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Re: MONAHANS, TEXAS METEORITE PURCHASE
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- Subject: Re: MONAHANS, TEXAS METEORITE PURCHASE
- From: Ron Baalke <BAALKE@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov>
- Date: Mon, 15 Jun 1998 23:40:52 GMT
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>>Hi Folks,
>>
>>About the price of Monahans, bear in mind that there are TWO pieces of
>>Monahans. The City of Monahans still has the other piece, and it is
>>possible the other piece, or portions of it, will be on the market eventually.
>>If you want to pay $50-$100 a gram for Monahans, then go ahead. I personally
>>think that $50+/gram is way overpriced for Monahans, particulary with
>>the fragile nature of the blue crystals. Even with the blue crystals,
>>the Monahans meteorite is still nevertheless a common stony chondrite.
>I fully appreciate your personal opinion.
Why thank you very much, Steve.
At the Monahans hearing last week, I understand one of the city council
members made some public statements to you. What exactly did he
say? Would you care to share that with us?
Ron Baalke