[meteorite-list] the new brazilian meteorite

[Impactika at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/11/2006 10:41:00 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,  
meteoriteguy at yahoo.com writes:
only about 30 pounds! 
It is only selling  for ~$3.00 gram, so there is enough
to keep the price low.
Mike
---  steve arnold <stevenarnold60120 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi list.I  know that most of this new stone has been
> lost,and that a few people  have most of the main
> piecs,but what is around for most collecters?I  hear
> it
> is not alot.I am just wondering.> 
>  steve
> ______________________________________________

Sorry to  disagree with you, Mike, but there never was 30 pounds of Santa 
Vitoria do  Palmar on the market.
The only mass that was ever available was about 10 kilos, the rest went to  a 
local museum. Of that 10 kilos mass, some went to the Humboldt University  
for classification, and to Dr. Svend Buhl for his own collection. And I got some 
 from him in Ensisheim.
In Denver you saw what remained of the main mass, about 8 kilos. It was  
purchased by Blaine Reed, Robert Cucchiara and myself. Robert and Blaine chose  to 
have their third sliced by Marlin Cilz, about 2 and 1/2 kilos each BEFORE  
cutting. I kept mine whole, so I now have the main mass of Santa Vitoria, 2238  
grams. Plus what I had previously acquired. So I probably have more Santa  
Vitoria than anyone else. 
And I am not selling mine at $3/gram. It is a beautiful L3 with lots of  
colorful chondrules, of all types and shades. Go take a look at the pictures on  
my Catalog! 
 
For a lot more information and the whole story of that meteorite, you  really 
should take a look at Svend's site: 
_http://www.niger-meteorite-recon.de/en/Santa-Vitoria-meteorite-1.htm_ 
(http://www.niger-meteorite-recon.de/en/Santa-Vitoria-meteorite-1.htm) 
You too, Steve.

Anne M. Black
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