Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite unclassified

2024-07-23 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Are we really gonna have this same argument, again?-eye rolling-Sent using the mobile mail appOn 7/23/24 at 8:31 AM, Rhett Bourland via Meteorite-list wrote: From: "Rhett Bourland via Meteorit

Re: [meteorite-list] 6 Best pieces of Asteroid 2024 BX1 - Meteorite RIBBECK

2024-03-29 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Have received this email five times now. Is that enough? Can we stop sending it now?Sent using the mobile mail appOn 3/29/24 at 9:03 AM, Mirko Graul via Meteorite-list wrote: From: "Mirko Gra

[meteorite-list] AD: NWA oriented shield individual

2024-01-25 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Hello Everyone, Hope you are well. I have a nice 147g NWA oriented shield available. Asking $220 shipped domestic OBO. International shipping is extra. Images: https://ibb.co/MCybP91 https://ibb.co/n79q5JZ https://ibb.co/gTCSYgj Cheers! John A. Shea, MD IMCA 3295 Sent using the mobile mail ap

Re: [meteorite-list] Looking for some meteorites

2023-10-30 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
I had a Ningbo piece in the past.Would focus on institution trades though if you really want this list to happen. Sent using the mobile mail appOn 10/30/23 at 5:27 PM, Michael Farmer via Meteorite-list wrote:

[meteorite-list] Ad: Erg Chech 002

2023-09-16 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing well. I have a 59g end cut of Erg Chech 002 available if anyone is looking for a nice palm specimen of that classification. Please contact me for additional information. Cheers, John A. Shea, MD IMCA 3295 __ M

[meteorite-list] AD: NWA 15942 Eucrite Melt Breccia

2023-07-31 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Hello All, I was never planning to sell specimens of this mass, but the classification process got messed up and resulted in me having two part slices left over. NWA 15942 - Eucrite, Melt Breccia 22.7g part slice = $250 6.6g part slice = $80 Please contact me separately for photos and a shipping

[meteorite-list] AD: Various Specimens

2023-07-28 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Good Day All, Some random specimens in my collection that I am no longer attached to, so looking to move them along. Wabar Shale - Attractive, craggy and shapely specimen. Good size at 29.5g weight. Small specimens at 5-6g often sell for $50+ so this is a very reasonable price. = $177 Canyon

[meteorite-list] Donation Request

2023-06-04 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Fellow Collectors, This coming August my wife will be riding in a fundraising bike ride via the Pelotonia Institute for Immuno-Oncology. She has a financial goal of $1250, and if it was up to me I'd double that! Her Mother, my Mother, and our beloved Aunt, have all passed in the last few years

[meteorite-list] AD: CO3.6 main mass and rare Ung-Ach

2023-04-18 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all well! Available today at reduced prices are some splendid specimens of hard to find classifications. First, the 39.6g main mass, full slice of NWA 11358, a scarce CO3.6 classification with a phenomenal surface area and an intriguing dark chondrule rich inter

[meteorite-list] AD: A Few HTF Classifications

2023-04-10 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all well! Available today are some splendid specimens of hard to find classifications. First, the 39.6g main mass, of NWA 11358, a full slice of a scarce CO3.6 classification with a phenomenal surface area and an intriguing dark chondrule rich interior. Asking 25

[meteorite-list] AD: Gadamis 003 Lunar Ferroan Anorthosite

2023-03-14 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing well! Available today is a very nice part slice of Gadamis 003. Weighing 13.87g, it is a nice thin slice with a phenomenal surface area that reveals and an incredible shocked and brecciated interior. Classified as a Lunar Ferroan Anorthosite, it is a sp

[meteorite-list] AD: CK5 NWA 15302

2022-12-06 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing great! Newly approved is a CK5 specimen from the hot dessert named NWA 15302. While officially classified as a CK5 the specimen was in consideration for CK5-an status briefly due to its very complicated petrography. Please see the metbull for a full des

[meteorite-list] Ad: Crusted Mbale Individual

2022-10-12 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Good Morning Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing well this week. Available today is an exceptional 21.4g crusted individual of the Mbale fall, L5/6 from Uganda, 1992. Crusted individuals of this historic fall are exceedingly rare on the market these days. This specimen is at least 60% cru

