Re: [meteorite-list] COMET P/1783 W1 = 2003 A1 = 2009 R2 (PIGOTT-LINEAR-KOWALSKI)

2009-09-12 Thread countdeiro
Sincere congratulations, Richard. You are well on your way to ...how is it 
said? Ah, yes...becoming notorious!

Guido

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>(PIGOTT-LINEAR-KOWALSKI)
>
>Great job! Congrats, Richard!
>
>http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/mpec/K09/K09R40.html
>http://www.comethunter.de/
>
>Katsu OHTSUKA
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Re: [meteorite-list] COMET P/1783 W1 = 2003 A1 = 2009 R2 (PIGOTT-LINEAR-KOWALSKI)

2009-09-12 Thread Richard Kowalski
Thanks Katsu,

this is my first comet in nearly two years. This one had gotten lost after an 
encounter with Jupiter (0.0605 AU) exactly three years ago to the day of 
recovery.


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> Subject: [meteorite-list] COMET P/1783 W1 = 2003 A1 = 2009 R2 
> (PIGOTT-LINEAR-KOWALSKI)
> To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Saturday, September 12, 2009, 8:03 PM
> Great job! Congrats, Richard!
> 
> http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/mpec/K09/K09R40.html
> http://www.comethunter.de/
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[meteorite-list] Available for Trade (new & update) AD

2009-09-12 Thread Dave Gheesling
Hello, All,

After looking at several trades involving multiple specimens including the
Barbotan, that piece has been transferred individually.

Some additional specimens can be found here as well on this updated link:
http://www.fallingrocks.com/trade.htm.

All the best,

Dave

Dave Gheesling
IMCA #5967
www.fallingrocks.com 

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[meteorite-list] COMET P/1783 W1 = 2003 A 1 = 2009 R2 (PIGOTT-LINEAR-KOWALSKI)

2009-09-12 Thread ohtsuka
Great job! Congrats, Richard!

http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/mpec/K09/K09R40.html
http://www.comethunter.de/

Katsu OHTSUKA
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[meteorite-list] Meteorite Postcards

2009-09-12 Thread Phil Whitmer

Hey Mike,

I think the postcards are a great idea!  You're taking a very good approach 
to this hunt. I for one say if there are meteorites to be found in this 
area, you'll find 'em!  The only thing I would add to the description would 
be to look for tiny metal flecks and small circular rounded bumps 
(chondrules).  I know it's probably too late for major changes, but you 
might want to add a bit of biographical information, about your historic 
photo and how you're now on an epic quest to recover the fall. Adds some 
human interest to the story, might make people want to get more involved.


I know you're downplaying the economic side of it, you obviously aren't 
doing this as a money making venture.  It's a touchy subject, but moolah is 
a big motivator, look at all the stones it brought out of NWA.  I guess you 
said they're valuable, that should be enough.  I'm just guessing but this 
seems to be a smaller fall than West.  Otherwise a stone or two would have 
been found by now you'd think. West initially went for over 140 a gram, then 
leveled off at 70.  That kind of incentive would have me walking corn fields 
from sunup to sundown. (Nothing compared to the thrill of the hunt, though.) 
Offering a reward is sort of vulgar, but it might get results. I know this 
is a controversial matter and I'm not a dealer or a hunter (been on two 
hunts, an extensive one for the Plymouth Meteorite and  not so extensive one 
for the Rochester Meteorite), so I can't say one way or another.


OK,  Bird-in-hand,  Intercourse, Bareville, it sounds like a bunch of 
sophomores made up those names!


Now, if you just spoke High German!,

Phil Whitmer



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Re: [meteorite-list] Moon Rocks illegal?

2009-09-12 Thread Richard Kowalski
I often say, "Wait for the qualifier."

Thanks Mike. I stand corrected.

