Blaine Reed Meteorites - List 280 30APR2025

Blaine Reed Meteorites
P.O. Box 1141, Delta, CO 81416
Ph/fax (970) 874-1487
brmeteorites@yahoo.com
LIST 280 - April 30, 2025


Dear Collectors

This (interestingly) is probably my first list in 20 years that I don’t have a single NWA meteorite on.

As I mentioned above, some of these things I have only a very small amount. However (aside from Richfield and Cape York) I have checked a bit and found that, if I have sold a piece you were hoping to get before you could contact me, I should be able to get very similar replacements. I’d just need a week or so maybe to get my hands on it.

A note concerning the photos in this offering:
I want everyone receiving this post with imbedded group photos of the items on this list that the item pictured MAY NOT be the identical item you receive (except for cases where I have clearly labeled an item as “the only one this size” or similar). I usually have (and sell) multiple pieces of each size of the items listed (sometimes MANY of them – far to many to put all in a photograph for people to pick from). What I normally do is send the first person that asks for a particular item the largest piece available in whatever size range it is that the specimen they are buying belongs to (when I send a piece that is not in the photo, you generally get a very similar but slightly larger piece). This came about as MOST of my sales from these periodic larger catalogs come from the paper mailed version of this offering where no photos exist so customers don’t know exactly what the piece they ordered looks like (and are usually quite happy to receive a slightly larger specimen instead). So, you can certainly request the exact item in the group photo and I am happy to send it if someone else hasn’t already requested it. Please let me know if you would likely ONLY be happy with receiving that actual pictured piece(s) and I will NOT do any substitution(s) in your order.




CAPE YORK, Greenland: Medium octahedrite (IIIAB). Found 1818. Tkw = about 58tonnes.

This is one thing I did manage to work on (on one of the few nice days we have had). I picked up a 200g rectangular slice of this in Tucson. Hated to cut it down, but I did have a couple people wanting a smaller piece of this. I figured that others would as well. This meteorite was likely known by the native of the Greenland area for hundreds of years. They spent large amounts of time beating on these irons to get iron for knives and spear points. Some of these items were given to Capt. J Ross in 1818 and it didn’t take long for them to be recognized as meteoritic. In 1898 R.E. Perry located and loaded up (for a trip to New York) the three known masses. Luckily for the natives, they were (in general) supplied with “modern” iron implements as replacements. These are all rectangular slices etched on one side.
1) Part slices, etched on one side:
a) 10.7 grams - 20mm x 18mm x 3mm - $175
b) 23.0 grams - 31mm x 26mm x 3mm - $360
c) 44.0 grams - 43mm x 37mm x 3mm - $760 - NOT in photo, but very similar.




AMO, Indiana: Ordinary chondrite (L5). Fell December 10, 2024. Tkw = about 70kg.

I was offered some of this in Tucson (and did put some pieces out for sale). The price back then was $120/g. News got out that a large piece (53kg found by Robert Ward) had been discovered (and was even on display a short walk from my room). Of course, speculation that a large amount of this material were about to be dumped on the market had people believing that prices would soon plunge. Yep. Prices did drop somewhat, but they certainly have not plummeted. I suspect that this might be one of those falls where prices don’t ever get really cheap. The big pieces were (so far) found by people that plan to keep them and keep them intact. Smaller pieces have been found, but not that many. I have not had anyone offering me any of this material in any quantity since its fall. Anyway, I decided it might be kind of nice to offer some of the newest US fall on this list. IF you really feel the want/ need to own a piece of this new fall, maybe stick with buying a small(ish) piece for now. That way, if the price does drop from here, you can be thankful you didn’t spend a fortune to get the biggest piece of this you could get as soon as you could get it. But then, if the price stays here (or starts to go up) then you can be happy you already have a nice piece of this meteorite in your collection.
1) Slices/part slices:
a) .57 grams - 10mm x 7mm x 2mm - $35
b) 1.14 grams - 11mm x 11mm x 2mm - $69
c) 1.8 grams - 19mm x 11mm x 2mm - $103
d) 3.3 grams - 22mm x 18mm x 2mm - $180
e) 6.4 grams - 34mm x 27mm x 2mm - $340
f) 13.9 grams - 50mm x 35mm x 2mm - $720
g) 35.9 grams - 80mm x 80mm x 2mm - $1795 – complete slice.



RICHFIELD, Kansas: Ordinary chondrite (LL3.7). Found 1983. Tkw = 41kg.