[meteorite-list] Ad: Exceptional Henbury

2022-09-03 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Exceptional 1081g Henbury with curvaceous form and natural patina available. Stands on end naturally as shown. Comes with my provenance as well as Ruben Garcia. Was in a private collection prior to that for many years. Phenomenal representative specimen. Photos at the links below: https://ibb.c

Re: [meteorite-list] CERTIFICATION OF AUTHENTICITY

2022-07-27 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Thought I'd chime in... In my humble opinion, this is a non-issue. In the world of collectibles such as meteorites determining the authenticity of a specimen occurs in one of three ways: 1) You know enough about a specimen yourself to decide on your own that it is what someone says it is. 2) Yo

Re: [meteorite-list] AD: Casas Grandes, Mexico

2022-07-19 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Still available! Cheers! On 7/18/22 at 5:54 PM, Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list wrote: > Dear Fellow Collectors, > Hope you are all doing well. > > Available here is a very appreciable 14.4g slice of the Casas Grandes > meteorite, an IIAB from Chihuahua, Mexico. Arguably one of

[meteorite-list] AD: Casas Grandes, Mexico

2022-07-18 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing well. Available here is a very appreciable 14.4g slice of the Casas Grandes meteorite, an IIAB from Chihuahua, Mexico. Arguably one of the rarest and most historic Mexican meteorites. Discovered in 1867, the mass was uncovered in a burial chamber w

[meteorite-list] Ad: Duruma, Kenya 1853

2022-07-17 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all well. Available today is a true rarity, a 0.97g specimen of the Duruma meteorite, a witnessed fall from 1853 in Kenya. It fell not far from a few boys of the Duruma tribe, and was subsequently worshipped within their culture, resting on an alter for years aft

[meteorite-list] Ad: 76.5g NWA 13272 Prob Pairing

2022-07-13 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing well today. Available here is a 76.5g probable pairing to NWA 13272, the only achondrite with the oxygen isotope affinity of L-chondrites. This was acquired from another IMCA dealer who purchased a lot of specimens which were XRF paired, matching t

[meteorite-list] Ad: Chelyabinsk blast damaged window

2022-06-13 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing well. Available today is a phenomenal Chelyabinsk impact artifact, a window damaged by the blast of the Chelyabinsk meteorite. This window measures roughly 13" by 20" and 3" deep. It will come with some glass fragments that are still adhering to th

Re: [meteorite-list] Inside the Strange World of the Meteorite Trade

2022-02-07 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
I'm certain that Greg Brennecka is an incredible and brilliant researcher, but in my opinion this relatively brief article misrepresents the sincerity and honesty of MANY meteorite sellers and collectors. Cheers,John A. Shea, MDIMCA 3295On 2/7/22 at 1:26

[meteorite-list] AD: 99% Crusted Benenitra

2021-12-07 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all well! I have a 99% crusted specimen of Benenitra, Madagascar (L6) I'd like to sell. Beautiful 71.5g specimen acquired shortly after the fall. Listing it at a bargain of 10$/g (OBO) well below what other specimens are listed for. Shipping in the USA is f

[meteorite-list] Ad: 30.7g Pre-melt Chelyabinsk 97% crust

2021-11-12 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all well. I'm upgrading my Chelyabinsk specimen so this beauty, purchased immediately after the fall date from a local hunter, is now available. Chelyabinsk, ~97% crusted pre-melt individual, 30.7g with regmaglypts. Asking 280$ for this. Email me here for ph

[meteorite-list] Ad: Pre-rain Aguas Zarcas

2021-07-28 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are well! In a recent trade I acquired a lovely specimen of Aguas Zarcas, 4g of pre-rain space chocolate with nearly perfect 99% fusion crust. It's a great specimen to represent the fall. Asking 120$/g (480$) shipped domestic. International shipping will be ca

[meteorite-list] AD: Trâpeăng Rônoăs, Cambodia

2021-07-11 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all having a great weekend. I have available today a once in a lifetime specimen... One of two pieces of the Trâpeăng Rônoăs meteorite fall that are in a private collection. Trâpeăng Rônoăs, Cambodia, H4, 2.2g part end cut showing rust from water pou

[meteorite-list] AD: New CV3 Classification

2021-07-02 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing well! I have a reduced subclass CV3 that will hopefully be completing classification soon. Just a few specimens available for collectors. The main mass will be held by the classifying institution. 10.2g end cut 117$ 3.6g part slice 46$ 2.7g part sl

