Hello List Members, Thanks for your kind comments regarding my new lunar find, and for the many emails that I received on- and off-list. Several people asked for pictures of my new finds, and so I decided to load up a few high-res photos to the web.
The first shows my initial find, a 81 gram lunaite, before cutting (the cube is 10x10x10mm): http://www.timewarp.de/lunnew/2001hc11.1.JPG The second shows a 29g endcut of this lunar, displaying two distinct lithologies: http://www.timewarp.de/lunnew/2001hc11.2.JPG Together with my field partner, I recovered a few smaller, and paired individuals, subsequently, including one of the smallest lunars in existence. It's a 2.56 gram mini-moon, exhibiting some orientation marks. BTW, this one isn't for sale, or trade, and it will stay in my collection, uncut: http://www.timewarp.de/lunnew/2001hc40.1.JPG BTW, Rob Elliott has another great photo of a 5 gram slice featured on his website as "Today's Featured Meteorite" - have a look (scroll down Rob's main page a bit to view the picture): www.meteorites.uk.com Rob traded for this neat sample after having cut a few more slices for me, and he intends to keep it for his collection (I feel honored by his decision!). Of the 9 slices prepared by Rob, only three slices are remaining for sale, and I'm willing to offer them on a first come, first served basis at a special price of well below $1000/g. I need to raise some cash for the Ensisheim show, and thus this special offer is valid until June 15. Have a look at the slices (with weights, and dimensions): http://www.timewarp.de/lunnew/2001-HC42t.jpg Okay, this isn't a top-notch picture, but since these are adjacent slices of Rob's specimen you should get an idea. Paired material is usually sold for $4000/g or more, and so I think this is a great opportunity to add a sizeable lunar specimen to your collection. Please contact me off-list for further details. Last, but not least, several people asked if there's a website where they can view the photos of my lunar collection samples (as printed in the last issue of METEORITE) online. Have a look at: http://www.timewarp.de/lunar/lunar.htm Scroll down the list of lunar meteorites until you reach the non-Antarctic lunaites, and click on the respective specimen weights of my collection samples (NCC) to get the pictures. Enjoy, and thanks for your interest. All the best, Norbert ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
