[meteorite-list] Exciting New Ungrouped Australian Iron For Sale

From: Jeff Kuyken <info_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2010 13:26:28 +1000
Message-ID: <F0B373B83E1B4B3CB9B2CF9815917458_at_JeffPC>

Hi all,

I have been asked to act on behalf of the finder of an exciting new
Australian iron meteorite. This has been going on for a number of years now
but the classification has been completed by Alex Bevan and John Wasson and
a couple of slices now taken from the Main Mass.

Under Western Australian state law, any meteorite found belongs to the state
regardless of its find location. And as you know there are the Federal
export laws on top of this. The trustees of the Western Australia Museum
have granted ownership of two large slices to the original finder and on top
of this, these two slices will also be given export clearance. This is a
somewhat unique and important precedent in working with our state and
federal laws.

The meteorite in question is Prospector Pool:

http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/metbull.php?code=47700

This is a spectacular iron filled with blobs and ribbons of troilite. There
are two complete slices weighing 135g and 424g available making them a
significant mass from an iron of only 2.77kg.

Prospector Pool - 135g
http://www.meteorites.com.au/images/Prospector%20Pool%20135g-1.JPG
http://www.meteorites.com.au/images/Prospector%20Pool%20135g-2.JPG

Prospector Pool - 424g
http://www.meteorites.com.au/images/Prospector%20Pool%20424g-1.JPG
http://www.meteorites.com.au/images/Prospector%20Pool%20424g-2.JPG

These are obviously large museum sized slices. They are reasonably thick so
may even be suited to slicing down further if you have the equipment and
expertise. For anyone who is seriously interested, please contact me
off-list for prices.

Cheers,

Jeff Kuyken
Meteorites Australia
www.meteorites.com.au
Received on Fri 17 Sep 2010 11:26:28 PM PDT