[meteorite-list] Re: Bakesale Juanchengs Continued...

[RYAN PAWELSKI]

Hi List,

I just wanted to take the time to thank Mark Bowling for putting together a few extra Juancheng "bake sale" kits for those of us who were unable to purchase one in time from Martin.  I received two very nice (fresh) Juanchengs from Mark in a nicely labeled riker mount along with a copy of the Tucson Juancheng "bake sale" stories. And the best thing...all for the normal price per gram for Juancheng stones.  For those who still would like to purchase a kit, I believe Mark may still have a couple left over. I recommend contacting him asap to see if he does or not.

Anyway, thanks again and great work both Mark and Martin.

Cheers,

Ryan


>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Mark  Bowling <minador at yahoo.com>
>>>> Sent: Feb 13, 2005 3:40 PM
>>>> To: Mark Bowling <minador at yahoo.com>
>>>> Cc: Meteorite-List <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>>> Subject: [meteorite-list] Bakesale Juanchengs Continued...
>>>>
>>>> Hi List,
>>>>
>>>> I wanted to get one of  Martin Horejsi's Bake Sale Juancheng kits
>>>> to
>>>> remember the 2005 Tucson show, but I was too slow and he was sold
>>>> out.
>>>> :-(
>>>>
>>>> Then I had a thought, I live in Vail, (Arizona near Tucson) and
>>>> maybe
>>>> Martin could tell me where the dealer was, and I could run into
>>>> town
>>>> after work.  He was kind enough to do that and he also told me 
to
>>>> make
>>>> sure I brought a scale.  It turns out I was able to make it on 
the
>>>> last
>>>> day and I picked up a few nice individuals.
>>>>
>>>> The dealer was already headed for China, but his wife was there
>>>> getting
>>>> ready to close down the room.  All she could tell me about them
>>>> when
>>>> I
>>>> asked about the one on display with some minerals was "No 
Nantan,
>>>> Zhuanchen".  I had her spell it as I don't know the proper
way to
>>>> say
>>>> Juancheng, and that's the variation on the spelling she gave me.
I
>>>> don't know if that's a correct variation on the name, or just a
>>>> phonetic
>>>> spelling.
>>>>
>>>> There weren't any nice small pieces left (at least not full
>>>> individuals
>>>> w/ crust - Martin got all of the classic little ones I suppose).
>>>> But
>>>> I
>>>> picked up the few larger ones.  Martin mentioned that there were
>>>> many
>>>> like me who wanted one of the kits w/ the cool story, so I picked
>>>> up
>>>> a
>>>> few extras.  With his blessing, I'm selling some w/ his story plus
>>>> my
>>>> addition.  I have 5 groups of 2 that I'm willing to part with. 
The
>>>> average weight of each kit is 7.5 grams and most are 99-100% 
>>>> crusted
>>>> (one is 90%, but appears to have secondary crust on an irregular
>>>> surface
>>>> that must have been broken - I thought it was one of the nicer
>>>> broken
>>>> ones).  They are all unique little pieces too.  Each kit will be
>>>> $47
>>>> post paid in the U.S.  If you're out of the country, I could
>>>> pro-rate
>>>> the included US postage to the cost of airmail to your location.
>>>>
>>>> Please let me know if you're interested and I'll sell them on a
>>>> first
>>>> email, first serve basis.
>>>>
>>>> I'd like to give a special thanks to Martin for bringing these 
to
>>>> our attention.  One of my favorites to collect; Fresh, 
>>>> black-crusted
>>>> little space rocks!  And a "fall" with a human story 
to boot!
>>>>
>>>> Clear skies,
>>>>
>>>> Mark Bowling
>>>> Vail, AZ
>>>>
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