Re: [meteorite-list] SALE: BUR-ABOR, AN INCOMPARABLE METEORITE SPECIMEN – MAIN MASS

2021-05-22 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
erm "witnessed find" as I suggested. If the darn thing has > been found it had to have fell at some point. Shsh Most of these > terms are absurd. > > > > Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email. > > ‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ > On Friday, May 21, 2021

Re: [meteorite-list] SALE: BUR-ABOR, AN INCOMPARABLE METEORITE SPECIMEN – MAIN MASS

2021-05-21 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
In my estimation, Bur-Arbor likely rests in the category of "Find - Doubtful Fall" or "Find" as defined below. The degree of weathering seen on the mass is unlikely to be from an event in 1997, though an earlier event in the region may be on record somewhere, and thus be 

[meteorite-list] AD: Historic Native American Meteorite Specimen

2021-05-10 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing good. Available here is an excellent old specimen of Lincoln County, CO (L6). Noted by Nininger in his article "Meteorite Collecting Among Ancient Americans" it was found in 1937 amidst the ruins of a Native American encampment. Like other meteorit

[meteorite-list] Ad: Iron Creek, Chilkoot, Lincoln County

2021-04-08 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing good this week. I have a few rare specimens available, each of which has a significant history linking it to the Native American populations of North America. For your consideration: Iron Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada, part slice with natural edge, 9.

Re: [meteorite-list] A bit late- Indonesia House Hit by Meteorite NOV 2020

2021-03-08 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Lest we forget Cambodia in April of 2014. ;-)https://www.meteorite-times.com/trapeang-ronoas-meteorite/Cheers,John A. Shea, MDIMCA 3295www.bigjohnmeteorites.comOn 3/8/21 at 7:39 AM, Roberto Vargas via Meteorite-list wrote:

Re: [meteorite-list] Christies auction results

2021-02-24 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
LOL! I have a bridge to sell them... Cheers, John A. Shea, MD IMCA 3295 www.bigjohnmeteorites.com On 2/24/21 at 8:46 AM, Galactic Stone & Ironworks via Meteorite-list wrote: > I wish the person who paid $350,000.00 USD for a 4-inch Muonionalusta > sphere would send me some of what they were smok

[meteorite-list] Ad: Uwet, Nigeria 1825

2021-02-10 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing well. Available here is a very rare specimen of the Uwet meteorite. Supposedly a witnessed fall in 1825, it was venerated as a source of prosperity by the locals for decades. It was removed temporarily by English colonists in 1903 and sent to the B

Re: [meteorite-list] Ad: Ogi, Japan fall 1741

2021-02-07 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
: From: "Michael Doran via Meteorite-list" Date: February 7, 2021To: "Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list" Cc: Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ad: Ogi, Japan fall 1741 > However, you give no

[meteorite-list] Ad: Ogi, Japan fall 1741

2021-02-06 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all well. If you like meteorites with incredible stories, I have one for you. A 1.7g specimen of Ogi, Japan, available for your consideration. Some details from Oliver Farrington's, "The Worship and Folk-Lore of Meteorites" "Ogi, Hizen, Japan. - Two stones w

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites

2020-11-23 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Those look nothing like meteorites. Cheers, John A. Shea, MD IMCA 3295 www.bigjohnmeteorites.com On 11/23/20 at 6:39 PM, John Lutzon via Meteorite-list wrote: > > What am I missing? > > - Original Message - > From: "John Teague via Meteorite-list" > To: "Audrey Pfeifer" ; > > Sent

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteoritical Bulletin Main Mass photos

2020-06-14 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Everything we do on the internet (including your last email) is being spied on. No reason at all to bother worrying about facebook... LOL On 6/14/20 at 1:56 PM, Adam Hupe via Meteorite-list wrote: > Zuckerberg doesn't even use his own services and makes six million dollars a > day gathering p

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteoritical Bulletin Main Mass photos

2020-06-14 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Take it private if you want to argue. On 6/14/20 at 12:46 PM, Marcin Cimała - POLANDMET via Meteorite-list wrote: > Hi Marcin, > > I did not mean my reply to sound aggressive or personal towards you. I > have always liked you and never had a problem with you personally. I > just don't like

[meteorite-list] Ad: Appraisal Service and T-shirts!

