[meteorite-list] Tishomingo for sale

[Zelimir Gabelica]

Hello Bernd, list

Regarding Tishomingo, here is the copy of a post I sent earlier today to 
Marcin Cimala about Tishomingo. As there is still more interest in that 
wonderful meteorite, I decided to send this but without insisting on its 
sale (see below) as the piece is not mine. I believe the value as offered 
in Ensisheim ($ 9,000) well falls within the reasonable side of the price 
ranges, owing the quality of the piece.
If someone is really interested, let me know off list and I can make 
contacts (and send pictures).

Cheers,

Zelimir

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Hello Marcin,

We had indeed a nice complete slice of Tishomingo in the consignment room 
offered for sale during "Ensisheim 2003". This piece did not sell (very few 
people had 9,000 euro cash...see below) and is presently with the owner 
whom I know well and, as far as I am informed, who is still willing to sell 
that slice.

In case, here is its description as posted on the consignment label (and I 
can send you a picture, if interested):

TISHOMINGO (Ni rich ataxite, anomalous, Oklahoma)
Extraordinary full slice, 1734 g (!), crust all around, 37x18x5.5 mm, truly 
a unique meteorite composed of a pure Fe-Ni alloy containing 32.5 % Ni. The 
etch is dark as shown on the picture of an article about this meteorite 
recently published in "Meteorite"! vol. 6, 2000, (page 37 for picture). 
Stems from near the center the main mass of the largest stone found and has 
the same outline as the one pictured. About 260x175x6 mm (tortuous "base" 
of the rough "triangle"). Cut and prepared at TCU, where is the main mass 
(see article). The etch shows this strange pattern of martensite and 
taenite unknown in other ataxites.

This slice was offered for sale to me (for a friend) by David New through 
his friend Art Ehlmann at TCU. They had the main mass and this mass is 
actually pictured on the first page of a 2000 issue of "Meteorite". They 
apparently had cut this piece and the above described slice comes from the 
heart of this big mass.
The purchase price, as negotiated in 2000, was of $ 6/gram (first tag price 
was $ 8/g), thus $ 10,400 at a time when the dollar was high versus euro.
At Ensisheim 2003, the price proposed was euro 9,000 (with then euro quasi 
equal to dollar).

So far I am not sending this post to the List. Actually, for you, this is 
more as information as I do not want to push any sale of a piece before the 
formal agreement of the owner. And I also understood that you do not want 
to buy such a slice so far...
I also believe that you did see this slice in Ensisheim 2003, when you 
arrived for the first time...

Best wishes,

Zelimir



A 16:17 20/09/04 +0000, vous avez écrit :
> > .........TISHOMINGO ????????????
> > Someone remember this meteorite ?
>
> > Blaine reed has a big slice in Denver
>
>.. and Eric Twelker has so many that he even has to sell them ;-)
>
>Here is the link:
>
>http://www.meteoritemarket.com/TSH.htm
>
>Best regards,
>
>Bernd
>
>To: Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>Cc: twelker at alaska.net
>
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Prof. Zelimir Gabelica
Université de Haute Alsace
ENSCMu, Lab. GSEC,
3, Rue A. Werner,
F-68093 Mulhouse Cedex, France
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