Re: [meteorite-list] Area 52 Meteorite Hunt Proposal
He was sheltering from the wind... Was the wind strong at the time of the fall? This might impact the find coordinates some. Cheers, Jeff - Original Message - From: countde...@earthlink.net To: robert.d.mat...@saic.com Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 10:36 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Area 52 Meteorite Hunt Proposal Hi Greg and List, Being quite familiar with the area if someone would provide definitive position estimates of the location of the fall, I would provide information on how to access the area. Safely. As of this writing..it appears we are talking about East of Granite Mountain in an area that would be accessible using State Highway 174..the Brush Road and the old Granite Ranch Road (Pony Express Route). Depending on the plotted trajectory...and I'm getting a few phone calls returned that indicate the heavier material could of fallen well West of the Dugway Range Boundary. I need more info. One of my friends at a cattle camp in the are swears he heard sonic booms that were multiple and too close together to be supersonic low level aircraft. Which frequent the area all the way to Sevier Lake. Usually they project a single boom. These he claims were sharper and at least three close,but seperate. He was sheltering from the wind so did not see any visual phenomenem. Count Deiro __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Gauteng: State declares ownership before meteorite is found
One really wonders if this approach offers sufficcient incentive to initiate recovery efforts: Eyewittness News: Meteor belongs to the state Gia Nicolaides The Astronomical Society of South Africa said on Wednesday a meteor had no monetary value and belonged to the state where it landed. Dozens of people claimed the meteor spotted over Gauteng at the weekend landed on their property. The astronomical society's Tim Cooper said even if it landed on someone's property, they did not own it. By law in this country any meteorite which hits the ground belongs to the state. So it will be given over to the universities to study its origins and its characteristics, after that it will become property of the state so somebody who finds this object will not be able top keep it, said Cooper. The fireball lit up the skies and was seen travelling from Johannesburg to the north of Pretoria at about 11pm on Saturday. As yet no one has found the rock. Source: http://www.eyewitnessnews.co.za/articleprog.aspx?id=27202 Best regards Svend drtanuki drtan...@yahoo.com hat am 25. November 2009 um 00:21 geschrieben: Dear List, I have just posted two videos from the Gauteng 21Nov09 Fireball in South Africa. South Africa Meteor/Meteorite News- Gauteng Meteor 21NOV09 Videos 24NOV09: http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2009/11/south-africa-meteormeteorite-news.html --- Meteor/Meteorite News- 24NOV09 http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2009/11/meteormeteorite-news-24nov09.html More Eyewitness accounts of the meteor Jacaranda 94.2 Botswana- These Meteorite created a complete daylight effect as far as I could see, except it was like a quartz halogen pure white light, which gradually faded to a ... Probe underway into Gauteng meteor sighting Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor on Monday requested detailed information about the meteor that passed over Gauteng at the weekend. ... Meteor lights up night sky Citizen JOHANNESBURG - Amateur astronomers are star-struck with the possibility that a meteorite might have crashed to earth somewhere in South Africa on Saturday ... Gauteng abuzz after meteor sighting Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News Eyewitness News has also received reports of the meteor being spotted as far as Botswana. There was a very bright explosion, where the sky lit up as if it ... Search on for alleged meteorite Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News Amateur astronomists across Gauteng said on Monday they were focussing their search for an alleged meteorite, which allegedly plummeted to earth on Saturday ... Meteor/Meteorite News- 23NOV09: Meteorite lights up Gauteng sky Times LIVE Amazed Johannesburg and Pretoria residents could hardly believe their eyes when a five-second lightning flash, thought to be a meteorite, lit up the night ... -- Meteor/Meteorite News- Gauteng, South Africa 21NOV09 Meteor 22NOV09: http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2009/11/meteormeteorite-news-22nov09.html Meteor lights up Gauteng Times LIVE It was a meteor which lit up the skies over Johannesburg and Pretoria on Saturday night, an astronomer has confirmed. The Leonid meteor shower in Thailand ... Meteor believed to be spotted in Gauteng Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News Johannesburg and Pretoria residents have come forward, claiming they spotted a meteor in the skies on Saturday night. People in Gauteng saw the bright light ... Best Regards, Dirk Ross...Tokyo __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD - ebay auctions ending on Saturday
Dear Fellow Listees, Our ebay auctions ending on Saturday can be seen at: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ50QQsassZmeteoriteshow They include: 1- Al Haggounia 001 PRIM. AUB - 20.7g partslice Partslice #008 weighing 20.7g, dimensions 78x45x3.4mm. Cut in one of the freshest framents of Al Haggounia 001 Large fragile partslice (fractured) displaying what is probably a ghost chondrule in the fair grey matrix and an interesting oxydized vein. Shipped in a display box STILL AT $1.00 STARTING PRICE, NO BID YET!!! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=330376918895 2- DaG 945 - EUCRITE - 6.8g Slice SLICE #1 weighing 6.8g, dimensions 59x47x1.3mm FRESH meteorite (W1), it displays nice BLACK FUSION CRUST on the edge. Shipped in a display box. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=330376918923 3- NWA 5611 (Prov.) - 9.6g partslice - EUCRITE Classification - Dr Barrat UMR 6538 (Domaines Océaniques), U.B.O.-I.U.E.M. (France) PARTSLICE #004, weighing 9.6g, dimensions ~52x34x2.5mm. Partially fusion crusted on 1 edge, typical of a polymict eucrite with nice inclusions. STILL AT $1.00 STARTING PRICE http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=330376919014 4- SAH 02500 L3 - 21.2g partslice Partslice weighing 21.2g, dimensions: 32x18x14mm. Typical structure of SAH 02500 diplaying 2 lithologies with sharp chondrules and nice metal flakes. STILL AT $1.00 STARTING PRICE! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=330376919063 5- SAHARAN OC batch #01/09 - 183.5g - 15 pces Batch of 15 small individuals fragments, total weight of 183.5g. MOST OF THEM WITH FUSION CRUST SOME OF THEM ORIENTED http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=330376919091 6- ZAG H3-6 - 31.7g frag - WITNESSED FALL! Fragment weighing 31.7g, Dimensions: 34x33x22mm Displays the 2 typical lithologies of ZAG and fresh dark black FUSION CRUST. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=330376919128 Thank you very much for watching and best wishes to ALL BIDDERS!!! Kind regards, Frederic Beroud http://www.meteoriteshow.com IMCA member # 2491 (http://www.imca.cc/) __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Gauteng: State declares ownership before meteorite is found
