Re: [meteorite-list] Use of magnets for meteorite hunting
rob says: P.S. Perhaps a compass can be used as a weaning device? It generates a minimal magnetic field, and yet is sensitive enough to detect most H- and L-chondrites. yes compass is able to detect (by a small deviation from N when you approach the stone) the magnetization of a say L or H. But it is tricky. The problem is that the effect is quite different in the natural state and on a piece that has already been submitted to high field (touching with a magnet or lightning stroke). For example a LL after magnet exposure make a larger deviation on the compass than a H in its natural state and then: It can easily discriminate between LL and L, L and H or even eucrite and howardite, for example. Ahhh, but what about weathering? If you can't see into the interior of a meteorite, you'll know nothing about its weathering grade. The range of responses corresponding to the various weathering grades of an H (for instance) will easily intersect that of the L's and probably even unweathered LL's. Presumably similar difficulties will be encountered with achondrites. --Rob Right again (but I was told that efficient communication should convey only one message per time!). So lesson 2 is: a strongly (W2-3) weathered H is as magnetic as a fresh L then Mark says: Hi Robert and list I'm curious about this latent magnetic field. If its anything like that used for paleomag, of what real interest is it except that the meteorite came from a body large enough to develope a magnetic field which, if my understanding of magnetics is fair enough would only tell you the body developed a field. And this may be debatable if there was enough heat around the area where the meteorite came from that the field isn't set in stone because of a major impact or something ripped the parent body apart (as may be the case with irons and mesosiderites and such). If the rock is still plastic when this occurs, the field is subject to many other factors and may not even represent the parent body's field anyway. Mark There are instances where this paleomagnetic signal is of high interest, but of course it's very complicated and a lot of meteorites are rather dumb in this field. But taking the example of martians, the paleomagnetic signal of SNC has triggered many scientific publications (among which 3 in Science I guess) discussing for example the low temperature transfer of ALH84001 from Mars to Earth and thus the possibility that Earth may have already been contaminated by martian bugs in the past (see e.g.: http://www.spaceref.com/Directory/Astrobiology_and_Life_Science/panspermia/, ver y controversial, I warn you!). Unfortunately every Saharan or Omani SNC has been tested with a magnet and therefore are definitively useless to investigate further this issue. Pierre __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Tatahouine Pronounciation - Thanks
Thanks everyone for your help. I just love a good meteorite pronounciation debate! ;-) Thanks again, Jeff KuykenI.M.C.A. #3085www.meteoritesaustralia.com - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 4:10 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Tatahouine - Pronounciation MOH Hardness? In a message dated 3/3/2003 12:31:24 AM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It is by no accident that Luke Skywalker lives on Tatahouine. Lucas borrowed the name from that town because they shot the Tatahouine scenes near there. So, I would suspect that the pronounciation in the movie would be very close to the actual pronounciation if not exact.You are quite right Mark. That is where a lot of the exterior scenes of the Star Wars movies were filmed. It is really a small dusty market town, but it has a very nice hotel with a swimming pool! If you want to see a picture I took there a few years ago, go to: http://www.impactika.com/tatahouineTUNS.jpg As for the pronounciation, I think I will go with the simplest: TA TA WEEN , all syllables pretty much equal.Anne BlackIMCA #2356www.IMPACTIKA.come-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [meteorite-list] Use of magnets for meteorite hunting
Pierre, Unfortunately every Saharan or Omani SNC has been tested with a magnet and therefore are definitively useless to investigate further this issue. Every is almost the correct word. Almost is the correct word. When I hunt with my mates, I do not use a magnet. Some of them does even if I ask not to use magnets. Only the more experienced do not use magnet; it is just a matter of time. Just a short story, from the field: we encountered a strewn field, obviously of the same fall. Some of us used magnets on their first finds. After a short brief, they put the magnets in thier pockets. The crust colour and regmaglypts more or less marked on the bigger individuals made them confident in the cosmicity of the rocks they where gatering. But then I have no control on magnetic fields during transportation. Packed in metallic travel cases and air shipped from Africa to Europe. We shoudl talke about it. My two cents, ( hey Euro has cents too !) Best regards Michel. Pierre __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Wisconsin
Here is my annual plea for Wisconsin material. I am in good shape on Colby, but all other falls/finds are of interest. Micros are OK (except for Trenton and Belmont, which I already have in that size). Good provenance only, please. Please reply off-list if you can help. Many thanks. Mark -- CoreComm Webmail. http://home.core.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] NC Meteorites
List members, If any of you have any North Carolina meteorites for sale other than the ones listed below, please email me off list. Castalia Deep Springs Forsyth Co. Mayodan Monroe Murphy Wood's Mountain Thanks, Thomas H. Webb __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Thuathe
I think that many people should be getting their Thuathe pieces today. Let us know how you like them! Isn't is the most beautiful fall for a long time! I have updated my website with the last of my pieces, still some nice ones but more fragments. check them out if you missed the first round or want another piece. Mike Farmer http://www.meteoriteguy.com/thuathehunt.htm
[meteorite-list] MeteoriteTimes.com March Links Now Ready
Greetings All, MeteoriteTimes.com Links for March are now ready to view at: http://www.meteoritetimes.com Enjoy! Paul and Jim ** Paul Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jim Tobin [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Meteorite Exchange, Inc. http://www.meteorite.com MeteoriteTimes.com http://www.meteoritetimes.com PMB#455 P.O. Box 7000, Redondo Beach, CA 90277 USA *** __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Huge Asteroid Impacts Predate Dinosaurs
