molniyabeer
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Here are a couple of my latest acquisitions.
The first is a neat one, my first "main mass." It is NWA 5057, a provisional number given to this 139g H5 chondrite. As a provisional, it could turn out to be paired with something else once the naming committee formally votes on it. But it's a neat thought at the moment. Only 340g of this are known. From the Michael Cottingham collection, his photos, used with permission.
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Steve
10" Hardin DSH, StarMax 127mm Mak, PST H-a
Oberwerk 11 x 70 binocs, Tasco 10 x 50 binocs
Santa Maria Clear Sky Clock
Figueroa Mt Clear Sky Clock
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molniyabeer
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Another view of NWA 5057.
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Steve
10" Hardin DSH, StarMax 127mm Mak, PST H-a
Oberwerk 11 x 70 binocs, Tasco 10 x 50 binocs
Santa Maria Clear Sky Clock
Figueroa Mt Clear Sky Clock
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molniyabeer
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Next up is Sahara 02500, a 32g end slice of this L3 chondrite. Just a pretty stone. I love the texture and patterns in chondrites!
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Steve
10" Hardin DSH, StarMax 127mm Mak, PST H-a
Oberwerk 11 x 70 binocs, Tasco 10 x 50 binocs
Santa Maria Clear Sky Clock
Figueroa Mt Clear Sky Clock
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molniyabeer
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And the back side of Sahara 02500.
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Steve
10" Hardin DSH, StarMax 127mm Mak, PST H-a
Oberwerk 11 x 70 binocs, Tasco 10 x 50 binocs
Santa Maria Clear Sky Clock
Figueroa Mt Clear Sky Clock
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molniyabeer
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Loc: Central Coast, California
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And the last one, a 2+g part slice of the Sacramento Wash 002 H4 chondrite from Arizona. Again, just a pretty pattern. I need to break my stereo microscope out of storage one of these days to really dive in deep on the chondrules here. Till then, a hand lens will have to do.
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Steve
10" Hardin DSH, StarMax 127mm Mak, PST H-a
Oberwerk 11 x 70 binocs, Tasco 10 x 50 binocs
Santa Maria Clear Sky Clock
Figueroa Mt Clear Sky Clock
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Talstarone
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Reged: 09/12/06
Posts: 7259
Loc: Benson, North Carolina
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Thanks to Mike,I have 2 more pieces to add to my collection.
I have been patiently waiting for my Moon Rock MicreoMount Display.So I also Bought Another Mars Rock Display As Well.
So I know have 2 Mars Rocks Both With Different Backgrounds.
Here are the new additions to my collection that arrived today!
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Todd C.
Celestron NexStar 4SE(102mm F/13)Maksutov-Cass
Meade ETX-80AT(80mm F/5)Refractor
BO/TMB Planetary 9MM EP
Burgess 65 Deg. 20MM WA EP
Celestron E-LUX 25MM Plossl EP
Celestron E-LUX 40MM Plossl EP
Smart Astronomy 5X's APO(3-Element)Barlow
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abbsconey
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Reged: 08/19/07
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Loc: 40.214°N, 77.009°W Central,Pa
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Nice additions Steve. I had my eye on that NWA5057 as well. I liked the fact it's a main mass & it was a pretty cool shape/size. Awesome pickup & i'm glad a member now owns it.
Kudos 
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Todd
Omni XLT 120mm
Crayford w/a 2" Televue diag.
CG-5
10x50's
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Talstarone
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And Also Mike Was Kind Enough To Fix For Me A Few Small Displays To Give Away As Gifts.I Think He Did A Wonderful Job.
The 1 High School Science Teacher,And The Couple Of Kids In Our Church'S Youth Group That Are Doing Extremely Well With Their School Grades Are In For A Wonderful Surprize.
Thank You Sincerely,Mike,My Friend.
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Todd C.
Celestron NexStar 4SE(102mm F/13)Maksutov-Cass
Meade ETX-80AT(80mm F/5)Refractor
BO/TMB Planetary 9MM EP
Burgess 65 Deg. 20MM WA EP
Celestron E-LUX 25MM Plossl EP
Celestron E-LUX 40MM Plossl EP
Smart Astronomy 5X's APO(3-Element)Barlow
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molniyabeer
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Todd, sorry to beat you out on the sample. Mike C. does put some nice stuff out, no?.
Todd C., Those give-aways are a great idea. I took some meteorites to an outreach session a few weeks back. One youngster in particular seemed really interested in science, space, full of questions in general. You should have ssen his eyes light up when I gave him a small unclassified NWA fragment to take home. You'd have thunk it was the moon the way he held on to it!
