[meteorite-list] AD: Eugene Cornelius Meteorite Collection

[Jack Schrader]

Hey Steve!  This may or may not be my last order request.  I would also like 
the Wellman ID # 2.5 (186g/232.50).  I can't get that one off my mind...I 
like the shape of it.  Jack
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <MeteorHntr at aol.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 7:58 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] AD: Eugene Cornelius Meteorite Collection



> Specimens from the Eugene Cornelius Meteorite  Collection for sale:

>

> Norton County, Kansas

> Coldwater (stone)  Kansas

> Holbrook, Arizona

> Wellman (c), Texas

> Odessa, Texas

> Canyon  Diablo, Arizona

>

> Hello List,

>

> Eugene Cornelius was a contemporary of  H.O. Stockwell back in the 1950's.

> As many of you know, Stockwell became  famous when his home made metal 

> detector

> found the (now not so) big 1,000 pound  Brenham meteorite in 1949.  (Note 

> to

> Notkin, maybe next year we should give  Stockwell a Harvey for that 

> detector

> he invented?)  Even back then,  Stockwell was starting to get up in years 

> and

> so he got help in digging  holes.

>

> Cornelius was Stockwells digging man at Odessa and Canyon  Diablo. 

> Stockwell

> would hunt with his detector one weekend, and he would  flag his targets 

> so

> that Cornelius could come in the next week and dig them  up.  Cornelius 

> also

> had a favorite hunting ground near Wellman, Texas where  he was able to

> personally locate some specimens as well as be able to purchase  some from 

> the local

> land owners.

>

> This hunting and working with  Stockwell allowed Cornelius to build a 

> small

> collection of other specimens  during that time.  Below are the remaining

> specimens I am offering  now.  Photos and further description is available 

> upon

> request.

>

> A  signed C.O.A. from both Eugene Cornelius' son and myself will come with

> each  specimen.

>

>

> ********************

> Norton County

> Kansas

> Aubrite,  achondrite

> Fell: February 18, 1948. 16:56  hrs

> 28.2g

>

> http://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/norton1.jpg

>

> H.O.  Stockwell, a native of Hutchison, KS invented a homemade metal 

> detector

> the  1940s that was very successful at recovering iron meteorites from 

> locati

> ons such  is Odessa, TX, Brenham, KS, Trenton, WI etc.  His hunting at the

> Brenham  strewnfield was done mostly from 1947 to 1949.  In the middle of 

> this

> time  a huge bolide flew over several central states and over western 

> Kansas.

> The main mass of this specimen crossed just over the state line and landed 

> in

> Furnas County, NE.  But there were more stones recovered from the

> strewnfield back in Norton County, KS.   Harvey Nininger and Stockwell 

> headed for the

> strewnfield.  They quickly teamed up to do a massive amount  of field work 

> to

> attempt to locate the specimens.

>

> The fireball  passed over at a few minutes before 5pm, and with the 

> community

> a farming one,  most everyone was outside at the time to witness what was 

> at

> that time the  largest stone meteorite ever to have been a witnessed fall, 

> go

> over head.   I have done field work in the Norton County strewnfield, and 

> it

> is amazing,  everyone, and I mean almost everyone over the age of 65 (now)

> vividly remembers  what they were doing and what they saw that afternoon. 

> One

> woman told me  she was a young girl sitting in a ditch with a bunch of

> schoolmates beside their  school bus as the driver was changing flat tire, 

> when she said

> it sounded like a  freight train coming over head. She witnessed the 

> meteor

> exploding and breaking  up into many peices.

>

> While it is reported that many stones were  recovered, most all the 

> attention

> had been on the 1 ton main mass that was found  many months later in a 

> field

> that Nininger predicted it likely should have been  in.  Nininger and

> Stockwell (and probably along with some other private  investors) 

> attempted to

> purchase it, but they were out bid at an auction beside  the unexcavated 

> impact pit

> by a consortium of Lincoln LaPaz from the University  of New Mexico and 

> the

> University of Nebraska (who both currently co-own the rock  that is now on

> display at the Museum at UNM.)

>

> Most all of the Norton  County that I have ever seen for sale on the 

> market

> has come from trades with  UNM.  I have seen very little of this available 

> on

> the market from the  Nininger-Stockwell source.  Cornelius acquired this 

> from

> Stockwell, and it  comes in the original shipping box with the remnants of

> Cornelius's address on  the shipping sticker on the box.