I once had the entire mass of this meteorite. I had it cut up into slices about 6mm or so thick before I found out what it was. This meteorite has lots of areas that have been darkened by solar wind implanted gasses. Those areas do a god job of hiding the chondrules. The piece I first cut open (a solar wind area) looked very, very much like an L5 so I told the person cutting it to cut it the standard chondrite thickness (which was around 6mm at the time for a stone this large). Only later did I find out that this was, a rare and desirable meteorite type. I have long since sold all of those large slices (though I do have a 517g custom framed complete slice that has been cut down to only a few mm thick - $4000) and now only have small pieces (that I too have split into thinner pieces). I’ve priced these a lot lower than what pieces of this brought back when I first offered them. My inventory records seem to show that I have only a total of around 150g of this material remaining (the big framed slice is a consignment).
1) Part slices:
a) 1.2 grams - 13mm x 10mm x 3mm - $10
b) 2.5 grams - 18mm x 16mm x 3mm - $20
c) 5.6 grams - 25mm x 25mm x 3mm - $44
d) 10.7 grams - 35mm x 30mm x 3mm - $82
e) 13.6 grams - 55mm x 30mm x 3mm - $100




NORTON COUNTY, Kansas: Enstatite achondrite (Aubrite). Fell Feb. 18, 1948.

I really, really hesitated to put these on this list as I have so very few of them. However, these are a special enough item I felt it would be a good idea to let as many people as I can know about them. I have also looked into getting more/ replacement pieces and it does look like I should be able to get some. Aubrites are a really rare item on their own. I have had very few of them go through my hands over the years. However, these particular pieces are far more special yet. These all fluoresce (with a 365nm filtered LED black light) very brilliantly. There is no mistaking the fluorescence of these pieces. They all have a sizable amount of iron free olivine patches that fluoresce a brilliant yellow (I’ll try to get a picture of these under black light I can send people who ask for it. Not sure it will work, but I will try). These are all ex University of New Mexico specimens. Each is a smallish fragment with a number (in black on a white painted spot) painted on it.
1) Natural fragments that show good fluorescence:
a) 3.8 grams - 17mm x 15mm x 10mm - $190
b) 4.8 grams - 22mm x 13mm x 10mm - $240
c) 5.9 grams - 22mm x 18mm x 12mm - $295






IMILAC, Chile: Stony-iron (Pallasite). Found 1822.

All I have had to offer for this meteorite the past couple decades has been the little “shrapnel”, wild shaped pieces, that have had their crystals turned to a sandy texture (I do still have some, but not a lot, of those - $15/g). I can’t recall the last time I had a truly nice, fresh slice of this meteorite to sell (even as a single piece or on consignment). Which is kind of a shame as it is positively one of the very prettiest meteorites in existence. I picked up a small (very small) selection of really nice slices in Tucson this year. Actually, I ended up getting them from a couple different sources (one etched their slices, one stuck with the simple but beautiful high polish). These are NOT cheap but they are superb ”stained glass window” effect stable pallasite slices. Seymchan (now running $15 to $20/g on a good day) is stable but it rarely has really nice clear crystals like this material has. If these (or the particular size piece you want) sells quickly, fear not. I (with a little time) should be able to obtain nice replacements for any of these pieces/ sizes.
1) Thin cut full and part slices:
a) 4.5 grams - 21mm x 18mm x 2.5mm - $180 – polished slice.
b) 10.7 grams - 30mm x 24mm x 3mm - $430 – etched slice.
c) 21.1 grams - 44mm x 30mm x 3.5mm - $840 – etched slice.
d) 41.8 grams - 65mm x 60mm x 2mm - $1600 –polished complete slice.



PHILIPPINITE: Tektite from Philippine Islands. Bikol Province “Bikolite”.

These I do have a fairly good selection of. I lucked into these through a trade in Tucson. Yes, I already had (and have offered) plenty of Philippinites in the not terribly distant past. However, I have not had ones like these. These are the really classic deep grooved specimens (my other, smaller pieces have grooving but it is quite shallow – only a few mm deep). If you have seen a picture of a large classic Philippines tektite then you know what these look like – generally quite large, round with really interesting deep groves and knobs. However, these are from Bikol whereas many (most?) of the classic ones I have seen labeled as Rizal province (“Rizalite”). I had my source double check that these were indeed really from Bikol. “Yes, absolutely” was the answer. Not sure if that makes these more interesting or rare. Not sure it really matters. I am offering these at below the price that was asked for me to pay (“wholesale”) in Tucson for similar pieces just a couple years ago.
1) Natural individuals as found:
a) 31.4 grams - 38mm x 35mm x 20mm - $70
b) 68.4 grams - 50mm x 40mm x 25mm - $150
c) 114.8 grams - 50mm x 45mm x 45mm - $235
d) 152.5 grams - 55mm x 50mm x 45mm - $300
e) 187.4 grams - 65mm x 50mm x 40mm - $350
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Shipping:
US Shipping: Well, postal rates have increased yet higher. It seems that the very cheapest I can send one of my jewelry boxes in a padded envelope now cost just under $6 ($5.65 is the very cheapest rate I have gotten so far this year). I will still just stick with $5 for postage on these small things for now. This is for the “ground advantage” I have mentioned in the past. It still looks like that method is still getting things were they need to be pretty much as fast as the “First-class” method that once existed (and, so far, I have not had a package disappear because it got lost in a truck full of larger packages). For things people prefer to send “Priority”, the costs are $10 for fairly small things (whatever can fit in a small flat-rate box) and around $18 for large things (things that need a medium flat-rate box).