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20030303/impact.html Huge Asteroid Impacts Predate Dinosaurs By Larry O'Hanlon Discovery News March 4, 2003 The three most terrible asteroid impacts in the Earth's history are also the oldest, say geologists working on frozen blobs of melted rock ejected from impacts more than 3.2 billion years ago. Any craters from the impacts were erased long ago by Earth's everchanging crust. What does remain, however, are deposits of rock spherules in South Africa's Barberton Greenstone Belt region that were once a fiery rain of molten material blasted from horrific impacts. The bottom line is that I think they were bigger than the K/T impact, said geologist Frank Kyte of the University of California at Los Angeles, referring to the impact of a ten-kilometer (seven-mile) wide asteroid that killed the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. Kyte and a number of other asteroid impact researchers published their report in the March issue of the journal Geology. Since they were discovered in 1986, the South African spherules have sparked scientific debate over whether they were caused by impacts or some purely earthbound process. The work by Kyte and his colleagues might finally settle the debate because they have found in the spherules something only found in extraterrestrial rocks - an unusual abundance of a rare type of chromium. For reasons that are buried in the early history of the solar system, meteorites tend to have more chromium-53 and chromium-54 than rocks from the Earth, moon or Mars, which tend to have more chromium-52 (Martian meteorites supplied the information about Mars). Using a new and painstaking technique to analyze the South African spherules, Kyte and his colleagues were able to determine that the rocks contained amounts of chromium-53 and chromium-54 that pegged them as relatives of a relatively rare kind of meteorite, a carbonaceous chondrite. Factors they used to estimate the size of the asteroids that spawned the spherules include the thickness of the spherule beds and the likely assumption that the debris rained down over the entire Earth. All that seems to indicate that the Archean asteroids ranged from one to seven times the size of the K/T asteroid. In other words, the discovery not only confirms the impact origins of the rocks, but it suggests that the asteroids 3.2 billion years ago were a bit different than those that are common today, said planetary scientist Alan Hildebrand of the University of Calgary. They are rough estimates, based on comparisons to similar beds from the much better preserved K-T impact. Factors they used to estimate the size of the asteroids include the thickness of the spherule beds and the likely assumption that the debris rained down over the entire Earth. All that seems to indicate that the Archean asteroids ranged from one to seven times the size of the KT asteroid. In my opinion this is quite a significant result, said Hildebrand. It should settle the debate on origins. What isn't settled is just what was going on 3.2 billion years ago to cause three great impacts in just 20 million years. Were asteroid impacts more common throughout the early history of the Earth or was this just a spike of impacts? Only the discovery of more such spherules of other ages will tell, said Kyte. __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Did Meteorite Strike Kill Dinos? No, Say Geologists
http://in.news.yahoo.com/030305/139/21shy.html Did meteorite strike kill dinos? No, say geologists ANI (Australia) March 5, 2003 Sydney: Contrary to popular belief that a meteorite strike led to the extinction of dinosaurs, geologists from an Australian university say the creatures were killed by geological upheaval. According to Gordon Lister and Ivo Vos of Monash University's School of Geosciences, the sudden disappearance of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago is the best known mass extinction. Throughout Earth's history, there have been great mass extinctions where most living things are destroyed. We don't know much about them except they were abrupt, Professor Lister was quoted as saying by The Age. Most scientists believe that the dinosaurs were wiped out by the impact of a 12-kilometre meteorite that caused the 180-kilometre-wide Chicxulub crater on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. The impact would have dramatically altered Earth's climate. Prof Lister said that while there probably was such an impact, it did not kill off the dinosaurs. You have to ask yourself whether this event was as big as you thought it was. You had an impact, but did it cause as much impact as people like to imagine? he added. And given that geological upheaval had caused most other mass extinctions, it was likely it had led to the destruction of the dinosaurs also. As Prof Lister puts in, The meteorite strike would have been just the coup de grace. You really start to wonder if we're making a special case (for the dinosaurs). __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Reward Still Up for Grabs
http://icderry.icnetwork.co.uk/news/localnews/page.cfm?objectid=12698931method=full Meteorite Reward Still Up for Grabs icDerry (United Kingdom) March 4, 2003 A SCOTTISH-based meteorite dealer says he's still not received a genuine piece of the space rock that blazed across the Donegal skyline last month. And Rob Elliott from Fife-based company, Fernlea Meteorites, says a fragment of rock he received last week from a Letterkenny jeweller also proved a false alarm. Mr. Elliott has put up a £20,000 reward for anyone who can provide him with part of a meteorite thought to have landed in Donegal three weeks ago. Despite receiving hundreds of samples from across Ireland, Scotland and England, he told the 'Journal' last night none were what he was after. The reward is still there for anyone who sends me a genuine piece. The money is in a safe just waiting to be handed to someone, he said. That money won't, however, be going to one Letterkenny jeweller who thought he'd stumbled across a piece of the much sought-after meteorite. For Rob says a small object posted to him by shop owner Marcus Griffin had been tested and was nothing more than a piece of magnesia metal. The rock arrived from Marcus last Saturday and initially I was very excited when I opened it because it looked like the genuine article. But we examined it closely and when we grinded it we discovered that it wasn't the real thing, he said. Two weeks ago, Marcus vowed he wouldn't sell the piece of rock for love nor money. He said: I wouldn't sell it for the world, I just won't be accepting money for it. I am a collector and I intend to hold on to it. Rob says he though Marcus' reluctance to part with the object meant that when he received it he was convinced it was exactly what he was after. I had heard he was reluctant to part with the piece of rock he had discovered. So when it arrived here I though this could be it, added Rob. Mr. Elliott urged people not to give up on the hunt for a piece of the meteorite. And he said history shows that it can take as long as three months before someone comes forward with a genuine piece of rock Unless it's totally overshot the land in Co. Donegal there is a piece out there and the reward awaits the person who brings it to me, he said. __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] OT: (Probable) meteorwrong story conclusion
