[meteorite-list] AD: thin Muong Nong Tektite slices

From: Phil Morgan <pkmorgan_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:48:47 -0700
Message-ID: <006801c82a67$79970e80$0307a8c0_at_Gateway500s>

Hello everyone,
Don't know why, but I don't see many tektite slices for sale for study. I
suspect it's because a) nobody else is interested :-) and b) splash forms
tend to self-destruct if you try to cut them.

I cut some slices off a small Muong Nong (layered) tektite and thought I'd
toss them out to see if anyone else is interested.

I posted some pictures here:
http://s25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/pkmorgan/MuongNong/
Didn't invest much time and the photos aren't great but will hopefully
suffice. I borrowed a light box my wife has for crafts and it's not very
bright. You will find pictures of: a set of ultra thin pieces, three
thicker pieces (pic is mostly for size reference), one of the thicker pieces
backlit with a small mag-light flashlight, and a comparison of the
thicknesses

I was surprised how opaque this stuff really is - at least compared to a
splahsform that I cut once. The ultra-thin ones are straight off the saw. I
will polish the saw marks out of the thicker pieces but don't have the
equipment to truly polish them.

Not sure how to price them since the material isn't very expensive, but they
weren't easy to cut (at least on my simple setup) so figure that the cost is
mostly for my effort.

How about this:
Thin slices:
$15 for the ultra-thin full slice (top left)
$7.50 each for the three mid-size pieces
$5 each for the two small micros (bottom right)

Thicker slices
$10 each for the full slices

And add $3 for packing and shipping.

Thanks and regards,
Phil
Received on Sun 18 Nov 2007 11:48:47 PM PST