For overseas shipping, it does look like the “First Class” option still exists (thankfully, because most overseas small flat-rate costs are bumping up against $50 these days). I will, likely, need to custom quote even the “first class” jewelry box in a padded envelope none the less. Those used to be around $15 or $16. However, I seem to recall that such a package was quoted at closer to $35 going to France a couple months ago (that customer decided to go with the faster Priority).

Blaine Reed Meteorites for Sale-List 233: Fresh from CR Aguas Zarcas and more

List 233: Fresh from Costa Rica Aguas Zarcas and more

Blaine Reed
P.O. Box 1141
Delta, CO 81416
Ph/fax (970) 874-1487
LIST 233

December 17, 2019

Dear collectors,

I am back from my Costa Rica trip. It was overall an enjoyable trip, though often quite warm and sticky (I am not used to humidity, even at relatively cooler temperatures). Kevin’s side of the country was, for the most part, sunny and dry. The dry season, with its strong winds out of the east, was setting in (we did still get some time of sitting in the clouds and watching fog drift by thing – a very, very rare thing for me to see in my part of Colorado but common where he is perched up on the top of a mountain). However, I feared that this might mean that the other side of the mountains might be rainy. I figured the clouds carrying moisture from the Gulf of Mexico to the east might end up getting the moisture wrung out of them as they got stuck against the easterly mountainsides and made their way up and over. Yep, this is indeed what we found. Aguas Zarcas was heavy cloud cover, lots of rain, some (generally minor) wind and at times surprisingly chilly for a tropical area. All of this certainly meant that we weren’t going to be out stomping around looking for specimens on our own (also because it was a bad time for lots of really dangerous snakes in the area. Unlike the ”nope ropes and danger noodles” crawling around my area theirs don’t make any noise to let you know you are getting to close. I have indeed managed to avoid getting bit by a rattle snake hidden in the leaves on a trail a couple times by knowing what they sound like - and that sound ain’t like they present it in the movies folks). So, we had to limit ourselves to meteorites that locals had already found. Unfortunately, it seems that not much is being found any more. Some of the few pieces that were recovered recently are certainly showing their age (I hand picked and avoided those, paying a higher price to do so of coarse) and other pieces (that looked to have been recovered quite earlier) seem to have become special family heirlooms (“not for sale”). Oh well, at least I tried. The few things I did pick up are listed here below at a price only a little lower than I have offered similar pieces in the past (but then, I didn’t really pay much less at the site and am not even including the travel expenses as part of these piece’s direct cost at this point). I am having trouble deciding what piece(s) I want to keep for myself so I thought I’d let fate decide – I’ll keep whatever is the nicest piece listed below that does not sell from this offering.

The other items on this list are the last of the Riker mounted display pieces I picked up as a collection during the Denver Show. All of these have labels and it turns out that one more of these is also a Casper labeled piece that had that label hidden under another different one. I’ll make notes in the descriptions below of what labels come with each specimen.

NOTE: As with the last offering, shipping on most of these (everything but the Aguas Zarcas) is going to be a bit higher (around $5 or $6 for a single item for basic US) as these, being in glass fronted display boxes, will have to be shipped packed in boxes. My usual jewelry boxes in a padded envelope won’t work for most of these pieces.

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AGUAS ZARCAS, Costa Rica: Carbonaceous chondrite (CM2). Fell April 23, 2019.. These purchased Dec 9th, 2019.
These are the pieces that, as mentioned above, I bought on the trip I just got back from. These are all natural fragments (though the largest has some claim to being a complete individual) and, after a light cleaning on my part, are quite fresh. Each has at least some fusion crust present (actually, all but the smallest have quite substantial amounts of crust). As mentioned above, the largest piece looks like it could be considered a complete individual. It has around 45% nice thick primary crust coverage with the remainder being angular “broken” surfaces. However, careful inspection shows non-sharp (micro roll-over) edges on the primary crust where it meats one of these “breaks”. Also, a hand lens shows obvious (but small) patches of thicker fusion crust on the high spots of most of these broken surfaces (so they can’t be “after the fall” breaks). One surface looks to be crusted so thin that it looks almost like a smoke coating. There is some hints of smoothing of the break as well as the fact that no real inside texture/ structure can be seen (aside from a couple larger chondrules poking through perhaps) whereas the other fragments (clearly showing post fall breaks) the interior structure is clearly visible. Regardless, I am not pricing this piece higher because of any of this.
1) Natural fragments. All have some crust:
a) 4.4 gram fragment – 16mm x 15mm x 15mm - $350 – about 15% crust covered.
b) 5.0 gram fragment – 20mm x 20mm x 10mm - $400 – about 45% crusted.
c) 7.4 gram fragment – 25mm x 18mm x 12mm - $590 – about 50% crusted.
d) 22.2 gram fragment/ individual – 32mm x 28mm x 20mm - $1700

