Re: [meteorite-list] Old/New Hammer
Hi Mike, Interesting account...another meteorite to hit a tree. This brings back a discussion on the list when I called the Mokoia I acquired a hammer because it hit a tree. Several people on the list disagreed and thought that a hammer needed to hit a man made object/surface to qualify as a hammer. A long list of alternative and amusing names were then conjured up by list members for tree hitters. I thought that an axe seemed to fit the theme the best! Such stories/history of meteorites all add to their appeal. Good luck. Graham Ensor nr Barwell UK Mike Jensen wrote: Hi All I was recently doing some research on Meester-Cornelis, an observed fall from Indonesia, and ran across some great information on Marco Langbroek's website. The article was originally in Dutch but I was able to translate it into English. The main reason I mention this is I notice it hit and damaged a tree. I will be offering some pieces for sale later on. Here is the original and my English version as well; Ref http://home.wanadoo.nl/marco.langbroek/metind.html In de vroege ochtend van 2 juni 1915 viel rond 6:30 uur lokale tijd en vergezeld van sonic booms een 24.75 kg zware meteoriet bij het dorpje Duren Sawit. Hij sloeg in op slechts 11 meter afstand van het huis van de heer Tajim, welke de inslag samen met zijn zoontje Saima hoorde, naar buiten ging, en constateerde dat de meteoriet een tak van een boom had afgebroken en daarna een 1 meter diep en 35 cm brede inslagput had geslagen. De inslaglokatie werd voor zeer korte tijd een soort bedevaartsoord waar de lokale bevolking offers aan de meteoriet bracht, totdat de meteoriet de volgende dag in opdracht van de assistent-resident van Meester-Cornelis in beslag werd genomen. De sonic booms zijn gehoord tot op een afstand van 12 km van de inslagplaats. Het hoekige karakter van de steen laat zien dat er meer fragmenten neer moeten zijn gekomen. De suggestie in de 'Catalogue of Meteorites' (Grady 2000) dat de val mogelijk op 2 augustus heeft plaatsgevonden, is incorrect (zie Van Es (1918), d ie de inslaglokatie op 3 juni 1915 persoonlijk bezocht). De meteoriet is een steenmeteoriet, een chondriet uit de H groep met petrologische graad 5 (een gewone chondriet met hoog ijzergehalte en hoge graad van metamorphose). In the early morning hours of 2 June 1915 around 6.30 AM local time, in the village Duren Sawit, the sound of detonations were accompanied by the fall of a 24.75 kg stone. A witness who after hearing the detonations, a Mr Tajim and his son Siama, went outside and found a meteorite only 11 meters away from their house. They observed that the meteorite had demolished the branch of a tree and excavated a 1 meter deep and 35 cm wide crater. The crater location became for very short time a place of pilgrimage where the local population brought sacrifices to the meteorite, until the meteorite was confiscated the next day by an authority from Meester-Cornelis. The sound of detonations had been heard for a distance of 12 km. The angular character of the stone shows that there must be more fragments to be found. The suggestion in the ' Catalogue of Meteorites ' (M. Grady 2000) that the fall on 2 August has possibly taken place is incorrect (refer to L.J.C. Van Es (1918), who personally visited the fall location on 3 June 1915). The meteorite is a stone meteorite, chondrite from the H group with petrologic grade 5 (ordinary chondrite with high iron quality and high degree of metamorphism). M. Grady (2000), Catalogue of Meteorites (5th edition), Cambridge University Press. L.J.C. Van Es (1918), Jaarboek van het Mijnwezen in Nederlandsch Oost-Indië 47, 21-40. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Old/New Hammer
Hi Graham Yes you are correct I forgot that the definition of a hammer is just the HAMs. Oh well it is still pretty cool that it hit a tree branch. So an Axe it is. Oh yea it is also a fall not represented in many collections as well regardless of being a Hammer or not. Mike -- Mike Jensen Jensen Meteorites 16730 E Ada PL Aurora, CO 80017-3137 303-337-4361 IMCA 4264 website: www.jensenmeteorites.com On 4/28/07, ensoramanda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Mike, Interesting account...another meteorite to hit a tree. This brings back a discussion on the list when I called the Mokoia I acquired a hammer because it hit a tree. Several people on the list disagreed and thought that a hammer needed to hit a man made object/surface to qualify as a hammer. A long list of alternative and amusing names were then conjured up by list members for tree hitters. I thought that an axe seemed to fit the theme the best! Such stories/history of meteorites all add to their appeal. Good luck. Graham Ensor nr Barwell UK Mike Jensen wrote: Hi All I was recently doing some research on Meester-Cornelis, an observed fall from Indonesia, and ran across some great information on Marco Langbroek's website. The article was originally in Dutch but I was able to translate it into English. The main reason I mention this is I notice it hit and damaged a tree. I will be offering some pieces for sale later on. Here is the original and my English version as well; Ref http://home.wanadoo.nl/marco.langbroek/metind.html In de vroege ochtend van 2 juni 1915 viel rond 6:30 