Clear skies.
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Steve
10" Hardin DSH, StarMax 127mm Mak, PST H-a
Oberwerk 11 x 70 binocs, Tasco 10 x 50 binocs
Santa Maria Clear Sky Clock
Figueroa Mt Clear Sky Clock
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Glassthrower
Vendor - Galactic Stone & Ironworks
Reged: 04/07/05
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Steve,
If you are doing outreach work, send me a PM. I'll send you some freebie meteorites to hand out to the kids. That's an investment for all of us that is well worth the small expense. . It's good work, and a lot of people here on CN do it. It's one the things that makes this place special. 
Regards,
MikeG
PS - Todd, I'll send you a few more freebies if you have some promising young future astronomers waiting for them.
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Michael Gilmer - Member of the Meteoritical Society & Collector of Falling Stars.
Galactic Stone & Ironworks - Buy/Sell/Trade Meteorites, Moon Rocks, Mars Rocks, & Celestial Irons
Gear : Astro-Tech 66ED on custom GEM, assorted binoculars, RKE & UO Ortho eyepieces.
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abbsconey
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No worries Steve, i shoulda pulled the trigger instead of sleeping on it.
Mike, that'd be great. Being a new member at the observatory, you're expected to participate with outreach & public programs. While i'm not a guru when it comes to the astronomy aspect like the other club member's, i've considered meteoritics as a topic i may excel at & could use as a segway to other parts of astronomy as well.
Thank's in advance!
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Todd
Omni XLT 120mm
Crayford w/a 2" Televue diag.
CG-5
10x50's
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molniyabeer
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Mike,
Thanks for the offer on the freebies but I'm set for the moment. I have a fair bit of a bulk NWA lot I purchased a while back and about 3/4 kilo of it was fragments in the 2-4 gram range. They're great as give aways. So if you have someone else who can use them, lets share the wealth (or is that spread the disease?).
Clear skies.
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Steve
10" Hardin DSH, StarMax 127mm Mak, PST H-a
Oberwerk 11 x 70 binocs, Tasco 10 x 50 binocs
Santa Maria Clear Sky Clock
Figueroa Mt Clear Sky Clock
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John Huntley
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Reged: 07/16/06
Posts: 123
Loc: South West England
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Over the past few years I have built up and then sold off a couple of meteorite collections - selling them because of the need to raise funds for astro equipment.
Having now got a couple of nice scopes and a set of decent eyepieces I have decided to build a small meteorite collection again - this time for keeps !.
Currently my inventory is:
Stones
Gao-Guenie: Chondrite H5. Endcut, 8.05 grams.
NWA 869: Chondite L4-6. Endcut, 35.48 grams.
NWA 032: Lunar Mare Basalt. Cut fragment, 39 milligrams.
NWA 1068: Martian Shergottite Basalt. Fragment with cut face, 140 milligrams.
Holbrook: Chondrite L/LL6. Fragment, 1.16 grams.
Barwell: Chondrite L6. Fragment, 0.507 grams.
Allende: Carbonaceous Chondrite, CV3. Full slice, 3.183 grams.
Irons
Canyon Diablo: Octahedrite, coarse, type IAB.Fragment,17.5 grams.
Campo del Cielo: Octahedrite, coarse, type IAB. Fragment, 15 grams.
Sikhote-Alin: Octahedrite, coarse, type IIAB. Individual, 25.65 grams.
Gibeon: Octahedrite, fine, type IVA. Cut and etched piece, 21.3 grams.
Chinga: Ataxite, type IVB (anomalous). Polished whole slice, 25.6 grams.
Taza / NWA 859: Octahedrite, Plessitic, Ungrouped. Individual with orientation features, 3.7 grams.
Stony Irons
Vaca Muerta: Mesosiderite, type 1A. Endcut, 15.3grams
Thats it at the moment but I've got plenty of gaps to fill when my budget allows - A stable (in the UK climate) Pallasite, a nice Tatahouine fragement, some Rumuruttite, Tagish Lake ..... the list goes on and on .....!!!
It's a VERY addictive hobby I find
I'll try and post some pictures but my digital camera is not great at macro.
