Hi BL owners, Just adding my BL9 @ 624g individual to the group. Black it is! Now I could use a slice...
Roman Jirasek www.meteoritelabels.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 10:09 PM Subject: Re: Re-2: [meteorite-list] Denver / 'BL' meteorite > List members, > > For those who do not know what the BL meteorite discussion is about. You > would have to go back about two years ago when Dean went into one of his > "I can't wait for classification scenarios"..he offered list members > about 35 to 40 individuals of what he called/numbered BL-1, 2, 3, etc. with > pictures. Most were in the range of 100 to 300 grams. I think I bought BL-33 > which was 198 g. The total of 7 kg mentioned earlier makes sense for 35 > stones at an average of 200 grams each. I think he found a few more later in > other batches he received from NWA. I later bought a slice of NWA 1685 from > him that looks identical to my individual. > > I'm not sure what the name BL stood for...Bernd, I believe said it was for > BLack, which makes sense for the nice dark crust...or maybe we could say it > was for its' blue/grey interior. We'll have to ask Dean...I think he is > traveling right now. > > Now these pieces were snatched up in about a day because he offered them at > $1/g. I should have bought 2 or 3 like Bernd. They are really nice. I know > Dean regretted selling them at that price. > > John > > > > Bernd and others, > > > > It is hard to believe someone could confuse the BL (NWA 1685 or whatever) > > material with some other material. To me, the individuals with its' thick > > black crust, and beautiful shapes (some close to oriented) with many > > remaglypts are quite distinguishable. For those who own or have seen the BL > > material in person...they could probably pick a BL piece out a bunch of NWA's > > with ease. > > > > Fortunate owner of a 28 g slice and 198 gram individual(at a S T E A L) > > > > John > > > > > > The brecciated interior for those who have not seen it is a blue/grey color. > > The only drawback to this material is some of it internally oxidized in > > places, but otherwise it is one of the nicest stones I have. > > > > John > > > > I thought a short time ago, the BL's > > > > were referred to as NWA 1685. > > > > > > Hi Dave and List, > > > > > > NWA 1685 - this is exactly what the specimens in my collection > > > are referred to as. But a French collector cautioned at the time > > > Dean offered them saying there were seven different meteorites > > > in Dean's lot and that among them were probably some Taouz 002 > > > individuals. > > > > > > Bernd > > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > ______________________________________________ > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
