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New
arrivals:
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Here is a list of my many new entries,
as of January 30th, 2001.
Slowly but surely I'll be integrating these into the regular pages, adding
pictures and additional information. |
Achondrites
Bilanga
Burkina Faso
Fell 1999, October 19, 1030 hrs
Tkw: >25kg
Diogenite, brecciated ADIO
Fragments with fusion crust, very fresh, outstanding pieces. 25$/g.
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BI1
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ca. 1.5cm x 1.0cm x 1.0cm
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2.15g
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53.75$
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BI2
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ca. 1.3cm x 1.2cm x 1.1cm
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2.32g
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58.00$
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BI3
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58.25$
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sold
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BI4
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ca. 1.5cm x 1.3cm x 1.2cm
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3.04g
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76.00$
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BI5
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ca. 1.6cm x 1.3cm x 1.0cm
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3.34g
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83.50$
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BI6
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3.35g
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83.75$
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traded
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BI7
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ca. 2.0cm x 1.2cm x 1.0cm
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3.61g
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90.25$
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BI8
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ca. 2.3cm x 1.8cm x 1.2cm
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5.54g
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138.50$
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BI9
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ca. 2.3cm x 1.5cm x 1.1cm
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6.73g
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168.25$
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BI10
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ca. 4.6cm x 3.2cm x 2.2cm
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34.71g
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867.75$
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BI11
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ca. 4.7cm x 3.1cm x 2.8cm
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48.97g
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1224.25$
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Small fragments without crust
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BI13
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ca. 0.6cm x 0.5cm
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0.10g
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2.50$
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BI14
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ca. 0.6cm x 0.5cm
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0.12g
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3.00$
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BI15
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ca. 0.7cm x 0.4cm
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0.15g
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3.75$
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Dar al Gani 476
Sahara, Libya
Found 1998, May 1
Tkw: 2015g
Shergottite, Martian basalt SNC
Thin partslices. I'll only sell one of these and keep the other one for my
own collection - the choice is up to you. 800$/g.
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DaG476a
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Ca. 2.9cm x 1.7cm x 0.15cm
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1.42g
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1136$
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DaG476b
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Ca. 4.0cm x 2.0cm x 0.15cm
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2.56g
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2048$
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Dar al Gani 735
Sahara, Libya
Found Winter 1996/97
Tkw: 588g
Shergottite, Martian basalt SNC
Fragment from the smallest DaG Mars meteorites. 800$/g.
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ca. 1.2cm x 0.4cm x 0.1cm
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0.088g
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70.40$
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sold
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Mount Egerton
Gascoyne River, Western Australia, Australia
Found 1941
Tkw: ~30kg
Anomalous aubrite AUB-ANOM
Even though the 2000 edition of the "Catalogue of Meteorites" still
lists Mt. Egerton as an anomalous mesosiderite, but the generally held view is
now that it's really a true aubrite. 14$/g.
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fragment
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ca. 1.5cm x 1.1cm x 0.5cm
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1.21g
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16.94$
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Chondrites
Kunya-Urgench
Dashkhowus Velayat, Turkmenistan
Fell 1998, June 20, 1725hrs
Tkw: 1000-1100kg
Olivine-bronzite chondrite H5
The uncertainties as to the exact data concerning this fall have now been
cleared. 3.50$/g.
