Shawn and List, I have several specimens of both Nakhla (including a 2.1 gram example from the British Museum) and Dar al Gani 400. Neither resemble the Bonham offerings. Maybe those on List with more knowledge than I can identify what meteorites are depicted.
Regards to all, Count Deiro IMCA 3536 -----Original Message----- >From: Shawn Alan <[email protected]> >Sent: Apr 13, 2011 12:12 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [meteorite-list] Bonhams Auction Zagami LOT in question and others >May 17th 2011 NYC. > >Hello Listers > >In NYC on May 17th 2011 Bohams is having a Natural History auction and there >are some nice meteorites up for auction. However, I was viewing the LOTS and I >noticed that a 5.6g Zagami slice does not look like a Zagami from what I have >seen and what I have owned. Here is a link to that lot >http://www.bonhams.com/eur/auction/19371/lot/3168/ take a look and see if you >agree with me or not. Also, I noticed other LOTS where the images do not match >up with what they are auctioning off. > >Nakhla >http://www.bonhams.com/eur/auction/19371/lot/3172/ > >Here is a Nakhla image from the Smithsonian >http://nhb-acsmith1.si.edu/emuwebmsweb/objects/common/webmedia.php?irn=1001071 > >Dar al Gani 400 > >http://www.bonhams.com/eur/auction/19371/lot/3177/ > >The matrix is darker then what I have seen. From what I can tell, it should be >a neutral gray and white clasts. > >Now I am not sure if I am correct or incorrect but I am wondering if they have >mixed up the images of the LOTS or I am blind. But at any rate, take a look >and see what I mean by some of the LOTS. > > >Shawn Alan >IMCA 1633 >eBaystore >http://shop.ebay.com/photophlow/m.html > >______________________________________________ >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
