Brandon, Nebraska F) 45.54 grams
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ME-586 BRANDON, PERKINS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, USA - Stone. L 6-7
chondrite. “CM” REF: None (NEW!). “ARN’S” REF: P. 41. The
complete write-up of this L 6-7 chondrite appeared in “METEORITICS”, Vol. 27,
No. 1, March 1992, P. 111. Originally found in August 1975, the single 7.58 kg. mass was
recognized as a meteorite by Terry Schmidt of Tiara Observatory, Colorado Springs,
Colorado. All of the specimens listed below were provided by T. Schmidt, who described
this find in the above issue of “METEORITICS”. The physical appearance of this
meteorite is of a mottled, dark yellowish-brown to dark brown stone matrix, with bright
pinpoints of silvery-metallic color nickel-iron, along with metallic bronze color
Troilite, scattered over the freshly cut and polished surface of each slice or end piece.
The fusion crust, present along one edge of the specimen on items C) through G), is fairly
smooth and dark red-brown to brown-black in color. Item G), an end piece, has two polished
surfaces and a 1 1/4” long exposure of the fusion crust over the top of the specimen.
Item H) is a 1.50 gram lot of small, unpolished saw-cut specimens and fragments without
fusion crust. Pricing varies, dependent upon whether fusion crust is present, as follows:
slices without fusion crust (items A and B) are +/- $3.25 / gram. Slices with fusion crust
(items C through F) are priced at +/- $3.75 / gram, and the end piece with fusion crust is
priced at +/- $4.00 per gram. Copies of the information from “METEORITICS” are
available for distribution, and a copy will be sent with each order for a specimen from
this find, if requested. A) 18.76 grams 1 1/8 X 1 1/8 X
1/4” $ 61.00 SOLD
B) 27.10 grams 1 5/8 X 1 1/4 X 1/4” $ 88.00 SOLD
C) 29.31 grams 1 3/4 X 1 5/8 X 1/4” $110.00 SOLD
D) 32.82 grams 2 X 1 1/4 X>1/4” $123.00 SOLD
E) 4l.00 grams 2 1/2 X 1 1/8 X>1/4” $153.75 SOLD
F) 45.54 grams 2 3/8 X 1 3/8 X>1/4” $170.75
G) 17.30 grams 1 1/8 X 5/8 X 5/8” $ 69.25 SOLD
H) 1.50 grams Lot of small specimens /fragments @ $ 5.00 SOLD |
Faith, South Dakota J) 109.38 grams
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ME-587 FAITH, PERKINS CO., SOUTH DAKOTA, USA Stone. (H5)
“CM” REF: P. 139. “ARN’S” REF: P. 101. A single large stone,
weighing 105 Kg, was found in 1952. The Faith H5 has a dark brown to brown-black stone
matrix with small metallic flakes disseminated throughout. With 10X magnification,
chondrules can be seen scattered over the cut surface of each specimen. All are slices,
with fusion crust, priced at $4.00 / gram. A) 9.87
grams 7/8 X 7/8 X 1/4”+ $ 39.50 SOLD
B) 16.28 grams 2 3/8 X 1 X 1/4”- $ 65.00 SOLD
C) 17.83 grams 2 7/8 X 1 X 1/4”- $ 71.25 SOLD
D) 18.08 grams 1 3/4 X 1 1/8 X 1/4” $ 72.25 SOLD
E) 18.70 grams 2 5/8 X 1 1/8 X 1/4”- $ 74.75
F) 22.13 grams 2 5/8 X 1 X 1/4” $
88.50
G) 25.00 grams 3 1/8 X 1 1/8 X 1/4”- $100.00
H) 25.58 grams 2 5/8 X 1 X 1/4”
$102.25
I) 27.73 grams 2 7/8 X 1 1/8 X 1/4”- $111.00
J) 109.38 grams 2 3/4 X 2 5/8 X 1/4”+ $437.50 SOLD |
