[meteorite-list] LINK

From: Richard Montgomery <rickmont_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:19:24 -0800
Message-ID: <76582106DD5D4D18BE2CE3794195D9A2_at_bosoheadPC>

My father offered to stick one big odd black lump in my Christmas stocking
if I didn't stasrt reading books. Fortunately, I started reading books,
also went out into the desrt and have found a bunch of grand things, some
even better than telephone pole turds. Meanwhile, I figure we all have....
Cheers!
Richard M


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Utas" <meteoritekid at gmail.com>
To: "Adam Hupe" <raremeteorites at yahoo.com>
Cc: "Adam" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2014 5:09 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] LINK


> One finds those odd black lumps in the desert with some regularity
> (lot 37). I always assumed they were heavily weathered globs of tar
> from telephone poles, baked into odd shapes by the sun. Typically not
> quite as hard as rock when pressure is applied, chip conchoidally
> revealing a glassy black texture. Low density. Higher concentration
> closer to roads...
>
> Nice piece of chalcedony (lot 34) being offered as a UFO token as
> well. Won't say the stuff isn't cool or something like that, but with
> a close examination, I don't know how may of these things are "U" or
> "F." Definitely "O"s, though. How much is a pyrite nodule worth if
> it's supposedly from a UFO (lot 35)? Does that count as some sort of
> 'provenance?'
>
> Regards,
> Jason
>
> www.fallsandfinds.com
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 10:30 AM, Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>> Some people need to lighten up. The Blood auction is supposed to be fun.
>> What better place than Tucson to offer these "extraterrestrial" marvels?
>>
>>
>> UFOology is hot right now with over a dozen series devoted to the subject
>> on the cable TV channels. Viewers cannot get enough of it. UFO material
>> from the 50's and 60's is among the top performing items in the
>> collectables sector right now. A decade ago, it was dinosaurs.
>>
>> It doesn't matter if you believe in it or not; Some of this material has
>> proven to be an excellent investment.
>>
>> Take this sketch of a flying saucer being offered up on eBay for
>> instance:
>>
>> RARE RAY HARRYHAUSEN EARTH VS THE FLYING SAUCERS UFO SKETCH SIGNED ART
>> AUTOGRAPH http://r.ebay.com/qwUlkI
>>
>> A mere $21,000.0 and it could be yours. It looks like there have been 5
>> offers on it. I think the witness sketch in the Blood auction is way
>> more exciting and there is no minimum bid.
>>
>> Then there is Lot 37 which attracted the attention of the scientific
>> community. It is made of 100% pure Enstatite aligned in sharp
>> microscopic shards which could not occur naturally. It even looks
>> oriented. It is informally referred to as the "Puckerite" for obvious
>> reasons. It doesn't get more alien looking than this!
>>
>>
>> You can cut and paste this link into a browser if you want to know more
>> about Enstatite
>>
>>
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enstatite
>>
>> Do not forget there is a specimen labeled as the Tucson meteorite in this
>> collection of artifacts!
>>
>> Tucson, with all of it wackiness and oddities, is the perfect place for
>> this kind offering.
>>
>> Adam
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Michael Blood <mlblood at cox.net>
>> To: Meteorite List <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> Cc:
>> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2014 4:54 AM
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] LINK
>>
>> OOOPS....
>>
>>
>> http://michaelbloodmeteorites.com/AuctionTucson2014.html
>>
>>
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