Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook

2012-10-25 Thread jason utas
Hola,
Everyone should have the benefit of the doubt, but I'm awaiting other
photos.  Even stones like Bouse and those "Mifflins" had to have a
"finder."  At the moment, nothing more than suspect.  It could have
been cleaned strangely or just be a very odd Holbrook.  But...when
things stick out, it's best to be cautious.
Regards,
Jason



> From: Mark Bowling 
> Date: Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 10:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook
> To: meteorite-list 
>
>
> I guess we stand corrected...
>
> - Original Message -
> From: Stuart McDaniel 
> To: Mark Bowling ; meteorite-list
> 
> Cc:
> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 5:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook
>
> The guy that has it for sale just posted that he actually was the one
> to find it.
>
>
>
>
> *
> Stuart McDaniel
> Lawndale, NC
> Secr.,
> Cleve. Co. Astronomical Society
>
> IMCA #9052
> Sirius Meteorites
>
> Node35 - Sentinel All Sky
>
> http://spacerocks.weebly.com
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> -Original Message- From: Mark Bowling
> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 8:21 PM
> To: meteorite-list
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook
>
> I agree with Jason, it doesn't look quite right.
>
> It's always hard to tell from photos, but if it looked this way in
> person, I would not have guessed Holbook.  If someone cleans/shines
> them up, it can really change the look of them.
>
> I've found a lot Holbrook and seen a lot taken in the field, and I
> thought I knew them well.  But I was surprised a few years ago at the
> difference, when I saw one cleaned with chapstick just hours after
> being found in front of many witnesses.  I had to adjust my thinking
> (I've always left mine as found, dirt and all, and I'm glad I have).
>
> But even so, that doesn't really change the thickness of the crust.
> It just looks strange - it could be a Holbrook that's been handled a
> lot, like being carried in a pocket (???).
>
> Unless you really trust this person, I'd stay away, but that's just me
> (the seller could be on the up and up).
>
> Mark
>
> P.S nice finds Jim!
>
>
>
>
> 
> From: jason utas 
> To: Meteorite-list 
> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 12:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook
>
> Hello Jim,
> I see finely textured crust with surface rust.  Looks like a Holbrook.
> I think the lighting of the photo on facebook is throwing you off.
> It's quite different.
> Regards,
> Jason
>
> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 12:43 PM, Jim Wooddell  wrote:
>> Hi Jason!
>>
>> So what do you think about this one?
>>
>> http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa325/desertsunburn/IMG_3252.jpg
>> which is a Holbrook found on the 99th Anniversary of the fall.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 12:22 PM, jason utas  wrote:
>>> Hello All,
>>> Texture's completely off.  Newly found Holbrooks can be weathered. but
>>> always show a discrete layer of fusion crust that has not been
>>> mechanically altered much since 1912.  Surface rust, yes.  Places
>>> where it has chipped off, yes.  Contraction cracks...usually.
>>>
>>> But, little abrasion -- certainly not extensive sand-blasting.
>>>
>>> The stone pictured has been desert-varnished to the point that it has
>>> "remnant-crust," or a layer of thin-to-non-existent fusion crust,
>>> which, as Mendy notes, is similar to the weathering seen on NWA's.
>>>
>>> If it's a Holbrook, it's a find from a unique area where the stone has
>>> weathered differently from...any other Holbrook I've ever seen.
>>>
>>> A real one:
>>>
>>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-11-4-gram-HOLBROOK-METEORITE-ABOUT-90-CRUSTED-/221144642054?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337d3f7206
>>>
>>> Note the fine detail still present on the crust.
>>>
>>> And again:
>>>
>>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-18-6-gram-HOLBROOK-METEORITE-ABOUT-50-CRUSTED-/221144641606?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337d3f7046
>>>
>>> Jim Steele is also offering "Buzzard Coulee, Ash Creek, Mifflin and
>>> Park Forest."  Anyone want to try to get some photos?  He could have
>>> purchased the Holbrook/other stones, so not trying to point any
>>> fingers here.
>>>
>>> Kudos to Mendy for spotting this one - completely missed it.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Jason
>>>
>>>
>>>
 From: Michael Blood 
 Date: Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 11:37 AM
 Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook
 To: Mendy Ouzillou , Meteorite List
 