Hi Bob, Norbert and List, I got an interesting message today which I'll share shortly, but first we must go back to June of last year when I first noticed a questionable meteorite show up on eBay. Here's the message I sent to Bob Verish about it: From: Matson, Robert Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 6:23 PM To: 'Bob Verish - home'; 'Bob Verish - work' Subject: Mohave meteorwrong? Hi Bob, This has just shown up on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2110888286 Large, 14-lb Mohave meteorite. Seller is from Chico, so he probably means Mojave. The price is absurd, and the seller has no feedback, so something smells fishy. From the pictures, it might actually be a meteorite -- it certainly looks better than most meteorwrongs on eBay. But practically no data is provided other than the mass. --Rob - - - - - Bob promptly replied: Weighs approximately 6272g/14 lbs. And its approximate dimensions are 5.75, 4, 3.5/14.5 cm, 10cm, 13.5 Hi Rob, Thanks for the heads-up. Is my math wrong, or does this specific gravity look like it is within the range for most chondritic meteorites? Check out my version of his images (see attachments) Bob V. - - - - - - Bob later added: I meant to add on the previous message - that I think this is another chunk of Sulfide-rich slag! (take a look at the corners where a bright interior is exposed;-) I wouldn't be surprised in the least, if it is... --Bob V. Since the auction is long since over, the links to the images are gone, *BUT* I just found I do still have Bob's versions of his images. With Bob's permission, I'll post them to my webspace and provide the links here if anyone is curious. A day later, Norbert Classen noticed the auction and posted this message to the Meteorite Collectors Association list: Hi there, Did you see this neat MW from the Mohave desert? Don't forget, it's Very Rare! Great Value at $21,280. Okay, some people might think that $3.40/g is a reasonable price for something that might be a meteorite AND from the US - but I really doubt that this is the real thing. What do you think? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2110888286 Ebay Item # 2110888286 Best, Norbert Classen IMCA #7606 - - - - I replied to Norbert and the list: I noticed this auction yesterday, and being keenly interested in any meteorite finds from California (misspelling of Mojave notwithstanding), I floated it by Bob Verish to get his thoughts. It doesn't look like hematite or magnetite, but then again the seller doesn't mention magnetism. Bob did some photo enhancement of his images to get a better look at what appeared to be some specular spots on the rock surface -- spots which look not unlike some of the roasted sulfide slags we've been talking about recently. A rough computation of the specific gravity suggests that the stone is indeed in the range of most chondrites (high 3's to low 4's) -- the density is too low to be an iron meteorite. I ~have~ found chondrites which have weathered exteriors that look a lot like this stone, but the high price, minimal information, and the lack of a history for the seller smells bad to me... --Rob Leaving no stone unturned (sorry, couldn't resist!), I sent the following message to the seller: Based on the images in your auction, it is difficult to say whether your stone is meteoritic or not. If you haven't cut into it or ground down a corner, it is probably premature to call it a meteorite. Your auction could use some more detail, particularly given the price you're asking for it. For example, where was it found; when was it found; is it magnetic; how do you know it is a meteorite, etc. I have discovered many meteorites in California, and have an extensive database of information for all California meteorites, so naturally I have some interest in your stone -- assuming it turns out to be a meteorite. Btw, I assume since you're in Chico that you meant Mojave rather than Mohave -- Mojave is in CA; Mohave is in Arizona. Thanks, Rob - - - - - I got no reply to my message. That is until TODAY! It was short, not terribly informative, and had a slightly smug tone: It was found thirty years ago. I am not an expert on meteors, or spelling, but I do know that you will never own this one. Have a nice day. My gut response to reading this message before I'd finished my first cup o' morning joe was to fire back a nasty reply. But maturity and better taste prevailed, eventually filtering my vitriol to the following reply sent a little while ago: Hi Pete, It was found thirty years ago. I am not an expert on meteors, or spelling, but I do know that you will never own this one. Have a nice day. Not that it really matters, but I sent you my comment/questions (which were meant to be *helpful* not discourteous) nearly 9 months ago, so I was long past expecting a reply (and of course no longer have links to the specimen images). The question is: why have you bothered to take the time
Re: [meteorite-list] Thuathe
Hello Mike and all, Sure enough I received my Thuathe individual today and it looks great. Been spending the last half hour or so getting aquainted with it ;-) Thought I share some observations. It's about 80% covered with matte black fusion crust; very fresh looking. The remaining 20% (one side) was broken in flight and has a light covering of blackish-brown secondary fusion crust. On an edge of the broken part a small vein of metal about 5 mm long protrudes out and extending from this vein is an area about one square cm of redeposited blue-gray metal that lies on the secondary crust. As for any weathering, there is none seen on the fully crusted areas but a very little limonite staining is present on some areas where the secondary crust is present. All in all, a very very nice addition to my meteorite family. Thanks Mike! Regards, Frank - Original Message - From: Michael Farmer To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 10:20 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Thuathe I think that many people should be getting their Thuathe pieces today. Let us know how you like them! Isn't is the most beautiful fall for a long time! I have updated my website with the last of my pieces, still some nice ones but more fragments. check them out if you missed the first round or want another piece. Mike Farmer http://www.meteoriteguy.com/thuathehunt.htm __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Times March Links
Hi all, What a GREAT PLEASURE to read the Meteorite Times March Links!!! Many thanks to all who make that possible!!! Peter Marmet, Bern, Switzerland __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Where to get Riker Mounts?
Hello list, Meteorites look quite nice in these black «Riker Mount» boxes. I'm looking for 100 boxes, size 85x110 mm. Does anyone know where I can get these? - as cheap as possible ;-) ! Thanks for your help! Peter Marmet, Bern, Switzerland __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Sale and some new stuff!
List, I've got some nice individual NWA1460 fragments on the site plus some decent Sikhote-Alins! Also changed a lot of prices! Take a look at www.meteorites-r-us.com Thanks Nels __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Times March Links
Peter Marmet wrote: What a GREAT PLEASURE to read the Meteorite Times March Links!!! Many thanks to all who make that possible!!! Peter, I totally concur - every inch a treasure trove !!! Bernd __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Where to get Riker Mounts?
Peter Marmet wrote: Meteorites look quite nice in these black «Riker Mount» boxes. Don't forget, Peter, your smaller specimens look even nicer in those suspension boxes which allow easy and comfortable viewing on both sides !!! Bernd __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] what a pleasure!
Hello All!! I had to write and let you know, that it has been a real pleasure to read the meteorite-list lately! Thanks for all the information, the *funnies* and the time you put in. I am still such a newcomer, that i only learn from you all, but i am not able to give anything back - yet. my regards! Moni Seabridge _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Where to get Riker Mounts?
