Re: [meteorite-list] What is the largest single lunar mass?

2025-02-24 Thread Anne Black via Meteorite-list 
$30K/g  for DAG 262?   Still cheaper than Calcalong Creek. 
Anne [email protected]
 

On Friday, February 21, 2025 at 10:44:03 AM MST, Swan Valley Bushcraft via 
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 Since the moon is nearby (about as far away as the mileage many drivers have 
on their cars) and is throughly covered in craters, frankly I’m surprised we 
are not flush with large lunar rocks almost everywhere we look. So to me it 
seems odd that we are not finding more large lunar stones. Maybe we are missing 
the forest for the trees? 
Oh, and while we’re on it, anyone else out there remember DaG 262? I paid 
$30k/g! Now those were the days. 
-Martin



On Thu, Feb 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM Michael Gilmer via Meteorite-list 
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Hi Listees,
I was thinking about lunars today and how the market around them has changed 
since the days just before the NWA gold rush. Even well into the NWA period, 
new lunar recoveries were usually the big topic of conversation. Remember NWA 
482? Or the feeding frenzy around NWA 5000?
NWA 5000 was the largest lunar mass until that big Kalahari find came to light, 
but we've seen dozens(?) of sizeable lunar recoveries in recent years and it 
seems like people have gotten numb to them somewhat. It seems like it's not 
that big of a deal anymore if a football-sized moon rock is recovered.
So, what is officially the biggest lunar mass now? I've lost track.

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Re: [meteorite-list] What is the largest single lunar mass?

2025-02-24 Thread Darryl Pitt via Meteorite-list 


Hi, 

It’s my understanding that the collateral disseminated indicated the lunar you 
saw in Tucson was “One of the largest” — which is most certainly is: it’s the 
second largest. The largest is NWA 12760 which is just two+ pounds heavier and 
which also part of the Maine Mineral & Gem Museum’s collection and is on 
display in Bethel.

Thanks and wishing everyone a great weekend / Darryl
 

> On Feb 20, 2025, at 7:14 PM, Alfredo Petrov via Meteorite-list 
>  wrote:
> 
> Last Weekend at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show there was a 56.75 Kg(!) lunar 
> on exhibit which belongs to the Maine Mineral and Gem Museum, in Bethel, 
> Maine. They claim it is the largest mass of Moon rock currently known on this 
> planet. 
> Beautiful piece, under constant armed police guard during the 4 days of the 
> show.
> 
> On Fri, 21 Feb 2025 at 08:56, Michael Gilmer via Meteorite-list 
>  > wrote:
> Hi Listees,
> 
> I was thinking about lunars today and how the market around them has changed 
> since the days just before the NWA gold rush. Even well into the NWA period, 
> new lunar recoveries were usually the big topic of conversation. Remember NWA 
> 482? Or the feeding frenzy around NWA 5000?
> 
> NWA 5000 was the largest lunar mass until that big Kalahari find came to 
> light, but we've seen dozens(?) of sizeable lunar recoveries in recent years 
> and it seems like people have gotten numb to them somewhat. It seems like 
> it's not that big of a deal anymore if a football-sized moon rock is 
> recovered.
> 
> So, what is officially the biggest lunar mass now? I've lost track.
> 
> 
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Re: [meteorite-list] What is the largest single lunar mass?

2025-02-21 Thread Swan Valley Bushcraft via Meteorite-list 
Since the moon is nearby (about as far away as the mileage many drivers
have on their cars) and is throughly covered in craters, frankly I’m
surprised we are not flush with large lunar rocks almost everywhere we
look. So to me it seems odd that we are not finding more large lunar
stones. Maybe we are missing the forest for the trees?

Oh, and while we’re on it, anyone else out there remember DaG 262? I paid
$30k/g! Now those were the days.