2020-03-28 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing well today! After some considerable effort trying to find someone to work on an appraisal of my core collection, I have realized that there is a void in the world of meteorite collecting. Namely, an affordable and accessible appraisal service for m

[meteorite-list] Ad: Additional specimens at great prices! (Ad: 1/14)

2019-08-08 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing well! I have added a significant number of specimens onto my prior sales list. All are small to micro specimens listed at excellent prices! Please PM me with your interest! Specimens: Warm Springs Wilderness, Arizona H4-6, 1.19g = $20 Tagounite 07

[meteorite-list] Ad: Additional rare and hard to find specimens (free ad 1/1)

2019-07-29 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing well! I have added a significant number of specimens to my sales list. Falls, finds, unique classifications, rare localities, etc. all excellent specimens for your collection! Please take moment from your busy Monday to consider some specimens! Con

[meteorite-list] AD: Small meteorite specimens at great prices! (ad 12/12)

2019-07-22 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing great!   Available today are an array of smaller specimens at highly attractive prices. Many of these are hard to find and somewhat obscure specimens, though many are very familiar. I have photos for all of these so please respond if there is someth

[meteorite-list] Ad: Great deals on a variety of specimens (AD 11/12)

2019-07-02 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Available today at exceptional prices are some lovely specimens of meteorites, each one begging to be added to your collection. 😉 Many will come with prior provenance (as indicted below) along with my own provenance. Contact me for additional photos. Shipping is 8$ Prio

[meteorite-list] Ad: Great deals on available specimens. (Ad 10/12)

2019-06-26 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, I hope you are doing well today! Now that Ensisheim is over you put what money you have left ;-) into some real bargains, right here... Available today: 511g main mass of NWA 11915, an L4-6 with a stunning brecciated interior. = $250 78.9g main mass end cut of NWA 103

[meteorite-list] "Space Rocks" magazine, May 2017 issue

2019-04-07 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear List, Hope you are all well. If anyone has a copy of the May, 2017 issue of Space Rocks Magazine that they are willing to lend/sell to me, please let me know. It contains an article regarding the Iron Creek meteorite which I wrote, but unfortunately I gave away all my copies to interested

[meteorite-list] AD: Cyber-Monday sale! (Ad: 12/12)

2018-11-26 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, In celebration of Cyber-Monday I have dropped prices for most specimens on my webpage by as much as 30%!! This includes specimens of: Elbogen, now at impossibly low prices. The main mass of NWA 11550, Monomict Eucrite. Various memorabilia/ephemera of Meteor Crater, from t

[meteorite-list] AD: Vintage Meteor Crater Memorabilia (Ad 11/12)

2018-11-20 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope your week is off to a great start!   I have recently uploaded to the website some phenomenal vintage Meteor Crater memorabilia. All are in great condition and they are very hard to come by these days. They consist of the following:   Vintage Meteor Crater Ashtray Vint

[meteorite-list] AD: Shavings from the El Taco mass of Campo del Cielo (Ad 10/12)

2018-11-16 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Meteorite Friends,   Hope you are all doing great today!   Recently I had the good fortune to acquire some former laboratory specimens of the famous El Taco mass of Campo del Cielo. These shavings were sourced directly from a well published researcher who acquired them from one of the more

[meteorite-list] AD 9/12 fall specimens update

2018-10-22 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Just an updated list regarding my fall specimen sale sent out this AM. Availability as noted below: SOLD Buzzard Coulee 35g = $525, 95% crusted individual, very representative of the fall SOLD Millbillillie 30.4g = $395, Red exterior with exemplary flowlines on this one. SOLD Wiluna 40.9g =

[meteorite-list] AD: Hard to find fall specimens (ad 9/12)

2018-10-22 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are well! In order to finish off my wedding sales I am putting some of my fall specimens up for sale. They are all 95-99% crusted specimens. All are as fresh as they can be given the circumstances of the fall and recovery of specimens. (PLEASE NOTE: My computer

Re: [meteorite-list] Michigan meteorite

2018-10-05 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Absolutely agree Paul. Unless they can be verified by numerous independent eye witnesses, then stories like that are really no more verifiable than a child’s fantasies. Furthermore, since stories are unreliable, and it hasn’t been officially classified yet, I don’t see any reason why it could