And they double the viewing area ;-) Frank - Original Message - From: Bernd Pauli HD [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Peter Marmet [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 2:56 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Where to get Riker Mounts? Peter Marmet wrote: Meteorites look quite nice in these black «Riker Mount» boxes. Don't forget, Peter, your smaller specimens look even nicer in those suspension boxes which allow easy and comfortable viewing on both sides !!! Bernd __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] OT: (Probable) meteorwrong story conclusion
Robert and List, I got an email from pete also today. I had asked if his specimen attracted to magnet and did he guarantee it to be a meteorite... He email today said very slightly, and yes. I don't understand why he bothered writing back . I replied: Thanks for you reply. This might help you in the future: http://home.earthlink.net/~magellon/meteoriteforsell.html ken Here are his picts of his 'meteorite' that I lightened: http://home.earthlink.net/~magellon/wrongs/petecuneo1.JPG http://home.earthlink.net/~magellon/wrongs/petecuneo2.JPG Looks like a rock to me.. believe Ken Norton is compiling a lot of information about meteorwrongs on his web site As for the info on sulfide slag: http://home.earthlink.net/~magellon/hotrocks.html sulfide-rich slag is something that keeps showing up again and again on eBay. Robert (or anyone) - If you see any on Ebay, please let me know so I can add to the picture file! Best, Ken Newton (BTW - Richard Norton's mother and my mother were mothers, but we somehow have different names :) http://home.earthlink.net/~magellon/mepage.html/ Meteor-Wrong Central Matson, Robert wrote: Hi Bob, Norbert and List, I got an interesting message today which I'll share shortly, but first we must go back to June of last year when I first noticed a questionable meteorite show up on eBay. Here's the message I sent to Bob Verish about it: From: Matson, Robert Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 6:23 PM To: 'Bob Verish - home'; 'Bob Verish - work' Subject: Mohave meteorwrong? Hi Bob, This has just shown up on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2110888286 Large, 14-lb Mohave meteorite. Seller is from Chico, so he probably means Mojave. The price is absurd, and the seller has no feedback, so something smells fishy. From the pictures, it might actually be a meteorite -- it certainly looks better than most meteorwrongs on eBay. But practically no data is provided other than the mass. --Rob - - - - - Bob promptly replied: Weighs approximately 6272g/14 lbs. And its approximate dimensions are 5.75, 4, 3.5/14.5 cm, 10cm, 13.5 Hi Rob, Thanks for the heads-up. Is my math wrong, or does this specific gravity look like it is within the range for most chondritic meteorites? Check out my version of his images (see attachments) Bob V. - - - - - - Bob later added: I meant to add on the previous message - that I think this is another chunk of Sulfide-rich slag! (take a look at the corners where a bright interior is exposed;-) I wouldn't be surprised in the least, if it is... --Bob V. Since the auction is long since over, the links to the images are gone, *BUT* I just found I do still have Bob's versions of his images. With Bob's permission, I'll post them to my webspace and provide the links here if anyone is curious. A day later, Norbert Classen noticed the auction and posted this message to the Meteorite Collectors Association list: Hi there, Did you see this neat MW from the Mohave desert? Don't forget, it's Very Rare! Great Value at $21,280. Okay, some people might think that $3.40/g is a reasonable price for something that might be a meteorite AND from the US - but I really doubt that this is the real thing. What do you think? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2110888286 Ebay Item # 2110888286 Best, Norbert Classen IMCA #7606 - - - - I replied to Norbert and the list: I noticed this auction yesterday, and being keenly interested in any meteorite finds from California (misspelling of Mojave notwithstanding), I floated it by Bob Verish to get his thoughts. It doesn't look like hematite or magnetite, but then again the seller doesn't mention magnetism. Bob did some photo enhancement of his images to get a better look at what appeared to be some specular spots on the rock surface -- spots which look not unlike some of the roasted sulfide slags we've been talking about recently. A rough computation of the specific gravity suggests that the stone is indeed in the range of most chondrites (high 3's to low 4's) -- the density is too low to be an iron meteorite. I ~have~ found chondrites which have weathered exteriors that look a lot like this stone, but the high price, minimal information, and the lack of a history for the seller smells bad to me... --Rob Leaving no stone unturned (sorry, couldn't resist!), I sent the following message to the seller: Based on the images in your auction, it is difficult to say whether your stone is meteoritic or not. If you haven't cut into it or ground down a corner, it is probably premature to call it a meteorite. Your auction could use some more detail, particularly given the price you're asking for it. For example, where was it found; when was it found; is it magnetic; how do you know it is a meteorite, etc. I have discovered many meteorites in California, and have an extensive database of information for all
[meteorite-list] Corrected link -
Should have been: http://home.earthlink.net/~magellon/mepage.html Meteor- wrong Central Sorry about that ken __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] WHO IS ALL COMING
hi list. I guess this is a final call. So far we have 4 others coming to party with rob elliott on sunday night. Just wondering if anyone else from the region will be stopping by to have a goog ol' time?There will be alot of drinking meteorite trading and selling, and who knows what else. Let me know if you are coming. steve arnold, chicago = Steve R.Arnold, Chicago, IL, 60120 I. M. C. A. MEMBER #6728 Illinois Meteorites Website url http://www.illinoismeteorites.com __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Nanodiamonds are Forever? Maybe Not.
