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Re: Ibitira update
Dear Ron,
I was informed late last night that nearly 400g or the 2,500g mass,
has now been distributed to numerous institutions for testing. I do not
know which ones, I have never had say in the matter. As of today, the
remainder is being offered for trade to museums. Right now, a total of
67g is in the hands of private collectors world wide. I have been
authorized to drop prices to make it affordable to the community of
private collectors before all of it ends up in institutions. I do not know
how long that will take, days... weeks? I suppose it depends on what is
offered for it in trade.
Prices are now as follows: 1/2g = 450, 1g = 750, 10g = 4,000,
25g = 8,500, 50g & up= 300 per gr.
I do not know what ultimate determination will be as a result of
testing now being conducted, but it is a fascinating meteorite. Vesicules
are obvious to the naked eye & magnification of 10X reveals a totally
crystaline structure & the vesicules appear as crystal lined geodes.
Initial guesses as to origine were off hand remarks made by
researchers prior to extensive testing & reported by me as such. There
is, however, unanimous agreement that it came from a parent body
with volcanic activity, which narrows down the possibilities
considerably.
Once this material is in the hands of institutions, very little, if any,
will be available to collectors.
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