ME-601 SHAW, LINCOLN COUNTY, COLORADO, USA
Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). "CM" REF: P. 324. "ARN’S" REF:
P. 288. Found: 1937. Two fragments were found, weighing a total of only 3.7
kg., in 1937. An additional stone, weighing 13.8 kg., was recovered in 1967.
This specimen is number H67.46 from the Glenn Huss (American Meteorite
Laboratory) collection -- an end cut taken from the 13.8 kg. specimen. The
front of the specimen has been cut and polished, and the photo at the upper
left (front view) shows a mottled brown stone matrix, with numerous tiny
metal pinpoints. One edge of the specimen is also polished, same as the
front. The back view shows the reddish-brown fusion crust, with the original
Glenn Huss number displayed in the upper left corner.
Size: 146.40 grams, 4 1/4" long X 2 1/4" high X up to 3/4" thick.
Price / gram: $20
Specimen price: $2,928
Queretaro, Mexico H) 48.55 grams
Queretaro, Mexico N) 30.76 grams
Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite. (H4) “CM” REF: None - NEW! First found in 1971, this H4 stone was not identified and classified until 1989. The specimens listed below were obtained from the individual who originally made this find about two miles north of the City of Queretaro. The Queretaro is a weathered stone, found as a number of fragments which all fit together, with the total weight given as 11 pounds. Some of the fragments were found lying on top of the soil, and some were partially buried. Brian Mason classified the meteorite as an H4 chondrite, and the name was suggested by Roy S. Clarke, Jr., Curator of the Division of Meteorites at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. The physical appearance of this H4 chondrite is of a dark brownish-black stone matrix with small, very bright metallic flakes very richly disseminated throughout. The description of the Queretaro, Mexico meteorite appeared in “METEORITICS”, March 1990 (Vol. 25, No. 1), P. 60. A copy of the information from “METEORITICS” will be sent with any order for specimens from this locality, if requested. Each of the specimens listed below (items A through L) is a slice, with one surface polished. The bright silvery-metallic flakes are richly distributed over both cut surfaces of the dark brownish-black stone matrix, and are especially visible on the polished side of each specimen. Each slice is taken from a complete, natural fragment, so there are no “square cut” or “edge cut” specimens in this group. Slices are priced @ +/- $3.75 / gram. Item M) is a lot of small specimens and fragments, many with saw cut surfaces, and at least one specimen with a small polished surface, priced at +/- $4.00 / gram. Item N) is an end cut with the entire back and edges of the specimen in natural condition, as field collected. The cut surface shows the same distribution of small, bright silvery metallic flakes over the surface, enhanced by the polish on the contrasting dark brown-black stone matrix. Pricing is @ +/- $4.50 / gram. Order item ME-578, specimens A. through N.
A) 2.75 grams 1/2 X
1/2 X 1/4" $ 10.25 SOLD
B) 3.19 grams 3/4 X 1/2 X 1/4" $ 12.00
SOLD
C) 3.74 grams 7/8 X 3/8 X 1/4" $ 14.00 SOLD
D) 9.57 grams 1 1/4 X 3/4 X 1/4" $ 36.00
SOLD
E) 10.77 grams 1 X 7/8 X 1/4" $
40.50 SOLD
F) 24.80 grams 2 X 1 3/8 X 1/4” $ 93.00
G) 39.37 grams 3 1/8 X 1 7/8 X 1/4” $147.75 SOLD
H) 48.55 grams 2 l/2 X 1 7/8 X 1/4” $182.00
I) 58.40 grams 4 3/8 X 2 X 1/4” $219.00 SOLD
J) 56.61 grams 3 3/4 X 1 3/4 X 1/4” $212.25 SOLD
K) 76.74 grams 4 1/2 X 2 X 1/4” $287.75
L) 112.54 grams 5 X 2 X 3/8”
$422.00 SOLD
M) 1.60 grams Lot of small specimens and fragments, @ $ 6.50
SOLD
N) 30.76 grams 2 X 7/8 X 1/2”
$138.50
