[meteorite-list] "The Chondrule Conglomerate" Endcut For Sale - RARE

From: Jeff Kuyken <info_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2015 23:44:51 +1100
Message-ID: <008e01d0688b$d1be31f0$753a95d0$_at_meteorites.com.au>

Hi all,

It's been a long time since I've posted or even actively traded but I have
something special available. Some of you may have already seen it on
Facebook but here is the offer for those of you who haven't:


ONCE IN A DECADE HISTORIC OFFER!
"The Chondrule Conglomerate!"
NWA 2892 (H/L3) - 8.8g Endcut

This is a story that starts way back 13 years ago towards the beginning of
the NWA rush in 2002. Rob Elliot ended up with a tiny ~50g stone he dubbed
the "Chondrule Conglomerate". It was like nothing anyone had seen previously
with its multi-coloured 'molten chondrules' and no visible matrix! The few
slices from that stone sold out in hours at $250/g. Fast forward a year or
two and a second 104g stone showed up and a year later the final 75g stone.
No further stones have ever been found in the last decade since then. I
ended up with most of that final stone and all my other slices sold out
within hours to my private mailing list when being offered at $225/g. This
is the last available specimen!

This low-TKW meteorite started conversations and debate among scientific
circles as it contradicted the commonly held belief that chondrules were
formed before accretion. This meteorite proved that it actually happened
much faster than previously thought and that accretion actually started
DURING the chondrule-forming event. It helped change our understanding of
the solar system's early formation.

I don't want to sell this piece but I have another opportunity I'd like to
invest in so I am making this available. it's not cheap but the best never
is. If this piece does not sell in the next week or so, then it may not be
offered again. I have not seen this meteorite available again since the
original offerings around 10 years or so ago.

For more info on the meteorite, please take a look at this page:
http://www.meteorites.com.au/favourite/august2005.html

Price: $2200 including door-to-door traceable courier delivery anywhere in
the world.

http://i.imgur.com/P2acYt8.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/9Z2EBMG.jpg


Please email me directly for any questions or offers.


Regards,

Jeff Kuyken
Meteorites Australia
www.meteorites.com.au
Received on Fri 27 Mar 2015 08:44:51 AM PDT