#Meteorite List
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To anyone interested,
I am compiling a new meteorite list that contains specimens I wish to sell. If
anyone is interested in recieveing this list just contact me here or by E-mail
to let me know you would like to see what I have to offer. I can send by E-mail
or by regular mail if you provide an address I can send to.
I sell for less in most cases and you can obtain a really nice specimen with
out being overcharged. I obtain my specimens from a variety of places as: other
collectors, dealers, importers and sell specimens from my collection as I
upgrade it. Something to consider for the upcoming Christmas season.
Authenticity guaranteed. Hope to hear from you.
P.S. Always willing to just talk about meteorites to shed a little light on
their mystery.
–AL
Hi, Alan
Last time I checked, the number of meteorite specimens in my collection was
precisely none. Put me on your E-mail list. The lapidary in me would like
something with olivine in it, but I'm sure I couldn't afford it. <g>
Thanks, Guy
Hi Guy,
Will be ready to send out a list on E-mail in the next sevearl days (time is
the main difficulty <G> ) Will send you a list and thanks for your interest. I
have some small Esquel pieces that contain olivine in the 3 to 8 gram range.
Maybe you were looking for something a little larger?
–AL
Hi, Al and thanks.
> Maybe you were looking for something a little larger?
3 to 8 grams would be fine. I have a recollection of photos from a ? magazine
(Scientific American? Lapidary Journal?) several years ago of a slab cut from
a meteorite that looked like polished steel with cavities filled with olivine.
It was _most_ striking, but unaffordable I'm sure.
-Guy
Hi Guy,
I would guess the piece you were looking at was more than likely a piece of
Esquel from Argentina or Imilac from Chile as those are a very plenty source
(but still very rare) on the market. They are called stony-irons because of the
mix of stony material and iron as the name applies, they fall less than 2% of
the time. There is one other type which is called a mesosiderite an ugly
version of brown with silvery metal that is though to come from a collison of
two bodies.
The prices on this material is higher than on ordinary meteorites (considered
rare types) and the market value seems to be at $12 to $20 a gram depending on
the type you buy. Making it cost just a little less to a little more than an
ounce of gold.
I sent off my E-mail list to you so you can see what I have to offer in that
area. Yes they are very beautiful and sought after by most collectors. I have
several pieces in my collection that are in the 20 to 80 gram size range.
–AL