 I am pretty sure Steve Shoner has found more
 Holbrook than anyone on the list...
 Stevewhaddayathink? Of is a photo insufficient
 To form an opinion?
Michael

 On 10/25/12 8:31 AM, "Mendy Ouzillou"  wrote:

> There is a large 53.3g Holbrook being offered for sale on Facebook that
> looks a bit weird to me.  The seller, Jim Steele, states that he found it 
> in
> 1998.  I do not see contraction

Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook

2012-10-25 Thread Mark Bowling
And I forgot to correct myself about the large cool piece in Jim's link.  It is 
the big one Richard Garcia found on the 99th hunt.  I got to hold it the last 
couple years - an amazing piece indeed!  Congratulations again Richard and 
happy hunting!

Mark

 
- Original Message -
From: Mark Bowling 
To: meteorite-list 
Cc: 
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 10:32 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook

I guess we stand corrected...

- Original Message -
From: Stuart McDaniel 
To: Mark Bowling ; meteorite-list 

Cc: 
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 5:30 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook

The guy that has it for sale just posted that he actually was the one to find 
it.




*
Stuart McDaniel
Lawndale, NC
Secr.,
Cleve. Co. Astronomical Society

IMCA #9052
Sirius Meteorites

Node35 - Sentinel All Sky

http://spacerocks.weebly.com

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-Original Message- From: Mark Bowling
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 8:21 PM
To: meteorite-list
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook

I agree with Jason, it doesn't look quite right.

It's always hard to tell from photos, but if it looked this way in person, I 
would not have guessed Holbook.  If someone cleans/shines them up, it can 
really change the look of them.

I've found a lot Holbrook and seen a lot taken in the field, and I thought I 
knew them well.  But I was surprised a few years ago at the difference, when I 
saw one cleaned with chapstick just hours after being found in front of many 
witnesses.  I had to adjust my thinking (I've always left mine as found, dirt 
and all, and I'm glad I have).

But even so, that doesn't really change the thickness of the crust.  It just 
looks strange - it could be a Holbrook that's been handled a lot, like being 
carried in a pocket (???).

Unless you really trust this person, I'd stay away, but that's just me (the 
seller could be on the up and up).

Mark

P.S nice finds Jim!





From: jason utas 
To: Meteorite-list 
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 12:49 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook

Hello Jim,
I see finely textured crust with surface rust.  Looks like a Holbrook.
I think the lighting of the photo on facebook is throwing you off.
It's quite different.
Regards,
Jason

On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 12:43 PM, Jim Wooddell  wrote:
> Hi Jason!
> 
> So what do you think about this one?
> 
> http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa325/desertsunburn/IMG_3252.jpg
> which is a Holbrook found on the 99th Anniversary of the fall.
> 
> Jim
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 12:22 PM, jason utas  wrote:
>> Hello All,
>> Texture's completely off.  Newly found Holbrooks can be weathered. but
>> always show a discrete layer of fusion crust that has not been
>> mechanically altered much since 1912.  Surface rust, yes.  Places
>> where it has chipped off, yes.  Contraction cracks...usually.
>> 
>> But, little abrasion -- certainly not extensive sand-blasting.
>> 
>> The stone pictured has been desert-varnished to the point that it has
>> "remnant-crust," or a layer of thin-to-non-existent fusion crust,
>> which, as Mendy notes, is similar to the weathering seen on NWA's.
>> 
>> If it's a Holbrook, it's a find from a unique area where the stone has
>> weathered differently from...any other Holbrook I've ever seen.
>> 
>> A real one:
>> 
>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-11-4-gram-HOLBROOK-METEORITE-ABOUT-90-CRUSTED-/221144642054?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337d3f7206
>> 
>> Note the fine detail still present on the crust.
>> 
>> And again:
>> 
>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-18-6-gram-HOLBROOK-METEORITE-ABOUT-50-CRUSTED-/221144641606?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337d3f7046
>> 
>> Jim Steele is also offering "Buzzard Coulee, Ash Creek, Mifflin and
>> Park Forest."  Anyone want to try to get some photos?  He could have
>> purchased the Holbrook/other stones, so not trying to point any
>> fingers here.
>> 
>> Kudos to Mendy for spotting this one - completely missed it.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Jason
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> From: Michael Blood 
>>> Date: Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 11:37 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook
>>> To: Mendy Ouzillou , Meteorite List
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I am pretty sure Steve Shoner has found more
>>> Holbrook than anyone on the list...
>>> Stevewhaddayathink? Of is a photo insufficient
>>> To form an opinion?
>>>        Michael
>>> 
>>> On 10/25/12 8:31 AM, "Mendy Ouzillou"  wrote:
>>> 
 There is a large 53.3g Holbrook being offered for sale on Facebook that
 looks a bit weird to me.  The seller, Jim Steele, states that he found it 
 in
 1998.  I do not see contraction cracks or other features that I associate
 with "recently" found Holbrooks. It looks like an NWA to me.  I know there
 are true Holbrook experts on this list that could instantly tell, so before
 

Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook

2012-10-25 Thread Mark Bowling
I guess we stand corrected...

- Original Message -
From: Stuart McDaniel 
To: Mark Bowling ; meteorite-list 

Cc: 
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 5:30 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook

The guy that has it for sale just posted that he actually was the one to find 
it.




*
Stuart McDaniel
Lawndale, NC
Secr.,
Cleve. Co. Astronomical Society

IMCA #9052
Sirius Meteorites

Node35 - Sentinel All Sky

http://spacerocks.weebly.com

*
-Original Message- From: Mark Bowling
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 8:21 PM
To: meteorite-list
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook

I agree with Jason, it doesn't look quite right.

It's always hard to tell from photos, but if it looked this way in person, I 
would not have guessed Holbook.  If someone cleans/shines them up, it can 
really change the look of them.

I've found a lot Holbrook and seen a lot taken in the field, and I thought I 
knew them well.  But I was surprised a few years ago at the difference, when I 
saw one cleaned with chapstick just hours after being found in front of many 
witnesses.  I had to adjust my thinking (I've always left mine as found, dirt 
and all, and I'm glad I have).

But even so, that doesn't really change the thickness of the crust.  It just 
looks strange - it could be a Holbrook that's been handled a lot, like being 
carried in a pocket (???).

Unless you really trust this person, I'd stay away, but that's just me (the 
seller could be on the up and up).

Mark

P.S nice finds Jim!





From: jason utas 
To: Meteorite-list 
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 12:49 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook

Hello Jim,
I see finely textured crust with surface rust.  Looks like a Holbrook.
I think the lighting of the photo on facebook is throwing you off.
It's quite different.
Regards,
Jason