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--- On Sat, 9/12/09, Mike Bandli  wrote:

> From: Mike Bandli 
> Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Moon Rocks illegal?
> To: "'Richard Kowalski'" , 
> meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, "'Greg Catterton'" 
> 
> Date: Saturday, September 12, 2009, 7:45 PM
> It is legal to own -some- moon-dust
> stained items released by Astronauts,
> which contain lunar material (at a microscopic level) -
> Velcro, Beta Cloth,
> etc.. They have long been sold by artifact dealers without
> restriction. This
> is the ONLY way to own 'moon dust' from Apollo. I've seen
> some nice swatches
> that contain those microscopic orange spherules of glass.
> Neat stuff, but
> I'd rather own a big chunk of lunar meteorite.
> 
> Mike Bandli
> www.HistoricMeteorites.com
> IMCA #5765
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com
> [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com]
> On Behalf Of Richard
> Kowalski
> Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 7:32 PM
> To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com;
> Greg Catterton
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Moon Rocks illegal?
> 
> Greg,
> 
> the first article you cite states it correctly. It is
> illegal (in the US) to
> own any lunar material that made it to earth via an Apollo
> mission. It is
> perfectly legal to own lunar material that makes it to
> earth "naturally".
> 
> --
> Richard Kowalski
> http://fullmoonphotography.net
> IMCA #1081
> 
> 
> --- On Sat, 9/12/09, Greg Catterton 
> wrote:
> 
> > From: Greg Catterton 
> > Subject: [meteorite-list] Moon Rocks illegal?
> > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
> > Date: Saturday, September 12, 2009, 6:03 PM
> > It seems Lunar Rock is a "controlled
> > substance" and is illegal to own...
> > http://www.boingboing.net/2009/07/20/lunar-rocks-are-a-co.html
> > http://www.geotimes.org/sept02/NN_moon.html
> > http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2000-12/976929331.As.r.html
> > 
> > Is this true? What does it mean for Lunar Meteorites?
> > Can anyone offer info about this?
> > 
> > Thanks, and hope everyone has a great weekend (whats
> left
> > of it)
> > Greg C.
> > 
> > 
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Re: [meteorite-list] Moon Rocks illegal?

2009-09-12 Thread Mike Bandli
It is legal to own -some- moon-dust stained items released by Astronauts,
which contain lunar material (at a microscopic level) - Velcro, Beta Cloth,
etc.. They have long been sold by artifact dealers without restriction. This
is the ONLY way to own 'moon dust' from Apollo. I've seen some nice swatches
that contain those microscopic orange spherules of glass. Neat stuff, but
I'd rather own a big chunk of lunar meteorite.

Mike Bandli
www.HistoricMeteorites.com
IMCA #5765

-Original Message-
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[mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Richard
Kowalski
Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 7:32 PM
To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; Greg Catterton
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Moon Rocks illegal?

Greg,

the first article you cite states it correctly. It is illegal (in the US) to
own any lunar material that made it to earth via an Apollo mission. It is
perfectly legal to own lunar material that makes it to earth "naturally".

--
Richard Kowalski
http://fullmoonphotography.net
IMCA #1081


--- On Sat, 9/12/09, Greg Catterton  wrote:

> From: Greg Catterton 
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Moon Rocks illegal?
> To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Saturday, September 12, 2009, 6:03 PM
> It seems Lunar Rock is a "controlled
> substance" and is illegal to own...
> http://www.boingboing.net/2009/07/20/lunar-rocks-are-a-co.html
> http://www.geotimes.org/sept02/NN_moon.html
> http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2000-12/976929331.As.r.html
> 
> Is this true? What does it mean for Lunar Meteorites?
> Can anyone offer info about this?
> 
> Thanks, and hope everyone has a great weekend (whats left
> of it)
> Greg C.
> 
> 
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Re: [meteorite-list] Moon Rocks illegal?

2009-09-12 Thread Richard Kowalski
Greg,

the first article you cite states it correctly. It is illegal (in the US) to 
own any lunar material that made it to earth via an Apollo mission. It is 
perfectly legal to own lunar material that makes it to earth "naturally".

--
Richard Kowalski
http://fullmoonphotography.net
IMCA #1081


--- On Sat, 9/12/09, Greg Catterton  wrote:

> From: Greg Catterton 
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Moon Rocks illegal?
> To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Saturday, September 12, 2009, 6:03 PM
> It seems Lunar Rock is a "controlled
> substance" and is illegal to own...
> http://www.boingboing.net/2009/07/20/lunar-rocks-are-a-co.html
> http://www.geotimes.org/sept02/NN_moon.html
> http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2000-12/976929331.As.r.html
> 
> Is this true? What does it mean for Lunar Meteorites?
> Can anyone offer info about this?
> 
> Thanks, and hope everyone has a great weekend (whats left
> of it)
> Greg C.
> 
> 
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[meteorite-list] Meteorite Postcards