BRENHAM, Kansas: Stony-iron (Pallasite). Found 1882.
This is a Riker display that has two part slices – one 3.4g (17mm x 12mm x 5mm) and the other 13.5g (25mm x 20mm x 9mm). This has two labels; one (unnamed) that has the two weights as 3.4g and 14.2g. The label that was hidden underneath was a Casper label (for the 3.4g piece) that has “Happy Holidays!” written in the ‘Remarks” line. The larger piece looks to have a Nininger number on it. It certainly has the exact look of a Nininger number paint job, starts with the proper “10” for a Nininger Brenham but the next number/ letter is damaged enough to make it unclear exactly what was painted here (the last 3 look to be 119 though this could be “10M19”). This piece is also the typical thickness that Nininger would have cut back then.
2 part slices – 3.4g and 13.5g (possible Nininger piece) in Riker - $100

CAPE YORK, Greenland: Iron. Medium octahedrite (IIIAB). Found 1818.
Now this is a neat little Riker display. It has a label identifying the Meteorite (name, type, etc.) with “1 GM” handwritten on it, a nice etched 15mm x 10mm thin slice of the meteorite in a gemstone holder and a commemorative Greenland postage stamp (that looks to be from 1978). The stamp seems to show what looks like might be an ancient knife/ tool of some sort (this is indeed what the locals used these meteorites for) on a background of a large etched slice. I am assuming the “1GM” is the rough weight of the slice, but I didn’t pull all of this apart to find out.
15mm x 10mm etched slice, stamp and label in Riker box - $90

ESTHERVILLE, Iowa: Stony-iron (Mesosiderite). Fell May 10, 1879. Tkw = about 320kg.
This is a thick part slice that has its larger portion being the silicate material (though there are still substantial chunks of iron, they show a bit better on the backside). This comes with a metal “meteoritelabels.com” label with the proper 4.75GM weight written in pencil in the specimen weight space.
4.75 gram part slice – 20mm x 13mm x 6mm - $90

HOLBROOK, Arizona: Ordinary chondrite. (L/LL6). Fell July 19, 1912.
Here are two nice complete fresh individuals in a Riker display. These come with a Schooler’s label that has the pair weight of 1.6grams. Yep, this is exactly what my scale got. The smaller piece weighed .68g on my scale and the larger was .92g. The larger piece has some areas of secondary crust (of the type and thickness that leaves no doubt that it is secondary crust, unlike some of the areas on the largest Aguas Zarcas listed above) but is NOT broken and is certainly a complete individual (the smaller piece is pretty much completely covered in primary crust).
2 complete individuals .68g, .92g in Riker with Schooler label -$40

MILLBILLILLIE, Australia: HED achondrite (Eucrite). Fell 1960/ found 1970.
This is a part slice of the more unusual fine-grained textured area of this meteorite (the vast majority of Millbillillie showed a brighter black and white salt and pepper texture). This piece has one natural edge that shows some weathered fusion crust that has some of the orange spots/ staining that shows that this really is a Millbillillie. This has a nice label with it but this does not say who’s label (Ann E. Nonimus??) it was. This label has the weight as 2.4 grams but my scale showed this as 2.2 grams.
2.2 gram part slice – 22mm x 10mm x 3mm - $30

NORTON COUNTY, Kansas: Enstatite achndrite (Aubrite). Fell February 18, 1948.
This is a Riker containing two small fragments of this meteorite along with a Schooler’s label. The label has these as .8g together and this is indeed what my scale showed. Each of these fragments is roughly 10mm x 5mm in size.
2 fragments totaling .8g in Riker with Schooler’s label - $25

Blaine Reed Meteorites For Sale - LIST 223 RHOR COLLECTION: Part 2, vol. 2

Blaine Reed
P.O. Box 1141
Delta, CO 81416
Ph/fax (970) 874-1487 

                            LIST 223

March 19, 2019

RHOR COLLECTION: Part 2, vol. 2

                                                                                                                               BASSIKOUNOU, Mauritania: Ordinary chondrite (H5). Fell October 16, 2006. Tkw = 100+ kg.
This is a piece that was very obviously picked up right after the fall. It has super fresh black fusion crust. This isn’t an item I can call a complete individual as it does have a large (52mm x 22mm) fresh break. I can’t see any signs of fusion crust on the break or any crust roll-over on the edges so I suspect this is an impact with the ground break. The remainder of the stone is around 2/3 primary crust and 1/3 secondary crust the covers about ½ of the 42mm x 20mm late atmospheric break. A nice fresh specimen that has a neat story to tell. This comes with a metal stand up on its own meteoritelabels.com label.
    72.6 gram ½+ individual – 55mm x 25mm x 23mm - $350

BONDOC, Philippines: Stony-iron (Mesosiderite). Found 1956. Tkw = 888.6 kilograms.
 Nininger was the one that brought this meteorite to light. It was fond in the jungle and probably recognized mostly due to its large size. This is an end piece/ cut fragment of a silicate nodule from this meteorite. I don’t see any fresh metal hiding amongst the silicates but this does attract a magnet fairly well. This comes with a Michael Cottingham Meteorite Collection label.
    40.5 gram end piece of silicate nodule – 47mm x 30mm x 15mm - $150