uur lokale tijd en vergezeld van sonic booms een 24.75 kg zware meteoriet bij het dorpje Duren Sawit. Hij sloeg in op slechts 11 meter afstand van het huis van de heer Tajim, welke de inslag samen met zijn zoontje Saima hoorde, naar buiten ging, en constateerde dat de meteoriet een tak van een boom had afgebroken en daarna een 1 meter diep en 35 cm brede inslagput had geslagen. De inslaglokatie werd voor zeer korte tijd een soort bedevaartsoord waar de lokale bevolking offers aan de meteoriet bracht, totdat de meteoriet de volgende dag in opdracht van de assistent-resident van Meester-Cornelis in beslag werd genomen. De sonic booms zijn gehoord tot op een afstand van 12 km van de inslagplaats. Het hoekige karakter van de steen laat zien dat er meer fragmenten neer moeten zijn gekomen. De suggestie in de 'Catalogue of Meteorites' (Grady 2000) dat de val mogelijk op 2 augustus heeft plaatsgevonden, is incorrect (zie Van Es (1918), d ie de inslaglokatie op 3 juni 1915 persoonlijk bezocht). De meteoriet is een steenmeteoriet, een chondriet uit de H groep met petrologische graad 5 (een gewone chondriet met hoog ijzergehalte en hoge graad van metamorphose). In the early morning hours of 2 June 1915 around 6.30 AM local time, in the village Duren Sawit, the sound of detonations were accompanied by the fall of a 24.75 kg stone. A witness who after hearing the detonations, a Mr Tajim and his son Siama, went outside and found a meteorite only 11 meters away from their house. They observed that the meteorite had demolished the branch of a tree and excavated a 1 meter deep and 35 cm wide crater. The crater location became for very short time a place of pilgrimage where the local population brought sacrifices to the meteorite, until the meteorite was confiscated the next day by an authority from Meester-Cornelis. The sound of detonations had been heard for a distance of 12 km. The angular character of the stone shows that there must be more fragments to be found. The suggestion in the ' Catalogue of Meteorites ' (M. Grady 2000) that the fall on 2 August has possibly taken place is incorrect (refer to L.J.C. Van Es (1918), who personally visited the fall location on 3 June 1915). The meteorite is a stone meteorite, chondrite from the H group with petrologic grade 5 (ordinary chondrite with high iron quality and high degree of metamorphism). M. Grady (2000), Catalogue of Meteorites (5th edition), Cambridge University Press. L.J.C. Van Es (1918), Jaarboek van het Mijnwezen in Nederlandsch Oost-Indië 47, 21-40. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] OT New USPS international mail rates
Hi All Thought some of you might want to know about the upcoming changes for sending packages both from the perspective of making changes to Ebay auction listings as well as the costs for sending packages. Changes take affect May 14. The USPS has made major changes to international mailing rates. Probably the largest change is the elimination of the Surface or Economy class (bummer for my Riker customers). They have also changed the name of the Air Letter Post to First Class International(this will affect your Ebay auction listings). Also all Parcel Post is now Priority. Priority flat rate envelope is going up to $11 from $9.50. I have not looked at the other rates but I'm sure they have also gone up! Here is a summary of the changes as well as more in depth info including rates if you click the next button; http://www.usps.com/cpim/ftp/bulletin/2007/html/pb22203a/imm_chngs.6.1.html Mike -- Mike Jensen Jensen Meteorites 16730 E Ada PL Aurora, CO 80017-3137 303-337-4361 IMCA 4264 website: www.jensenmeteorites.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] GAO 33,4g
Hi, I know there are some Gao friends out there, but for more than 4$/g wow... http://cgi.ebay.com/Gao-Guenie-meteorite-33-4-grams-Individual-and-NR_W0QQitemZ110118037415 Greetings from a very sunny Austria, Stefan __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Present the Worlds Largest Privately Owned Meteorite Sphere Collection
I feel pretty safe saying that since I'm probably the only oddball in this hobby that specifically collects meteorite spheres :) I have been collecting for about a year and so far I have managed to purchase or make 8 meteorite spheres and 3 equally cool but non-meteorite related spheres. I created a quick display to hold 10 of them for an image for my web site From left to right NWA 2828 , GUANG DONG TEKTITE, DINOSAUR DONE, NWA 869 DRONINO, GAO, GIBEON CAMPO, SEYMCHAN BRAHIN Not Pictured, PETRIFIED WOOD http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p298/BobaDebt/Meteorites/Collection.jpg I think I had a really good year but I don't have very high expectations for next year, if I mange to add 3 more by next May I will be elated. I'm always looking for material to make into a sphere, so if you have some send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you would like to visit my web site click this: http://home.ec.rr.com/bobadebt/50mil.htm Thanks __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Present the Worlds Largest Privately OwnedMeteorite Sphere Collection
