[meteorite-list] Ad New Canadian Meteorite for sale

[MeteorHntr at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/6/2008 5:31:12 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
MeteorHntr at aol.com writes:
I doubt the meteorite will oxidize much, at these  temps, there is no  more 
liquid water so they should be perfectly  preserved for the most  part.
Michael Farmer

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Good Point Mike,

Then again, if there is a lot of snow, and the  ground gets real soggy when 
it melts off, rust could set in fairly quick.   Especially if these would be H 
chondrites.

Also, if there are strong  rains in the spring that help melt off the snow, 
it could submerge some of these  guys in water for some time.

I know it only took one rainfall at Park  Forest and rust was already 
appearing on some of the specimens almost  immediately. 

Does anyone know how many feet of snow they get up there  each winter?  Do 
they get much rain in the spring?
 
You know, one downfall is that if it takes waiting until May for the snow  to 
all melt, then there would be the 6 month wait on those finds before they  
could get export permits, it could this time next year before any of these hit  
the market.

The good thing, is that in a full year's time, we should have  a much better 
idea on what a fair market value would be. So people don't  have to worry too 
much about risking paying too much when they hit the  market.

Steve Arnold #1
www.SteveArnoldMeteorites.com 
 
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