ESQUEL, Argentina: Stony-iron (Pallasite). Found 1951. Tkw = 755kg.
This is actually a really nice part slice that passes light through pretty much all of its crystals but a few small ones in one cluster. I actually offerd this one last year but have decided to offer it at a new lower price (everyone tells me how they are “getting” $30, $40, $50/g out of their Esquel but I have never been able to do it). This is in a membrane box (though I have taken it out for the group photo), comes with a metal meteoritelabels.com label as well as a Southern Minerals Meteorites & Fossils paper label.
    38.5 gram part slice – 90mm x 50mm x 2mm - $1000

GIBEON, Namibia: Iron. Fine octahedrite (IVA). Found 1836.
This is a nice complete individual. For the most part, it looks to be pretty much as found (nice orange brown to chocolate brown) but may have had a light brushing in the past (it has a hint of shininess). I haven’t seen a small compete piece of Gibeon in quite a long time. I am surprised that this didn’t sell (the Chinese seem to be buying up all the Gibeon they can find) but then it was kind of lost in the display case full of more rare, collector type specimens. 
    40.7 gram complete natural individual – 55mm x 25mm x 8mm - $100

NWA (2696): HED. (Howardite). Found 2004. Tkw = 6.5 kilograms.
This is a part slice that Linton got from Michael Cottingham (it comes with a Cottingham Meteorite Collection label). It is a fairly typical howrdite (nothing special). It looks quite similar to the NWA (1929) pieces I have in color and texture but seems to have more and smaller breccia fragments. About 50% of the edge is natural/ crusted and the remainder are cut. This is in a 2” x 2” plastic display box:
    7.04gram part slice – 28mm x 22mm x 5mm - $100

NORTON COUNTY, Kansas: Enstatite achondrite (Aubrite). Fell ebruary 18, 1948. 
This is a fragment the Linton bought from me (and I had it on consignment from someone else) as the writing on the UNM Institute of Meteoritics label looks to be mine (I got a number of blank labels that I needed to fill in weight, name, and specimen number (this has a UNM painted catalog number on it) with the specimens back then). What is really neat about this piece is that a lot of fragments (likely low-iron olivine) really light up bright yellow under my filtered UV light (the Convoy S2 I seem to misplaced but now, thanks to John Kashuba, have a Torcia 365 (365nm wavelength) light. I am fairly certain that this will sell quickly. For those of you that want a piece of Norton that shows this fluorescence, fear not, I do have an assortment of pieces I just picked up of somewhat similar sizes for $30/g).
    7.2 gram fragment that fluoresces – 25mm x 15mm x 14mm - $200

TAZA (NWA 859): Iron. Plessitic octahedrite (ungrouped). Found 2001.
This is a complete individual that has some adhering dirt and caliche but generally shows much nicer fusion crust than most Taza pieces this size do. What flow lines are present are weak but one point has a kind of bullet-head look to it so this specimen spent at least some time with this point forward during its fall. This comes with a “Meteorite Madness” (Bob Cucciara) label.
    27.9 gram natural, crusted individual – 25mm x 20mm x 12mm - $170

SIKHOTE-ALIN, Russia: Iron. Coarsest octahedrite (IIB). Fell February 12, 1947.
I have two nice fusion crusted pieces to offer here. The smaller piece (22.0g) has a nice sculpted, fine thumb-printed shape. Its crust looks pristine original (does not look to have been brushed, chemically cleaned, gun blued, etc) as well. The larger piece is blocky (likely a single kamacite plate that broke free during the fall) and has the classic bullet-head shape. The crust on this looks pretty original on this as well, though a tiny hint of shininess might mean that this has been (very lightly) brushed at some point in the past. I don’t see flow lines on this piece but the shape clearly shows that it was oriented for a substantial part of its fall. This larger piece comes with a metal meteoritelabels.com label.a) 22.0 gram nice sculpted individual – 32mm x 18mm x 18mm - $100
b) 53.5 gram oriented individual – 35mm x 20mm x 15mm - $200 

Blaine Reed Meteortes For Sale - List 141

Blaine Reed
P.O. Box 1141
Delta, CO 81416
Ph/fax (970) 874-1487
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September 24, 2013

Dear Collectors,

Here are a few small but interesting items I either picked up at the Denver Show or were things that were sent to me while I was gone.

Many of you probably had no idea that I had even been away to a show. Worse still I was gone for several more days than usual. This is because starting with this year the show promoter is asking us to show and open up a few days earlier than what was usual because the “Coliseum Show” has begun opening earlier. I can see them (the Coliseum people) now opening on Thursday next year to “get the jump” on the other shows. Then we’ll have to match it and so on and so on until Denver tries to stretch out to two weeks like Tucson. I did give the earlier opening a try this year and the results were certainly NOT impressive. I will give it one more try next year (opening Sunday afternoon maybe) and switch back to something closer to my usual opening ( mid to late Tuesday morning) if the results are the same as this year.

