[meteorite-list] Ad - Weekly Rare Material

From: Adam Hupe <adamhupe_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:22:33 2004
Message-ID: <024d01c32af8$ce4091e0$b4dbe60c_at_attbi.com>

Dear List Members,

This week we would like to announce a rare Saharan Stony-Iron. The name of
this newly discovered meteorite is NWA 1878 (provisional name). It is an
extremely nice Unbrecciated Mesosiderite. What makes this new find so
interesting is that it has over 70% metal containing 20% nickel and is not a
breccia! The high nickel content makes this a very stable meteorite. No
epoxy or lacquer was needed to preserve this fresh beauty. No signs of
oxidation were observed during preparation and most of this meteorite still
has a black fusion crust. A great deal of time was spent in the preparation
of these specimens and no preservatives were needed.

Do not worry, all of the tests including oxygen isotopes have been performed
confirming it is a real meteorite and a very rare one, as well. The brown
color in the images are silicates not oxidation, thankfully this is not a
ruster. It looks much better than what the images are able to convey in
person. To see this awesome new find check out the eBay link provided below
and look at NWA 1878, you are also welcome to browse the other auctions too:

http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/meteoritelab/

Thank you for looking and if you are bidding, good luck.


Wishing everybody the very best,


Adam and Greg Hupe
The Hupe Collection
IMCA 2185
Received on Wed 04 Jun 2003 08:24:19 PM PDT