[meteorite-list] AD - Nakhla Dog Meteorites - Important Texas Meteorite Collection

[Rob Wesel]

Hello All


I have been fortunate to represent the meteorite collection of the
late Bruce Dod, former professor of Earth Sciences and Astronomy at
Wayland Baptist University. The man worked and lived in Plainview,
Texas and managed to amass some impossible specimens in both size and
rarity. A link to his collection can be found here:

http://www.nakhladogmeteorites.com/catalog/dod.htm

The site is photo heavy and the resolution has been kept to 72dpi,
please do not hesitate to contact me for alternate images, angles,
etc.

A full bio on Dod along with his contributions to science is listed on
the web page.

Of note, there is a piece from Kentucky, Monticello to be exact. This
meteorite is an absolute unicorn with zero distribution outside of the
repository specimen. It is the only howardite from Kentucky and the
find was nothing short of incredible:

This was a "crustless" howardite found on the shore of Lake Cumberland
while out for a stroll with a friend. There are two prevailing
theories, one being that a water landing caused a sort of quench that
fractured the crust and the other is that the lapping of the waves
slowly ablated the crust away. To be walking around a lake, even with
meteorites on the mind, and cold finding such a rare type...I mean
think about it. The level of rock confusion, to spot and maintain that
this HAS to be a meteorite. Not just a chondrite, let's go with
howardite. It really is second to none and the perfect intersection of
preparedness and opportunity. Someone will own the only private piece
in the world.

The collection will be open to preview and inquire for 10 days with an
option to offer on the entire collection. At the end of this period
prices will be assigned to individual pieces.

I invite you to look even if not buying and I thank you for your time,


Rob Wesel
Nakhla Dog Meteorites
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