My reason for posting this here and now is that I came home to many phone calls (and e-mails – I don’t really have the ability or time to keep up with them while at a show unfortunately) from people that were somewhat distressed that I had not responded/ returned calls over many days. In the past most of these people would have read a pre-show/ pre travel post and known that I was gone and expected such a delay, instead of thinking I am simply ignoring them.

Anyway, on to the items up for grabs:

ABEE, Canada: enstatite chondrite (EH4), melt breccia. Fell June 9, 1952. Tkw = 107 kilograms.
I picked up a few small pieces of this recently. They are just fragments, unfortunately, but they do appear to be quite fresh. I had a brief notion of cutting them to show the high metal content interior but then realized I’d probably be more likely cut myself (or turn these to crumbs and powder) in the process than turn these pieces into nice end pieces.
a) .28 grams of fragments in small research vial - $14
b) .52 gram fragment – 9mm x 5mm x 4mm - $25
c) .74 gram fragment – 7mm x 6mm x 5mm - $35

BEARDSLEY, Kansas: (h5). Fell October 15, 1929. Tkw = 16 kilogrsms.
I have a couple of these. One is a single fragment and the other contains a few fragments. Let me know which you want (a re-seller might prefer the capsule that has the multiple pieces).
.16 gram fragment(s) in capsule about 5mm x 4mm x 3mm - $10

CHELYABINSK, Russia: (LL5). Fell February 15, 2013.
Oops, I wasn’t supposed to have these. Mike Farmer had brought some of these neat “coins” and left some with me to sell on consignment in my room while he was at the show (I did sell several). I thought I had given him back all of the left over pieces the morning he left the show. I ended up finding these two in a different drawer when I packed up. Anyway, these are quite nice. They have a picture of the smoke trail let by the falling meteorite on one side. This side has a small recess that contains a small (roughly 3 or 4mm) stone that looks to be complete. The other side has a picture showing a map of the fall region.
Chelyabinsk coin containing small individual - $50

HONOLULU, Hawaii: (L5). Fell September 27, 1825. Tkw = 3+ kilograms.
This is a small fragment that clearly shows shock veining/ breccia texture. It is in a plastic box with a New England Meteoritical Services label. Not cheap by any stretch but I think this is the first time I have ever had a piece of this fall.
1.34 gram fragment – 12mm x 10mm x 7mm - $1100

LEEDEY, Oklahoma: (L6). Fell November 25, 1943. Tkw = 51.5 kilograms.
This is a batch of fragments in a vial. There are two larger pieces (one around 5mm and the other closer to 8mm) and some crumbs. The vial is labeled “Leedey, #489.1, chips” so this was likely from a Nininger specimen at some point.
.74 grams fragments in vial - $10

MOLONG, Australia: (Pallasite). Found 1912. Tkw = 104 kilograms.
This is a small weathered piece that does indeed seem to show both metal and olivine. One side even appears to show a patch of fusion crust, though I cannot be certain on that (it may be just the natural exterior weathering rind).
.35 gram fragment – 9mm x 7mm x 4mm - $20

NAGOYA, Argentina: Carbonaceous chondrite (CM2). Fell June 30, 1879. Tkw = 4 kilograms.
This is just powder in a research style vial labeled “clean powder” and No. 556.2 (Nininger number). There is not a lot of material here (maybe a few cubic mm) but then there is not a lot of this fall floating around either.
Powder in vial - $30

NORTON COUNTY, Kansas: (Aubrite). Fell February 18, 1948.
This is a bag of fragments ranging in size from small (mm or so ) up to about 7 or 8mm in size. The larger pieces (most of the bag) are, interestingly, mostly fusion crust and clearly show the strange cream colored crust this low in iron meteorite is famous for.
1.68 grams of mostly crust fragments - $50

NWA (4852): (Ureilite). Found 2007. Tkw = 1073 grams.
This is a nice little slice of this really difficult to cut meteorite. I recently offered some on a mailed listing and sold all of my “mid-sized” pieces similar to this (I have a few really small under a gram pieces and then a couple large complete slices which, though I should, I am hesitant to break up right now). I got this one at the COMETS auction as the price was reasonable and the beer very good 9got to help support the cause). This is in a membrane box that has Impactika labeling on it (Anne got the part o this stone that I did not years ago, we shared the number). I think this was cut and prepared by Bob Falls (poor guy0. It has a really nice high diamond polish on both sides.
3.48 grams – 22mm x 14mm x 4mm - $75

QUEEN”S MERCY, South Africa: (H6). Fell April 30, 1925. Tkw = 6859 grams.
I have a couple of the smaller size listed here but only the one on the “larger”. The smaller are fragments in a capsule and the larger is a single fragment in a vial labeled “Queen’s Mercy #765”.
a) .04 grams of fragments in capsule - $15
b) .093 gram fragment in vial - $35

brmeteorites_list] List 101 - more after Tucson stuff 5APR2011

brmeteorites_list] List 101 - more after Tucson stuff

Blaine Reed
P.O. Box 1141
Delta, CO 81416
Ph/fax (970) 874-1487 
LIST 101
April 5, 2011

Dear Collectors,

I am back from Phoenix and helping my uncle. Blake and I worked very hard to get a few things done around his house (cleaning up, moving 200lb ham radio equipment, installing ceiling fans, I fixed a couple dozen wrist watches). We Got 7 of his 9 cars back in running order as well so he can start selling off the many extras (any body want a Mercedes?). 