Who's going to pay for gas and food and give up time from friends and family to find something they can't keep, only to get a pat on the back?? Even if someone would do all that and actually found material from the fall they would most likely be hassled to make sure they didn't keep any. Koo Koo [Erik] Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:00:09 +0100 From: i...@niger-meteorite-recon.de To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Gauteng: State declares ownership before meteorite is found One really wonders if this approach offers sufficcient incentive to initiate recovery efforts: Eyewittness News: Meteor belongs to the state Gia Nicolaides The Astronomical Society of South Africa said on Wednesday a meteor had no monetary value and belonged to the state where it landed. Dozens of people claimed the meteor spotted over Gauteng at the weekend landed on their property. The astronomical society's Tim Cooper said even if it landed on someone's property, they did not own it. By law in this country any meteorite which hits the ground belongs to the state. So it will be given over to the universities to study its origins and its characteristics, after that it will become property of the state so somebody who finds this object will not be able top keep it, said Cooper. The fireball lit up the skies and was seen travelling from Johannesburg to the north of Pretoria at about 11pm on Saturday. As yet no one has found the rock. Source: http://www.eyewitnessnews.co.za/articleprog.aspx?id=27202 Best regards Svend drtanuki hat am 25. November 2009 um 00:21 geschrieben: Dear List, I have just posted two videos from the Gauteng 21Nov09 Fireball in South Africa. South Africa Meteor/Meteorite News- Gauteng Meteor 21NOV09 Videos 24NOV09: http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2009/11/south-africa-meteormeteorite-news.html --- Meteor/Meteorite News- 24NOV09 http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2009/11/meteormeteorite-news-24nov09.html More Eyewitness accounts of the meteor Jacaranda 94.2 Botswana- These Meteorite created a complete daylight effect as far as I could see, except it was like a quartz halogen pure white light, which gradually faded to a ... Probe underway into Gauteng meteor sighting Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor on Monday requested detailed information about the meteor that passed over Gauteng at the weekend. ... Meteor lights up night sky Citizen JOHANNESBURG - Amateur astronomers are star-struck with the possibility that a meteorite might have crashed to earth somewhere in South Africa on Saturday ... Gauteng abuzz after meteor sighting Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News Eyewitness News has also received reports of the meteor being spotted as far as Botswana. There was a very bright explosion, where the sky lit up as if it ... Search on for alleged meteorite Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News Amateur astronomists across Gauteng said on Monday they were focussing their search for an alleged meteorite, which allegedly plummeted to earth on Saturday ... Meteor/Meteorite News- 23NOV09: Meteorite lights up Gauteng sky Times LIVE Amazed Johannesburg and Pretoria residents could hardly believe their eyes when a five-second lightning flash, thought to be a meteorite, lit up the night ... -- Meteor/Meteorite News- Gauteng, South Africa 21NOV09 Meteor 22NOV09: http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2009/11/meteormeteorite-news-22nov09.html Meteor lights up Gauteng Times LIVE It was a meteor which lit up the skies over Johannesburg and Pretoria on Saturday night, an astronomer has confirmed. The Leonid meteor shower in Thailand ... Meteor believed to be spotted in Gauteng Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News Johannesburg and Pretoria residents have come forward, claiming they spotted a meteor in the skies on Saturday night. People in Gauteng saw the bright light ... Best Regards, Dirk Ross...Tokyo __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Ad - ebay auctions ending in 2 days
Hi A new lot of almost 100 auctions is running right now. To see them all just go to http://shop.ebay.com/smfmeteorites/m.html Nice photos so you are welcomed to see them even if you don't want to buy As usual a wide variety of meteorites. Some highlights are: COVERT. last available slice (unless you want to buy the main mass) Amerikanite - Colombianite. A nice transparent specimen. These use to be considered tektites but recently tested to be terrestrial so now they are pseudotektites Benguerir. 17.8g fragment with a large crusted area. This came from my collection specimen, It has a natural? fissure and I split it with my hands. Starting at $0.99 I can't believe it still have no bids! Kem Kem 33, another of the very limited numbered Kem Kem. this one splitted by M. Casper over 10 yeras ago, with a nice fusion crust. Both halves included in the auction. Allende, a nice 46g end piece, and also smaller specimens, your choice. Many groups, localities, falls, small, large. You will find something here. Here is the link again: http://shop.ebay.com/smfmeteorites/m.html see you there Eduardo __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Gauteng: State declares ownership before meteoriteis found
Yes Svend...profound ignorance in one of its highest forms. So phenomenally presumptive! All of these stories read similarly to the below ...any meteorite which hits the ground (sic) belongs to the state...it will be given over to the universities to study...after that it will be come property of the state... THE PART BETWEEN IT HITTING THE GROUND AND THEN GOING TO UNIVERSITIES AND A DUSTY SHELF OF THE STATE AFTER THAT -- THE ACTUAL LOCATION/FINDING/RECOVERY OF THE EFFEN THING -- JUST SEEMS TO HAPPEN AUTOMATICALLY TO THE, WELL, PROFOUNDLY IGNORANT. Pathetically sad, and a trend that should be forestalled with every bit of energy that genuine meteorite enthusiasts across the globe can muster... Dave www.fallingrocks.com -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of i...@niger-meteorite-recon.de Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 5:00 AM To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Gauteng: State declares ownership before meteoriteis found One really wonders if this approach offers sufficcient incentive to initiate recovery efforts: Eyewittness News: Meteor belongs to the state Gia Nicolaides The Astronomical Society of South Africa said on Wednesday a meteor had no monetary value and belonged to the state where it landed. Dozens of people claimed the meteor spotted over Gauteng at the weekend landed on their property. The astronomical society's Tim Cooper said even if it landed on someone's property, they did not own it. By law in this country any meteorite which hits the ground belongs to the state. So it will be given over to the universities to study its origins and its characteristics, after that it will become property of the state so somebody who finds this object will not be able top keep it, said Cooper. The fireball lit up the skies and was seen travelling from Johannesburg to the north of Pretoria at about 11pm on Saturday. As yet no one has found the rock. Source: http://www.eyewitnessnews.co.za/articleprog.aspx?id=27202 Best regards Svend drtanuki drtan...