Re: [meteorite-list] Test

2018-09-22 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
I sent an ad out a week ago that never made it to the list. I feel your pain... Cheers, John A. Shea, MD IMCA 3295 www.bigjohnmeteorites.com On 9/22/18 at 9:46 AM, Greg Hupe via Meteorite-list wrote: > Testing, please ignore if not affected. Anyone else seeing delays of posts > or not getting p

[meteorite-list] Ad: Iron Creek and Elbogen specimens FS

2018-09-05 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Meteorite Friends, Hope you are all well! As a component of my ongoing “wedding sales” I have updated my website to include specimens of some rare historic irons and a lovely meteorite watch. New on my site: Iron Creek, Canada 1.15g – An exceptionally rare meteorite specimen from the Man

[meteorite-list] AD: Marriage sale! Reduced prices!! (AD:7/12)

2018-08-30 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Meteorite Friends, Hope you are all doing well. I’m getting married at the end of October so for the next 4-6 weeks I will be updating my website with numerous specimens that I have in my unlisted inventory. I have already DRASTICALLY REDUCED PRICES on what is currently present on my w

[meteorite-list] AD: New Eucrite and historic specimens added to website (Ad: 6/12)

2018-08-12 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors,   Hope you are all well today.   My website has been updated to include a few historic fall and find specimens, as well as a lovely selection of monomict Eucrite breccia specimens. These are full slices cut from the main mass of the recently classified NWA 11550.   Additi

[meteorite-list] AD: Dropped prices on my website (Ad: 6/12)

2018-08-03 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing great!   I recently dropped prices for the specimens on my webpage. These are excellent examples of rare meteorites.   https://bigjohnmeteorites.com   Yunnan, fall 6/1/2018 probable L6: A full slice and endcut of the latest Chinese fall available at

[meteorite-list] Ad: Large acrylic padded boxes w/ white foam insert (ad 5/12)

2018-07-12 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing good. I recently got a shipment in of the 85 x 60 x 25mm acrylic padded boxes we frequently use with white foam inserts. I sold some to frequent customers prior to this ad, and have put the remaining available boxes up on my website. https://bigj

[meteorite-list] AD: Yunnan, China 6/1/18 Fall, New Halfa, Sudan 11/8/94 Fall (Ad 4/12)

2018-07-04 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Meteorite Friends,   Hope you all have had a great start to your week!   I recently uploaded to my website a selection of slices from two noted meteorite falls.   First: The Yunnan, China fall of 6/1/18. The cut surface of this fall is quite lovely, more abundant in chondrules than you might

Re: [meteorite-list] Toxic Giant Hogweed Spreading - Warning to Meteorite Collectors

2018-07-03 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Giant Hogweed is definitely no joke. I saw a child once in an ER who had lost sight in his left eye after getting the sap on his face. Also it’s very hard to get rid of if it’s growing on your property. An expensive clean out, like many invasive species. A good one to watch out for when out hun

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2018-06-28 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
I’d trust Jason’s opinion of a specimen over 99% of the collecting and selling population. Cheers, John A. Shea, MD IMCA 3295 On 6/25/18 at 9:30 PM, Adam Hupe via Meteorite-list wrote: > Spoken by a true pioneer in self-pairing and piggy-backing, > Anybody for any self-paired and piggy-backe

[meteorite-list] AD: New Polymict Diogenite NWA 11805, slices FS (Ad: 3/12)

2018-06-11 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing well after an enjoyable weekend.   Not long ago I was fortunate to acquire the main mass of NWA 11805, a recently classified Polymict Diogenite that was brought to classification by fellow IMCA member, Chris Colvin. I cut slices of the main mass and

[meteorite-list] AD: Rare Tarahumara, Mexico, Iron IIE Meteorite for sale (Ad: 2/12)

2018-06-03 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors,   Hope you are all doing great!   Well it looks like the Ensisheim show is starting early. Why, you say…? Because here and now is your chance to get a specimen of an exceptionally rare silicated iron meteorite, Tarahumara, Mexico. Four specimens have been added to my web

[meteorite-list] Ad: Reduced prices on my website (Ad: 1/12)

2018-05-22 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Happy Monday! What better way to start off your week than to acquire a few meteorite specimens at truly great prices. In an effort to clear some inventory for the forthcoming update of my webpage I have dropped prices on nearly every specimen on the page. Some of these

Re: [meteorite-list] Roman Meteorite Coins

2018-04-17 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Almost certainly lost to history, Yinan. There is one ancient baeytl still around that is not of Roman origin, but instead Islamic. That being the Black Stone of Mecca, also called the Al-Hajaru al-Aswad. Some have suggested it is a meteorite. Of course no testing has been done to verify this..

