Hello all Lot 304 - Rio Limay, Argentina, 7.5 grams
Estimate: $15000 - $20000 Rio Limay � Superb Complete Slice Stone meteorite (L5) Rio Negro, Argentina 7.5 grams $15-20.000 ?????? After I have see Measuring 50.8 x 40.8 x .5 cm (22 1/2 x 19 x 1/2 inches) and weighing 7,500 grams is 7500 grams not 7.5 gr. Strange a big auction mistake in a important information type the grams. Regards Matteo --- "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Meteorite-list members, > > > R. A. Langheinrich Meteorites has four exceptional > one-of-a-kind > meteorites on offer in tomorrow's Butterfields > auction in Los Angeles. > > The lots are a large 2.3 kg oriented Taza with flow > lines, two > vintage historic Canyon Diablo irons with original > Nininger numbers, > and a 7.5 kg complete slice of Rio Limay -- one of > the largest stone > meteorite slices in the world. Of special interest > is an original > invoice from Nininger's American Meteorite Museum, > which accompanies > Lot #315. > > Absentee bids will be accepted, but there is no live > online bidding. > If you wish to place a bid in the auction, please > visit this page to > register: > > http://www.butterfields.com/areas/nh/7427x/7427x.htm > > > > Here are excerpts from the catalog descriptions of > these lots, and > links to the pages where photographs can be seen. > > Lot #319 > Taza iron meteorite > Oriented > 2,304 grams > > A superb 2,304 gram Taza, shield-shaped on one side, > and exhibiting > flow lines -- both classic features of an oriented > meteorite. Taza is > a plessitic octahedrite iron, and was recovered from > the deserts of > Morocco. Although many individual specimens were > found, most were > very small averaging several grams in weight. This > exceptional > individual carries a reddish-orange desert and is > one of very few > large oriented Taza irons to have been offered for > sale. > > See this item here: > > http://www.butterfields.com/areas/nh/7427x/detail/7427x-319.htm > > > > Lot #314 > Canyon Diablo iron meteorite (IAB) > From Meteor Crater, Coconino County, Arizona > Nininger number #34.4578 > 2,615 grams > > The most famous meteorite-related structure on Earth > is, without > doubt, Arizona's Meteor Crater, located east of > Flagstaff in the > American Southwest. Meteorite specimens recovered > from the desert > around the crater are known as Canyon Diablo irons, > after a nearby > geographical feature. The massive, well-preserved > crater is thought > to have been formed 20,000 to 50,000 years ago by an > enormous iron > meteorite, most of which vaporized on impact. > Fortunately, the dry > Arizona climate has allowed many fragments to > survive, although the > crater is on private land, and meteorite hunting is > not permitted. > The situation was very different in 1939 when H. H. > Nininger the > "father of meteoritics" began surveying the crater > with a magnetic > rake attached to the back of his car. Nininger > studied Meteor Crater > (then known as the Barringer Crater) for years, and > built a meteorite > museum close by. Specimens collected by Nininger > were meticulously > recorded, and each was given a unique catalog > number. These delicate > "Nininger numbers" were hand painted with a fine > brush, and specimens > -- such as this fine Canyon Diablo iron -- which > bear such numbers > are extremely hard to come by and highly prized by > collectors and > institutions. This excellent meteorite carries the > number 34.4578, > has a very attractive orange desert patina, and is > both an > outstanding example of a classic iron and a highly > desirable historic > specimen. > > See this item here: > > http://www.butterfields.com/areas/nh/7427x/detail/7427x-314.htm > > > > Lot #315 > Canyon Diablo iron meteorite (IAB) > From Meteor Crater, Coconino County, Arizona > Nininger number #34.4944 > 10,080 grams > > This substantial Canyon Diablo iron weighs slightly > over 22 pounds > and, like the previous lot, is a rare numbered piece > from H.H. > Nininger's American Meteorite Museum collection. > Large Nininger irons > are very rare indeed and historic specimens of this > size and quality > are almost never offered for sale. Of particular > interest is the > original invoice which is offered along with the > specimen, and which > gives this meteorite an ironclad provenance. A > private collector > purchased this iron directly from the Nininger > family, and it is one > of only a handful of these vintage specimens which > is still > accompanied by its original paperwork. A very rare > opportunity to > acquire a sizeable and impressive historic American > iron meteorite. > > See this item here: > > http://www.butterfields.com/areas/nh/7427x/detail/7427x-315.htm > > > > Lot #304 > Rio Limay stone meteorite slice (L5) > Rio Negro, Argentina > 7,500 grams > > This astonishing complete slice from the gigantic > Rio Limay stone > meteorite is not only one of the largest slices ever > offered for > sale, it is one of the largest in existence. Cut and > polished to the > very highest standards by expert preparator Allan > Langheinrich, this > slice -- almost of tabletop dimensions -- has been > diamond lap > finished to bring out its exceptional details. This > meteorite's > colorful interior displays evidence of severe shock > -- a testament to > its violent past in the asteroid belt -- which > include deformed > chondrules, granulated minerals, and melt features. > A truly > spectacular item, packed with colorful details, and > one of the most > impressive meteorite specimens of its type in the > world. > > > See this item here: > > http://www.butterfields.com/areas/nh/7427x/detail/7427x-304.htm > > > > > Thanks for your interest. > > Sincerely, > > Iris Lang > www.nyrockman.com > www.langsfossils.com > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > http://mail2web.com/ . > > === message truncated === ===== M come Meteorite - Matteo Chinellato Via Triestina 126/A - 30030 - TESSERA, VENEZIA, ITALY Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sale Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.com Collection Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.info International Meteorite Collectors Association #2140 MSN Messanger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EBAY.COM:http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/mcomemeteorite/ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? 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