2009-09-12 Thread Mike Hankey
Dear List,

I plan on sending out close to 2,000 of these post cards next week to
property owners with 10 or more acres in the 6 zip codes that include
and surround the Lancaster County search area. Within the last few
days I have started to get more meteorite found reports. The leads
that I have followed up with so far have turned out to be slag. To a
meteorite novice, slag really does look like a meteorite or what you
would think a meteorite would look like if you had never seen one
before. Slag is black, often magnetic and burnt. It is easy to
mistakenly think a piece of slag could be a meteorite if you don't
know what you are looking for.

With this post card I hope to 1) Raise awareness and excitement with a
broad number of residents that extend beyond our refined search area.
2) Give the residents an informational and visual guide to help them
identify a meteorite 3) Let them know about slag and how to identify
it (in an effort to cut down on false reports)

Here is the front of the card:

http://www.mikesastrophotos.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/meteor-postcard-front.jpg

Here is the back of the card:

http://www.mikesastrophotos.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/meteor-postcard-back.jpg

I plan on sending these out early next week. Please let me know if you
have any comments, criticism or suggestions before they hit the mail.

Thanks,

Mike Hankey
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Re: [meteorite-list] Moon Rocks illegal?

2009-09-12 Thread Adam Hupe
I beg to differ that they are not rare any more.  A single person could easily 
carry all of the known lunar meteorites on their back at once.  If you compared 
to this to diamond production, you would need bulldozers and dumptrucks to care 
a single day's yield.

Best Regards,

Adam


 



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Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 6:33:21 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Moon Rocks illegal?

Greg,

Those articles are very old and outdated.
The Geotimes article is dated Sept. 2002
The Madsci one is from Dec. 2000.

Things heve changed, there are now over 50 known, different lunar 
meteorites. Not so rare anymore.

Anne M. Black
_http://www.impactika.com/_ (http://www.impactika.com/) 
_impact...@aol.com_ (mailto:impact...@aol.com) 
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In a message dated 9/12/2009 7:04:09 PM Mountain Daylight Time, 
star_wars_collec...@yahoo.com writes:
It seems Lunar Rock is a "controlled substance" and is illegal to own...
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/07/20/lunar-rocks-are-a-co.html
http://www.geotimes.org/sept02/NN_moon.html
http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2000-12/976929331.As.r.html

Is this true? What does it mean for Lunar Meteorites?
Can anyone offer info about this?

Thanks, and hope everyone has a great weekend (whats left of it)
Greg C.

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Re: [meteorite-list] Moon Rocks illegal?

2009-09-12 Thread Impactika
Greg,
 
Those articles are very old and outdated.
The Geotimes article is dated Sept. 2002
The Madsci one is from Dec. 2000.
 
Things heve changed, there are now over 50 known, different lunar 
meteorites. Not so rare anymore.
 
Anne M. Black
_http://www.impactika.com/_ (http://www.impactika.com/) 
_impact...@aol.com_ (mailto:impact...@aol.com) 
Vice-President, I.M.C.A. Inc.
_http://www.imca.cc/_ (http://www.imca.cc/) 
 
 
In a message dated 9/12/2009 7:04:09 PM Mountain Daylight Time, 
star_wars_collec...@yahoo.com writes:
It seems Lunar Rock is a "controlled substance" and is illegal to own...
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/07/20/lunar-rocks-are-a-co.html
http://www.geotimes.org/sept02/NN_moon.html
http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2000-12/976929331.As.r.html

Is this true? What does it mean for Lunar Meteorites?
Can anyone offer info about this?

Thanks, and hope everyone has a great weekend (whats left of it)
Greg C.
 
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[meteorite-list] Moon Rocks illegal?

2009-09-12 Thread Greg Catterton
It seems Lunar Rock is a "controlled substance" and is illegal to own...
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/07/20/lunar-rocks-are-a-co.html
http://www.geotimes.org/sept02/NN_moon.html
http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2000-12/976929331.As.r.html

Is this true? What does it mean for Lunar Meteorites?
Can anyone offer info about this?

Thanks, and hope everyone has a great weekend (whats left of it)
Greg C.


