[meteorite-list] AD; Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites, A variety of specimens!! Chondrites, Achondrites, Pallasites, Irons and More

From: Steve Witt <stelor96_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:09:06 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <239058.49896.qm_at_web56408.mail.re3.yahoo.com>

Greetings List,

This is an update to an offering I posted yesterday, several items added. A fine beginner's collection or a great add on to an existing one.

1. Two specimens of Bou Arfa (originally a complete stone cut in half) so basically two end cuts 27.1 and 26.2 grams. Beautiful fresh black fusion crust with an interior that shows great brecciation and a whopping chondrule. Provenance: Gipo Meteorites

2. NWA XXXX Probable Eucrite (currently being classified) 0.5 Gram Part Slice. Provenance Wandering Star Meteorites.

3. NWA 788 End piece 44.4 Grams Beautiful breccia, Unc, but probably an L6. Provenance: Mark Bostick (The Big Collector)

4. Sikhote-Alin Iron IIAB Witnessed Fall Russia 1947. Small specimen with nice regmaglypts 5.1 Grams

5.Sikhote_Alin Iron IIAB Small rounded specimen 8.3 Grams

6. Chergach Witnessed fall July 2nd or 3rd 2007 Mali. H5 Two small fragments with crust 1.4 Grams Provenance: Ruben Garcia

7. Brahin Pallasite Found Belarus 1810 Small fragmented slice 4.0 Grams

8. Huckitta Pallasite Found Australia 1924 Part Slice 2.0 Grams

9. Ourique H4 Observed fall Portugal Dec. 28, 1998 Part Slice 0.8 Grams

10. Plainview H5 Found 1917 Texas 2.5 Gram Part Slice

11. Shattercone from the Kentland disturbance in Indiana. Nice specimen with good striations. 66.9 Grams

12. Teardrop Tektite Very nicely shaped. 16.8 Grams

13. Brick Fragment from the old Nininger museum ruins near Meteor Crater in Arizona 19.6 Grams.

14.Scale cube Anodized Aluminum, provenance Meteorite Recon

15 Scale, Capacity 1000 Grams Accuracy +/- .1 gram. Also weighs in oz.ozt, dwt. Includes 500 Gram calibration weight.

16. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites by O.Richard Norton. Excellent condition. No longer in print, the only copies I could find available were on Amazon which shows 2 used from $714.00. It may well be available elsewhere, but if so I couldn't find any. Excellent condition.

I will entertain offers on the entire lot. Authenticity guaranteed. Free Shipping. Again I'm selling this as one lot. Paypal only. Please reply off list. Any questions, please contact me. I am motivated to sell ASAP. Make an offer. Images available at:


http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevewitt/sets/72157624393666151/detail/



Regards,
Steve


Steve Witt
IMCA #9020
http://imca.cc/







      
Received on Sat 17 Jul 2010 12:09:06 PM PDT