@yahoo.com hat am 25. November 2009 um 00:21 geschrieben: Dear List, I have just posted two videos from the Gauteng 21Nov09 Fireball in South Africa. South Africa Meteor/Meteorite News- Gauteng Meteor 21NOV09 Videos 24NOV09: http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2009/11/south-africa-meteorm eteorite-news.html -- - Meteor/Meteorite News- 24NOV09 http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2009/11/meteormeteorite-news -24nov09.html More Eyewitness accounts of the meteor Jacaranda 94.2 Botswana- These Meteorite created a complete daylight effect as far as I could see, except it was like a quartz halogen pure white light, which gradually faded to a ... Probe underway into Gauteng meteor sighting Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor on Monday requested detailed information about the meteor that passed over Gauteng at the weekend. ... Meteor lights up night sky Citizen JOHANNESBURG - Amateur astronomers are star-struck with the possibility that a meteorite might have crashed to earth somewhere in South Africa on Saturday ... Gauteng abuzz after meteor sighting Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News Eyewitness News has also received reports of the meteor being spotted as far as Botswana. There was a very bright explosion, where the sky lit up as if it ... Search on for alleged meteorite Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News Amateur astronomists across Gauteng said on Monday they were focussing their search for an alleged meteorite, which allegedly plummeted to earth on Saturday ... Meteor/Meteorite News- 23NOV09: Meteorite lights up Gauteng sky Times LIVE Amazed Johannesburg and Pretoria residents could hardly believe their eyes when a five-second lightning flash, thought to be a meteorite, lit up the night ... -- Meteor/Meteorite News- Gauteng, South Africa 21NOV09 Meteor 22NOV09: http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2009/11/meteormeteorite-news -22nov09.html Meteor lights up Gauteng Times LIVE It was a meteor which lit up the skies over Johannesburg and Pretoria on Saturday night, an astronomer has confirmed. The Leonid meteor shower in Thailand ... Meteor believed to be spotted in Gauteng Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News Johannesburg and Pretoria residents have come forward, claiming they spotted a meteor in the skies on Saturday night. People in Gauteng saw the bright light ... Best Regards, Dirk Ross...Tokyo __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] ALH84001-- the death of it's rumors greatly exaggerated
Martian meteorite surrenders new secrets of possible life BY CRAIG COVAULT SPACEFLIGHT NOW Posted: November 24, 2009 Compelling new data that chemical and fossil evidence of ancient microbial life on Mars was carried to Earth in a Martian meteorite is being elevated to a higher plane by the same NASA team which made the initial discovery 13 years ago. Sources tell Spaceflight Now that the new data are providing a powerful new case for the Allen Hills Meteorite to have carried strong evidence of Martian life to Earth -- evidence that is increasingly standing up to scrutiny as new analytical tools are used to examine the specimen. The latest findings are the product of new research using more advanced High Resolution Electron Microscopy than was in existence when the initial findings were made and announced by NASA and the White House in 1996. Those laboratory sensors are being focused directly on carbonate discs and associated tiny magnetite crystals present inside the meteorite Allen Hills ALH 84001. Sources tell Spaceflight Now that the more detailed data on magnetite crystals and carbonate discs now available largely counter a wide range of opposing theories as to why the finding should not be supported as biological in origin. Now, 13 years after the Martian meteorite life story emerged, the science team finally feels vindicated. Their data shows the meteorite is no smoking gun but is full of evidence that supports the existence of life on the surface of Mars, or in subsurface water pools, early in the planet's history. The new data are expected to be addressed publicly within days by NASA Headquarters in Washington, where they could become part of the political debate on future NASA mission directions. The findings have already emerged within the scientific community in the form of an extremely detailed 46-page paper provided to Spaceflight Now on new Mars life findings. The document is part of the November issue of the respected journal Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, the journal of the Geochemical and Meteoritic Society. Its authors are Kathie Thomas-Keprta, Simon Clement, David McKay (who led the original team), Everett Gibson and Susan Wentworth, all of the Johnson Space Center. Keprta is the principal author. Although led by a Johnson Space Center team, the additional evidence for Martian life in the Allen Hills meteorite has been an open topic for the last several weeks in astrobiology division halls at the NASA Ames Research Center near San Francisco and at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena. It's hot news. The new work centers on so-called magnetic bacteria that on Earth, and apparently Mars as well, leave distinctively-shaped remnants in the rock. In addition the features test with a high chemical purity more like a biological feature than geological. These are just like the magnetite-related life forms found in the meteorite believed to represent Martian life forms, says Dr. Dennis Bazylinski, who peer reviewed the new findings. He also studies such Earth life forms in his laboratory at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. I think the paper is really excellent. I have no trouble with the paper, Bazylinski told Spaceflight Now. I work on magnetic bacteria, and one indication there was life on ancient Mars are these particular magnetite crystals in the meteorite that look like they came out of magnetic bacteria. At first [when the data was reported in 1996], I thought there might have been an error. I have no doubt about that now. I know there is no error, Bazylinski stressed. The big question is can these things [magnetite crystals] be reliable magneto fossils, and that is a matter of debate. But it turns out that the magnetic bacteria make some very unique shapes of magnetite crystals. And one of the organisms we work with on Earth makes particles that look virtually identical to what we see from Mars in the meteorite. Scientists say micro-fossils of bacteria are nested with tiny crystal magnetites that provide additional evidence for life. Credit: NASA Another noted researcher in this field who has peer reviewed the new paper, and is supportive of the findings, is Dr. Joseph L. Kirschvink of CalTech. Unfortunately, as the new information was about to be announced by NASA, he was on a freighter hoping to survive a crossing the treacherous Drake Passage between Cape Horn and Antarctica, where he will do studies during the Antarctic summer. But posted on his Web site is a message about the Allen Hill Meteorite work: One of the most interesting debates involving magneto fossils concerns their use by Dave McKay [and the Mars meteorite team] as biomarkers in the ALH84001 Martian meteorite. This is clearly the most interesting and innovative use of potential magnetosomes as a biomarker, said Kirschvink. For years after the Martian meteorite data were first presented, opponents of the life theory argued that the same shaped features and associated chemical purity
