[meteorite-list] AD - Black Beauty

From: Carl Agee <agee_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 09:29:16 -0700
Message-ID: <CADYrzhqiU9KbKas6MRtfWDQ8KO28qB8soKZxjLnZa4nj_OTPuQ_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi Jason,

I wasn't aware that there were slices of Black Beauty cut by anyone
other than Matt Morgan or myself. We both used distilled water.

As you can imagine, I am much more interested in Black Beauty science
than the business end -- I'll let others worry about the market value.
What's that slogan again in the VISA ads?

Best,

Carl Agee

-- 
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Professor, Earth and Planetary Sciences
MSC03 2050
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131-1126
Tel: (505) 750-7172
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On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 12:37 AM, jason utas <jasonutas at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Carl,
> On the contrary, the only reason I included the statement regarding
> ethylene glycol was because I was informed by a customer that at least
> some of the material on the market had been cut with synthetic
> lubricant.  S/he made a point of purchasing specimens that had not
> been 'messed with' after making inquiries.
>
> And, yes, that statement applies.  Perhaps not to the material from
> the 320 gram stone, but the vast majority of the material I have seen
> for sale has come from other sources.
>
> I've only seen a few grams of slices from Mr. Piatek's stone, but it
> does not surprise me that you would have curated it well.
>
> Though I will say that it was a bit steep.
>
> Regards,
> Jason
>
> On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 7:31 AM, Carl Agee <agee at unm.edu> wrote:
>> Hi Jason,
>>
>> I looked at your link. I think you need to revise it since it contains
>> false information about the cutting of Black Beauty (NWA 7034) -- at
>> least if you are referring to the 320 g main mass that is at the IOM?
>> The cutting was done with distilled water -- NOT ethylene glycol
>> (antifreeze). Also, stating in your link that our samples were "messed
>> with" seems to be a rather unusual way to describe cutting with a fine
>> diamond wire.
>>
>> If you want to know anything specific about Black Beauty, I would be
>> happy to talk to you about it and how to identify it in hand sample
>> and nature of the reduced carbon -- my team has been studying this
>> meteorite with numerous lab techniques since August 2011.
>>
>> PS: the Science Article print version will be on newsstands Feb. 15.
>>
>> Carl Agee
>>
>> --
>> Carl B. Agee
>> Director and Curator, Institute of Meteoritics
>> Professor, Earth and Planetary Sciences
>> MSC03 2050
>> University of New Mexico
>> Albuquerque NM 87131-1126
>>
>> Tel: (505) 750-7172
>> Fax: (505) 277-3577
>> Email: agee at unm.edu
>> http://meteorite.unm.edu/people/carl_agee/
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 3:24 AM, jason utas <jasonutas at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello All,
>>> I just finished the page for some fragments of the unique water and
>>> soil-bearing Martian regolith breccia paired with NWA 7034 and a few
>>> other stones.
>>> Please see our website for available specimens.
>>>
>>> http://www.fallsandfinds.com/page88.php
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>> Jason
>>>
>>> IMCA 7630
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