I keep thinking Bilanga when I see this. Its an awesome meteorite! Greg Catterton www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com IMCA member 4682 On Ebay: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/wanderingstarmeteorites On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WanderingStarMeteorites
--- On Thu, 3/3/11, Greg Hupe <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Greg Hupe <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Gary's gorgeous NWA 6575 diogenite > To: "Bernd V. Pauli" <[email protected]>, > [email protected] > Date: Thursday, March 3, 2011, 8:53 PM > Hi Bernd and List, > > I agree, Gary's diogenite is beautiful! > > You mentioned NWA 4302, another Johnstown-like diogenite I > sold in 2006, unfortunately is only had a TKW of 46.2 grams > in two pieces and the few specimens available sold out > immediately at the time. Last April while I was in the > field, I asked Adam to post to the List for me a couple > photos to another Johnstown-like diogenite I purchased in > Morocco in 2009 that weighed 323 grams in two fragments. I > sold the uncut larger piece to a collector, sorry folks! > Here is the post with photo links to the 323g stone, my > pictures do not do it justice: > > >> > [meteorite-list] NWA 5405 Images - Check Them Out > > Adam Hupe > Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:37:23 -0700 > > Dear List, > My brother, Greg wanted me to post these images of NWA > 5405, a spectacular > Johnstown-like Diogenite. > > NWA 5405 Links to images: > 1) http://themeteoritesite.com/NWA5405a.jpg > 2) http://themeteoritesite.com/NWA5405b.jpg > << > > It would appear the pieces of this diogenite puzzle/fall > are finally making it to the collector market. If you do not > have one yet and want a fresh diogenite, don't wait! I am > sure Gary's pieces won't last long!! > > Best Regards, > Greg > > ==================== > Greg Hupe > The Hupe Collection > [email protected] > www.LunarRock.com > IMCA 3163 > ==================== > > -----Original Message----- From: Bernd V. Pauli > Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 8:12 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [meteorite-list] Gary's gorgeous NWA 6575 > diogenite > > Gary wrote: > > "I am very pleased to announce NWA 6575, ... a fresh > specimen > with cataclastic texture...simply delicious with beautiful > green > hypersthene crystals and metallic inclusions..." > > > Hi All, > > The only diogenite in my collection that can compete with > this > NWA beauty when it comes to freshness and translucent, > green > hypersthene crystals, is my NWA 4302 diogenite from the > Hupés. > Both NWA 4302 and NWA 6575 look a lot like > Johnstown,...only > much fresher! > > Can hardly wait for my slice to arrive here and I'm surely > looking forward > to a thin section of NWA 6575, which will make this a > perfect "combo"! > > Cheers, > > Bernd > > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
