[meteorite-list] Re: "Bessey Specks"

[E.P. Grondine]

Hi Michael, list - 

I see you list your Bessey Specks as "frags".  

(Your price of $25 seems very fair for Nakla specks,
but I already picked up Mars Bessey Specks for
childrens' gifts at Christmas from Hupe.)

Clearly, there is a need for a more elegant term than
"Bessey Specks" for these. Does anybody have any
proposals? If not, is Dean(?-stroke damage) Bessey
going to be immortalized by having these formally
named after him?

Hupe also sent the Bessey specks in small tubes
suitable for young hands, along with 1 nice pair of
cards (BTW I need a second pair of cards for the
second set of tubes, Greg), instead of gelatin
capsules.  

Perhaps microscope slides would be more suitable for
adult use, but as I don't remember any discussion of
these on the list, I'm bringing it up now.

good hunting - 
Ed   

--- Michael L Blood <mlblood at cox.net> wrote:


> Greetings fellow space treasure lovers,

>          This post includes a fabulous, large iron

> and an entire new

> page of historic calls.

>           

> FIRST:

> A beautiful 6.5 Kg / 14.3 Lb S-A Shrapnel piece that

> appears for all

> the world to be an oriented shield on one side and a

> flat, oriented

> specimen heading to the left in a downward angle on

> the other side.

>          This piece includes an custom build display

> stand to facilitate

> a very impressive display of its virtues.

>          If no one snaps this up on sale it will go

> into my catalog

> at $3,250-  but the first to contact me will take it

> in this sale for 2,750-

> (price includes shipping and insurance inside the

> US)

>          This spectacular piece can be seen at:

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> http://community.webshots.com/album/554884324rEfSPa

>  

> SECOND:

> I have set up an entire page dedicated to hammers ­

> meteorites that have

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> Sylacauga, Yurtuk and

> Burnwell). About half of the falls can also be found

> elsewhere with diligent

> searching ­ and you will find my prices are as low

> as anyone's. The others

> cannot be had anywhere else. They are priced

> according to cost.  This page

> is

> worth checking out even if you don't want to buy

> anything ­ it was 5 years

> in the making and includes historical photos, links,

> etc. See at the URL

> below:

>  

> http://www.michaelbloodmeteorites.com/Hammers.html

>  

> Pieces on the Hammer page will be marked "SOLD" as

> orders come in ­

> so, if it is still listed when you email me, it is

> available.

>          

>          PayPal preferred (sent to this email

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> and personal checks gladly accepted.

>          Happy Hunting! Michael

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