[meteorite-list] 13 years later - Martian meteorite surrenders new secrets
13 years later - Martian meteorite surrenders new secrets of possible life BY CRAIG COVAULT SPACEFLIGHT NOW Posted: November 24, 2009 Compelling new data that chemical and fossil evidence of ancient microbial life on Mars was carried to Earth in a Martian meteorite is being elevated to a higher plane by the same NASA team which made the initial discovery 13 years ago. Sources tell Spaceflight Now that the new data are providing a powerful new case for the Allen Hills Meteorite to have carried strong evidence of Martian life to Earth -- evidence that is increasingly standing up to scrutiny as new analytical tools are used to examine the specimen. The latest findings are the product of new research using more advanced High Resolution Electron Microscopy than was in existence when the initial findings were made and announced by NASA and the White House in 1996. Those laboratory sensors are being focused directly on carbonate discs and associated tiny magnetite crystals present inside the meteorite Allen Hills ALH 84001. More at: http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0911/24marslife/ __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD-Terrific TurkeyDay Treats
** Sorry if this will be a double post - first post still in cyberspace? ** Actually my eBay auction ends this Saturday, November 28 starting at 8:13 am Pacific / 11:13 am Eastern / 3:13 pm London. But, I am sure you will have some turkey leftovers for the weekend ... No leftovers on my meteorites, of which there are many to choose: *BENGUERIR LL6 106g Super Fresh flowline crusted fragment. No oxidation on crust or in matrix, which is studded with many iron grains and large troilite inclusions - RARE *NWA 2975 She 0.16g, 0.36g crusted Martians in uBoxes, from $350/g *ALLENDE CV3 - frags, individuals, and dealer lots from $5/g *CAMEL DONGA Euc 2.31g - Started at 99¢, now at only $13 *CAMEL DONGA Euc 38.31g Monster can be yours for $12/g *MILLBILLILLIE Euc 2.85g AAA Oriented - My listing mistake is your steal! *NWA 1877 Dio 1.57g Rare oli dio was ~$100/g, now $4.46/g *RED Olivine Bomb 426.5g Split polished beauty RARE! *uNWA OC 1.178kg sculpted monstrosity at 4¢/g Ouch! ... various uNWA OC, Chergach 22.61g, uNWA poss CV3 20.14g, Millie 24.88g, Tatahouine 4.2g, Henbury 9.74g, Gao 17.68g, Galileoscope, MK trading cards Then, on Sunday, November 29, starting at 10:05 am Pacific / 1:05 pm Eastern / 5:05 pm London, I have a couple of possible type 3 complete stones (82g, 164h) starting at $2/g, and a 19g NWA olivine encrusted pallasite starting at $99. So enjoy a side of meteorites with your leftover turkey sandwich this weekend, by finding all of these great deals, and many, many more at: http://shop.ebay.com/fujmon/m.html Remember that you can count on the Big Kahuna to provide you with the highest quality authentic meteorites at the lowest prices on earth. Gary Fujihara Big Kahuna Meteorites 105 Puhili Place Hilo, Hawaii 96720 (808) 640-9161 __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteorite - new issue - Lovina ungrouped iron
Today the current issue of Meteorite arrived. While I haven't found time yet to read through the articles, I had a post card fell from inbetween pages, showing a brilliant and most exciting photo, which I'd like to point your kind attention to. The photo shows the surf-sculpted mass of the Lovina ungrouped iron, a 1981 find from Bali Indonesia of a 8.2 kg meteoritic iron. Ever since I heard from its discovery and classification I wondered how it might look like. Particularly as I walked the very beach where it was found repeatedly in 2004 and 2008. Well, it is not exxagerated to say, that the specimen's appearance has nothing in common with iron meteorites as we know them. The anthrazite colored mass displays a beautiful and striking three dimensional crystallization pattern which reminds one on the stepped roof architectures of Balinese temples - or on colonies of polyhedral Pacific barnacles clinging to rocks in the surf. The iron is of such striking plasticity that one is tempted to doubt, that the structures present are indeed revealed by nature and not by a very gifted sculptor. Perhaps our fellow list member and author of this world class photo, Darryl Pitt, is so kind to provide a link. For those who might not receive Meteorite, or think, they have seen it all its really worth a look. Svend www.meteorite-recon.com __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD - Blowout/Clearance Prices, cheap UNWA specimens, lot of 20 Meteorite Labels
Hi List! I need to get a quick sale or two, so I am sacrificing a couple of nice pieces at low prices. The prices on the first two pieces are rock bottom cheap, so the coupon code does not apply to them. To purchase these two stones, contact me via email. PayPal only - I can't wait until after Thanksgiving for a check or money order to clear. First, a fully crusted Bassikounou stone - 100% crusted in fresh black velvety crust. This piece comes in a Riker box with metal display label. The website price is $59. The sale price is $30 shipped! (US) or $35 shipped Overseas/Canada. http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/0/Bassikounou-Witnessed-Fall--100-Crusted-Whole-Stone_1065553.html Second, I have a nice crusted fragment of Gao Guenie. This fragment has a nice organic shape that resembles a whole stone. This specimen also comes in a Riker box with metal label. Website price is $40. Sale Price is $20 shipped! (US) or $25 shipped to Overseas/Canada. The following items are NEW - don't forget to use your metlist coupon code at checkout or contact me to receive the 25% discount. Lastly, I have listed several new unclassified NWA endcuts, slices and a whole individual stone - (some have a black matrix, some are metal heavy) http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/0/Nice-Unclassified-Meteorite--Big-Dark-Whole-Stone--44-grams_1131769.html http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/126516/Black-Chondrite--Big-Unclassified-Meteorite-Endcut--81-grams_1131751.html http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/126516/Black-Matrix-Meteorite--Unclassified-Slice--30-grams_1131755.html http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/126516/High-Iron-Endcut--Nice-Unclassified-Meteorite--40-grams_1131762.html http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/126516/Unclassified-Meteorite-Endcut--Mottled-Orange-Matrix_1131765.html http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/126516/High-Iron-Endcut--Nice-Unclassified-Meteorite--18-grams_1131767.html Oh yeah, I almost forgot, I have a large lot of metal display labels from Meteoritelabels.com - http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/126516/Lot-of-20-Meteorite-Labels--from-Meteoritelabelscom_1122107.html Still available - buy one trinitite specimen and get a trinitite micromount for free! Thanks for looking and clear skies! MikeG PS - have a happy and safe Thanksgiving! :) -- . Michael Gilmer (Florida, USA) Member of the Meteoritical Society. Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com FaceBook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/fine_meteorites_4_sale Twitter - Twitter - http://twitter.com/GalacticStone eBay - http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/maypickle .. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD-Terrific TurkeyDay Treats