  
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[meteorite-list] Holbrook Blitz

2009-09-12 Thread Erik Fisler

Recently pops and I drove up to Holbrook for a quick one day
hunt.  Considering that we didn't even spend 8 hours looking we made out like 
bandits.
I have insitu pictures, cleaned up pictures, and total pictures
which is quite a few so Ill here are our two totals first for people who
don't have time to sift through a lot of pictures:
Erik's Total (14.7g's)- 
http://s38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/?action=view¤t=IMG_4197.jpg
 
Dad's Total (18g's)- 
http://s38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/?action=view¤t=IMG_4198.jpg
 
Here is my dad with his 8.7 gram stone: 
http://s38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/?action=view¤t=IMG_4015copy.jpg
 
 
Here are the isitu pictures:
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_3887copy.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_3894copy.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_3907copy.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_3920copy.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_3928copy.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_3932copy.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_3955copy.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_3965copy.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_3970copy.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_3973copy.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_3979copy.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_3982copy.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_3984copy.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_3985copy.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_3989copy.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_3991copy.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_3993copy.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_3999copy.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_4001copy.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_4004copy.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_4005copy.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_4006copy.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_4008copy.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_4020copy.jpg
 
Here are the cleaned up shots. There are two shots, a front and back, for
each stone.  The cube shows T for Top and B for bottom.
 
Dad's:
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_4128.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_4130copy.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_4131.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_4132.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_4133.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_4135.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_4136.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_4138.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_4139.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_4140.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_4141.jpg
 
 
Erik's:
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_4152.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_4154.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_4155.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_4158.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_4159.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_4160.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_4161.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_4162.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_4163.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_4164.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_4165.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_4166.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_4168.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_4169.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_4170.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_4171.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_4172.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_4174.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_4176.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_4177.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_4178.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/phxerik/IMG_4179.jpg
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[meteorite-list] photobucket test. [DELETE]

2009-09-12 Thread Erik Fisler

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[meteorite-list] oriented sikhote alin

2009-09-12 Thread steve arnold
Hi list.I just the most oriented sa today that I have ever seen or had in my 
collection.It is 90 grams with flow lines emanating from every direction.I have 
alot of sa's,but never anything this nice.You can view it in my website 
http:/chicagometeorites.net/.I thank geoff notkin for making this available.
 Steve R. Arnold, Chicago!! 


  
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Re: [meteorite-list] Scots

2009-09-12 Thread Greg Hupe

Being of Scottish decent, can I use this as a proper sentence?

I once heard there was a Dog, a Cow and possibly a Fence "Kilt" by falling 
rocks! ;-)


Best regards,
Greg


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- Original Message - 
From: "Sterling K. Webb" 
To: "Kevin Forbes" ; "List Meteorite" 


Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 4:00 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Scots



Fer a while, I stood there wi' a
glaikit look on my fizzog, then:
http://literalbarrage.org/blog/archives/2005/01/09/your-scottish-slang-word-o-the-day-glaikit/


Sterling K. Webb
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To: "List Meteorite" 
Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 2:13 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Scots




Even just the mere thought of contemplating this statement,

"Do you count Scots words as a dialect of English?"

to me seems, well, glaekit.

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Re: [meteorite-list] Scots

2009-09-12 Thread Sterling K. Webb

Fer a while, I stood there wi' a
glaikit look on my fizzog, then:
http://literalbarrage.org/blog/archives/2005/01/09/your-scottish-slang-word-o-the-day-glaikit/


Sterling K. Webb
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To: "List Meteorite" 
Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 2:13 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Scots




Even just the mere thought of contemplating this statement,

"Do you count Scots words as a dialect of English?"

to me seems, well, glaekit.

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[meteorite-list] Scots

2009-09-12 Thread Kevin Forbes

Even just the mere thought of contemplating this statement,

"Do you count Scots words as a dialect of English?"

to me seems, well, glaekit.

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[meteorite-list] Angrite NWA 4931 & Willamette cutting question

2009-09-12 Thread Greg Hupe

Hello John, Elton and List,

John and Elton were discussing the use of a core drill to remove a sample 
from meteorites for aesthetic reasons. I've have used this technique on one 
meteorite I have. It is an Angrite, NWA 4931 which, at the time, I did not 
want to cut in order to get to the center material for scientists at MIT to 
perform magnetism analysis.