Re: [meteorite-list] Roman Meteorite Coins

2018-04-16 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
I think you may be referring to this Michael. http://www.meteorman.org/Meteorite_Coin.htm Cheers! John A. Shea, MD IMCA 3295 www.bigjohnmeteorites.com Sent using the mail.com mail app On 4/16/18 at 8:21 AM, Michael Blood via Meteorite-list wrote: > Hi all, > > There used to be a pers

[meteorite-list] AD: Rare NWA iron subgroup, rare USA meteorites FS (Ad: 12/12)

2018-04-10 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors,   Hope you are all doing well this week.   I recently updated my website to include some great specimens of a rare NWA iron subgroup, some very hard to find US meteorite specimens, a newly classified small NWA eucrite and a few lovely NWA unclassified stone specimens. Pl

[meteorite-list] Ad: Unique specimens on my website (AD 11/12)

2018-03-26 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing well.   If you're looking for a truly unique meteorite specimen to add to your collection, NWA 11359 is the one.    This is a very strange L6 with a moderate shock stage and very little weathering. It is unique among the huge L6 classification due

Re: [meteorite-list] Awesome Shock Melted (NWA 6963) Martian Specimens

2018-03-19 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Art, Hope you are well. I formally request that I be made a “Moderator” for the Metlist, so that there is SOMEONE, who can put an end to this back and forth bickering when it gets out of hand. Which it has in this scenario... I have extensive experience as an Administrator for both the “Me

Re: [meteorite-list] Questions About NWA 7034,

2018-03-13 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
“You, a thief, admitted by yourself, to stealing by claiming a pairing number to John Higgins material. Mr. Higgins likely paid several hundreds of dollars to have it studied and the grams donated as a type specimen.” Seriously...? This is why he’s a “thief”? Because he self-paired some specime

Re: [meteorite-list] Questions About NWA 7034, "Black Beauty" Pairing

2018-03-13 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
f another's hard work. There is a > > unspoken code here that forbids this illegitimate practice. The new > > generation of collectors are educated and they disdain any seller > > participating in any such sales. No more excuses. > > > > John Higgins > >

Re: [meteorite-list] Questions About NWA 7034, "Black Beauty" Pairing

2018-03-12 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
I have bought from the seller in question numerous times. He is very reliable, after at least a dozen transactions... As to whether or not people are willing to buy specimens that cost as much as Black Beauty under the advertisement of a probable pairing, it is entirely up to the buyer. This i

[meteorite-list] Ad: Unique specimens added to website! (Ad 10/12)

2018-03-11 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing well   A handful of very interesting meteorite specimens have been added to my website.   First among them, NWA 11359. This is a very strange L6 S2 W1. It is unique among the L6 classification due to a highly porous matrix that is set within a heavi

Re: [meteorite-list] interstellar meteorite anyone?

2018-03-07 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
m.edu > http://meteorite.unm.edu/people/carl_agee/ > http://compres.us/about-us/compres-president > > > > On Wed, Mar 7, 2018 at 1:22 PM, Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list > wrote: > > There are none we know of. > > > > https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.n

Re: [meteorite-list] interstellar meteorite anyone?

2018-03-07 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
There are none we know of. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newscientist.com/article/2100887-canadian-meteorite-may-be-first-visitor-from-the-kuiper-belt/amp/ That article speculates that Tagish Lake might have originated from the Kuiper Belt, but there is no way to confirm even that. Maybe som

Re: [meteorite-list] First meteorite identified Japan in 15 years

2018-03-01 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Additionally, the article is somewhat misleading on the actual appearance of the specimen. The MetBul listing for the meteorite describes it more appropriately as being brown and rusted.    https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?sea=&sfor=names&ants=&falls=&valids=&stype=contains&lrec=50&ma

