[meteorite-list] AD: thin Muong Nong Tektite slices

[Phil Morgan]

Hello everyone,
Don't know why, but I don't see many tektite slices for sale for study.  I 
suspect it's because a) nobody else is interested :-) and b) splash forms 
tend to self-destruct if you try to cut them.

I cut some slices off a small Muong Nong (layered) tektite and thought I'd 
toss them out to see if anyone else is interested.

I posted some pictures here: 
http://s25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/pkmorgan/MuongNong/
Didn't invest much time and the photos aren't great but will hopefully 
suffice.  I borrowed a light box my wife has for crafts and it's not very 
bright.  You will find pictures of: a set of ultra thin pieces, three 
thicker pieces (pic is mostly for size reference), one of the thicker pieces 
backlit with a small mag-light flashlight, and a comparison of the 
thicknesses

I was surprised how opaque this stuff really is - at least compared to a 
splahsform that I cut once.  The ultra-thin ones are straight off the saw. I 
will polish the saw marks out of the thicker pieces but don't have the 
equipment to truly polish them.

Not sure how to price them since the material isn't very expensive, but they 
weren't easy to cut (at least on my simple setup) so figure that the cost is 
mostly for my effort.

How about this:
Thin slices:
$15 for the ultra-thin full slice (top left)
$7.50 each for the three mid-size pieces
$5 each for the two small micros (bottom right)

Thicker slices
$10 each for the full slices

And add $3 for packing and shipping.

Thanks and regards,
Phil