[meteorite-list] AD: Nininger and O. Richard Norton Books for sale plus some more meteorites

Wed May 9 18:24:35 EDT 2018

I will take Murchison.
Matt

On May 9, 2018 3:09:23 PM MDT, "Malvin O. Bishop, Jr. via Meteorite-list" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>Hello list,I decided to part with a couple of my books that I've
>collected over the years.For now I have 2 books I wish to sell. Also,
>selling a few more specimens at roughly 50%off AND LOWER of current
>market values.I really need the money for some very personal needs that
>are much more important than my meteorite collection.This the reason
>why I am very willing to part with some more of my specimens at near
>50% off the current market valuesand even more than 50% off in some
>instances!  Many thanks in advance from ALL of you good folks out there
>for your time and interest!1)  The first is an excellent autographed
>copy of 'Find A Falling Star' by Harvey Nininger. It is also inscribed
>by Herbert Fales and dated Feb. 14, 1973. The book was published in
>1972.This book is in excellent to near mint condition. Asking $500 or
>best offer.2)  The second book is 'The Cambridge Encyclopedia Of
>Meteorites' by O. Richard Norton. This book is in BRAND NEW
>conditionand still in its original shrink wrap! I am asking $300 or
>best offer.3)  Tulia(A)  (H5 Chondrite)  --  Beautiful and standout
>solid, hefty 5mm thick Full slice (found in 1917)  -- 462g  -- 
>$800.004)  NWA 7654 (L5 Chondrite)  --  Huge Full slice and only 3 or 4
>were cut and polished like this --     really awesome medium gray
>specimen! (found in 2012) --   492g  --  $1,000.005)  Sikhote-Alin
>(Iron, IIB)  --  Very nice shrapnel gun metal blue specimen (Fall, 
>Feb. 12, 1947)  --  552g  --  $1,100.006)  Juancheng (H5 Chondrite) --
>Very nice rich black crusted fragmented specimen (Fall, Feb. 15, 1997)
>-- 264.7g -- $794.00           ($3.00/gram)7) Bilanga  (Achondrite,
>Diogenite)  --  Whole slice mounted in Riker mount display box, Bilanga
>possibly originated from asteroid     Vesta 4 (Fall, Oct. 27, 1999)  --
>4.1g  --  $123.00 ($30/gram)8)  NWA 5000 (Lunar Highlands Gabbro
>Meteorite) -- Very thin part slice and highly brecciated, purchased
>directly from Greg Hupe  -- 1.028g  --  $308.00 ($300/gram)9)  NWA 8632
>(Lunar) -- Lunar Mare Basalt, end cut -- Porphyritic Texture, thin cut
>-- 1.24g -- $310.00 ($250.00/gram)10) Tissint  (Martian, Shergottite) 
>--  thin slice (22 x 21) with crust (Fall, July 18, 2011) -- 1.13g --
>$339.00 ($300/gram)11)  Gao-Guenie  (H5 chondrite) VERY Gorgeous whole
>stone 100% rich, dark crust!  (Fall, March 5, 1960)   --   530.9 grams
>--  $796.00  ($1.50/gram)12)  NWA xxxx  (unclassified stone)  --  found
>in 2002  --  Very large heft solid whole specimen with rich patina  -- 
>1,935 grams  --  $967.50 ($0.50/gram)13)  Mbale   (L5/6, chondrite)  --
>Large surface area to weight slice with nice crusting and shock veins ,
>mounted in a Ricker mount display box --  (Fall, Uganda,          
>8/14/1994)  --  a boy was struck by a fragment of this Fall, and ground
>pieces of stone were ingested as a cure for AIDS!  --  5.2 grams  -- 
>$100.00 14)  Holbrook  (L/LL6, chondrite)  --  "Holbrook Pea" (~ 6x6
>mm) from Harvey H. Nininger collection mounted in Riker Mount display
>box  (Fall, July 19,1912,        Holbrook, AZ)  --  $100.0015) 
>Bassikounou  (H5, chondrite)  --  Very nice FULL slice with rich dark
>crust and some shock veining (Fall, 2006, Mauritania)  --  18.6 grams
>--  $65.00       ($3.50/gram)16)  Murchison  (CM2, carbonaceous
>chondrite)  --  very thin slice (13.2mm x 20.5mm x 2 mm) mounted in
>nice display case with nicely printed information about       
>Murchinson on the back  (Fall, Sept. 28, 1969)  --  1.15 grams  -- 
>$57.50  ($50.00/gram)17)  Beni M'Hira  (L6, chondrite)  --  Beautiful
>full slice with rick dark crust and shock veins!  (Fall, Jan. 8, 2001,
>Tunisia)  --  17.41 grams  --  $60.00 ($3.50/gram)18)  Zag  (H3-6,
>chondrite)  --  Wonderful full slice with rick dark crust AND highly
>brecciated!  (Fall, August 4, 1998)  --  86.6 grams  --  $346.00
>($4.00/gram)
>19)  El Hammami  (H5, chondrite)  --  Very, very nice AND clean full
>slice ( read: NO RUST from Camel sweat during transport from strewn
>field like many pieces             had happen), some nice black crust
>and metal veining!  (Fell, August 10, 1997)  --  96 grams  --  $192.00
>($2.00/gram)20)  Bilanga  (Diogenite, achondrite)  --  Full slice with
>a tiny bit of crust.  Possibly originated from asteroid 4 Vesta! 
>(Fall, October 27, 1999)  --  4.1 grams  --         $123.00 
>($30.00/gram)Thanks for your time and interest!Best to all -MalIMCA
>#6819

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Matt Morgan
Mile High Meteorites
PO Box 151293
Lakewood CO 80215 USA
http://www.mhmeteorites.com
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