-Martin




On Thu, Feb 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM Michael Gilmer via Meteorite-list <
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> Hi Listees,
>
> I was thinking about lunars today and how the market around them has
> changed since the days just before the NWA gold rush. Even well into the
> NWA period, new lunar recoveries were usually the big topic of
> conversation. Remember NWA 482? Or the feeding frenzy around NWA 5000?
>
> NWA 5000 was the largest lunar mass until that big Kalahari find came to
> light, but we've seen dozens(?) of sizeable lunar recoveries in recent
> years and it seems like people have gotten numb to them somewhat. It seems
> like it's not that big of a deal anymore if a football-sized moon rock is
> recovered.
>
> So, what is officially the biggest lunar mass now? I've lost track.
>
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Re: [meteorite-list] What is the largest single lunar mass?

2025-02-21 Thread Anne Black via Meteorite-list 
largest. Taking the pairings in consideration?  it gets complicated, lots 
of them.Here is the list from Randy Korotev's website: 
https://meteorites.wustl.edu/lunar/moon_meteorites_list_alpha.htm 
He has a similar list or martians too. Enjoy. 
Anne [email protected]
 

On Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 04:56:09 PM MST, Michael Gilmer via 
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 Hi Listees,
I was thinking about lunars today and how the market around them has changed 
since the days just before the NWA gold rush. Even well into the NWA period, 
new lunar recoveries were usually the big topic of conversation. Remember NWA 
482? Or the feeding frenzy around NWA 5000?
NWA 5000 was the largest lunar mass until that big Kalahari find came to light, 
but we've seen dozens(?) of sizeable lunar recoveries in recent years and it 
seems like people have gotten numb to them somewhat. It seems like it's not 
that big of a deal anymore if a football-sized moon rock is recovered.
So, what is officially the biggest lunar mass now? I've lost track.

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Re: [meteorite-list] What is the largest single lunar mass?

2025-02-21 Thread Alfredo Petrov via Meteorite-list 
Last Weekend at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show there was a 56.75 Kg(!)
lunar on exhibit which belongs to the Maine Mineral and Gem Museum, in
Bethel, Maine. They claim it is the largest mass of Moon rock currently
known on this planet.
Beautiful piece, under constant armed police guard during the 4 days of the
show.

On Fri, 21 Feb 2025 at 08:56, Michael Gilmer via Meteorite-list <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Listees,
>
> I was thinking about lunars today and how the market around them has
> changed since the days just before the NWA gold rush. Even well into the
> NWA period, new lunar recoveries were usually the big topic of
> conversation. Remember NWA 482? Or the feeding frenzy around NWA 5000?
>
> NWA 5000 was the largest lunar mass until that big Kalahari find came to
> light, but we've seen dozens(?) of sizeable lunar recoveries in recent
> years and it seems like people have gotten numb to them somewhat. It seems
> like it's not that big of a deal anymore if a football-sized moon rock is
> recovered.
>
> So, what is officially the biggest lunar mass now? I've lost track.
>
>
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Re: [meteorite-list] What is the largest single lunar mass?

2025-02-21 Thread Korotev, Randy via Meteorite-list 
As I say on my website, "The largest single stone appears to be Northwest 
Africa 12760 at 58.1 kg (128 lbs.). This stone is one of many of the NWA 8046 
clan (paired meteorite stones) of which there is more than 200 kg."
  https://sites.wustl.edu/meteoritesite/items/lunar-meteorites/

The total mass of lunar meteorites is now 1458.43 kg, 5.5 times the mass of 
rocks* collected on the Apollo missions.
*265.6 kg of rocks >1 cm in size

~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+

Randy L. Korotev
Research Professor Emeritus (retired)
Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences
Washington University in Saint Louis
  https://eps.wustl.edu/people/randy-l-korotev


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Subject: [meteorite-list] What is the largest single lunar mass?

Hi Listees,

I was thinking about lunars today and how the market around them has changed 
since the days just before the NWA gold rush. Even well into the NWA period, 
new lunar recoveries were usually the big topic of conversation. Remember NWA 
482? Or the feeding frenzy around NWA 5000?

NWA 5000 was the largest lunar mass until that big Kalahari find came to light, 
but we've seen dozens(?) of sizeable lunar recoveries in recent years and it 
seems like people have gotten numb to them somewhat. It seems like it's not 
that big of a deal anymore if a football-sized moon rock is recovered.

So, what is officially the biggest lunar mass now? I've lost track.


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