Actually my eBay auction ends this Saturday, November 28 starting at 8:13 am Pacific / 11:13 am Eastern / 3:13 pm London. But, I am sure you will have some turkey leftovers for the weekend ... No leftovers on my meteorites, of which there are many to choose: *BENGUERIR LL6 106g Super Fresh flowline crusted fragment. No oxidation on crust or in matrix, which is studded with many iron grains and large troilite inclusions - RARE *NWA 2975 She 0.16g, 0.36g crusted Martians in uBoxes, from $350/g *ALLENDE CV3 - frags, individuals, and dealer lots from $5/g *CAMEL DONGA Euc 2.31g - Started at 99¢, now at only $13 *CAMEL DONGA Euc 38.31g Monster can be yours for $12/g *MILLBILLILLIE Euc 2.85g AAA Oriented - My listing mistake is your steal! *NWA 1877 Dio 1.57g Rare oli dio was ~$100/g, now $4.46/g *RED Olivine Bomb 426.5g Split polished beauty RARE! *uNWA OC 1.178kg sculpted monstrosity at 4¢/g Ouch! ... various uNWA OC, Chergach 22.61g, uNWA poss CV3 20.14g, Millie 24.88g, Tatahouine 4.2g, Henbury 9.74g, Gao 17.68g, Galileoscope, MK trading cards Then, on Sunday, November 29, starting at 10:05 am Pacific / 1:05 pm Eastern / 5:05 pm London, I have a couple of possible type 3 complete stones (82g, 164h) starting at $2/g, and a 19g NWA olivine encrusted pallasite starting at $99. So enjoy a side of meteorites with your leftover turkey sandwich this weekend, by finding all of these great deals, and many, many more at: http://shop.ebay.com/fujmon/m.html Remember that you can count on the Big Kahuna to provide you with the highest quality authentic meteorites at the lowest prices on earth. Gary Fujihara Big Kahuna Meteorites 105 Puhili Place Hilo, Hawaii 96720 (808) 640-9161 __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Area 52 Meteorite Hunt Proposal
That's a definite possibility, Jeff. There are hellacious winds at times in the part of Utah (south) I'm familiar with. Thanks for the road info, Count. I flew over them in Google Earth. Didn't spot any meteorites. ;^) Linton - Original Message - From: Jeff Kuyken i...@meteorites.com.au To: countde...@earthlink.net; robert.d.mat...@saic.com Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 11:58 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Area 52 Meteorite Hunt Proposal He was sheltering from the wind... Was the wind strong at the time of the fall? This might impact the find coordinates some. Cheers, Jeff - Original Message - From: countde...@earthlink.net To: robert.d.mat...@saic.com Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 10:36 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Area 52 Meteorite Hunt Proposal Hi Greg and List, Being quite familiar with the area if someone would provide definitive position estimates of the location of the fall, I would provide information on how to access the area. Safely. As of this writing..it appears we are talking about East of Granite Mountain in an area that would be accessible using State Highway 174..the Brush Road and the old Granite Ranch Road (Pony Express Route). Depending on the plotted trajectory...and I'm getting a few phone calls returned that indicate the heavier material could of fallen well West of the Dugway Range Boundary. I need more info. One of my friends at a cattle camp in the are swears he heard sonic booms that were multiple and too close together to be supersonic low level aircraft. Which frequent the area all the way to Sevier Lake. Usually they project a single boom. These he claims were sharper and at least three close,but seperate. He was sheltering from the wind so did not see any visual phenomenem. Count Deiro __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite - new issue - Lovina ungrouped iron
Svend, list, don't wanting to anticipate Darryl's reaction - only to shorten the latency a bit: http://www.macovich.com/Lovina.htm Best regards, Matthias B. - Original Message - From: i...@niger-meteorite-recon.de To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 6:44 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite - new issue - Lovina ungrouped iron Today the current issue of Meteorite arrived. While I haven't found time yet to read through the articles, I had a post card fell from inbetween pages, showing a brilliant and most exciting photo, which I'd like to point your kind attention to. The photo shows the surf-sculpted mass of the Lovina ungrouped iron, a 1981 find from Bali Indonesia of a 8.2 kg meteoritic iron. Ever since I heard from its discovery and classification I wondered how it might look like. Particularly as I walked the very beach where it was found repeatedly in 2004 and 2008. Well, it is not exxagerated to say, that the specimen's appearance has nothing in common with iron meteorites as we know them. The anthrazite colored mass displays a beautiful and striking three dimensional crystallization pattern which reminds one on the stepped roof architectures of Balinese temples - or on colonies of polyhedral Pacific barnacles clinging to rocks in the surf. The iron is of such striking plasticity that one is tempted to doubt, that the structures present are indeed revealed by nature and not by a very gifted sculptor. Perhaps our fellow list member and author of this world class photo, Darryl Pitt, is so kind to provide a link. For those who might not receive Meteorite, or think, they have seen it all its really worth a look. Svend www.meteorite-recon.com __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteorite or not ? pls help
Hi I got a sample of possible meteorite, but Im not sure what it is. Please take a look at this TS photos. Maybe anyone got idea what it is. Im affraid its earth rock (basalt) ? http://www.meteoryt.net/ebay/lod00.jpg http://www.meteoryt.net/ebay/lod01.jpg http://www.meteoryt.net/ebay/lod02.jpg http://www.meteoryt.net/ebay/lod03.jpg http://www.meteoryt.net/ebay/lod04.jpg http://www.meteoryt.net/ebay/lod05.jpg -[ MARCIN CIMALA ]-[ I.M.C.A.#3667 ]- http://www.Meteoryty.pl marcin(at)meteoryty.pl http://www.PolandMET.com marcin(at)polandmet.com http://www.Gao-Guenie.com GSM: +48 (793) 567667 [ Member of Polish Meteoritical Society ] __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite or not ? pls help
Marcin = looks like a terrestrial basalt, iddingsite clays around the olivine phenocrysts are not meteoritic; matrix fabric looks terrestrial, etc. Cheers, Ted On 11/25/09 11:46 AM, Marcin Cimala mar...@meteoryt.net wrote: Hi I got a sample of possible meteorite, but Im not sure what it is. Please take a look at this TS photos. Maybe anyone got idea what it is. Im affraid its earth rock (basalt) ? http://www.meteoryt.net/ebay/lod00.jpg http://www.meteoryt.net/ebay/lod01.jpg http://www.meteoryt.net/ebay/lod02.jpg http://www.meteoryt.net/ebay/lod03.jpg http://www.meteoryt.net/ebay/lod04.jpg http://www.meteoryt.net/ebay/lod05.jpg -[ MARCIN CIMALA ]-[ I.M.C.A.#3667 ]- http://www.Meteoryty.pl marcin(at)meteoryty.pl http://www.PolandMET.com marcin(at)polandmet.com http://www.Gao-Guenie.com GSM: +48 (793) 567667 [ Member of Polish Meteoritical Society ] __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite or not ? pls help
