Rob,
Thanks for the info.  I have not seen the pre-release of bulletin 86 yet.
Thomas

On Tue, 30 Apr 2002, Matson, Robert wrote:

> Greetings,
> 
> > Does anyone have any information on the meteorite being
> > advertised as Lost Creek on eBay?  I can find no reference
> > to it. I emailed the seller this morning but have not had
> > an answer.
> 
> Lost Creek is an approved H3.8 from Kansas (see the pre-release
> of Met. Bulletin #86).  It was a single stone weighing a little
> over 4 kilos.  I believe I have the main mass of this stone,
> though it is remotely possible that Brad Sampson still retains
> a larger piece.  If you'd like more information, I'd be happy
> to provide it.  I am willing to cut slices to order, but out
> of respect for my prior buyers (and in the interest of helping
> to stabilize the price) I'm not interested in matching some of
> the low prices per gram I've seen on eBay for this unequilibrated
> chondrite.  This is a nice stone, with a low TKW, a properly
> deposited type specimen, a complete classification by UCLA,
> and an approved name.  In my opinion it's worth more than the
> $3/gram or less that I've sometimes seen it sold for.
> 
> Best wishes,
> Rob
> 
> 


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