Re: [meteorite-list] First meteorite identified Japan in 15 years

2018-03-01 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Alfredo, I would agree that what the article stated was slightly misleading, but this is not the same meteorite as the one that is mentioned to have fallen 100 years before. They were just including that bit of information in the story as a nidus for the owner's interest in getting the specimen l

Re: [meteorite-list] First meteorite identified Japan in 15 years

2018-03-01 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?sea=&sfor=names&ants=&falls=&valids=&stype=contains&lrec=50&map=ge&browse=&country=Japan&srt=name&categ=All&mblist=All&rect=&phot=&snew=0&pnt=Normal%20table&code=66476   The MetBull for that specimen.   Thanks for the article Tom!   Cheers, John A. Shea

[meteorite-list] Camp Verde meteorite (transported Canyon Diablo)

2018-03-01 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all well.   Simple question for you all, not looking to buy or sell anything with this:   If you have, or ever have had, a specimen of the “Camp Verde” meteorite (one of the “transported” Canyon Diablo specimens) in your collection, please take a moment to re

[meteorite-list] AD: Dropped prices on specimens! (Ad 9/12)

2018-02-25 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing great! Sent this earlier this morning but never saw it pop up on the list. Apologies if this is a repeat... I’m planning an update to my website soon and in an effort to clear some inventory I have dropped prices on the majority of the specimens l

Re: [meteorite-list] Howdy list

2018-02-12 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Rick, Hope you are well. Like many meteorites that are more abundant (and therefor tend to drive prices down) the rarity of more desirable features on such specimens is what justifies a premium for a singular specimen. For this reason I agree that the specimen you described would certainly sell

Re: [meteorite-list] AD -Auctions Ending Tonight and Tomorrow

2018-02-07 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
t; I would recommend you hold your tongue from now on or you will only > > embarrass yourself further. > > > > Sincerely, > > John A. Shea, MD > > IMCA 3295 > > > > > > On 2/7/18 at 12:03 PM, Adam Hupe wrote: > > > >> Everybody, who

Re: [meteorite-list] AD -Auctions Ending Tonight and Tomorrow

2018-02-07 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
lf further. Sincerely, John A. Shea, MD IMCA 3295 On 2/7/18 at 12:03 PM, Adam Hupe wrote: > Everybody, who has been around for awhile, sees you as the village idiot > and a clueless 3.0 level newbie. > > On 2/7/2018 7:49 AM, Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list wrote: > > "The

Re: [meteorite-list] AD -Auctions Ending Tonight and Tomorrow

2018-02-07 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
"The low estimate is $1,500/g (before commission). While the reserve is far lower still..." Thank you, Darryl. Glad someone else said it. I would have pointed it out myself but I already get enough blowback and crudeness from Adam via his unwelcome "private" messages to my email here... John A

Re: [meteorite-list] Michigan Meteor

2018-01-18 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
They found a few small specimens last I heard. Did they find the main mass? Sent using the mail.com mail app On 1/18/18 at 1:00 PM, Michael Farmer via Meteorite-list wrote: > It has been found > > Michael Farmer > > > On Jan 18, 2018, at 9:43 AM, Les to Rovy via Meteorite-list > > wrote:

Re: [meteorite-list] Current Sericho Habaswein Pallasite Prices

2018-01-17 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
As mentioned before, those really are not good quality specimens. Not very representative examples, Adam. Also the 2kg or bigger specimens/lots of Hasbaswein have been selling for 0.50$/g or less from the source for months now. Regardless of size or price changes (which are temporary anyhow) on

Re: [meteorite-list] Ad 32 Auctions Lots of Good Deals!

2018-01-09 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Great line up of meteorites Larry! Really nice 3+kg GB specimen from Nevada in there! Steal of a deal on a big NWA Eucrite end cut! Really nice to see ads from people who aren't just selling the same old lunar meteorite every single week. ;-) Cheers! Sent using the mail.com mail app On 1/8

[meteorite-list] AD: New specimens added to my website! (Ad: 9/12)

2018-01-04 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors,   Hope you are all doing great, and that your New Year is off to a good start.   I added some lovely meteorite and impactite specimens to my website. Notably: A handful of fresh NWA-X at various sizes, a rare US iron from the state of Wisconsin, a gorgeous Wabar Pearl,

[meteorite-list] test

2017-12-09 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
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Re: [meteorite-list] Stability of Sericho (Habaswein)

