Dear list members I have two auctions for collectors of rare historic meteorites ending on eBay in a few hours. For sale are my last available fragments of two famous and hard to get historic meteorites. Have a look if you like. MAUERKIRCHEN 1768 Fall (BAVARIA/AUSTRIA) !! - VERY RARE witnessed historic fall (November 20, 1768) http://www.ebay.com/itm/MAUERKIRCHEN-1768-VERY-RARE-Historic-Meteorite-Fall-/320813292250?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ab1f65ada MAUERKIRCHEN has a low distribution in collections worldwide and is very rarely offered. MAUERKIRCHEN is one of very few meteorite falls from the 18th century still preserved today. In a letter to Ernst Chladni 'Hofrath' [councilor] Mr. Blumenbach wrote the following about the Mauerkirchen fall: "In the evening, after 4 pm, of November 20, 1768, in the presence of a noticable dark sky in the Occident, several honest people, who have been questioned under oath, heard an unusual roar and a forceful bang in the air. It was similar to a thunder and shooting ofcannons. In the middle of this turmoil a stone fell from the air onto the field of the mercenary Georg Bart. It was confirmed by the authorities that this stone, making a hole of 2.5 feet [~ 75 cm] depth, was 6 inches [~15 cm] wide and weighed 38 Bavarian pounds. It is of soft matter so that it can be crumbled with the fingers. The color is bluish, mixed up with some white paste. On top of this it is covered with black bark".(translated from 'Annalen der Physik', Vol. 15, pages 316-317, published in 1803) old picture: http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/test/mauerkirchen2.JPG AUSSON - 9 December 1858, France ! HAMMER !! - VERY RARE Historic Meteorite http://www.ebay.com/itm/AUSSON-1858-HAMMER-VERY-RARE-Historic-Meteorite-/320813294108?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ab1f6621c In his inaugural dissertation 'The chemical constitution and chronological arrangement of Meteorites' Elijah P. Harris wrote in 1859 : ,,This large stone meteorite fell at the above locality Dec. 9. 1858 at 7 oclock in the morning; and is the most recent fall known at this date. Its course was from N. E. to S. W. and was first observed about 40 miles from where it fell. Its explosion on reaching the earth was equal to a heavy report of thunder and the stone was broken into several fragments. ... The largest piece fell near the village Ausson and sunk over four feet in the ground ... The stone was broken in pieces by the inhabitants and much of it was lost." Have a very nice Sunday ! Martin
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