John
SW England
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Vixen ED102SS F/6.5 Refractor
Skywatcher 203mm F/5.9 Dobsonian
Konus Vista-80 F/5 Refractor
Panoptic: 24mm
Naglers: 13mm T6, 9mm T6, 7mm T6, 4.8mm T1
William Optics UWAN 16mm
KK Widescan III 30mm
Powermate 2.5x
Celestron Ultima 2x Barlow
Revelation 2.0" Dielectric Diagonal
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abbsconey
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Hi John,
Glad to hear you're re-addicted again 
I'm a newbie to the hobby myself as i'm trying to amass a collection as best as possible all while readig more & more about the topic to better understand what i'm actually acquiring. It's pretty mind numbing once you know how old & where from some of these little "pebbles" are.
Looking forward to your pics & posts.
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Todd
Omni XLT 120mm
Crayford w/a 2" Televue diag.
CG-5
10x50's
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Talstarone
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Loc: Benson, North Carolina
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Well I have finally decided to purchase a few larger stones,to add to my ever-growing micromount collection.
This is the first of the 3 large(over 100 gram) Canyon Diablo Pieces I have purchased.
I also ordered a few stands and easels from MICA,as well as Labels from MeteoriteLabels.com.
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Todd C.
Celestron NexStar 4SE(102mm F/13)Maksutov-Cass
Meade ETX-80AT(80mm F/5)Refractor
BO/TMB Planetary 9MM EP
Burgess 65 Deg. 20MM WA EP
Celestron E-LUX 25MM Plossl EP
Celestron E-LUX 40MM Plossl EP
Smart Astronomy 5X's APO(3-Element)Barlow
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half meter
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Loc: Great Lakes
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I've been looking for a while now for a really nice etched iron. Tonight was the night... 
This 151 gram slice of Muonionalusta is classified as a fine (IVA) Octahedrite and has a spectacular Widmanstatten etch pattern. Muonionalusta is only rarely found on the meteorite market as most specimens have been locked up in museum collections, with very little in private hands. Kiruna, Sweden, where the Muonionalusta meteorite was found, is located 200 miles North of the Arctic Circle and is not the easiest place to go, but I lived in Sweden in 1981 and flew to Kiruna while I was there... beautiful place (in the Summer. )
The 800,000 year old terrestrial age of this meteorite means it must have undergone a complex glacial transport history before its discovery. No obvious crater could be identified since Sweden (especially its northern parts) has been repeatedly glaciated during the last one million years. It was discovered by a stone crusher when his machine became jammed by a piece of "soft iron". Eventually two pieces of "iron" were encountered and fortunately one was secured before it passed through the crusher.
MUONIONALUSTA from SWEDEN
Farmer's page
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Gary
Collins I3 (Thin Film) Image Intensifying Eyepiece
Coronado Maxscope DS 90 <0.5A w/BF30
152 mm f/8 TMB/A&M Carbon Fiber APO; f/5 with 4" Borg ED Field Flattener/Reducer
20" Obsession/OMI Mirror/Servocat/Argo Navis
First Light for the 30" Obsession at BEOTS!
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Gary
Collins I3 (Thin Film) Image Intensifying Eyepiece
Coronado Maxscope DS 90 <0.5A w/BF30
152 mm f/8 TMB/A&M Carbon Fiber APO; f/5 with 4" Borg ED Field Flattener/Reducer
20" Obsession/OMI Mirror/Servocat/Argo Navis
First Light for the 30" Obsession at BEOTS!
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csa/montana
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Reged: 05/14/05
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Loc: montana
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Todd, that's a beauty! Thanks also for letting us know about the labels.
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Carol
AstroTech 16" Dob (Thanks ASTRONOMICS!)
AstroTech 66ED / Vixen 80MF/AstroTech Voyager
Masuyama's 7.5, 15, 25W, 35mm,
Tak LE 5mm
7mm Pentax XL, 10mm Pentax XW
14mm Meade 4000 UWA
22mm Pan, 35mm Pan
DreamCatcher Dobservatory, #2
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csa/montana
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Gary, another extraordinary one for your wonderful collection!
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Carol
AstroTech 16" Dob (Thanks ASTRONOMICS!)
AstroTech 66ED / Vixen 80MF/AstroTech Voyager
Masuyama's 7.5, 15, 25W, 35mm,
Tak LE 5mm
7mm Pentax XL, 10mm Pentax XW
14mm Meade 4000 UWA
22mm Pan, 35mm Pan
DreamCatcher Dobservatory, #2
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Scott Horstman
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Reged: 03/11/04
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Nice score Todd!
Gary, I hope I can see your collection in person next time we're through your way!
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Scott.
My Gallery
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178ED/LXD750
102ED
100mm f/13 Carton refractor
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