Here is my description of NWA 4931 with photo links of the coring and 
overall meteorite:




NWA 4931, the Main Mass to the now famous angrite, NWA 2999. NWA 4931 has a 
Total Known Weight (TKW) of 2140 grams in two interlocking fragments, which 
form a complete stone. Surprisingly, the two parts were recovered by nomads 
months apart in the Sahara Desert in 2007. The first 1314-gram half was 
flown to Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston where scientists 
extracted a core sample in order to conduct magnetism tests, which they 
hoped would provide vital evidence indicating the size of the Angrite Parent 
Body (APB).




Image of 1314-gram stone representing 60% of entire mass (cube: 1-inch 
square):


http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa4931/nwa4931complete1.jpg



Link to image of core sampling at MIT laboratory:

http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa4931/nwa4931core.jpg



Image of 66-gram complete slice displaying abundant xenocrysts:

http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa4931/nwa4931slice.jpg



An international consortium of scientists, led by Dr. Benjamin Weiss of MIT, 
took a new approach to the problem by testing samples from several angrites 
with an extremely sensitive magnetometer. They discovered the material 
showed evidence of ancient magnetic fields similar to those of rocks formed 
on Earth within the planet's magnetic field. In other words, as the team 
reported in the October 31, 2008 issue of Science, these 4.56 
billion-year-old meteorites once were part of bodies that were either big 
enough or hot enough to produce central, molten, metallic cores.




Link to LPSC abstract on magnetic field on Angrite Parent Body:

http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2008/pdf/2143.pdf



"The meteorites, therefore, are essentially magnetic recording tapes," says 
Weiss. The magnetic fields that they recorded were probably generated by 
molten metal swirling around inside the planet's core like a giant, rotating 
dynamo, as happens on Earth. Angrites are among the oldest known pristine 
basaltic meteorites ever found and have provided new clues about the 
conditions that existed at the beginning of the solar system, solving a 
longstanding mystery and overturning some accepted ideas about the way 
planets form. They still contain magnetic records about the earliest stages 
of planet formation and differentiation.




ScienceNOW Daily News: October 30, 2008:

http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2008/1030/2



Science October 31, 2008:

http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/322/5902/713



Link to abstract reporting ages of angrites NWA 2999, NWA 4801 and NWA 4590 
"Tamassint":


http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/metchron2007/pdf/4061.pdf



BSE image of corona textures in NWA 4931.
http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa4931/nwa4931bse.jpg

<<



I have never announced or offered any of NWA 4931 publicly, but this may be 
as good a time as any. If anyone is interested in a large slice of an 
important Angrite, I can send a list of what is available. If there is 
enough interest, I will post the availability list here.




Best regards,
Greg



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To: ; "John Hendry" 
Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 10:34 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Willamette cutting question



Hello John

Circular diamond coring bits only came into use recently. The Willamette 
donation was in the early 1900's. I can only assume that the saw method of 
the time dictated the location of the cut: large heavy frames using a wire 
loop with abrasives hand fed into the grove.  It is not like one could 
easily rotate the mass easily.


I am happy to see the use of core sample extraction more frequently in 
sampling. However, coring has a drawback in that it is very difficult to 
lubricate and can heat up the core changing some magnetic states.


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Re: [meteorite-list] Willamette cutting question

2009-09-12 Thread Mr EMan
Hello John

Circular diamond coring bits only came into use recently. The Willamette 
donation was in the early 1900's. I can only assume that the saw method of the 
time dictated the location of the cut: large heavy frames using a wire loop 
with abrasives hand fed into the grove.  It is not like one could easily rotate 
the mass easily. 

I am happy to see the use of core sample extraction more frequently in 
sampling. However, coring has a drawback in that it is very difficult to 
lubricate and can heat up the core changing some magnetic states.

Elton
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[meteorite-list] unclaasified meteorites and gao forsale

2009-09-12 Thread steve arnold
Good day list.I have several unclassed stones forsale as well as a few gao 
pieces.The unclassed ones are all crusted.Prices upon request,I am using my 
wifes computer because mine is out being fixed,so pics will not be 
available.Some are in my website.Off list please.
 Steve R. Arnold, Chicago!! 


  
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[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - September 12, 2009

2009-09-12 Thread SPACEROCKSINC
http://www.rocksfromspace.org/September_12_2009.html  

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