Fragments with a little crust
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KU1
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ca. 2.0cm x 1.6cm x 1.0cm
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4.63g
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16.20$
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sold
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KU2
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ca. 2.0cm x 1.7cm x 1.4cm
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5.14g
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17.99$
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KU3
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ca. 2.1cm x 2.0cm x 1.2cm
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7.84g
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27.44$
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Fragments without crust
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KU4
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ca. 1.5cm x 1.5cm x 0.8cm
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2.50g
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8.75$
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KU5
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ca. 2.5cm x 1.0cm x 0.9cm
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3.22g
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11.27$
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KU6
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ca. 1.7cm x 1.2cm x 1.1cm
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3.63g
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12.70$
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KU7
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ca. 2.1cm x 1.5cm x 1.0cm
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3.89g
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13.61$
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KU8
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ca. 2.0cm x 1.5cm x 1.0cm
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4.06g
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14.21$
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KU9
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ca. 2.1cm x 1.3cm x 1.2cm
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4.15g
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14.52$
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KU10
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ca. 1.9cm x 1.5cm x 1.0cm
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4.38g
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15.33$
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KU11
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ca. 1.8cm x 1.5cm x 1.2cm
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4.55g
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15.92$
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KU12
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ca. 2.5cm x 1.5cm x 1.3cm
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4.92g
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17.22$
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KU13
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ca. 2.3cm x 1.2cm x 1.0cm
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5.00g
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17.50$
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KU14
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ca. 1.6cm x 1.3cm x 1.3cm
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5.06g
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17.71$
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KU15
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ca. 1.9cm x 1.2cm x 1.2cm
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5.09g
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17.81$
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sold
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KU16
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ca. 2.8cm x 2.2cm x 0.9cm
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5.24g
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18.34$
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KU17
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ca. 2.5cm x 1.8cm x 1.1cm
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5.57g
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19.50$
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KU18
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ca. 2.3cm x 1.7cm x 1.1cm
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5.65g
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19.77$
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KU19
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ca. 2.1cm x 1.5cm x 1.2cm
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5.91g
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20.68$
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KU20
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ca. 1.9cm x 1.8cm x 1.6cm
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5.93g
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20.75$
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KU21
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ca. 2.7cm x 1.9cm x 1.0cm
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6.03g
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21.10$
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KU22
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ca. 2.2cm x 1.6cm x 1.4cm
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6.28g
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21.98$
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KU23
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ca. 2.5cm x 1.6cm x 1.1cm
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6.36g
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22.26$
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KU24
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ca. 2.3cm x 1.8cm x 1.2cm
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6.91g
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24.18$
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KU25
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ca. 2.2cm x 1.5cm x 1.3cm
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7.00g
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24.50$
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KU26
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ca. 2.1cm x 1.8cm x 1.3cm
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7.08g
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24.78$
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KU27
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ca. 2.0cm x 1.7cm x 1.5cm
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7.62g
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26.57$
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KU28
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ca. 2.5cm x 1.8cm x 1.3cm
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8.11g
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28.38$
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KU29
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ca. 2.7cm x 2.0cm x 1.1cm
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8.27g
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28.95$
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KU30
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ca. 2.3cm x 1.9cm x 1.5cm
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8.48g
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29.68$
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KU31
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ca. 2.7cm x 1.4cm x 1.1cm
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8.55g
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29.92$
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KU32
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ca. 2.5cm x 2.1cm x 1.1cm
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8.91g
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31.18$
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KU33
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ca. 2.3cm x 1.7cm x 1.5cm
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9.33g
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32.65$
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KU34
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ca. 2.5cm x 1.9cm x 1.4cm
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9.58g
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33.53$
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KU35
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ca. 2.8cm x 1.9cm x 1.1cm
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9.93g
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34.75$
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KU36
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ca. 2.4cm x 2.1cm x 1.5cm
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10.21g
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35.74$
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KU37
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ca. 2.5cm x 2.3cm x 1.5cm
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10.31g
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36.08$
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sold
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KU38
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ca. 3.0cm x 2.0cm x 1.4cm
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10.34g
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36.19$
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KU39
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ca. 2.7cm x 2.2cm x 1.5cm
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11.39g
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39.86$
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KU40
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ca. 3.0cm x 1.7cm x 1.7cm
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13.06g
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45.71$
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KU41
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ca. 3.6cm x 2.0cm x 1.8cm
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17.35g
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60.73$
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KU42
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ca. 3.5cm x 2.4cm x 1.6cm
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18.07g
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63.25$
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sold
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KU43
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ca. 3.5cm x 2.8cm x 1.9cm
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27.52g
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96.32$
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KU44
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ca. 4.8cm x 3.2cm x 1.5cm
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41.46g
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140.00$
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KU45
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ca. 5.0cm x 4.5cm x 4.2cm
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167g
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584.50$
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Massa
Morocco
Found 1997
Tkw: >120kg
Olivine-bronzite chondrite H6
A major new find, which hasn't been taken into the "Meteoritical
Bulletin" yet - small wonder, for there is havoc with new find data since
the break out of the North African meteorite rush. Massa has a light gray
matrix, different chondrules, grayish black fusion crust and, just like El
Hammami, contains dense metal veining. All in all it looks very fresh and
pretty. 2$/g.