>

> http://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/norton2.jpg

>

> The specimen is a  fragment, with tiny hints of rust, indicating that it

> might have been on the  ground for a little while before recovered.  It is 

> an

> amazing specimen in  both beauty as well as historically, in it's 

> provenance.  A

> signed  certificate of authenticity from both me and Eugene Cornelius's 

> son

> comes with  this specimen.

>

> In all this discussion, it should not be forgotten that  Norton County is 

> in

> a very rare class of Achondrite Aubrite consisting of only 8  other 

> fall/finds

> (outside of Antartica).  There have been NO Aubrites found  in NWA or 

> Oman.

> In a field where the word "Rare" gets overused, Aubrites  really are 

> "Rare."

>

> Price $35/g x 28.2g =  $987

>

> ***************

> Coldwater (stone)

> Comanche County,  Kansas

> H5

> Find 1924

> TKW 11kg

> Part slice 48.2g

>

> Nininger's  first strewnfield!

>

> Everyone in the meteorite field is grateful for that  walk Harvey Nininger

> was taking when he personally witnessed a great fireball go  over 

> McPherson

> Kansas heading southwest on November 9, 1923.  He decided to  chase that

> meteorite, and he never stopped chasing.  Unfortunately, he was  not able 

> to locate

> that fall, but his field work recovered a very old iron  meteorite and two 

> paired

> H5 stones from the Coldwater Kansas area.  The  London MNH Catalogue 

> reports

> that since 1924 more specimens have been recovered  to now total 11kg in 

> know

> weight.

>

> This specimen has the Cornelius  Collection number of 12.1 painted on the

> edge and came in a small manilla  envelope with "Coldwater Kans", "50gr", 

> "Rec

> 2-10-52", "12.1" and "Jay Reed"  hand written in different locations.  A 

> hand

> written note card in the  envelope mentions the same info but also states

> "Bought from H.O. Stockwell  Hutchison Kansas.

>

> http://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/cw1.jpg

>

> This  could be an old Nininger Piece, or possibly Stockwell recovered one 

> of

> the  additional specimens himself from the Coldwater area?

>

> The specimen looks  like it might be a full slice, but it is not fully

> crusted.  The polish is  not up to today's standards, but is not bad at 

> all for

> being 54+ years old. No  hint of rusting at all.  on the reverse face is 

> printed

> in pencil lead  "COLDWATER KANSAS"  I am sure you can erase that as soon 

> as you

> buy it to  clean it up a bit.   :-)

>

> http://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/cw2.jpg

>

> There is a "12.1"  hand painted on the side of the  slice.

>

> http://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/cw3.jpg

>

> A signed  certificate of authenticity from both me and Eugene Cornelius's 

> son

> comes with  this specimen.

>

> http://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/cw4.jpg

>

> Great  Historical Piece

> Price $8/g x 48.2 =  $385

>

> ******************

> Holbrook

> Navajo County, Arizona

> Fell  July 19, 1912  19:15hrs

> 3 specimens listed below

>

> W.M Foote and  G.P. Merrill reported in 1912 "After the appearance of a 

> smoky

> trail in the sky,  and detonations, a shower of stones fell, estimated to

> number 14,000, of total  weight about 481lb (218kg) with individuals 

> weighing

> from 6.6kg to a few  milligrams."

>

> Cornelius had two specimens numbered 4.1 and 4.2, however a  small piece

> broke off 4.1 but will be sold separately after the sale of 4.1 if  the 

> buyer of

> it does not want them both.

>

> There is a hand written ID card  that says "4.1 -  4.2 ordinary chondrite

> fell 1912 Hallbrook AZ 292 LBS  total collected"

>

> A signed certificate of authenticity from both me and  Eugene Cornelius's 

> son

> comes with this specimen.

>

> 4.1     27.8g looks to be a fragmented whole specimen with about 45% crust

> and the rest  slightly weathered.  A small window is polished on the 

> noncrusted

> surface  with the ID numbe "4.1" painted on the surface.  Original ID card

> come with  the 4.1g specimen.

> Price: $7/g x 27.8g =  $195

>

> http://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/holb41a.jpg

>

> http://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/holb41b.jpg

>

> 4.1b  2.1g crusted fragment broke off of 4.1, will not be sold  until 

> after

> buyer of 4.1 chooses to or not to purchase it.

