[meteorite-list] Hoba shale or not shale?

[Don Merchant]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Merchant" <dmerchan at rochester.rr.com>
To: "Zsolt Kereszty" <cbo at t-online.hu>
Cc: "Don Merchant" <dmerchan at rochester.rr.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 9:16 PM
Subject: Re: Hoba shale or not shale?


> Hi Zsolt. Reason I ask is that I know that trying to find some real actual 
> Hoba cut from the meteorite is very hard to acquire and very very 
> expensive. Even today the shale alone is getting difficult to acquire. I 
> acquired a 3+ gram polished piece many years ago from Rob Elliott and the 
> shale had lots of nice metal inside (still in my collection and can be 
> seen here: http://www.ctreasurescwonders.com/meteorite_collection.html
> *
> But it is still shale and no where near the value of an actual piece off 
> the Hoba meteorite (metal). It appears that yours resembles shale but only 
> Anne Black who you purchased from can truly confirm this. The outside 
> appearance of your piece listed on eBay resembles mine from Rob Elliott. 
> Again even the shale is hard to acquire...been quite a few years since I 
> seen much available until your post. Here is a neat site to check out 
> about the Hoba and price.
> http://www.fallsandfinds.com/page7.php
> *
> Hope this helps.
> *
> Sincerely
> Don Merchant
> Founder-Cosmic Treasures Celestial Wonders
> www.ctreasurescwonders.com
> IMCA #0960
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Zsolt Kereszty
> To: dmerchan at rochester.rr.com
> Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 2:13 PM
> Subject: Hoba shale or not shale?
>
>
> Dear Don!
>
> When I have bought this piece from Anne Black she didnt mentioned me that 
> it is shale.
>
> Very interesting thing, beceause when I have cutted it it looks like me 
> metal shine inside after polishing.
> Really was some spot, area of the surface in brown but was metal-gray area 
> also.
> My bigger piece has content two polished sides and this also has got 
> structuce and color.
>
> Do you think that there is a 25-30 mm thick shale? Not too wider for the 
> shale?
>
> Best Regards!
> Zsolt
> from Hungary
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