[meteorite-list] AD - Sikhote Alin End Cuts & 1 Polished Fragment + Processing Info

[bobadebt at ec.rr.com]

A fellow list member Derek sent me a 2504 gram end cut of Sikhote Alin to 
process into end cuts, slices and a rough for my 50mm sphere

With my current work schedule it took about 5 days making one cut per day.

Here are some pics of the processed material

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p298/BobaDebt/Meteorites/Sikhote%20Alin/SA%20End%20Cuts%20003_zpslaprdlwr.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p298/BobaDebt/Meteorites/Sikhote%20Alin/SA%20End%20Cuts%20001_zpscmctbiqm.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p298/BobaDebt/Meteorites/Sikhote%20Alin/SA%20End%20Cuts%20002_zpsiymeo6ai.jpg


We ended up with the following


A – 262 gram end cut with 5 cut faces
B – 358 gram end cut with 3 cut faces
C – 163 gram end cut with 3 cut faces
D – 443 true end cut, single cut face.  This is the nicest end cut of the 
lot
E – 14 fragment consisting of what looks like 2 crystals


So we have a total of 1240 sellable grams and after looking at current 
successful eBay listings, Derek and I decided to initially list these at $3 
per gram.



If you are interested in any of this send an email to bobadebt at ec.rr.com


C sold in less then a day when I posted it to forum I frequent.  When I was 
polishing it, a corner separated and at first I was disappointed but then I 
discovered it sits perfectly in place so it became a feature.

Check out this video and you will understand 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH8hFTDA2Xg




My sphere rough weighs 1126 grams and Dmitry is going to earn his money if 
he gets a 50mm sphere for this rough because it is tight.


We had an initial cut loss of 138 grams or right around 5% so that’s good