Anyway, here is another "brought it back from Tucson" offering. There will be more as time allows.

BARRATTA, Australia: (L3.8). Found 1845. Tkw = 202.9kg.
Now this is a nice display specimen. It is a triangular shaped ½ slice and has 2/3 of its edge showing clearly thumb-print textured dark chocolate brown to black crust. The interior is also very fresh, showing lots of chondrules and metal in a mixed brown and light gray matrix. I remember years ago (when this was still classified as an L4), I had the chance to pick up a fairly large amount of slices of this for a really low price (couple bucks a gram perhaps). I stupidly passed on them. To add insult to that idiocy, the stuff was re-classified as an L3 shortly after. Ooops!
74.5 gram ½ slice – 75mm x 45mm x 6mm - $450 

CACHARI, Argentina: (Eucrite), monomict breccia. Found 1916. Tkw = 23.5kg.
These are a couple small fragments in a capsule. I have not seen any of this material in a long time. I have only this sample.
.08grams fragments (2pcs) in a capsule - $20

DAR AL GANI (319), Libya: (Ureilite), polymict breccia. Found 1997. Tkw = 740 grams.
This is a small natural fragment in a membrane box. This comes with a Swiss Meteorite Lab label.
.36 gram fragment in membrane box and SML label - 9mm x 6mm x 2mm - $20

GIBEON, Namibia: Fine octahedrite (IVA).
This is a large uncut individual (52.4kg). It apparently was used as an anvil in some village in Namibia at some time as both the top and bottom surfaces are quite flat and show a texture that looks similar to a hand-hammered silver bowl. I have seen a few similar pieces that the flat areas were really considered to be from impacts with other pieces as they came through the atmosphere though, and this may indeed have formed that way as well. This thing looks EXACTLY like an alligator head! I even, as a joke, put a "cats eye" marble in the divot that is located perfectly for an eye socket. So far, everyone that has shown interest in this wants it for cutting into little jewelry pieces. Someone polished a spot on the bottom and tried to etch it. It did show some etch, but as this is a hammered (or impacted) surface it was distorted and indistinct. I really do suspect though that if an area in between (that shows the nice typical thumb-printed surfaces) were polished and etched, the pattern would be fine (and I may very well end up giving that a try soon). This would still mean a loss of useful etch area along two of the edges of slices cut from this thing for jewelry people, but might yield the neat contorted edge etch pieces I have seen command a premium from collectors. 
52.4kg brushed individual – 450mm x 230mm x 110mm - $12,500

NWA 801: Carbonaceous chondrite (CR2). Found 2000.
This is one of my favorite meteorites and this is a really nice thin slice of it. This piece is some of the slightly fresher stuff (some of the (801) was really dark hematite red and showed no metal). This is a pleasing yellow-brown and still shows lots of metal surrounding many of the chondrules and as rounded blebs (metal chondrules). 
3.1 gram slice in Riker mount – 60mm x 25mm x 1mm - $100

NWA 2737: Martian (Chassignite). Found 2000. Tkw = 611 grams.
This is a small thin slice in a membrane box.
5mm x 4mm slice in membrane box - $50

NWA 3118: Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3). Found 2003. Tkw = 5895grams.
I suspect this is paired with my favorite CV NWA (2086). This has a super chondrule-rich texture and looks very similar to the popular (and expensive) Axtell. These are super thin slices in a membrane box.
a) 17mm x 13mm - $ 15
b) 25mm x 19mm - $20

NWA 5717: ungrouped chondrite (3.05). Found 2006. Tkw = 7.31kg.
One fresh stone of this strange material was found. Research work on this showed that it did not match with any known parent body (similar to H's in some respects and similar to LL's in others, with oxygen isotopes and other features matching neither). This material is further enhanced by being one of the most primitive "ordinary" chondrites available. Only 18 meteorites out of all known ordinary chondrites (some 40,000 now, this includes Antarctic recoveries) have a petrographic subtype below 3.10! I traded for a bit of this (with a bit extra) for my collection. I have very little, so contact me soon if you want any. These are all thin part slices.
a) .43 grams – 14mm x 6mm x 1mm - $26
b) .74 grams – 19mm x 7mm x 1mm - $44 – has large (5mm) chondrule.
c) 2.08 grams – 28mm x 16mm x 1mm - $120 – nice mix of light and dark zones.
d) 4.72 grams – 35mm x 27mm x 1mm - $250