http://www.astrobio.net/news/modules.php?op=modloadname=Newsfile=articlesid=390mode=threadorder=0thold=0 Nanodiamonds are Forever? Maybe Not. Astrobiology Magzine March 5, 2003 Summary: When nanodiamonds were discovered in 1989, they seemed to be remnants of supernovas - tiny grains of physical history even older than the solar system. Logically, comets should be full of these microscopic diamonds. But a recent study found no nanodiamonds in comet dust, indicating that the miniature crystals may have formed during the formation of our solar system, and not before. If these tiny grains are as young as 4.5 billion years, what does that mean for the formation and development of life? Nanodiamonds are Forever? Maybe Not. By: David Tenenbaum Back when nanotechnology was still pure science fiction, nanodiamonds from outer space became science fact. First discovered in meteorites in 1989, these tiny diamonds average 3 nanometers across - 300,000 of them would fit side by side across the width of a human hair - and contain just a few thousand carbon atoms. By 1993, scientists discovered that in some nanodiamonds the ratio of different isotopes of the inert gas xenon resembled those detected in supernova explosions. Over time, scientists came to believe that nanodiamond story began with a formation in star explosions that distributed the tiny grains through the universe. One destination was the solar nebula that coalesced into our solar system about 4.5 billion years ago. Among other places, the tiny pre-solar (older than the solar system) grains wound up in asteroids, which eventually broke up to form the meteorites in which the first nanodiamonds were discovered. Meteorites originate chiefly in the asteroid belt, which is relatively protected from the ravages of sunlight, heat and chemical reactions that probably destroyed nanodiamonds elsewhere in the solar system. If that understanding was correct, nanodiamonds should be even more common in regions like the Kuiper belt, home of many comets, which is even farther from the Sun. And thus the surprise when, last summer, a new study found no nanodiamonds in cometary debris. The study turned the conventional wisdom inside out, says author John Bradley, director of the Institute for Geophysics and Planetary Physics at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. If nanodiamonds are truly pre-solar, they should get progressively more abundant as you go further out, and they should be more abundant in comets than in asteroids. But we did not find any in comets, which suggests that abundance falls off with distance from the sun, rather than increases. Bradley and colleagues published the study, Possible in situ formation of meteoritic nanodiamonds in the early Solar System, in the July 11, 2002, issue of the journal Nature. The research analyzed meteorites, and interplanetary dust particles trapped by a U2 plane in the stratosphere. Nanodiamonds are detected using a series of acid baths in a process that has been compared to burning down a haystack to find the needle. Once the diamonds are isolated, a spectrographic analysis is made of their isotopic compositions. As expected, the meteorites that came from asteroids carried nanodiamonds at roughly one part per thousand by mass. A class of smaller dust particles that were not clustered together, however, showed no trace of diamond. Because these smaller particles appeared more pristine - less processed by light and chemistry - the researchers concluded that they had come from comets, not meteorites. The absence of diamonds was surprising, says Bradley, since supernova explosions should have salted nanodiamonds through the solar nebula: This is turning the picture around completely. In retrospect, however, the finding does shed light on a certain inconsistency in the link between nanodiamonds and supernovae. It was anomalous xenon isotopes that tagged them as pre-solar, but the bulk isotopic composition was the same as the solar system, says Bradley. In other words, although the rare xenon atoms trapped in the diamonds were clearly non-solar, the far more numerous carbon atoms had run-of-the-mill solar-system isotopic ratios. The resolution of this conflict may lie in the fact that most nanodiamonds do not contain even a single xenon atom, says Alan Boss, in the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism at the Carnegie Institution of Washington. It could be that only one in a million nanodiamonds carries the xenon, and maybe those diamonds are still from supernovae, but the rest of the diamonds come from other processes. But how could nanodiamonds form in the nascent solar system? One possibility, Boss says, is shock caused by continual collisions in the asteroid belt. A stronger possibility, however, is chemical vapor deposition (CVD), a process used to make diamond film in the laboratory. The microstructural evidence from nanodiamonds indicates that they probably formed by chemical vapor deposition, says Bradley.
[meteorite-list] Trenton, Wisconsin
Greetings list members. Speaking of Trenton, Wisconsin. I purchased a cool 110.5 gram partslice of the Trenton Meteorite from Mike Farmer a few years back that has the original old Wards label. Just wanted to share a few pictures of it with everyone, as long as they turn out. I know that I really enjoy seeing meteorites from other list members, so I hope that you will enjoy these! Even though I don`t necessarily collect Irons, I`m sure that this one will be in my personal collection for a long time! Thanks, Dave. The links: http://www.timewarp.de/daves/Mvc-175s.jpg http://www.timewarp.de/daves/Mvc-176s.jpg http://www.timewarp.de/daves/Mvc-177s.jpg __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] WHO IS ALL COMING
I will try, but I think I have to work on Sunday. :( What times are you looking at and, are you meeting at the Field Museum? I guess my e-mails to Steve Witt never made it to him. Dave hi list. I guess this is a final call. So far we have 4 others coming to party with rob elliott on sunday night. Just wondering if anyone else from the region will be stopping by to have a goog ol' time?There will be alot of drinking meteorite trading and selling, and who knows what else. Let me know if you are coming. steve arnold, chicago = Steve R.Arnold, Chicago, IL, 60120 I. M. C. A. MEMBER #6728 Illinois Meteorites Website url http://www.illinoismeteorites.com __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Thuathe
In a message dated 3/5/2003 11:31:22 AM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I think that many people should be getting their Thuathe pieces today. Let us know how you like them! Isn't is the most beautiful fall for a long time! Got mine today - thanks! Great looking piece! Juris Breikss [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [meteorite-list] WHO IS ALL COMING
In a message dated 06/03/2003 01:05:07 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I will try, but I think I have to work on Sunday. :( What times are you looking at and, are you meeting at the Field Museum? I guess my e-mails to Steve Witt never made it to him. Hi Dave, we're all meeting up at the Holiday Inn Express, Algonquin at 7:30 on Sunday evening. Hope you can make it! Cheers, Rob. www.meteorites.uk.com Fernlea Meteorites, The Wynd, Off Dickson Lane, Milton of Balgonie, Fife. KY7 6PY United Kingdom Tel: +44-(0)1592-751563 Fax: +44-(0)1592-751991 Mobile: 07909-773929 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [meteorite-list] Where to get Riker Mounts?
