The term micromount has been used for decades to describe this type of
specimen.
Micromount:
Micromount is term used by mineral collectors and rockhounds to describe
mineral specimens that are best appreciated using a binocular microscope.
Micromount specimen collecting has a number of advantages, specimens take up
less space, rare minerals can be obtained for less and smaller crystals are
more perfectly developed.
All the best,
Adam
----- Original Message -----
From: "E.P. Grondine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 7:07 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Re: "Bessey Specks"
Hi Michael, list -
I see you list your Bessey Specks as "frags".
(Your price of $25 seems very fair for Nakla specks,
but I already picked up Mars Bessey Specks for
childrens' gifts at Christmas from Hupe.)
Clearly, there is a need for a more elegant term than
"Bessey Specks" for these. Does anybody have any
proposals? If not, is Dean(?-stroke damage) Bessey
going to be immortalized by having these formally
named after him?
Hupe also sent the Bessey specks in small tubes
suitable for young hands, along with 1 nice pair of
cards (BTW I need a second pair of cards for the
second set of tubes, Greg), instead of gelatin
capsules.
Perhaps microscope slides would be more suitable for
adult use, but as I don't remember any discussion of
these on the list, I'm bringing it up now.
good hunting -
Ed
--- Michael L Blood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Greetings fellow space treasure lovers,
This post includes a fabulous, large iron
and an entire new
page of historic calls.
FIRST:
A beautiful 6.5 Kg / 14.3 Lb S-A Shrapnel piece that
appears for all
the world to be an oriented shield on one side and a
flat, oriented
specimen heading to the left in a downward angle on
the other side.
This piece includes an custom build display
stand to facilitate
a very impressive display of its virtues.
If no one snaps this up on sale it will go
into my catalog
at $3,250- but the first to contact me will take it
in this sale for 2,750-
(price includes shipping and insurance inside the
US)
This spectacular piece can be seen at:
http://community.webshots.com/album/554884324rEfSPa
SECOND:
I have set up an entire page dedicated to hammers
meteorites that have
struck man made objects, animals or humans. This is
a collection of the
most impressive of all the recorded meteorite falls
in history. I have 35
different recorded falls (including Bessey Specks of
Sylacauga, Yurtuk and
Burnwell). About half of the falls can also be found
elsewhere with diligent
searching and you will find my prices are as low
as anyone's. The others
cannot be had anywhere else. They are priced
according to cost. This page
is
worth checking out even if you don't want to buy
anything it was 5 years
in the making and includes historical photos, links,
etc. See at the URL
below:
http://www.michaelbloodmeteorites.com/Hammers.html
Pieces on the Hammer page will be marked "SOLD" as
orders come in
so, if it is still listed when you email me, it is
available.
PayPal preferred (sent to this email
address) Visa/Mastercard
and personal checks gladly accepted.
Happy Hunting! Michael
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