[meteorite-list] Nice iron meteorite unclassified

[Anne Black]

Hello Ed,
Thank you for asking. To me buying an unclassified meteorite is like buying a lottery ticket, maybe you will be lucky, maybe you won't, I have been dealing with meteorites for nearly 30 years and I have seen too many very good meteorwrongs. Do you remember Shirokovsky?  And even if it is really a meteorite, what type is it?  Imagine buying a mass of Portales Valley without knowing about the metal veins in it. Or a Tarda or a Murchison as "just" an unclassified but  probably carbonaceous chondrite. You would miss so much, meteorites are not just interesting rocks, they come a long way and have so much more to tell us. 
As for aesthetics, I certainly agree and I hate to see meteorites chopped in crumbs, but it only requires 20g and it can be done so as not damage the meteorite. Here is an example, I am sure you can see where it was cut, but I think you will agree that it does not damage the look of the meteorite, and yes it is now in the Met.Bulletin, it is Burns, an octahedrite IIIAB:   MPOD 131231 from Tucson Meteorites  

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MPOD 131231 from Tucson Meteorites


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I certainly hope that I answered your question. Thanks. 
Anne BlackIMPACTIKA.comimpactika at aol.com
 

    On Monday, March 18, 2024 at 11:01:50 AM MDT, Ed Fernandez <edf at digitaldaydreams.com> wrote:  
 
 Hi Anne,
I am very curious why you say this should be classified? As a collector, I prefer to buy irons that are intact and have not been cut. I am ok buying something unclassified and taking some risk on it. Just curious as to your thoughts. 
Regards,
Ed

On Mar 18, 2024, at 9:03 AM, Anne Black via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:



Thank you for your responses on the Met. List.Why is this new iron not classified?  It should be classified before you start to sell it. 
Anne BlackIMPACTIKA.comimpactika at aol.com
 

    On Sunday, March 17, 2024 at 08:37:22 PM MDT, Benzaki Mohamed via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:  
 
 Hi all the liste members  hop having a great time.  I present a nice iron 5kg.4 unclassified amateures sales slices) tested and  etched a slice for sale a good price please everyone interested contacte me thanks.______________________________________________
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