Hi Peter- Believe it or not- the best place to get them here in the states I have found is at the antique malls. I believe over seas they may call them antique fairs. They are less expensive there than I have seen on the internet, you don't have to pay shipping, and many times you can get a volume discount with a larger purchase as you are suggesting. Their quality has been excellent too. Take Care, Mike Groetz --- Peter Marmet [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello list, Meteorites look quite nice in these black «Riker Mount» boxes. I'm looking for 100 boxes, size 85x110 mm. Does anyone know where I can get these? - as cheap as possible ;-) ! Thanks for your help! Peter Marmet, Bern, Switzerland __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] WHO IS ALL COMING
I guess this is a final call. So far we have 4 others coming to party with rob elliott on sunday night. Just wondering if anyone else from the region will be stopping by to have a goog ol' time?There will be alot of drinking meteorite trading and selling, and who knows what else. Let me know if you are coming. While it might be questionable judgment to VOLUNTARILY leave the sunny 75 degrees of Malibu for the apparent arctic wasteland that is currently Northern Illinois, I'm going to be present for a few days. I'll probably end up being a sort of combination interpreter/chauffeur/roadie for Mr. Elliott, mostly as a public service to the USA. When Rob can actually come to the States as planned, i.e. no horses breaking his fingers at the last minute, it's a bit like the Crocodile Dundee moviesan odd-but-well-meaning guy with weird hair who talks funny, trying to keep up with life in the big city, in this case, the Windy one. My duties will largely involve beer-temperature monitoring and trying to talk him into trying various meats and delicacies which haven't been boiled, that sort of thing. Looking forward to meeting any and all for the above-mentioned "goog ol' time". ;-) Gregory
[meteorite-list] OT: (Probable) meteorwrong story conclusion
http://home.earthlink.net/~magellon/hotrocks.html Hey Rob Matson and Ron Hartman, Here is that web page about the sulfide slag that Ken Newton has on his Meteor-wrong Central web site. I use it all the time, as a reference for this meteor-wrong topic. Just last week somebody brought me more of this type of material that they found in an estate collection. There were a couple of other superb meteor-wrongs in there, as well. Since Ken is putting together such a great collection of these -wrongs, I'll be mailing them off to him shortly. And how about if we form a discussion group devoted to MWs? I think I'll try and talk Ken into being the moderator on a new YahooGroup just for this purpose, so that we can have a home for all of this good information, which is essentially OFF-TOPIC, as far as this M-List is concerned, even though it takes up more than half our bandwidth (if you include all the Oman Lunarite messages;-)! Bob V. -- Original Message --- Hi Bob, Norbert and List, I got an interesting message today which I'll share shortly, but first we must go back to June of last year when I first noticed a questionable meteorite show up on eBay. Here's the message I sent to Bob Verish about it: From: Matson, Robert Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 6:23 PM To: 'Bob Verish - home'; 'Bob Verish - work' Subject: Mohave meteorwrong? Hi Bob, This has just shown up on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2110888286 Large, 14-lb Mohave meteorite. Seller is from Chico, so he probably means Mojave. The price is absurd, and the seller has no feedback, so something smells fishy. From the pictures, it might actually be a meteorite -- it certainly looks better than most meteorwrongs on eBay. But practically no data is provided other than the mass. --Rob - - - - - Bob promptly replied: Weighs approximately 6272g/14 lbs. And its approximate dimensions are 5.75, 4, 3.5/14.5 cm, 10cm, 13.5 Hi Rob, Thanks for the heads-up. Is my math wrong, or does this specific gravity look like it is within the range for most chondritic meteorites? Check out my version of his images (see attachments) Bob V. - - - - - - Bob later added: I meant to add on the previous message - that I think this is another chunk of Sulfide-rich slag! (take a look at the corners where a bright interior is exposed;-) I wouldn't be surprised in the least, if it is... --Bob V. Since the auction is long since over, the links to the images are gone, *BUT* I just found I do still have Bob's versions of his images. With Bob's permission, I'll post them to my webspace and provide the links here if anyone is curious. A day later, Norbert Classen noticed the auction and posted this message to the Meteorite Collectors Association list: Hi there, Did you see this neat MW from the Mohave desert? Don't forget, it's Very Rare! Great Value at $21,280. Okay, some people might think that $3.40/g is a reasonable price for something that might be a meteorite AND from the US - but I really doubt that this is the real thing. What do you think? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2110888286 Ebay Item # 2110888286 Best, Norbert Classen IMCA #7606 - - - - I replied to Norbert and the list: I noticed this auction yesterday, and being keenly interested in any meteorite finds from California (misspelling of Mojave notwithstanding), I floated it by Bob Verish to get his thoughts. It doesn't look like hematite or magnetite, but then again the seller doesn't mention magnetism. Bob did some photo enhancement of his images to get a better look at what appeared to be some specular spots on the rock surface -- spots which look not unlike some of the roasted sulfide slags we've been talking about recently. A rough computation of the specific gravity suggests that the stone is indeed in the range of most chondrites (high 3's to low 4's) -- the density is too low to be an iron meteorite. I ~have~ found chondrites which have weathered exteriors that look a lot like this stone, but the high price, minimal information, and the lack of a history for the seller smells bad to me... --Rob Leaving no stone unturned (sorry, couldn't resist!), I sent the following message to the seller: Based on the images in your auction, it is difficult to say whether your stone is meteoritic or not. If you haven't cut into it or ground down a corner, it is probably premature to call it a meteorite. Your auction could use some more detail, particularly given the price you're asking for it. For example, where was it found; when was it found; is it magnetic; how do you know it is a meteorite, etc. I have discovered many meteorites in California, and have an extensive database of information for all California meteorites, so naturally I have some interest in your stone -- assuming it turns out to be a meteorite. Btw, I assume since you're in Chico that you meant Mojave rather than Mohave -- Mojave is in CA; Mohave is
[meteorite-list] UPDATED - for sale page - http://www.meteorman.org/meteorite_frame.htm
Hello Collectors, I just added some things to the for sale page - http://www.meteorman.org/meteorite_frame.htm Thank You, Tim Heitz - MIDWEST METEORITES - http://www.meteorman.org __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Fw: Auctions ending in less the 24 hours on ebay!
