[meteorite-list] Introducing NWA 8534 - the 1st CM1/2 Ever Offered For Sale

From: Ruben Garcia <rubengarcia85382_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 11:17:46 -0700
Message-ID: <CAJet4mOFhVr+6yHKRt8E=Y-7iy3qUCEaGLNUPTbp_L+rWKivsw_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi Anne,

This is selling so quickly I'll be packing specimens for the rest of
the day. In other words I haven't had time to read the entire writeup
either.

Honestly, it is very Fragile/ Friable not sure which term fits best.
Nor whether it's because it is shocked or just loosely packed
material.

Here it is:
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?sea=nwa+8534&sfor=names&ants=&falls=&valids=&stype=contains&lrec=50&map=ge&browse=&country=All&srt=name&categ=All&mblist=All&rect=&phot=&snew=0&pnt=Normal%20table&code=60867

On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 11:01 AM, Anne Black <impactika at aol.com> wrote:
> Interesting.
>
> Friable, you say, does that mean it is highly shocked?
> What is its shock-value on the 1 to 5 scale? I don't see it on the
> write-up.
> Thanks.
>
>
> Anne M. Black
> www.IMPACTIKA.com
> IMPACTIKA at aol.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ruben Garcia via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> To: Meteorite-list <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Wed, Sep 17, 2014 10:07 am
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Introducing NWA 8534 - the 1st CM1/2 Ever Offered
> For Sale
>
>
> Good Morning Met-list,
>
> Today I'm Introducing the only CM1/2 ever offered for sale!
> http://www.mrmeteorite.com/nwa8534cm12.htm
>
> NWA 8534 (CM1/2) Carbonaceous Meteorite
> http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?sea=NWA+8534&sfor=names&ants=&falls=&valids=&stype=contains&lrec=50&map=ge&browse=&country=All&srt=name&categ=All&mblist=All&rect=&phot=&snew=0&pnt=Normal%20table&code=60867
>
> Here is one of the rarest carbonaceous meteorites ever found. This
> ultra-cool meteorite is classified as a CM1/2 - it's a type of
> carbonaceous meteorite that has NEVER been found outside of Antarctica
> and therefor never before offered for sale.
> Although this small stone (under 100 grams) is very fresh it was
> already broken into small fragments when found. The obvious reason is
> because it is very friable - much like Orgueil and Ivuna (CI1) -and is
> probably the reason for the rarity of such meteorites.
>
> Special thanks to Dr Carl Agee and Dr Karen Ziegler (UNM) for their
> persistence in what was probably not an easy classification.
>
> Fragments are very light weight and so even small pieces look huge.
>
> I've already sold to several Museums/Universities that will continue
> to study this rare meteorite.
> http://www.mrmeteorite.com/nwa8534cm12.htm
>
>
>
> --
> Rock On!
>
> Ruben Garcia
> http://www.MrMeteorite.com
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Rock On!
Ruben Garcia
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Received on Wed 17 Sep 2014 02:17:46 PM PDT