Partslices with crust
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MA1
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ca. 5.3cm x 4.7cm x 0.2cm
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23.82g
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47.64$
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MA2
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ca. 5.3cm x 3.5cm x 0.4cm
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24.67g
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49.34$
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MA3
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ca. 5.3cm x 3.8cm x 0.4cm
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31.13g
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62.26$
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MA4
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ca. 5.2cm x 5.0cm x 0.7cm
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38.09g
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76.16$
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MA5
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ca. 18.0cm x 8.5cm x 1.0cm
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436g
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872.00$
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Partslices without crust
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MA6
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ca. 7.0cm x 4.6cm x 0.3cm
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30.65g
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62.26$
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MA7
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ca. 4.8cm x 4.3cm x 1.1cm
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61.29g
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123.84$
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MA8
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ca. 8.3cm x 4.6cm x 0.6cm
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69g
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138.00$
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MA9
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ca. 5.2cm x 5.1cm x 1.0cm
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80g
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160.00$
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Nuevo Mercurio
Zacatecas, Mexico
Fell 1978, December 15, 1850 hrs
Tkw: 5kg
Olivine-bronzite chondrite H5
Pretty, small fragments, often pebble halves, with plenty of fresh fusion
crust. Seems like the real find mass is 50kg rather than the 5kg mentioned
everywhere.
Therefore just 5$/g.
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NM1
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ca. 0.8cm x 0.7cm x 0.4cm
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0.37g
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1.85$
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NM2
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ca. 0.9cm x 0.6cm x 0.6cm
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0.42g
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2.10$
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NM3
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ca. 1.1cm x 0.7cm x 0.5cm
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0.44g
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2.20$
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NM4
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ca. 0.8cm x 0.7cm x 0.5cm
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0.46g
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2.30$
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NM5
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ca. 0.9cm x 0.7cm x 0.4cm
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0.49g
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2.45$
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NM6
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ca. 0.9cm x 0.9cm x 0.5cm
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0.55g
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2.75$
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NM7
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ca. 0.8cm x 0.8cm x 0.6cm
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0.56g
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2.80$
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NM8
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ca. 0.9cm x 0.7cm x 0.6cm
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0.58g
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2.90$
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NM9
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ca. 0.9cm x 0.8cm x 0.7cm
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0.59g
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2.90$
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NM10
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ca. 0.9cm x 0.8cm x 0.7cm
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0.59g
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2.90$
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NM11
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ca. 1.0cm x 0.7cm x 0.6cm
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0.60g
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3.00$
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NM12
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ca. 1.0cm x 0.8cm x 0.6cm
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0.62g
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3.10$
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NM13
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ca. 1.0cm x 0.8cm x 0.7cm
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0.65g
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3.25$
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NM14
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ca. 1.2cm x 0.8cm x 0.6cm
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0.71g
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3.55$
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NM15
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ca. 1.1cm x 0.9cm x 0.6cm
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0.75g
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3.75$
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NM16
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ca. 0.9cm x 0.8cm x 0.6cm
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0.75g
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3.75$
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NM17
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ca. 1.1cm x 0.7cm x 0.6cm
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0.79g
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3.95$
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NM18
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ca. 1.2cm x 0.8cm x 0.7cm
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1.28g
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6.40$
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NM19
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ca. 1.3cm x 1.0cm x 0.6cm
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1.34g
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6.70$
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NM20
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ca. 1.7cm x 1.1cm x 0.8cm
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1.74g
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8.70$
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NM21
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ca. 1.5cm x 1.2cm x 1.1cm
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1.99g
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9.95$
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NM22
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ca. 1.7cm x 1.3cm x 0.9cm
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2.52g
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12.60$
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Tsarev
Volgograd Province, Russia
Found 1968, Fell 1922, December 6, 1500 hrs ?
