[meteorite-list] AD: Large Full Slices of 1, 673g West Specimen Available Now

[Michael Farmer]

What a pity that such a fantastic stone was chopped up.
Steve, you should never have cut that.
Michael Farmer




--- On Thu, 3/19/09, MeteorHntr at aol.com <MeteorHntr at aol.com> wrote:

> From: MeteorHntr at aol.com <MeteorHntr at aol.com>
> Subject: [meteorite-list] AD: Large Full Slices of 1, 673g West Specimen Available Now
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Thursday, March 19, 2009, 10:39 PM
> Hello List,
> 
> I am excited to offer the  first large full slices of
> my 1,673g West, Texas 
> specimen.  Again, this  stone was recovered
> (rescued) the day before the 
> monsoon rains hit the  strewnfield this last week.
> 
> These slices were expertly cut by Marlin Cilz  at the
> Montana Meteorite Lab 
> with one of their wire saws.  With many years  of
> experience cutting 
> meteorites, Marlin made some stellar
> slices.   
> 
> Due to the very fragile fusion crust, none of the slices
> preserved 100%  of 
> the crust unbroken all the way around.  Possibly, if
> the slices were  thicker, 
> we would have had slightly better results, but due to the
> desire to  keep 
> these slices as thin as possible, the slices endured some
> "chipping" of the  crust 
> as the wire saw went through it.  
> 
> Nonetheless, these are  amazing looking slices. 
> The brecciation is very 
> pronounced in these  slices.  Each full slice has
> a zone of light material, that 
> stands in  strong contrast to the zones with strong
> veining.  
> 
> With the end  results of the two other known 1.5kg and
> 1.7kg masses still in 
> question (whether  they will be cut or not), it is
> possible that this might be 
> the only chance for  collectors to get a large full
> slice of this very 
> popular fall.  If the  another piece is found, or
> if one of the other two known 
> larger masses would be  cut, it is a crap shoot on
> what their interiors will look 
> like (heavily  brecciated to not at all
> brecciated).  Also, any rock that 
> could be found  after the strong rains, from this last
> week, has a much greater 
> chance of severe  rusting on the interior. 
> 
> On a side note, Marlin kept commenting on how  these
> West specimen slices 
> look EXACTLY like Peekskill.  And he should know 
> as he cut most of the Peekskill 
> back in the day.  
> 
> With the end  pieces, and the saw losses from the
> cutting, there will be less 
> than 1kg of full  slices that could make it to market
> from this mass.  I 
> chose to have this  specimen cut to generate more
> slices, yet smaller in size, 
> rather than fewer  slices that would have been larger
> in size and weight (and 
> price).  This  will allow more institutions and
> collectors to obtain a full slice 
> for their  collections, and at lower overall prices. 
> 
> While the mass is still being  sliced from, Marlin
> told me that the 78.1g 
> full slice offered here today will be  the largest
> slice from this mass.  
> 
> While I would like to make as  much profit as possible
> from the sales, I am 
> pricing these to sell  quickly.  While I think
> these are worth more than what I 
> am selling them  for, I also understand some people
> will be hesitant to pay 
> too much for a slice  now, fearing more slices might
> show up later at a lower 
> price.  But even if  another rain-avoided mass
> shows up in slices, I seriously 
> doubt they will be  offered much lower in price than
> what I am offering these  
> for.
> 
> NOTICE:  If these first 8 slices sell out too fast,
> I  reserve the right to 
> raise the prices on the next batch of slices that come
> from  the saw in the 
> next few days.  Also, this price is NOT for part
> slices or  smaller full slices I 
> have made from other smaller specimens.  These
> prices  are only for the first 
> 8 full slices of the 1,673g Mass. 
> 
> Contact me off  list if you would like more
> information on what is available.
> 
> Also, if  you are possibly interested a part slice
> from this mass, let me 
> know as well.  
> 
> Steve Arnold  
> 
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