Hi Shawn and List, Almost any meteorite can be decontaminated, stabilized, and saved - even the worst rusters. It takes time, labor, and expertise. Even Brenham can be rendered into a very stable pallasite that will hold up over time just as good or better than any non-treated pallasite on the market.
Brenham, when stabilized, is a great value. It's reputation as a ruster is unfair because the means exist to make almost any meteorite stable - and the meteorite will not be altered, oily, or coated. See this link for more details - http://patmulvanymeteorites.embarqspace.com/ Best regards, MikeG On 2/21/11, Shawn Alan <photoph...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hello Paul and Listers, > > This article you had posted is a great read. I would say the market can be > tricky when it comes to selling those big pallasites found in Kansas. As for > the article, the landowners chose the deal with Steve Arnold. They had the > chance to keep some of the meteorite or have Steve sell it for them. As for > how much the pallasites are worth, that depends on supply and demand and > which market they are sold in. Because of the large amount that > was recovered, I could say one could slice up large pieces and sell them to > museums, big time collectors, and sell smaller ones on eBay. > > As for the peridot goes, gem collectors buy gems and meteorite collectors > buy meteorites. The only way I could see the peridots selling for any great > price is by catering to the high end gem market. But again, the high end gem > market wants diamonds, rubes and emeralds. Not a gem stone from space that > was found in Kansas on some meteorite hunting show, but from a meteorite > collecting stand point, I feel that the pallasite slices would do well in > the market from a meteorite stand point. > > But again the Brenham pallasite has gotten a bad name for its rusting > properties, and that this meteorite is very common to collectors. I could > see if Steve or other meteorite dealers preparing the slices in a > more preservational way which could add a new way market this pallasite. A > good example was the Brenham that was framed between glass and suspended in > oil at the Tucson show this year. I think thats one way to market the > Brenham meteorite and give it some new hope in the pallasite market. > > Shawn Alan > IMCA 1633 > eBaystore > http://shop.ebay.com/photophlow/m.html > > > > > > > > > [meteorite-list] The Trials and Tribulations in Dealing with LandownersPaul > H. oxytropidoceras at cox.net > Sun Feb 20 13:47:35 EST 2011 > > > Previous message: [meteorite-list] Breja call for orders > Next message: [meteorite-list] The Trials and Tribulations in Dealing with > Landowners > Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] > > Dealing with landowners can have their misunderstandings and > rocky moments as discussed in "Land deals, meteorites and money" > by Kim Wilhelm, KWCH 12 Eyewitness News, February 17, 2011 > http://articles.kwch.com/2011-02-17/meteorite-hunting_28553456 > > Yours, > > Paul H. > > > > > > > Previous message: [meteorite-list] Breja call for orders > Next message: [meteorite-list] The Trials and Tribulations in Dealing with > Landowners > Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] > > More information about the Meteorite-list mailing list > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Gilmer - Galactic Stone & Ironworks Meteorites Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone Meteorite Top List - http://meteorite.gotop100.com EOM - http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/collection.aspx?id=1564 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