NORTON COUNTY, Kansas: (Aubrite). Fell February 18, 1948. Tkw = 1175+ Kg.
This is a really interesting piece. It appears to be a piece of thick (4mm) black slaggy crust (plenty of gas bubbles) with a few bright white angular fragments of enstatite sticking out of one side. This black material from Norton County is quite scarce.
.36 gram fragment in membrane box – 11mm x 7mm x 5mm - $25

SAHARA 97072: Enstatite chondrite (EH3). Found 1997. Tkw = 1270 grams.
Actually, the TKW on this stuff is a lot higher as every stone seems to have gotten its own number. Regardless, any fresh enstatite chondrite is really rare (this has the added benefit of being a type 3) and quite hard to come these days. This is really nice complete slice that shows complete brown edge (likely weathered fusion crust along most of it) and a fresh interior with lots of fine-grained metal and chondrules visible.
5.9 gram complete slice – 34mm x 17mm x 2.5mm - $250 

TATAHOUINE, Tunisia: (Diogenite). Fell June 27, 1931. Tkw = 13.5+ kg.
This is a super thin slice (shows a bit of light through some areas) in a membrane box.
Slice (10mm x 9mm) in membrane box - $15

DAMASCUS METEORITE KNIFE:
Actually, this might be better used as a letter opener. It is completely hand made by someone experimenting with the damascus process and meteorite metal. This is definitely a bit crude, but folksy artistic none the less. It has an interesting artistic shape overall. The handle is wood with several small hematite beads inset on each side. A lot of work went into this for someone just learning the process (I got two of these, but I will likely hang onto one to use as my regular letter opener).
Small meteorite knife - $95 

Blaine Reed Meteorites List 98 - Norton County and other Monig specimens

Blaine Reed
P.O. Box 1141
Delta, CO 81416
Ph/fax (970) 874-1487
LIST 98
December 28, 2010

Dear Collectors,

I really had not planned on having any further lists this year. I was supposed to be in Denver this week. Unfortunately the weather and several deals that need to be finished (including picking up a nice 8.4kg natural Gibeon specimen from the owner in Grand Junction yesterday) prevented this. The weather is not bad right now (sunny – only the second day in weeks! My solar system has not proven to be of much use the past couple months, unfortunately). But, another big storm is moving in and expected to stay awhile. Linda has jury duty January 3rd as well and I cannot risk getting stuck an extra week in Denver right now (as happened all last December and January on every trip I made up there to clean up my Aunt's estate).
Any way, these are a few things from TCU. Most of these have a Monig collection label. The large Travis (a) slice and the fragment lots of Norton County don't, unfortunately (I may be able to get a label made up for the Travis (a) piece and send that to the buyer later though).

NORTON COUNTY, Kansas: enstatite achondrite (Aubrite). Fell February 18, 1948. Tkw = 1175kg.
I have not had any of this in a looong time, particularly pieces large enough to actually weigh (the 4 fragment lot could have easily been broken down into 4 individually weighed specimens). As mentioned above, the two large specimens (3.1g and 18.0g) come with Monig Collection labels.
a) 2.9 grams of fragments (crumbs to about 7 or 8mm in size) in glass vial - $75
b) 3.0 grams; 4 nice fragments (roughly equal size) - $120
c) 3.1 gram fragment – 18mm x 15mm x 8mm - $120
d) 18.0 gram fragment – 31mm x 28mm x 16mm - $675 – this has a really large enstatite crystal (30mm x 20mm x 10mm) on one end.

TRAVIS COUNTY (a), Texas: (H5). Found 1889. Tkw = 175.4kg.
This is the fresher (by a bit) of the two Travis County stones. It has a good number of metal and sulfide rimmed chondrules in a dark green/gray matrix. This piece also has a few large Troilite inclusions (one that is about 10mm x 6mm).
136.9 gram complete slice – 175mm x 80mm x 3mm - $200

TRAVIS COUNTY (b), Texas: (H4). Found before 1980. Tkw = 5.9kg.
This is the rarer of the two Travis County stones. It is a bit more weathered than the Travis (a), but is still nice. These pices show lots of chondrules (really visible on the back unpolished side) in a mixed medium to dark brown matrix.
a) 20.1 gram part slice – 45mm x 34mm x 5mm - $40
b) 64.2 gram ½ slice – 80mm x 60mm x 5mm - $120

TULIA (d), Texas: (H6). Found 1981. Tkw = 17.7kg.
Yep, I did sell the last piece I had of this from the last list, BUT the folks at TCU noticed this offering and sent up a couple pieces (2 "large" complete slices) that they had set aside somewhere (as inventory for potential trades with other museums, perhaps). Any way, I am offering the largest here. I have a very similar 99.2 gram piece, but I am temporarily holding that one for someone that wanted the 74g one I had last time but missed out.
114.1 gram complete slice – 100mm x 84mm x 4mm - $285