[meteorite-list] A 6 kg DIOGENITE TO FUND NEXT WINTER EXPEDITIONS !

[Michel Franco]

Dear List (s),





After several years prospecting, I need to try to stabilize my balance and I 
have decided that I should take off my collection a museum quality 
meteorite, in order to fund my next winter expeditions in the Sahara and to 
feed my family. One of my nicest pieces is probably the meteorite I am 
offering today.

It will be the center  piece of many meteorite collection.

 It happened that last year I recovered a massive 6.760 kg achondrite in the 
Sahara. When I first saw it, I already thought: my God, a big DIO!.

It is a very compact meteorite less fragile than average diogenites. It 
shows a well preserved fusion crust with regmaglypts and flow lines, primary 
and secondary crust. ( see photos). Where the crust is gone, say on  half of 
the meteorite surface, ( achondrite crusts are very fragile) very impressive 
centimetric wide light green pyroxene cristals are present.  ( see photos)

Since I brought it back, this meteorite has been examined by several 
specialists and first MEB analyses has shown that this achondrite is at 
least a Diogenite, confirming my guesses. Investigations should had been 
finished by this fall but more material was requested to fullfill the 
knowledge of this Diogenite. Isotope Oxygene ratios are not known today.



But the best prospecting season approaches and I really need to fly to the 
bare and dry desert sands.



That 's why I am offering this master piece for sale today.



Photos can be seen on http://www.caillou-noir.com/Molay.htm



Serious proposals welcome off list.



I will go to Munich Show ( 29/31 nov) and can bring it with me if the case 
occurs. Even if it is not sold, I have stiil some $$$$ for beer ( I should 
write Euros but I have not the font in my computer )



Thank you for having read this message. If you are not a potential buyer, 
please have  look. It deserves a  the visit.



Best regards

Michel FRANCO
Meteoritical Society Member (1999)
IMCA #3869
Caillou Noir www.caillou-noir.com
BP 16, 100 Chemin des Campènes
74400 Les Praz de Chamonix FRANCE
mobile + 33 671 62 69 28