You got enough for a game of nine ball...rack em' up! Rob Wesel http://www.nakhladogmeteorites.com -- We are the music makers... and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Willy Wonka, 1971 - Original Message - From: David Kitt Deyarmin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 7:05 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Present the Worlds Largest Privately OwnedMeteorite Sphere Collection I feel pretty safe saying that since I'm probably the only oddball in this hobby that specifically collects meteorite spheres :) I have been collecting for about a year and so far I have managed to purchase or make 8 meteorite spheres and 3 equally cool but non-meteorite related spheres. I created a quick display to hold 10 of them for an image for my web site From left to right NWA 2828 , GUANG DONG TEKTITE, DINOSAUR DONE, NWA 869 DRONINO, GAO, GIBEON CAMPO, SEYMCHAN BRAHIN Not Pictured, PETRIFIED WOOD http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p298/BobaDebt/Meteorites/Collection.jpg I think I had a really good year but I don't have very high expectations for next year, if I mange to add 3 more by next May I will be elated. I'm always looking for material to make into a sphere, so if you have some send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you would like to visit my web site click this: http://home.ec.rr.com/bobadebt/50mil.htm Thanks __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Present the Worlds Largest Privately Owned Meteorite Sphere Collection
That is one beautiful collection. Dave - Original Message - From: David Kitt Deyarmin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 10:05 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Present the Worlds Largest Privately Owned Meteorite Sphere Collection I feel pretty safe saying that since I'm probably the only oddball in this hobby that specifically collects meteorite spheres :) I have been collecting for about a year and so far I have managed to purchase or make 8 meteorite spheres and 3 equally cool but non-meteorite related spheres. I created a quick display to hold 10 of them for an image for my web site From left to right NWA 2828 , GUANG DONG TEKTITE, DINOSAUR DONE, NWA 869 DRONINO, GAO, GIBEON CAMPO, SEYMCHAN BRAHIN Not Pictured, PETRIFIED WOOD http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p298/BobaDebt/Meteorites/Collection.jpg I think I had a really good year but I don't have very high expectations for next year, if I mange to add 3 more by next May I will be elated. I'm always looking for material to make into a sphere, so if you have some send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you would like to visit my web site click this: http://home.ec.rr.com/bobadebt/50mil.htm Thanks __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Present the Worlds Largest Privately Owned Meteorite Sphere Collection
I find your collecting style totally Kule, You also match the spheres with a 50X50 mm partslice, right? You undoubtedly have one of the more unique meteorite collections in the world! Congratulations. Michael on 4/28/07 6:34 PM, Dave Carothers at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That is one beautiful collection. Dave - Original Message - From: David Kitt Deyarmin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 10:05 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Present the Worlds Largest Privately Owned Meteorite Sphere Collection I feel pretty safe saying that since I'm probably the only oddball in this hobby that specifically collects meteorite spheres :) I have been collecting for about a year and so far I have managed to purchase or make 8 meteorite spheres and 3 equally cool but non-meteorite related spheres. I created a quick display to hold 10 of them for an image for my web site From left to right NWA 2828 , GUANG DONG TEKTITE, DINOSAUR DONE, NWA 869 DRONINO, GAO, GIBEON CAMPO, SEYMCHAN BRAHIN Not Pictured, PETRIFIED WOOD http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p298/BobaDebt/Meteorites/Collection.jpg I think I had a really good year but I don't have very high expectations for next year, if I mange to add 3 more by next May I will be elated. I'm always looking for material to make into a sphere, so if you have some send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you would like to visit my web site click this: http://home.ec.rr.com/bobadebt/50mil.htm Thanks __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -- If You Want a Nation Ruled By Religion, Move to Iran -- Success is not counted by how high you have climbed but by how many people you brought with you. Anonymous -- I have given two cousins to war and I stand ready to sacrifice my wife's brother. Artemus Ward -- -- __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Present the Worlds Largest Privately
Actually, I used to buy a slice first to see if I like the way it looked before I committed to enough material to make a 50mm sphere. Once I had a slice, I would cut it down to 50mm x 50mm to get a better idea of how much detail would be in a sphere of that size. However, as I gained more experience I discovered 2 things. 1. Meteorite material has a different look once it has been cut into a sphere 2. Most materials look great sphered :) I'm interested in selling all 9 pieces in my square slice collection but I doubt I would get market value. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
