and he had recently purchased a lot of
> > Ivory Coast tektites. Previously if you have ever seen one you would
> > be very lucky. I have only ever seen 3 in 20 years of selling
> > meteorites. The price would also reflect the rarity. It would probably
> > be in the $1500-$2000 range. The provenance on these is impeccable.
> > They were originally collected in a cotton field over a ten year
> > period in the 1950's to 1960. They were purchased from the original
> > finders grandson. He only brought 30 with him. He does have more but
> > no telling how long they will last. I have a 5.38 g and a 4.03g. I
> > will price them at only $200 per gram. So if you are interested in one
> > let me know ASAP. I will add postage to each order.
> > https://plus.google.com/photos/109538410126952617536/albums/5974929987539389457?authkey=CLT-6aLQ74_J8AE
> >
> >
> > --
> > Mike
> > --
> > Mike Jensen Meteorites
> > 16730 E Ada PL
> > Aurora, CO 80017-3137
> > USA
> > 303-946-1495
> > IMCA 4264
> > website: www.jensenmeteorites.com
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