http://www.meteoryt.net/ebay/lod000.jpg Ach, I totaly forgot I have photos of all stones (still in morocco). What I have here is only a few grams sample. But from this picture I think its earth rock, Mr Bunch, can You please contact me off list ? Its urgent. -[ MARCIN CIMALA ]-[ I.M.C.A.#3667 ]- http://www.Meteoryty.pl marcin(at)meteoryty.pl http://www.PolandMET.com marcin(at)polandmet.com http://www.Gao-Guenie.com GSM: +48 (793) 567667 [ Member of Polish Meteoritical Society ] __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Happy Thanksgiving
List: Wanted to wish everyone a safe and Happy Thanksgiving. Greg S. _ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft's powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite - new issue - Lovina ungrouped iron
Hi Matthias, Svend, all, You just beat me to that Matthias...an unbelievable meteorite specimen, just incredible. Graham, UK Matthias Bärmann majbaerm...@web.de wrote: Svend, list, don't wanting to anticipate Darryl's reaction - only to shorten the latency a bit: http://www.macovich.com/Lovina.htm Best regards, Matthias B. - Original Message - From: i...@niger-meteorite-recon.de To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 6:44 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite - new issue - Lovina ungrouped iron Today the current issue of Meteorite arrived. While I haven't found time yet to read through the articles, I had a post card fell from inbetween pages, showing a brilliant and most exciting photo, which I'd like to point your kind attention to. The photo shows the surf-sculpted mass of the Lovina ungrouped iron, a 1981 find from Bali Indonesia of a 8.2 kg meteoritic iron. Ever since I heard from its discovery and classification I wondered how it might look like. Particularly as I walked the very beach where it was found repeatedly in 2004 and 2008. Well, it is not exxagerated to say, that the specimen's appearance has nothing in common with iron meteorites as we know them. The anthrazite colored mass displays a beautiful and striking three dimensional crystallization pattern which reminds one on the stepped roof architectures of Balinese temples - or on colonies of polyhedral Pacific barnacles clinging to rocks in the surf. The iron is of such striking plasticity that one is tempted to doubt, that the structures present are indeed revealed by nature and not by a very gifted sculptor. Perhaps our fellow list member and author of this world class photo, Darryl Pitt, is so kind to provide a link. For those who might not receive Meteorite, or think, they have seen it all its really worth a look. Svend www.meteorite-recon.com __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] New work on ALH 84001
Hi all - No surprise. The distribution of the PHA's pretty much nailed it from the start. I interviewed the fellow who did the scans while we smoked cigaretters outside the first news conference. BUT you have to ask yourself, which find is more significant, ALH 84001, or the Shiva Crater? Oh, and by the way , what this new work means is that the back contamination hazard just increased to the point where manned Mars flight will not be possible for many many years to come... if ever. In other words, for many people, manned Mars flight just became as popular as swine flu... so don't go planning your budgets on that basis. E.P. Grondine Man and Impact in the Americas __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] ESA's New SOHO Science Archive Now Online
http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=45900 ESA's new SOHO science archive now online European Space Agency 23 Nov 2009 Access to data from the ESA-NASA SOHO mission has just become easier with the launch of a new SOHO science archive with enhanced capabilities for searching and visualising the vast SOHO data archive. This is the first in a new generation of science archives under development at ESA's European Space Astronomy Centre. Since operations began in 1995 the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has been transmitting data from its twelve scientific instruments back to Earth at a rate of 1 Gigabyte per day. Analysis of this data has resulted in ground-breaking scientific results which have included the first images of a star's convection zone and the structure of sunspots below the photosphere; the most precise measurements of the temperature structure, interior rotation, and gas flow in the solar interior; the discovery of new dynamic phenomena such as coronal waves and solar tornadoes, and the discovery of more than 1600 comets. The recently launched ESA SOHO Science Archive allows for seamless access to the complete archive of science data sets from the 12 instruments as soon as the data are processed. A Graphical User Interface, based on state-of-the-art technology, provides both the expert and layman with access to a wide variety of data including helioseismic measurements of the centre of the Sun, full-disc images of the solar atmosphere in different wavelengths, and measurements of the solar wind filling the interplanetary media. The ability to generate on-the-fly sequences of images facilitates viewing in minutes processes that take days or months in real time. This type of tool has contributed to discoveries of new solar phenomena, such as the aforementioned coronal waves, solar tornadoes, and even new comets. Innovation and interoperability are key to the new archive One of the challenges in developing the new archive was to find a way to provide a quick response to queries of a complex database of more than 2 million solar observations. The complex relations between the data fields resulted in slow responses when using traditional database searches. This was overcome by applying the Dijkstra graph theory search algorithm to database searches. By generating table joins on-the-fly, database searches are improved resulting in better response times when compared to the traditional approach. A simple query of all observations within the SOHO science archive, for instance, takes less than a second to return results, a response that could not be achieved using the traditional methods. Enhanced functionality in the archive is provided by the 'Time Animator', a platform-independent tool that instantly generates video sequences of the Sun. Several imaging instruments can be selected at one time to create parallel video sequences. The new archive has been developed in compliance with protocols defined by the International Virtual Observatory Alliance (IVOA). In addition, scientific requirements from the community have been gathered by the Archive Scientists and converted into functionalities within the archives. These two factors along with the ability to interface with standard analysis tools that are also VO compliant renders this archive an essential tool in solar research. Preserving the legacy of the ESA science missions The SOHO science archive is the first in a series of new generation scientific archives being developed and implemented by the Science Archives and Virtual Observatory Team at the European Space Astronomy Centre in Spain. These archives will contribute to preserving the legacy of ESA's science missions by conserving and providing access to data from all of these missions. Contacts For further details about the ESA SOHO Science Archive please contact: Pedro Osuna, Science Archives and VO Team Leader Email: Pedro.Osunaesa.int Luis Sánchez, SOHO Archive Scientist Email: Luis.Sanchezesa.int Christophe Arviset, Head of the Science Archives and Computer Support Engineering Unit Email: Christophe.Arvisetesa.int Bernhard Fleck, ESA SOHO Project Scientist Email: Berhard.Fleckesa.int __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - November 25, 2009
