[meteorite-list] AD: Dr. Elbert King Allende Kits, Shocked Belemnites, eBay Auctions....

[MARK BOSTICK]

Hello List,

Spotlight for this ad posting is a few Dr. Elbert King Allende kits I have 
made.  Only five more available.

http://www.meteoritearticles.com/allendeking.html

Each kit comes with Dr. Elbert King's book "Moon Trip" (unread-like new), an 
8x10 showing King with some Texas meteorites, letters from Monnig to King, 
other letters to/from King, PLUS a CD-ROM containing 18 newspaper articles 
on Elbert King and NASA Photo S64-21413 (E. King on geological friend trip 
with astronauts to Big Bend Area, Texas 1964-04-17).

All the specimens come in a plastic case which was numbered by Elbert King 
as shown. Condition of cases very, and they look better in my photographs, 
then in real life.

I have also added onto my website some neat belemnite fossils. These fossil 
were found near the town of Donauworth in the south eastern rim region of 
the Ries Crater Astrobleme. About 14.7 million years ago a large meteorite 
crashed in the Earth's surface at Nordlingen Ries, Germany. This impact 
melted, shattered, pulverized and altered rocks for many miles. This 
belemnite fossil was recovered from Jurassic limestone and has been deformed 
leaving it witness to the comic impact. Shock waves from the large comet or 
meteorite impact went through local rock beds, and the fossils inside them, 
leaving everything slices like loafs of bread. The "slices shifted slightly 
and with time formed back together. At one time it was thought these fossils 
were evidence of a large volcanic eruption.

I acquired a lot of close to 100 of these shocked Belemnites. The ones 
listed are the best from the lot. Average specimen found is about 1/2 the 
size, and 1/2 as skinny as these.  $12.99 each,
http://www.meteoritearticles.com/riesbelemnites.html

My Canyon Diablo sale page has been updated.  Most are sized 60g-150g, which 
makes them perfect Christmas gift giving size. I will offer at 30% discount 
on the CD's for the next two weeks upon request, with Christmas in mind.
http://www.meteoritearticles.com/canyondiablos.html

The first pieces of Wichita have went on sale this last week and last two 
being offering right now are on ebay....the largest of all ends today.  This 
meteorite is very special to us, (the Kansas Meteorite Society), and 
therefore NO slices will be cut for resale.  We did cut a couple slices off 
for university trades this last month, and the six cutting fragments it 
created I was voted the ability to sell.  That is not to say we will not cut 
any more of Wichita but we would only do such for Kansas meteorites, and we 
have over 90 different recognized finds and falls (plus a couple yet to be 
recognized from the King collection)  Two of the six offered pieces can be 
found on eBay, including the largest at 0.208g. Wichita is an H5 so it is 
not a rare classification, but considering slightly less then 1/2 a gram has 
been released, type collectors might want to take notice.

Also, be sure to check out my ebay auctions.  I have been running about 800 
auctions a week, with about 300 of them being meteorite and have about 50 
meteorite auctions I plan to list the new today days. Copy and paste the 
following or search ebay seller: meteoritesandmore
http://stores.ebay.com/meteoritearticles



Clear Skies,
Mark Bostick
www.meteoritearticles.com