[meteorite-list] Butterfields auction in Los Angeles

From: M come Meteorite Meteorites <mcomemeteorite2000_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:22:35 2004
Message-ID: <20030608152537.85164.qmail_at_web10306.mail.yahoo.com>

Hello all

Lot 304 - Rio Limay, Argentina, 7.5 grams

Estimate: $15000 - $20000

Rio Limay — Superb Complete Slice

Stone meteorite (L5)

Rio Negro, Argentina

 
7.5 grams $15-20.000 ??????


After I have see Measuring 50.8 x 40.8 x .5 cm (22
1/2 x 19 x 1/2 inches) and weighing 7,500 grams

is 7500 grams not 7.5 gr. Strange a big auction
mistake in a important information type the grams.

Regards

Matteo


--- "rockgirl_at_twcny.rr.com" <rockgirl@twcny.rr.com>
wrote:
> Dear Meteorite-list members,
>
>
> R. A. Langheinrich Meteorites has four exceptional
> one-of-a-kind
> meteorites on offer in tomorrow's Butterfields
> auction in Los Angeles.
>
> The lots are a large 2.3 kg oriented Taza with flow
> lines, two
> vintage historic Canyon Diablo irons with original
> Nininger numbers,
> and a 7.5 kg complete slice of Rio Limay -- one of
> the largest stone
> meteorite slices in the world. Of special interest
> is an original
> invoice from Nininger's American Meteorite Museum,
> which accompanies
> Lot #315.
>
> Absentee bids will be accepted, but there is no live
> online bidding.
> If you wish to place a bid in the auction, please
> visit this page to
> register:
>
> http://www.butterfields.com/areas/nh/7427x/7427x.htm
>
>
>
> Here are excerpts from the catalog descriptions of
> these lots, and
> links to the pages where photographs can be seen.
>
> Lot #319
> Taza iron meteorite
> Oriented
> 2,304 grams
>
> A superb 2,304 gram Taza, shield-shaped on one side,
> and exhibiting
> flow lines -- both classic features of an oriented
> meteorite. Taza is
> a plessitic octahedrite iron, and was recovered from
> the deserts of
> Morocco. Although many individual specimens were
> found, most were
> very small averaging several grams in weight. This
> exceptional
> individual carries a reddish-orange desert and is
> one of very few
> large oriented Taza irons to have been offered for
> sale.
>
> See this item here:
>
>
http://www.butterfields.com/areas/nh/7427x/detail/7427x-319.htm
>
>
>
> Lot #314
> Canyon Diablo iron meteorite (IAB)
> From Meteor Crater, Coconino County, Arizona
> Nininger number #34.4578
> 2,615 grams
>
> The most famous meteorite-related structure on Earth
> is, without
> doubt, Arizona's Meteor Crater, located east of
> Flagstaff in the
> American Southwest. Meteorite specimens recovered
> from the desert
> around the crater are known as Canyon Diablo irons,
> after a nearby
> geographical feature. The massive, well-preserved
> crater is thought
> to have been formed 20,000 to 50,000 years ago by an
> enormous iron
> meteorite, most of which vaporized on impact.
> Fortunately, the dry
> Arizona climate has allowed many fragments to
> survive, although the
> crater is on private land, and meteorite hunting is
> not permitted.
> The situation was very different in 1939 when H. H.
> Nininger the
> "father of meteoritics" began surveying the crater
> with a magnetic
> rake attached to the back of his car. Nininger
> studied Meteor Crater
> (then known as the Barringer Crater) for years, and
> built a meteorite
> museum close by. Specimens collected by Nininger
> were meticulously
> recorded, and each was given a unique catalog
> number. These delicate
> "Nininger numbers" were hand painted with a fine
> brush, and specimens
> -- such as this fine Canyon Diablo iron -- which
> bear such numbers
> are extremely hard to come by and highly prized by
> collectors and
> institutions. This excellent meteorite carries the
> number 34.4578,
> has a very attractive orange desert patina, and is
> both an
> outstanding example of a classic iron and a highly
> desirable historic
> specimen.
>
> See this item here:
>
>
http://www.butterfields.com/areas/nh/7427x/detail/7427x-314.htm
>
>
>
> Lot #315
> Canyon Diablo iron meteorite (IAB)
> From Meteor Crater, Coconino County, Arizona
> Nininger number #34.4944
> 10,080 grams
>
> This substantial Canyon Diablo iron weighs slightly
> over 22 pounds
> and, like the previous lot, is a rare numbered piece
> from H.H.
> Nininger's American Meteorite Museum collection.
> Large Nininger irons
> are very rare indeed and historic specimens of this
> size and quality
> are almost never offered for sale. Of particular
> interest is the
> original invoice which is offered along with the
> specimen, and which
> gives this meteorite an ironclad provenance. A
> private collector
> purchased this iron directly from the Nininger
> family, and it is one
> of only a handful of these vintage specimens which
> is still
> accompanied by its original paperwork. A very rare
> opportunity to
> acquire a sizeable and impressive historic American
> iron meteorite.
>
> See this item here:
>
>
http://www.butterfields.com/areas/nh/7427x/detail/7427x-315.htm
>
>
>
> Lot #304
> Rio Limay stone meteorite slice (L5)
> Rio Negro, Argentina
> 7,500 grams
>
> This astonishing complete slice from the gigantic
> Rio Limay stone
> meteorite is not only one of the largest slices ever
> offered for
> sale, it is one of the largest in existence. Cut and
> polished to the
> very highest standards by expert preparator Allan
> Langheinrich, this
> slice -- almost of tabletop dimensions -- has been
> diamond lap
> finished to bring out its exceptional details. This
> meteorite's
> colorful interior displays evidence of severe shock
> -- a testament to
> its violent past in the asteroid belt -- which
> include deformed
> chondrules, granulated minerals, and melt features.
> A truly
> spectacular item, packed with colorful details, and
> one of the most
> impressive meteorite specimens of its type in the
> world.
>
>
> See this item here:
>
>
http://www.butterfields.com/areas/nh/7427x/detail/7427x-304.htm
>
>
>
>
> Thanks for your interest.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Iris Lang
> www.nyrockman.com
> www.langsfossils.com
>
>
>
>
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