- Original Message - From: Michael Cottingham To: Michael Cottingham Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 8:06 PM Subject: Auctions ending in less the 24 hours on ebay! Hello Everyone, I have 83 auctions ending in less then 24 hours on ebay! Many low prices still abound goto: http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ Thanks Best Wishes Michael
[meteorite-list] THUATHE! The Best Fall in a LONG TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hello Everyone!!! I went to see Mike Farmer on Mondayjust around the time of his grand opening for Thuathe...the new FALL from Lesotho! I fell in love with that meteorite. BLACK FUSION CRUST on most pieces...FLOW LINES and DEEP GROVES on others...SOOO BEAUTIFUL! I bought a 256.5 gram masterpiece, 146 gramGroove deep with flight markings, and about 10 other pieces nearly 500 grams worth. With all the write up and field data collected so far, not to mention the cool stories for many of the pieces I believe this is one hot puppynot since La Criolla or Portales Valley has a meteorite been so exciting. I LOVE THIS METEORITE maybe it has been a lack of exciting new falls or maybe it just is a great meteorite. I do know that Mike Farmer just about sold out during the 3 Hours I was visiting him! I just want to Thank Mike Farmerin Public...for putting a Great New Meteorite on The market and for puttting a spark back into collecting for me YEAH! THUATHE! LESOTHO 1st METEORITE. Michael Cottingham
[meteorite-list] Fw: THUATHE! The Best Fall in a LONG TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PS. Thanks to Eric who went with Mike Farmer too. I didn't see Eric's stones, although I am sure they are just as fine, since they came from many of the same sources! Thanks Eric Mike!!! - Original Message - From: Michael Cottingham To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 8:38 PM Subject: THUATHE! The Best Fall in a LONG TIME!! Hello Everyone!!! I went to see Mike Farmer on Mondayjust around the time of his grand opening for Thuathe...the new FALL from Lesotho! I fell in love with that meteorite. BLACK FUSION CRUST on most pieces...FLOW LINES and DEEP GROVES on others...SOOO BEAUTIFUL! I bought a 256.5 gram masterpiece, 146 gramGroove deep with flight markings, and about 10 other pieces nearly 500 grams worth. With all the write up and field data collected so far, not to mention the cool stories for many of the pieces I believe this is one hot puppynot since La Criolla or Portales Valley has a meteorite been so exciting. I LOVE THIS METEORITE maybe it has been a lack of exciting new falls or maybe it just is a great meteorite. I do know that Mike Farmer just about sold out during the 3 Hours I was visiting him! I just want to Thank Mike Farmerin Public...for putting a Great New Meteorite on The market and for puttting a spark back into collecting for me YEAH! THUATHE! LESOTHO 1st METEORITE. Michael Cottingham
Re: [meteorite-list] THUATHE! The Best Fall in a LONG TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dear Michael, All lucky Thuathe owners; Any chance of a photo of one or two cool specimens for the rest of us not so fortunate slugs? Even a picture of a crumb is wealth to a starving person! The stories are wonderful! Very Best, Dave F. Michael Cottingham wrote: Hello Everyone!!! I went to see Mike Farmer on Mondayjust around the time of his grand opening for Thuathe...the new FALL from Lesotho! I fell in love with that meteorite. BLACK FUSION CRUST on most pieces...FLOW LINES and DEEP GROVES on others...SOOO BEAUTIFUL! I bought a 256.5 gram masterpiece, 146 gram Groove deep with flight markings, and about 10 other pieces nearly 500 grams worth. With all the write up and field data collected so far, not to mention the cool stories for many of the pieces I believe this is one hot puppynot since La Criolla or Portales Valley has a meteorite been so exciting. I LOVE THIS METEORITE maybe it has been a lack of exciting new falls or maybe it just is a great meteorite. I do know that Mike Farmer just about sold out during the 3 Hours I was visiting him! I just want to Thank Mike Farmer in Public...for putting a Great New Meteorite on The market and for puttting a spark back into collecting for me YEAH! THUATHE! LESOTHO 1st METEORITE. Michael Cottingham __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] THUATHE! The Best Fall in a LONG TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hello, I will take some photos with some daylight tomorrow and post links to them... I would be happy to! Thanks Best Wishes Michael - Original Message - From: David Freeman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Michael Cottingham [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 8:42 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] THUATHE! The Best Fall in a LONG TIME!! Dear Michael, All lucky Thuathe owners; Any chance of a photo of one or two cool specimens for the rest of us not so fortunate slugs? Even a picture of a crumb is wealth to a starving person! The stories are wonderful! Very Best, Dave F. Michael Cottingham wrote: Hello Everyone!!! I went to see Mike Farmer on Mondayjust around the time of his grand opening for Thuathe...the new FALL from Lesotho! I fell in love with that meteorite. BLACK FUSION CRUST on most pieces...FLOW LINES and DEEP GROVES on others...SOOO BEAUTIFUL! I bought a 256.5 gram masterpiece, 146 gram Groove deep with flight markings, and about 10 other pieces nearly 500 grams worth. With all the write up and field data collected so far, not to mention the cool stories for many of the pieces I believe this is one hot puppynot since La Criolla or Portales Valley has a meteorite been so exciting. I LOVE THIS METEORITE maybe it has been a lack of exciting new falls or maybe it just is a great meteorite. I do know that Mike Farmer just about sold out during the 3 Hours I was visiting him! I just want to Thank Mike Farmer in Public...for putting a Great New Meteorite on The market and for puttting a spark back into collecting for me YEAH! THUATHE! LESOTHO 1st METEORITE. Michael Cottingham __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] THUATHE! The Best Fall in a LONG TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dave, did you not visit my website with tons of photos? Mike Farmer - Original Message - From: Michael Cottingham [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: David Freeman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 8:51 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] THUATHE! The Best Fall in a LONG TIME!! Hello, I will take some photos with some daylight tomorrow and post links to them... I would be happy to! Thanks Best Wishes Michael - Original Message - From: David Freeman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Michael Cottingham [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 8:42 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] THUATHE! The Best Fall in a LONG TIME!! Dear Michael, All lucky Thuathe owners; Any chance of a photo of one or two cool specimens for the rest of us not so fortunate slugs? Even a picture of a crumb is wealth to a starving person! The stories are wonderful! Very Best, Dave F. Michael Cottingham wrote: Hello Everyone!!! I went to see Mike Farmer on Mondayjust around the time of his grand opening for Thuathe...the new FALL from Lesotho! I fell in love with that meteorite. BLACK FUSION CRUST on most pieces...FLOW LINES and DEEP GROVES on others...SOOO BEAUTIFUL! I bought a 256.5 gram masterpiece, 146 gram Groove deep with flight markings, and about 10 other pieces nearly 500 grams worth. With all the write up and field data collected so far, not to mention the cool stories for many of the pieces I believe this is one hot puppynot since La Criolla or Portales Valley has a meteorite been so exciting. I LOVE THIS METEORITE maybe it has been a lack of exciting new falls or maybe it just is a great meteorite. I do know that Mike Farmer just about sold out during the 3 Hours I was visiting him! I just want to Thank Mike Farmer in Public...for putting a Great New Meteorite on The market and for puttting a spark back into collecting for me YEAH! THUATHE! LESOTHO 1st METEORITE. Michael Cottingham __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] NWA 757
