[meteorite-list] Meteorite from WEST area sells for $10,000

[Greg Hupe]

Hi Tim,

How do you like the mixed-up reporting in the way of the "meteor path" map. 
They bootlegged the story from an earlier one and threw in their own 
graphics!

Greg



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Timothy Heitz" <midwest at meteorman.org>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 11:35 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite from WEST area sells for $10,000



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> Hello List,

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> Check this out, $2,500 a pound

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> http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/03/21/0321meteorite.html

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> Tim Heitz

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> ----- Original Message ----- 

> From: "Michael Farmer" <meteoriteguy at yahoo.com>

> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>; <MeteorHntr at aol.com>

> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 12:19 PM

> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] AD: Large Full Slices of 1,673g West 

> Specimen Available Now

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> What a pity that such a fantastic stone was chopped up.

> Steve, you should never have cut that.

> Michael Farmer

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> --- On Thu, 3/19/09, MeteorHntr at aol.com <MeteorHntr at aol.com> wrote:

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>> From: MeteorHntr at aol.com <MeteorHntr at aol.com>

>> Subject: [meteorite-list] AD: Large Full Slices of 1, 673g West Specimen 

>> Available Now

>> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com

>> Date: Thursday, March 19, 2009, 10:39 PM

>> Hello List,

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>> I am excited to offer the first large full slices of

>> my 1,673g West, Texas

>> specimen. Again, this stone was recovered

>> (rescued) the day before the

>> monsoon rains hit the strewnfield this last week.

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>> These slices were expertly cut by Marlin Cilz at the

>> Montana Meteorite Lab

>> with one of their wire saws. With many years of

>> experience cutting

>> meteorites, Marlin made some stellar

>> slices.

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>> Due to the very fragile fusion crust, none of the slices

>> preserved 100% of

>> the crust unbroken all the way around. Possibly, if

>> the slices were thicker,

>> we would have had slightly better results, but due to the

>> desire to keep

>> these slices as thin as possible, the slices endured some

>> "chipping" of the crust

>> as the wire saw went through it.

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>> Nonetheless, these are amazing looking slices.

>> The brecciation is very

>> pronounced in these slices. Each full slice has

>> a zone of light material, that

>> stands in strong contrast to the zones with strong

>> veining.

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>> With the end results of the two other known 1.5kg and

>> 1.7kg masses still in

>> question (whether they will be cut or not), it is

>> possible that this might be

>> the only chance for collectors to get a large full

>> slice of this very

>> popular fall. If the another piece is found, or

>> if one of the other two known

>> larger masses would be cut, it is a crap shoot on

>> what their interiors will look

>> like (heavily brecciated to not at all

>> brecciated). Also, any rock that

>> could be found after the strong rains, from this last

>> week, has a much greater

>> chance of severe rusting on the interior.

>>

>> On a side note, Marlin kept commenting on how these

>> West specimen slices

>> look EXACTLY like Peekskill. And he should know

>> as he cut most of the Peekskill

>> back in the day.

>>

>> With the end pieces, and the saw losses from the

>> cutting, there will be less

>> than 1kg of full slices that could make it to market

>> from this mass. I

>> chose to have this specimen cut to generate more

>> slices, yet smaller in size,

>> rather than fewer slices that would have been larger

>> in size and weight (and

>> price). This will allow more institutions and

>> collectors to obtain a full slice

>> for their collections, and at lower overall prices.

>>

>> While the mass is still being sliced from, Marlin

>> told me that the 78.1g

>> full slice offered here today will be the largest

>> slice from this mass.

>>

>> While I would like to make as much profit as possible

>> from the sales, I am

>> pricing these to sell quickly. While I think

>> these are worth more than what I

>> am selling them for, I also understand some people

>> will be hesitant to pay

>> too much for a slice now, fearing more slices might

>> show up later at a lower

>> price. But even if another rain-avoided mass

>> shows up in slices, I seriously

>> doubt they will be offered much lower in price than

>> what I am offering these

>> for.

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>> NOTICE: If these first 8 slices sell out too fast,

>> I reserve the right to

>> raise the prices on the next batch of slices that come

>> from the saw in the

>> next few days. Also, this price is NOT for part

>> slices or smaller full slices I

>> have made from other smaller specimens. These

>> prices are only for the first

>> 8 full slices of the 1,673g Mass.

>>

>> Contact me off list if you would like more

>> information on what is available.

>>

>> Also, if you are possibly interested a part slice

>> from this mass, let me

>> know as well.

>>

>> Steve Arnold

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