[meteorite-list] a reply to Hupe and Farmer

[MexicoDoug at aol.com]

Stan 'n Anne dream:

<< Awww come on Doug. what would you rather crash through the roof of your 
 house right now - a 100 kg nose cone orientated lunar / planetary or an HED? 
 even if you like HEds better that 100 kg of moon rock could buy you a TON of 
 HEDs - literally speaking ofcourse. I like HEDs to, but there is no question 
 that the planetary stuff is better to have! :) >>

<< If I can choose....................  
 Would you please make mine an aubrite?
  Anyone else????? >>

Well, if my iron re-enforced concrete roof is to be hypothetically Moonstruck 
with an oriented nosecone meteorite type of my choice - I would prepare by 
installing a trampoline spring frame supporting a trammel fishing net of at 
least 500 kilo test monofiliment inside elasticized insulating sleeves.  My first 
choice impactor would definitely be a eucrite!

The only way it would leave my possession after recovery would over a big 
chisel pounded into my clutching rigor morti finger joints and deboned arms.  
This is because an incredibly attractive, kiln-glazed ablated finish resulting 
from entry seems most dependable from eucrites.  The hypothetical monetary value 
in my lifetime (as long as it were not cut short in the impact) would be 
immaterial since it would never be marketed (And I wouldn't insult your 
intelligence by explaining these economics to you, Stan).  Second choice would be fool's 
eucrite, a.k.a. lunaite, a.k.a. rich man's eucrite, because of the similar 
eucrite-like texture the fusion crust would be likely to produce compared to 
that of all other types of meteorites I know. 

Now, if a third party businessperson were to "hand" over an impersonal 100 kg 
of my meteoritical choice, I'll be practical and take the lunaite as you 
recommend, rent a room at the InnSuites and have a bit of fun, and let everyone 
take a small step on it for good measure...

I am still dearly hoping to have a respectable specimen of a lunaite some 
day, but unfortunately no one has broken the Lunar cartel yet nor let me in, so 
about as good as that gets remains just a fantasy - it's not the real thing 
Whoa-oo-oo-ooo.

Saludos, Doug
(Sweet dreams of pleasant streams,
By happy silent moony beams)