Does anyone have some of NWA 757 for sale? If so please contact me off list. Regards, Fred Olsen __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Thuathe
Hi Mike, Nice story and a great recovery. I like meteorites with stories. Thanks also for thepictures. You indicae thatstones reportedly hit several houses. Can you confirm that anything else was hit by the stones? -Walter -www.branchmeteorites.com - Original Message - From: Michael Farmer To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 1:20 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Thuathe I think that many people should be getting their Thuathe pieces today. Let us know how you like them! Isn't is the most beautiful fall for a long time! I have updated my website with the last of my pieces, still some nice ones but more fragments. check them out if you missed the first round or want another piece. Mike Farmer http://www.meteoriteguy.com/thuathehunt.htm
Re: [meteorite-list] Tatahouine Pronounciation - Thanks
In a message dated 3/5/2003 1:41:52 AM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thanks everyone for your help. I just love a good meteorite pronounciation debate! ;-) Do you want to try another one? Orgueil, for instance. :-) Anne Black IMCA #2356 www.IMPACTIKA.com e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[meteorite-list] Problems, problems, problems
Hello Everyone, Two long stories made short: Email problems. I have had recent email problems and I was off the list for almost two weeks. If anyone emailed me and I did not respond, I apologize. I probably never got your email. Website problems. A 100% increase in hosting fees necessitated my locating another host. My site was down for a long time but the DNS has now been successfully resolved to my new host and is back up, minus a few images which I did not manage to get before the old site was shut down. Look for some interesting things on my site in the future... Finally, I have a renewed interest in meteorites with a different collecting focus. I had considered leaving the field at one point but I really missed my time off the list (didn't even think to keep tabs through the archives) -Walter - www.branchmeteorites.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Tatahouine Pronounciation - Thanks
Orguiel, too easy. Try Muonionalusta! pronounces moe-ni-o-na-luusta. Mike Farmer - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 10:19 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Tatahouine Pronounciation - Thanks In a message dated 3/5/2003 1:41:52 AM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thanks everyone for your help. I just love a good meteorite pronounciation debate! ;-)Do you want to try another one? Orgueil, for instance. :-)Anne BlackIMCA #2356www.IMPACTIKA.come-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [meteorite-list] Thuathe
Yes, Eric Olson has one stone that was found on the roof of a house among drying corn stalks. The residents remembered the explosions of the fireball and a few minutes later heard a thump on the roof. They forgot about it but when the university people showed up buying stones, they went on the roof and found the stone. He has the paperwork and documentation to prove the stone was found on the roof in the presence of the University officials. Other stones hit houses, bit since all were small, no damage was reported other than the stone which broke the plastic water bucket. Mike Farmer - Original Message - From: walter branch To: Michael Farmer ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 10:03 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Thuathe Hi Mike, Nice story and a great recovery. I like meteorites with stories. Thanks also for thepictures. You indicae thatstones reportedly hit several houses. Can you confirm that anything else was hit by the stones? -Walter -www.branchmeteorites.com - Original Message - From: Michael Farmer To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 1:20 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Thuathe I think that many people should be getting their Thuathe pieces today. Let us know how you like them! Isn't is the most beautiful fall for a long time! I have updated my website with the last of my pieces, still some nice ones but more fragments. check them out if you missed the first round or want another piece. Mike Farmer http://www.meteoriteguy.com/thuathehunt.htm
Re: [meteorite-list] Thuathe
Mike, Ahhh, thanks very much. Just the kind of documentation I was looking for! -Walter -www.branchmeteorites.com - Original Message - From: Michael Farmer To: walter branch ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 12:43 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Thuathe Yes, Eric Olson has one stone that was found on the roof of a house among drying corn stalks. The residents remembered the explosions of the fireball and a few minutes later heard a thump on the roof. They forgot about it but when the university people showed up buying stones, they went on the roof and found the stone. He has the paperwork and documentation to prove the stone was found on the roof in the presence of the University officials. Other stones hit houses, bit since all were small, no damage was reported other than the stone which broke the plastic water bucket. Mike Farmer - Original Message - From: walter branch To: Michael Farmer ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 10:03 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Thuathe Hi Mike, Nice story and a great recovery. I like meteorites with stories. Thanks also for thepictures. You indicae thatstones reportedly hit several houses. Can you confirm that anything else was hit by the stones? -Walter -www.branchmeteorites.com - Original Message - From: Michael Farmer To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 1:20 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Thuathe I think that many people should be getting their Thuathe pieces today. Let us know how you like them! Isn't is the most beautiful fall for a long time! I have updated my website with the last of my pieces, still some nice ones but more fragments. check them out if you missed the first round or want another piece. Mike Farmer http://www.meteoriteguy.com/thuathehunt.htm
Re: [meteorite-list] Tatahouine Pronounciation - HAH! Try these!
HAH! Orgueil Muonionalusta! Not a bad challenge at all. But why don't you give these meteorite names a try! ;-) Jajh deh Kot Lalu Bielokrynitschie Zhovtnevyi Gualeguaychú Savtschenskoje Verkhne Dnieprovsk Veliko-Nikolaevsky Priisk Now they're tongue-twisters, Jeff KuykenI.M.C.A. #3085www.meteoritesaustralia.com - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 4:19 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Tatahouine Pronounciation - Thanks Do you want to try another one? Orgueil, for instance. :-)Anne BlackIMCA #2356www.IMPACTIKA.come-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
