[meteorite-list] NWA 6292 (BRA) IS paired to NWA 5400 !

[Adam Hupe]

Shawn wrote:

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Now the slight problem I have with NWA's is that you really don't know  how much 
of that stuff is out there. That can work in your favor and  against you. So 
lets say you found an NWA and its about 1000g and you  get it tested and its a 
new NWN. Now you can say its rare because there  is only 1000g, but do you 
really know that for sure? From what I have  seen, its not the case, and NWAs 
keep getting paired with each other  more time then not.... I think that's why I 
tend to stay away from NWA's  for that reason and others.

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This issue is not unique to NWA meteorites. The same thing could be said for 
Antarctic or other desert finds.  Yes, Antarctica is a desert.  The same issue 
applies to falls. How much Allende is really out there? Nobody knows for sure, 
the same can be said for Murchison.  You can make the same claim for just about 
any fall.  I have seen collectors financially burned on falls many times, myself 
among them.  I have lost more value by collecting new falls than I have 
collecting finds.  This is why I tend to stay away from new falls.  The price 
drops off sharply within a few months once the initial excitement disappears. 


I lost a small fortune on New Orleans and Claxton by letting the market 
determine the value by putting them up for auction with no reserves.

Happy Hunting, Long live the finds because without them we would have no lunar 
meteorites,

Adam