Tkw: 1225kg
Olivine-hypersthene chondrite L5
Freshly cut. 2.20$/g.
Partslices
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ca. 4.2cm x 3.0cm x 0.3cm
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9.52g
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20.94$
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16.15g
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35.53$
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traded
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ca. 6.2cm x 4.8cm x 0.4cm
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23.93g
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52.65$
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ca. 6.0cm x 4.9cm x 0.3cm
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24.10g
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53.02$
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Fullslices
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ca. 9.7cm x 5.7cm x 0.8cm
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96g
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211.20$
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Zag
Western Sahara
Fell 1998, August 4 or 5
Tkw: 175kg
Olivine-bronzite chondrite, regolith breccia H3-6
Fascinating brecciation. Average quality for Zag. All specimen with fusion
crust. 2.50$/g.
Partslices
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ca. 6.8cm x 4.7cm x 0.6cm
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55.07g
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137.67$
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ca. 7.6cm x 5.5cm x 0.4cm
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57.54g
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143.85$
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Cut fragment
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ca. 6.2cm x 4.2cm x 2.4cm
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113g
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282.50$
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Stony-Irons
Brahin
Minsk, Belarus
Found 1810
Tkw: 823kg
Pallasite PAL
New, marvelous specimens. The partslices are not translucent. 6$/g.
Cut fragments with four faces, one side being the original exterior.
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B2
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ca. 6.0cm x 4.8cm x 3.5cm
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189g
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1134$
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B3
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ca. 5.0cm x 4.5cm x 3.8cm
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149g
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894$
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Partslices
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B4
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ca. 5.4cm x 4.0cm x 0.9cm
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82.5g
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495$
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sold
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B5
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ca. 4.5cm x 4.2cm x 0.9cm
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80g
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480$
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sold
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Partslices with exterior on one of the small edges.
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B6
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ca. 4.7cm x 4.1cm x 0.7cm
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68g
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408$
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Irons
Sikhote-Alin
Primorski Krai, Russia
Fell 1947, February 12, 1038 hrs
Tkw: 27t
Coarsest octahedrite (9mm) IIAB
Individuals with excellent regmaglypts (presumably 2nd
fragmentation), no shrapnels. Classes IIA, IIAB and IIB have been grouped
together as group IIAB in the new ‘Catalogue of Meteorites’. A mere 1$/g.
