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[Jason Utas]

One finds those odd black lumps in the desert with some regularity
(lot 37).  I always assumed they were heavily weathered globs of tar
from telephone poles, baked into odd shapes by the sun.  Typically not
quite as hard as rock when pressure is applied, chip conchoidally
revealing a glassy black texture.  Low density.  Higher concentration
closer to roads...

Nice piece of chalcedony (lot 34) being offered as a UFO token as
well.  Won't say the stuff isn't cool or something like that, but with
a close examination, I don't know how may of these things are "U" or
"F."  Definitely "O"s, though.  How much is a pyrite nodule worth if
it's supposedly from a UFO (lot 35)?  Does that count as some sort of
'provenance?'

Regards,
Jason

www.fallsandfinds.com


On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 10:30 AM, Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Some people need to lighten up.  The Blood auction is supposed to be fun.  What better place than Tucson to offer these "extraterrestrial" marvels?
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> UFOology is hot right now with over a dozen series devoted to the subject on the cable TV channels.  Viewers cannot get enough of it. UFO material from the 50's and 60's is among the top performing  items in the collectables sector right now.  A decade ago, it was dinosaurs.
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> It doesn't matter if you believe in it or not; Some of this material has proven to be an excellent investment.
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> Take this sketch of a flying saucer being offered up on eBay for instance:
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> RARE RAY HARRYHAUSEN EARTH VS THE FLYING SAUCERS UFO SKETCH SIGNED ART
> AUTOGRAPH http://r.ebay.com/qwUlkI
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> A mere $21,000.0 and it could be yours. It looks like there have been 5 offers on it.  I think the witness sketch in the Blood auction is way more exciting and there is no minimum bid.
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> Then there is Lot 37 which attracted the attention of the scientific community.  It is made of 100% pure Enstatite aligned in sharp microscopic shards which could not occur naturally.   It even looks oriented.  It is informally referred to as the "Puckerite" for obvious reasons.  It doesn't get more alien looking than this!
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> You can cut and paste this link into  a browser if you want to know more about Enstatite
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enstatite
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> Do not forget there is a specimen labeled as the Tucson meteorite in this collection of artifacts!
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> Tucson, with all of it wackiness and oddities, is the perfect place for this kind offering.
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> OOOPS....
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