[meteorite-list] Introducing NWA 8534 - the 1st CM1/2 Ever Offered For Sale

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 14:28:04 -0400
Message-ID: <CAKBPJW_0wEjBRJJof1=skPLhUwfvx_UUEr59dkWXFJ+KWy=vZw_at_mail.gmail.com>

Type collectors all over the world just groaned....again. LOL.

Down the Rabbit Hole, never to return. :)

I hear there is piece of Kakangari at the bottom of that hole.

Best regards,

MikeG

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On 9/17/14, Ruben Garcia via Meteorite-list
<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
> Hi Anne,
>
> This is selling so quickly I'll be packing specimens for the rest of
> the day. In other words I haven't had time to read the entire writeup
> either.
>
> Honestly, it is very Fragile/ Friable not sure which term fits best.
> Nor whether it's because it is shocked or just loosely packed
> material.
>
> Here it is:
> http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?sea=nwa+8534&sfor=names&ants=&falls=&valids=&stype=contains&lrec=50&map=ge&browse=&country=All&srt=name&categ=All&mblist=All&rect=&phot=&snew=0&pnt=Normal%20table&code=60867
>
> On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 11:01 AM, Anne Black <impactika at aol.com> wrote:
>> Interesting.
>>
>> Friable, you say, does that mean it is highly shocked?
>> What is its shock-value on the 1 to 5 scale?  I don't see it on the
>> write-up.
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>> Anne M. Black
>> www.IMPACTIKA.com
>> IMPACTIKA at aol.com
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ruben Garcia via Meteorite-list
>> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> To: Meteorite-list <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> Sent: Wed, Sep 17, 2014 10:07 am
>> Subject: [meteorite-list] Introducing NWA 8534 - the 1st CM1/2 Ever
>> Offered
>> For Sale
>>
>>
>> Good Morning Met-list,
>>
>> Today I'm Introducing the only CM1/2 ever offered for sale!
>> http://www.mrmeteorite.com/nwa8534cm12.htm
>>
>> NWA 8534 (CM1/2) Carbonaceous Meteorite
>> http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?sea=NWA+8534&sfor=names&ants=&falls=&valids=&stype=contains&lrec=50&map=ge&browse=&country=All&srt=name&categ=All&mblist=All&rect=&phot=&snew=0&pnt=Normal%20table&code=60867
>>
>> Here is one of the rarest carbonaceous meteorites ever found. This
>> ultra-cool meteorite is classified as a CM1/2 - it's a type of
>> carbonaceous meteorite that has NEVER been found outside of Antarctica
>> and therefor never before offered for sale.
>> Although this small stone (under 100 grams) is very fresh it was
>> already broken into small fragments when found. The obvious reason is
>> because it is very friable - much like Orgueil and Ivuna (CI1) -and is
>> probably the reason for the rarity of such meteorites.
>>
>> Special thanks to Dr Carl Agee and Dr Karen Ziegler (UNM) for their
>> persistence in what was probably not an easy classification.
>>
>> Fragments are very light weight and so even small pieces look huge.
>>
>> I've already sold to several Museums/Universities that will continue
>> to study this rare meteorite.
>> http://www.mrmeteorite.com/nwa8534cm12.htm
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Rock On!
>>
>> Ruben Garcia
>> http://www.MrMeteorite.com
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>
> Ruben Garcia
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