> Price $7/g x 2.1g  = $15

>

> 4.2   9.1g  Fragment/individual 40% crusted with  "4.2" collection ID #

> painted on it.

> Price $7/g x 9.1g =  $63

>

> http://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/hol42.jpg

>

> ***********************

> Wellman  (c)

> Terry County, Texas

> Find 1964 (according to Huss reporting, but  Cornelius recovered most in 

> the

> 1950s)

> H4

> TKW 40kg

> Various  Individuals

>

> A note in the Collection says: 

> http://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/w2-card.jpg

> "Wellman, Terry County  Texas

> Stones Locality #2

> Identified Feb. 23, 1950

> from specimens in  collection

> of S. C. Adair which had been

> given him by W.H.  Carmichael

> Adair retained a 2 3/4 oz Stone

> Identified as Black Crystalline  Chondrite Veined type CKa (sic)"

>

> Corneilus was Nininger's supply man for  this meteorite.  Possibly some of

> the other AML specimens in Cornelius  Collection were obtained via trade 

> with

> Nininger.

>

> Cornelius acquired  several specimens most with individual ID cards of 

> when,

> where and for how much  they were acquired. Several specimen cards were in 

> the

> records where the  specimens had been given or sold to others such as

> Nininger, LaPaz and Monnig, I  have listed them below with an asterisk ( 

> * )

>

> A signed certificate of  authenticity from both me and Eugene Cornelius's 

> son

> comes with this  specimen.

>

> http://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/w2-13.jpg

>

> http://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/w2-44.jpg

>

> *****More  Photos on request*****

>

> Prices on these graduate from $1.00/g for the  larger specimens then go up 

> to

> $2.00/g for the smallest specimens. With a  premium for some of the 

> Nininger

> specimens as noted below.

> 1g  -     30g  =  $2.00/g

> 31g -    100g  = $1.50/g

> 101g - 200g  = $1.25/g

> 201g  +         =  $1.00/g

>

> ID#

> 2.1     174g     card 2/23/1950 Org Cost $1.75

> http://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/w2-1.jpg

> PRICE: Inflation adjusted to now = $1.25/g x 174g =  $217.50

> 2.4    226g  card 2/27/50 org cost  $2.30

> http://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/w2-4.jpg

> PRICE: Inflation adjusted to now = $1.00/g x 226g =  $226.00

> 2.5    186g  card  3/2/50 org cost  $1.00

> http://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/w2-5.jpg

> PRICE: Inflation adjusted to now = $1.00/g x 186g  =  $232.50

> 2.6    232g   card 3/9/50  org cost  $1.00

> http://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/w2-6.jpg

> PRICE: Inflation adjusted to now = $1.00/g x 232g  =  $232.00

> 2.7    167g card 5/23/50  Found under a windmill,  sawed in two by 

> Nininger

> Nininger # 479.7  134g  THIS IS the specimen with 2.7 number  now

> Nininger # 479.8  25.3g

> org cost $0.60

> http://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/w2-7.jpg

> PRICE: Inflation adjusted to now = $3.00/g x 134g =  $402.00

> 2.8*    148g   "Given to Monnig  5-7-50"

> NOT FOR SALE

> 2.9a& b  "50gr"  Cut in two, Card 3/23/50   org cost $0.20  Now 2.9A 

> 28.6g

> Now 2.9B 16.1g

> http://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/w2-9.jpg

> PRICE: Inflation adjusted to now = $2.00/g x 44.7g = $89.40

> 2.10*    69g  Card "Sent to LaPaz as gift  1/23/52"

> NOT FOR SALE

> 2.13   301g  card 4/4/50  org cost  $1.00

> PRICE: Inflation adjusted to  now = $1.00/g x 301g = $301

> 2.15   310g  card 4/4/50 "found by  self" org cost  $1.00

> http://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/w2-15.jpg

> PRICE: Inflation adjusted to now = $1.00/g x 310g = $310

> 2.16*    11g  card specimen "given to Monnig  5/7/50"