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES November 25, 2009 o Winter View of Dunes http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_001558_1325 o Martian Dichotomy Boundary http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_001414_2165 o Wall Rock and Light-Toned Layering in Candor Chasma http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_001390_1735 o Valles Marineris Wall Rock http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_001337_1675 o Gullies and Flow Features on Crater Wall http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_013726_1475 All of the HiRISE images are archived here: http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ Information about the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is online at http://www.nasa.gov/mro. The mission is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology, for the NASA Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. Lockheed Martin Space Systems, of Denver, is the prime contractor and built the spacecraft. HiRISE is operated by the University of Arizona. Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp., of Boulder, Colo., built the HiRISE instrument. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Spirit Rover Update: No Wheel Stall in Diagnostic Drive
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-179 No Wheel Stall in Diagnostic Drive Jet Propsulsion Laboratory November 25, 2009 On Sol 2095 (Tuesday, Nov. 24), Spirit performed a set of diagnostic actions related to a stall of the right-rear wheel on the previous drive, three days earlier. The diagnostics showed a fully functioning wheel free of obstruction. The rover was commanded forward with 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) of wheel spin. The rover moved 2.1 millimeters (0.08 inch) forward, 1.1 millimeters (0.04 inch) to the left, and 0.3 millimeters (0.01 inch) down. The cumulative results from Sols 2088 to 2095 (Nov. 17 to 24) are 8.1 meters (27 feet) of commanded motion, 15.7 millimeters (0.6 inch) of forward progress, 9.9 millimeters (0.4 inch) of movement to the left, and 4.8 millimeters (0.2 inch) of sinkage. The plan for a drive during the long holiday weekend is another two-step drive, with each step 2.5 meters (8.2 feet) of commanded wheel spin. All wheels will be straight and run at the same speed. Results of this commanded drive will be analyzed Monday, Nov. 30. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] POLL: What Do You Want?
Hi Listees Meteorite People, I've created a poll for gathering some very important information. This information is vital in determining the course of action and direction the Meteorite Wiki website will take. The Poll is located on the meteorite blog website but is strictly for gathering information on the Meteorite Wiki. What Do You Want In A Meteorite Website? Go here to Vote: www.meteoriteblog.com Poll is located in the sidebar of the site 1 Question, 20 Answers and percentage based results. You are more than welcome to choose more than one answer and in fact are encouraged to do so. Choose the answers that best fit what YOU would like to see in a meteorite website. If you have something to add please feel free to send me an email with suggestions, opinions, gripes, or rants. ;) Questions are encouraged! Please take part in the poll, the more information we compile the better the data will be! Thanks in advance for your participation. Regards, Eric Wichman Meteorite Wiki 904-236-5394 __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Metal detector Question
Hi Erik and List, A gold machine can find all targets. But without a discriminating coin machine, you have to dig each target to find out what it is (be it foil, pull tabs, nails, etc.). If you only have an hour to hunt a park, that could mean the difference between recovering 30 coins with a DFX, or 5 with a GMT (with a lot more junk recovered). While a DFX can find gold/meteorites, all the folks I know will leave the coin machine at home. Dean, if you spend most of your time in a city, you would probably be best served with a coin machine as there are a lot of sites within easy reach. Since I bought a coin machine, I've done a lot more detecting because the gold/meteorite fields in my area require at least a day trip. I can fill a hours time now (or even less) and find some coins/jewelry. Good luck, Mark --- On Tue, 11/24/09, Erik Fisler erikfw...@msn.com wrote: From: Erik Fisler erikfw...@msn.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Metal detector Question To: meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 5:05 PM A good gold machine can find coins, a good coin machine can't necessarily find gold. White's Goldmaster series VLF detectors are great, Fisher's Gold Bug 2 is GREAT, and Minelabs 2100's are simple and great! or you can dive deeper into minelabs detectors and buy some really expensive detectors that are HOO on gold and meteorites but have tons of interference and pinpointing issues... I can take my GMT to the park and it's like shooting fish in a barrel... depends on if you are looking for small targets with low metal, or deep metal targets... happy hunting! [Erik] Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:16:57 -0800 From: mina...@yahoo.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Metal detector Question Hi Dean, I would draw a line between gold ( meteorites) and coins. A machine for all around hunting usually lowers the performance of the machine in those different styles of hunting. So many detectorists choose to own 2 machines (one for gold/meteorites and one for coins). For hunting gold in Australia I would go with the Minelab because they were developed in Australia in order to combat their heavily mineralized ground. They also make good coin machines. They may have a multi-use machine that does a good job. The newer multi-frequency machines would be something to look at. But again, 2 machines is better. Having a deep seeking gold machine, along with a coin machine better suited to finding shallow, small targets would increase the probability of success. I'm in the states and my Whites serves me well. I also have a coin machine that can hunt gold, but I always put it down and use my dedicated gold machine instead. Good luck, Mark B. Vail, AZ --- On Tue, 11/24/09, dean bessey deanbes...@yahoo.com wrote: From: dean bessey deanbes...@yahoo.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Metal detector Question To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 1:21 PM If somebody was wanting a metal detector with plans to use it searching for meteorites, gold nuggets and coins in Australia what would be the best metal detector to get? What things in general does one look for in buying a metal detector? Thanks DEAN __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Looking for: Catalogue of Meteorites
I am looking for a copy of The Catalogue of Meteorites Used is fine, but I would like it to be in good condition. Cash/Trade? Anyone who can help, off list please. Thanks, Greg C. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Don't Check My Bag if You Please....
