[meteorite-list] Adam's NWA 2989 Acapulcoite

From: Adam Hupe <raremeteorites_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue Feb 14 19:30:03 2006
Message-ID: <001801c631c6$ec4b95e0$6401a8c0_at_c1720188a>

Hi John and List,

As I stated in my auction, the nomenclature is provisional. I do not have an
image of the whole stone but I do have a receipt stating the weight of 77
grams. As I mentioned in my auction, this weight was attributed to NWA 2989
only and not any other pairings. It was also mentioned to the List that I
believed it to be paired to NWA 2656 which has an official weight of 386
grams. If somebody claimed a false weight on NWA 2656 that is not my
problem. I got a good deal on the complete stone so I released my material
at a reasonable price. If somebody is complaining about paying $40.00/50.00
a gram for this beauty when others are selling it at 10 times this amount
then there truly is a problem regardless of how much weight is out there. I
reported what I had correctly. I cannot keep track of other pairings and
nobody else can either. You made this argument when we were talking about
what constitutes a main mass. If others knew there was more weight and the
other pieces came from a single large stone then they should have reported
it.

Kind Regards,

------------------------------------
Adam Hupe
The Hupe Collection
Team LunarRock
IMCA 2185
raremeteorites_at_comcast.net




----- Original Message -----
From: "John Birdsell" <johnbirdsell_at_yahoo.com>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 4:11 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Adam's NWA 2989 Acapulcoite


> Hi Adam...the classification write-up usually states
> whether it is likely paired to other meteorites. What
> did your write up state? If it is a complete
> individual, and it is paired to NWA 2656 and NWA 2714
> and others, then I would think the TKW for this
> grouping must be over 7.5 kilos. Did the write up
> describe it as a whole stone? Is it surrounded by
> fusion crust like a whole stone? If so, could you
> maybe post some pics for the list?
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> -John
>
> --- Adam Hupe <raremeteorites_at_comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > Hi List,
> >
> > I believe it is paired to others but mine came as an
> > individual not broken
> > from another piece as far as I can tell. Anyway you
> > look at, this new
> > Acapulcoite is one great looking meteorite,
> > especially when polished to a
> > mirror finish.
> >
> > Take Care,
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> > Adam Hupe
> > The Hupe Collection
> > Team LunarRock
> > IMCA 2185
> > raremeteorites_at_comcast.net
> >
> >
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