just 2 days ago we have take some photos via SEM of Diopside crystals present in a cavity of my Mayo Belwa piece
http://i43.tinypic.com/14l27x1.jpg http://i44.tinypic.com/2yxjh4l.jpg http://i42.tinypic.com/20pa88i.jpg and this crystals of probably Molybdenite http://i43.tinypic.com/oh6xzk.jpg http://i39.tinypic.com/9pri0x.jpg Matteo ----- Original Message ----- Da : "Matt Morgan" <m...@mhmeteorites.com> A : "Michael Blood" <mlbl...@cox.net>, meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com, "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> Oggetto : Re: [meteorite-list] More on Mayo Belwa Data : Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:16:06 +0000 > Ron Farrell has some :) > ------Original Message------ > From: Michael Blood > Sender: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com > To: Meteorite List > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] More on Mayo Belwa > Sent: Jun 12, 2009 6:12 PM > > Thanks to Mike G. for the following: > ----- > " Mayo is a witnessed fall aubrite and the majority of it > sits in the Nigerian Geological Survey Office. Relatively > little is in collections. US Nat His in Washington has > less than 200 grams and American Nat His in New York has > about 600. The Chicago Field Museum only has 15 > grams...... it's one of those obscure falls of a single > stone and the main mass is locked up. You can probably > count the private dealers in the entire world with this > fall on one hand." ----------------- > While the bulk of this post is, to the best of my > knowledge, Accurate, there is only one other dealer has > ANY and she got it from me! (.6g) AND THAT IS THE ONLY > PIECE I HAVE EVER SEEN (got it in a trade over a decade > ago from a fellow with excellent reputation who dealt with > the few "honest" dealers out there (there were only about > 6 in Those days). Several have contacted me to inform me > she had this .6g piece, But I already knew that. All of > this happened so very long ago, I had no Idea the value of > the piece I had. > However, I now have a 2 gram specimen that came > from the Oscar Monnig Collection at TCU and INCLUDES THE > CARD that came with it. If anyone has any interest or any > idea what it is worth or would like to see The photo, > please contact me off list. > Best wishes, Michael > > > > > From: Michael Blood <mlbl...@cox.net> > > Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:12:18 -0700 > > To: Meteorite List <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> > > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Mayo Belwa Q > > > > Re: Mayo Belwa > > Please contact me off list if you have any for sale > > or know Anyone who does..... > > Do you know why it is so very scarce and why it > > costs So much? > > RSVP > > Thanks, Michael > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > Matt Morgan > Mile High Meteorites > http://www.mhmeteorites.com > P.O. Box 151293 > Lakewood, CO 80215 USA > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list M come Meteorite Meteoriti i...@mcomemeteorite.it http://www.mcomemeteorite.it http://www.mcomemeteorite.org Mindat Gallery http://www.mindat.org/gallery-5018.html ChinellatoPhoto Servizi Fotografici http://www.chinellatophoto.com ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