2017-12-04 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
I got my sealed full slice of Habaswein from Rob many months ago and don't see a lick of rusting on it. Sealant appears to be working great. :-D If I were in the market for a specimen, I'd listen to the guy who actually has experience working with the meteorite in question. Additionally, Larg

Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 5000 Bitcoin Holders

2017-12-01 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
1) This has nothing to do with meteorite classification. 2) That email is an advertisement, Adam. Whether you think it is or not. 3) I wonder how many bitcoins were used last month in criminal endeavors? Not something I would want any of my meteorite classifications associated with... Cheers, J

[meteorite-list] AD: Prices dropped on specimens (Ad: 8/12)

2017-11-24 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Meteorite Friends, Hope you are doing well. You can call it a “Black Friday Sale” if you want, but the prices will be the same tomorrow. ;-) I dropped some prices on my webpage given the pending Christmas holiday, so now is the time to get some great deals on a lot of good specimens. https

Re: [meteorite-list] Interesting Trivia - Black Beauty Moniker

2017-11-13 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
"The meaning of nick names or monikers will be lost in a generation or two, while official names will stand the test of time." So you're planning to stop calling NWA 5000, "The Legendary, NWA 5000"? ;-) ;-) John Sent using the mail.com mail app On 11/13/17 at 5:05 PM, Adam Hupe via Met

[meteorite-list] AD: Dozens of specimens added to my website! (Ad: 7/12)

2017-11-09 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing great! I uploaded dozens of specimens to my website for you to consider. Historic, new and rare meteorite specimens are available now, all at excellent prices. There is a little bit of everything for all variations of collectors! Please take a momen

[meteorite-list] List of specimens I'm seeking

2017-11-07 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, If anyone has any of the following specimens for sale please reach out to me and let me know. Many thanks for your time! Cheers, John A. Shea, MD IMCA 3295 List: Iron Creek, Canada Krasnojarsk, Russia Berdyansk, Russia Nogata, Japan Oktibbeha, Mississippi Livingston, Monta

Re: [meteorite-list] AD - Sikhote Alin Iron Meteorite Polished 261 Gram End Cut

2017-11-04 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Gotta ask here... At what point do these repeat emails about these SA specimens for sale exceed the rule of 1 advertisement per person per week? Not trying to be a pain here, just keeping it real... John A. Shea, MD IMCA 3295 Sent using the mail.com mail app On 11/4/17 at 7:00 PM, bobadebt

Re: [meteorite-list] Fwd: Lots of Gold and Meteorites on Heritage Auctions

2017-11-04 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
longer relavent and hasn't been for many years. Just ignore him, > > everyone else does .. > > > > Cheers > > > > Martin > > > > Martin Goff > > www.msg-meteorites.co.uk > > International Meteorite Collectors Association (IMCA) memb

Re: [meteorite-list] Fwd: Lots of Gold and Meteorites on Heritage Auctions

2017-11-03 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
It's too late to take the high road, Adam. Your true colors have been revealed. Sent using the mail.com mail app On 11/3/17 at 9:42 PM, Adam Hupe wrote: > John, > > Posting private emails to the list is against the rules and in poor > taste. I have wasted enough time with endless debates i

Re: [meteorite-list] Fwd: Lots of Gold and Meteorites on Heritage Auctions

2017-11-03 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
That's really sad, Adam... How sad that after all your years of life and experience in the meteorite world, you failed to develop the skills you need to face a challenge from a peer with some dignity. Sent using the mail.com mail app On 11/3/17 at 7:49 PM, Jason Utas wrote: > -- For

Re: [meteorite-list] Lots of Gold and Meteorites on Heritage Auctions

2017-11-03 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
"Self-pairing is a slippery slope. Allowing laymen/dealers/Moroccans to classify their own stones opens up the entire meteorite collectable sector to fraud." Hence my condition that the seller needs to be "reliable". A subjective term, yes, but it is impossible to formally pair every stone. If

Re: [meteorite-list] Lots of Gold and Meteorites on Heritage Auctions

2017-11-03 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Sorta feels like we are rehashing an old topic in a new form here... It is common and even justifiable for people to be attached to the concept of formal pairings and classification for specimens, particularly when they pride themselves on selling specimens of a well known classification. Howe

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