> NOT FOR SALE

> 2.17   115g originally  card 4/4/50  "Sawed  in two 86.8g & 22.5g; 86.8g 

> to

> Nininger

> #479.6

> #479.5  Nininger

> This specimen is the 22.5g piece w/cut face Nininger number

> mostly scraped off with Cornelius # just below it  2.17

> org cost  $0.40

> http://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/w2-17a.jpg

> http://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/w2-17b.jpg

> PRICE: Inflation adjusted to now = $5.00/g x 22.5g = $112.50

> 2.20    52g   card 4/4/50  org cast  $0.20

> http://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/w2-20.jpg

> PRICE: Inflation adjusted to now = $1.50/g x 52g = $78.00

> 2.25    142g  card 5/30/50 found under mail box  org cost  $0.90

> http://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/w2-25.jpg

> PRICE: Inflation adjusted to now = $1.50/g x 142g = $213.00

> 2.26    27g  card 5/30/50

> http://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/w2-22.jpg

> PRICE: Inflation adjusted to now = $2.00/g x 27g  = $52.00

> 2.27   33g  card 5/30/50  org cost  $0.20

> http://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/w2-27.jpg

> PRICE: Inflation adjusted to now = $1.50/g x 33g = $49.50

> 2.30    29 1/2 oz card 7/20/50  org cost  $4.00

> http://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/w2-30.jpg

> PRICE: Inflation adjusted to now = $1.00/g x 850g = $850

> 2.31    262.5g  card 7/20/50  org cost  "nil"

> http://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/w2-31.jpg

> PRICE: Inflation adjusted to now = $1.00/g x 262.5g = $262.50

> 2.33   113g  card  7/20/50  org cost $0.70

> http://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/w2-33.jpg

> PRICE: Inflation adjusted to now = $1.50/g x 113g = $169.50

> 2.34    27oz  card  8/10/50  org cost $4.00  83g  broke along  vein in 

> two

> http://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/w2-34.jpg

> PRICE: Inflation adjusted to now = $1.00/g x 780g = $780

> 2.35    199g  card 11/16/50  org cost  $1.00

> http://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/w2-35.jpg

> PRICE: Inflation adjusted to now = $1.50/g x 199g = $298.50

> 2.39    29g  card  8/1951  no  cost

> http://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/w2-39.jpg

> PRICE: Inflation adjusted to now = $2.00/g x 29g = $58.00

> 2.40    97g  card   8/1951  no  cost

> http://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/w2-23.jpg

> PRICE: Inflation adjusted to now = $1.50/g x 97g = $145.50

> 2.44    15g   card  8/1951  no  cost

> http://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/w2-44.jpg

> PRICE: Inflation adjusted to now = $2.00/g x 15g = $30.00

> 2.45    8g    card  8/1951  no  cost

> http://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/w2-45.jpg

> PRICE: Inflation adjusted to now = $2.00/g x 8g = $16.00

>

> *********************

> Richardton

> Stark County, North  Dakota

> Fell June 30, 1918  22:00hrs

> H5

> TKW 90kg

>

> 8.7g part  slice  This part slice was with another specimen that was sold 

> at

> Tucson,  but the buyer wasn't interested in this one, so it is for sale 

> now.

> A  signed certificate of authenticity from both me and Eugene Cornelius's 

> son

> comes  with this specimen.

>

> Price $5/g x 8.7g =  $43.50

>

> ***********************

> Odessa

> Ector County,  Texas

> Iron IAB

>

> A signed certificate of authenticity from both me and  Eugene Cornelius's 

> son

> comes with this specimen.

>

> 8.2     360g  This specimen has a cut and polished window on it, and was

> probably  etched at one time however, there is a thin coat of rust over 

> the face,

> it  will need to be reworked if you desire.  It has Cornelius Collection

> number  8.2 painted on  it.

> http://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/w2-17b.jpg

> Price $0.20/g x 360g =  $72

>

> No #    3,242g  This a very nice, Odessa with the  signature sculpting to 

> the

> surface.  It is clean of all but a couple small  patches of caleche, and

> might have had some cleaning of rust, but it is not wire  brushed like 

> many

> specimens seen on the market today.  Of course you can  wire brush it if 

> you would

> like to.

> Price $0.20/g x 3,242g =  $648

>

> ***********************

> Canyon Diablo

> Coconino County,  AZ

> Iron IAB

>

> There are two remaining Canyon Diablo Specimens from the  Cornelius 

> Meteorite

> Collection found, most likely with Stockwell back in the  1950s.  A signed

> certificate of authenticity from both me and Eugene  Cornelius's son comes 

> with

> this specimen.

>

>

> 4,800g Individual

> Price  $0.20/g x 4,800g = $960

>

> 12,000g Individual

> Price $0.20/g x 12,000g =  $2,400

>

> ______________________________________________

> Meteorite-list mailing list

> Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com

> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

>