[meteorite-list] Macrochondrules/Saratov

[MexicoDoug at aol.com]

Martin A. wrote:

>And the most affordable way to obtain a megachondrule 
>is to look for a Saratov, which costs at most dealers not 
>more than 2$/g and as it's very crumbly one can easily 
>isolate the megachondrules.  But start now, to be in time 
>for Xmas, if you plan to present your girl a chondrules-
>necklace.

Martin, You may have stumbled upon an opportunity for the bead industry  with 
your shameless ads...when a nanodiamond- or pearl-necklace won't  do...  
Let's see... Since you have that very nice 276g Saratov 1918  witnessed fall slice 
at $1.70 per gram it might be profitable, especially if  someone else is 
interested in the rest of the grains and micromineral  fragments!,
 
A one centimeter in diameter spherical chondrule must weigh very close to  
1.67 grams (geek comment: density drops as size increases - a suspicion that the 
 big chondrules are created by a different mechanism than the little ones).   
I'll give you $3 a gram (Almost double asking price) for some freshly shucked 
 pearly chondrules of diameter 1.00 cm +/- 0.06 cm.  For 40 of those  
chondrules, that would come to 40X1.67X$3= just about US $200.   Not shabby at all 
for such as treasure.    Hopefully  shucking for chondritic pearls won't 
becoming viewed as cherry-picking the  chondritic cocktail (Saratov Cocktail?).  That 
offer's good until I see a  better deal on some menthe or sirops à  l’
Springwater:-)
http://www.meteorite-martin.de/chondrit_meteorit.html
Saludos,  Doug