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SA1
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ca. 2.9cm x 2.1cm x 1.1cm
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19.04g
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19.04$
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SA2
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ca. 2.9cm x 2.4cm x 0.7cm
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19.44g
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19.44$
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SA3
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ca. 2.6cm x 2.1cm x 1.3cm
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22.85g
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22.85$
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SA4
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ca. 3.2cm x 2.3cm x 1.3cm
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26.14g
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26.14$
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SA5
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ca. 3.2cm x 1.8cm x 1.8cm
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28.52g
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28.25$
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SA6
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ca. 3.2cm x 2.4cm x 1.6cm
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30.15g
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30.15$
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SA7
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ca. 3.0cm x 2.2cm x 1.6cm
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31.21g
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31.21$
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SA8
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ca. 3.0cm x 2.5cm x 1.2cm
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34.05g
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34.05$
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SA9
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ca. 3.3cm x 2.7cm x 1.7cm
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34.10g
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34.10$
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SA10
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ca. 2.6cm x 2.5cm x 2.4cm
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35.41g
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35.41$
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SA11
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ca. 3.7cm x 2.4cm x 1.7cm
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36.62g
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36.62$
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SA12
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ca. 4.0cm x 2.0cm x 1.9cm
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37.74g
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37.74$
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SA13
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38.52g
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38.52$
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traded
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SA14
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ca. 4.6cm x 1.8cm x 1.2cm
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39.15g
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39.15$
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SA15
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ca. 4.1cm x 1.9cm x 1.9cm
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41.32g
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41.32$
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SA16
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ca. 3.2cm x 2.4cm x 2.0cm
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43.10g
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43.10$
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sold
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SA17
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ca. 3.7cm x 2.5cm x 1.5cm
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45.76g
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45.76$
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SA18
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ca. 4.7cm x 2.9cm x 1.1cm
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48.14g
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48.14$
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SA19
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ca. 4.5cm x 2.5cm x 1.5cm
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49.12g
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49.12$
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SA20
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ca. 3.3cm x 3.0cm x 1.5cm
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51.38g
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51.38$
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SA21
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ca. 4.5cm x 2.2cm x 1.9cm
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57.10g
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57.10$
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SA22
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ca. 3.2cm x 2.5cm x 2.3cm
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59.24g
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59.24$
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SA23
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ca. 4.7cm x 2.6cm x 1.5cm
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59.72g
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59.72$
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SA24
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ca. 4.8cm x 3.0cm x 1.8cm
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76g
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76.00$
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SA25
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ca. 7.0cm x 4.1cm x 2.0cm
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131g
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131.00$
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SA26
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ca. 7.3cm x 4.5cm x 1.8cm
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162g
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162.00$
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SA27
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ca. 5.0cm x 4.5cm x 2.7cm
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180g
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180.00$
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sold
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Enter
Toby the Cat, to examine the offer
 The
Tagounite-L3 finds particular favor with the expert
 Content.
Has to be guarded.
I
will be offering these stones as wholes for a few more weeks to come, in case
someone takes to them; before I will slaughter and slice them up. Please don't
let the relative proportions fool you - Tobi is a Main-Coon, the largest
domestic cats on earth.
I
will be pleased to take your reservations for the slices from now on (please
indicate the approximate gram figures).
These
are, from back to front:
El
Hammami
(cf.Chondrite)
1.8kg,
fragment with crust, heavy weathering on the outside:
By the piece: 0.80$/g;
In slices, depending on freshness, 0.80-0.90$/g.
Tagounite
L3
11.54kg,
no crust, but with a few nice remaglypts preserved:
By the piece: 8$/g;
In slices 9$/g.
Zag
1.46kg,
individual with plenty of crust, some weathering traces.
Zag
is a fabulous meteorite! Fell in Morocco on August 4th or 5th 1998, Tkw: 175kg,
classified as H3-6 regolith breccia, S3. Contains both lighter H6 material and
darker H3 sections. Zag caused quite a stir - it even found its way into the
newspapers, for in its H3 regions liquid extraterrestrial water was discovered!
- minute droplets, included in colourful halite crystals (rock salt). Such a
thing had been seen just once, slightly before, in Monahans (1998). Furthermore,
the brecciation is said to be spectacular.
According
to my own, personal opinion, Zag is drastically underpriced, given its unique
characteristics (Monahans for example costs 10$ and more). I don't know how the
value is going to evolve in future, this will depend upon further research, and
there is also still a lot of material on the market, so that I don't want to
rush anyone into buying; but I do think that one can hardly get a more
interesting meteorite at such a low price. So if you want to buy, buy Zag!
(Thank God you can still find it almost everyway.)
Price
by the piece: 2.50$/g;
In slices, depending on how interesting they are - as one can never know
before!: 2.50-3$/g
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