Hello All, Sorry for the late reply to the topic, but I'm currently in Oakland International waiting to board with a 3.5kg stone in my backpack. I planned ahead, anticipating some scrutiny from security (got here with a few hours to spare), but they only held me up for about ten minutes. I think my age may have had something to do with it, but the factor that seemed to sway them the most was the specimen card that accompanied the rock. To be honest, it seems like dubious security work to me - label or not I suppose I could use the thing as some sort of a weapon (if they would otherwise have not let it on, a label seems a poor excuse), but...I'll not complain. To that end, I'd say that if one's worried about getting onto a plane with meteorites, just...bring some labels or literature - some sort of evidence that suggests that you're not planning to use it for something illegal - and be prepared to take it out and explain what those little circles or the funny patten is... Thinking back, though, my favorite incident involved security agents at Charles de Gaule. We were trying to check a stone, and the thing I remember most clearly about the ordeal (I was around eleven years old at the time) was their asking us if the Gao in question was a bomb... They took some convincing, but let the stone through in the end. Happy Thanksgiving, Jason On Sunday, November 15, 2009, Kevin Kichinka mars...@gmail.com wrote: .. Mr. Customs Man. - Arlo Guthrie Coming in from London From over the pole Flying in a big airliner Chickens flying everywhere around the plane Could we ever feel much finer? Coming into Los Angeles Bringing in a couple of keys *** ... of small-scale examples of the ultimate weapons of (planetary) mass destruction - meteorites. Thanks to list members, Adam, Darryl, Robert, and two Dave's for sharing their experiences while hand-carrying mets on-board domestic and international flights. After my trips to the Tucson show (last visit- sadly way back in 2002), I'd return to Florida loaded with hand-grenade-size chondrites and cannon-ball-size Irons in my hand-carried without a worry of raising threat levels of terrorists tendencies to Code Red. But in 2009, I figured that the times they are a-changing (Dylan). Since 2003 I've made thirty (30, yes) round trips to my home here in Tambor de Alajuela, Costa Rica. I know the rules well (subject to change without notice) even if American Airlines only emails me frequent-flyer spam offers of Jamaican vacations but can't tell me when they change a baggage allowance. If I be gellin', it's packed in a checked bag. I fly out of FLL (Fort Lauderdale) after driving two hours across Alligator Alley in a rental car from Fort Myers. There's no easy home return for disallowed items, i.e. bunker-busting meteorites. As I learned last June when I tried (and eventually succeeded) in bringing aboard a new quad-processor PC, even the metal-framed box used to determine the acceptability of one's carry-on bag varies airport-to-airport forget what's on the American Airlines website. And nothing orally represented to you on the phone means anything at the check-in counter. The computer in its flimsy box was not a carry-on weight problem, and three inches less than the 45 cubic allowance, but of the wrong height dimension. Even if I paid $100 for checking a third bag, it was impossible to check without the baggage-handlers destroying it. We worked it out when I gave my day bag to a carry-on-free passenger to hand to me once we boarded. I carried on the computer. It wasn't my idea, the American Airlines check-in lady told me to do it that way. It's not the heat, it's the stupidity. Based on list members experiences, I don't believe one can routinely transport meteorites on a plane without the threat of loss or serious hassle so 'll have to settle for visitation rights back in Florida. Or I guess I could hire DHL. Thanks for the info. Meteorite Subject #2 While I would guess that all m-listers read the free, monthly, Meteorite Times to learn about meteorites and absorb and consider the worthy insights of its contributors, no one has yet mentioned the stellar November issue that Paul Harris has just put together. It's not to be missed. Martin Horejsi's sensitive and well-researched article on the Sudan fall New Halfa brings vivid color to this glossy-black, fusion crusted chondrite. Gentleman Jim Tobin's cleverly-written photo-essay of his recent Mojave adventure with best-buddy Paul takes you along as a welcome guest, ultimately blasting off for space measured in Oreo cookie kilometers. Norbert Classen posts a stunning photo of the world's largest Iron, Hoba, en sitio. Bob Verish teared me up with his well-written, intimate memoir enhanced by touching personal photos
Re: [meteorite-list] Looking for: Catalogue of Meteorites
Hi Greg and all, Which edition?? --AL Mitterling Mitterling Meteorites - Original Message - From: Greg Catterton star_wars_collec...@yahoo.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 10:33 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Looking for: Catalogue of Meteorites I am looking for a copy of The Catalogue of Meteorites Used is fine, but I would like it to be in good condition. Cash/Trade? Anyone who can help, off list please. Thanks, Greg C. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - November 26, 2009
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[meteorite-list] Our Place In The Cosmos
A video you might like... Symphony of Science: Our Place in The Cosmos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vioZf4TjoUI Enjoy... Regards, Eric Wichman Meteorites USA __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite or not ? pls help
These are the posts I really enjoy. Thanks for posting the pics Marcin and thanks to Ted for taking the time to reply. Cheers, Jeff - Original Message - From: Ted Bunch tbe...@cableone.net To: Marcin Cimala mar...@meteoryt.net; MeteoriteList meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 6:39 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite or not ? pls help Marcin = looks like a terrestrial basalt, iddingsite clays around the olivine phenocrysts are not meteoritic; matrix fabric looks terrestrial, etc. Cheers, Ted On 11/25/09 11:46 AM, Marcin Cimala mar...@meteoryt.net wrote: Hi I got a sample of possible meteorite, but Im not sure what it is. Please take a look at this TS photos. Maybe anyone got idea what it is. Im affraid its earth rock (basalt) ? http://www.meteoryt.net/ebay/lod00.jpg http://www.meteoryt.net/ebay/lod01.jpg http://www.meteoryt.net/ebay/lod02.jpg http://www.meteoryt.net/ebay/lod03.jpg http://www.meteoryt.net/ebay/lod04.jpg http://www.meteoryt.net/ebay/lod05.jpg -[ MARCIN CIMALA ]-[ I.M.C.A.#3667 ]- http://www.Meteoryty.pl marcin(at)meteoryty.pl http://www.PolandMET.com marcin(at)polandmet.com http://www.Gao-Guenie.com GSM: +48 (793) 567667 [ Member of Polish Meteoritical Society ] __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] (meteorobs) A new video of Utah's Meteor is impressive.
Larry and List, Thank you for your video post. I found two more videos that I think I have not posted. One is from the Utah State University, Logan, Utah; and the other is from Friedman Memorial Airport, Hailey, Idaho. http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2009/11/utah-bolide-meteor-of-18nov09-idahoutah.html Hope we soon get some good reports about meteorites being found. Best Regards, Dirk Ross...Tokyo --- On Thu, 11/26/09, Larry ycsenti...@att.net wrote: From: Larry ycsenti...@att.net Subject: (meteorobs) A new video of Utah's Meteor is impressive. To: meteor...@meteorobs.org Date: Thursday, November 26, 2009, 3:36 PM I had not seen this particular movie before. It opens with a ranch scene and progresses into movies we are familiar with. http://www.nasawatch.com/archives/2009/11/video-meteor-li.html YCSentinel ___ Mailing list meteorobs: meteor...@meteorobs.org To UNSUBSCRIBE, email: owner-meteor...@meteorobs.org http://lists.meteorobs.org/mailman/listinfo/meteorobs __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