On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 12:43 PM, Jim Wooddell  wrote:
> Hi Jason!
> 
> So what do you think about this one?
> 
> http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa325/desertsunburn/IMG_3252.jpg
> which is a Holbrook found on the 99th Anniversary of the fall.
> 
> Jim
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 12:22 PM, jason utas  wrote:
>> Hello All,
>> Texture's completely off.  Newly found Holbrooks can be weathered. but
>> always show a discrete layer of fusion crust that has not been
>> mechanically altered much since 1912.  Surface rust, yes.  Places
>> where it has chipped off, yes.  Contraction cracks...usually.
>> 
>> But, little abrasion -- certainly not extensive sand-blasting.
>> 
>> The stone pictured has been desert-varnished to the point that it has
>> "remnant-crust," or a layer of thin-to-non-existent fusion crust,
>> which, as Mendy notes, is similar to the weathering seen on NWA's.
>> 
>> If it's a Holbrook, it's a find from a unique area where the stone has
>> weathered differently from...any other Holbrook I've ever seen.
>> 
>> A real one:
>> 
>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-11-4-gram-HOLBROOK-METEORITE-ABOUT-90-CRUSTED-/221144642054?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337d3f7206
>> 
>> Note the fine detail still present on the crust.
>> 
>> And again:
>> 
>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-18-6-gram-HOLBROOK-METEORITE-ABOUT-50-CRUSTED-/221144641606?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337d3f7046
>> 
>> Jim Steele is also offering "Buzzard Coulee, Ash Creek, Mifflin and
>> Park Forest."  Anyone want to try to get some photos?  He could have
>> purchased the Holbrook/other stones, so not trying to point any
>> fingers here.
>> 
>> Kudos to Mendy for spotting this one - completely missed it.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Jason
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> From: Michael Blood 
>>> Date: Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 11:37 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook
>>> To: Mendy Ouzillou , Meteorite List
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I am pretty sure Steve Shoner has found more
>>> Holbrook than anyone on the list...
>>> Stevewhaddayathink? Of is a photo insufficient
>>> To form an opinion?
>>>        Michael
>>> 
>>> On 10/25/12 8:31 AM, "Mendy Ouzillou"  wrote:
>>> 
 There is a large 53.3g Holbrook being offered for sale on Facebook that
 looks a bit weird to me.  The seller, Jim Steele, states that he found it 
 in
 1998.  I do not see contraction cracks or other features that I associate
 with "recently" found Holbrooks. It looks like an NWA to me.  I know there
 are true Holbrook experts on this list that could instantly tell, so before
 I call BS on this offer, I'd like to get a second or third opinion.  I know
 not everyone on this list is on FB, so if you do not have a FB account, I
 can email you the picture.  In case this is real, please PM me and based on
 responses, I will let everyone know the verdict.
 http://on.fb.me/P5n9xR
 Regards,
 
 Mendy
 
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[meteorite-list] NWA 7319 Melt Breccia Specimens - AD

2012-10-25 Thread Greg Hupé

Dear List Members,

I would like to announce and offer a new Melt Breccia that has just become 
Official in the Meteoritical Bulletin this week. NWA 7319 is a stunning L5 
Melt Breccia with a shock stage of 6 and weathering grade of 1/2. The Total 
Known Weight is 6414 grams in a single very solid stone, most of which now 
resides in the 4120 gram main mass that has been sold already. This new 
meteorite displays gorgeous melt 'rivers' enveloping 'islands' of matrix 
with a nice amount of large and small vesicles, all covered with smallish 
metals flakes. The large complete slices have a very generous size-to-weight 
ratio meaning that you get more display surface to the weight investment! 
This meteorite is incredibly durable and the dense material allowed for a 
very high polish that was difficult to photograph.


I only have the 18 specimens listed below so if you are interested, please 
send me an email to request pricing and to let me know what your first two 
or three choices are. I will offer these on a first-come, first-served basis 
and believe they will find new homes very quickly!


Best Regards,
Greg Hupe

NWA 7319 L5 Melt Breccia (NEW):
Available Specimens as of this email:
*cs – complete slice
 ps - part slice

335g end cut
126mm x 98mm x 18mm
1) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_01a.jpg
2) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_01b.jpg

121.28g cs
144mm x 127mm x 2mm
1) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_02a.jpg
2) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_02b.jpg

119.5g cs
152mm x 126mm x 2mm
1) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_03a.jpg
2) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_03b.jpg

119.29g cs
135mm x 117mm x 3mm
1) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_04a.jpg
2) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_04b.jpg

115.6g cs
145mm x 122mm x 2mm
1) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_05a.jpg
2) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_05b.jpg

114.06g cs
143mm x 120mm x 3mm
1) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_06a.jpg
2) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_06b.jpg

110.94g cs
139mm x 120mm x 2mm
1) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_07a.jpg
2) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_07b.jpg

106.32g cs
140mm x 120mm x 2mm
1) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_08a.jpg
2) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_08b.jpg

99.04g cs
121mm x 119mm x 2mm
1) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_09a.jpg
2) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_09b.jpg

97.16g cs
133mm x 112mm x 2mm
1) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_10a.jpg
2) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_10b.jpg

87.12g cs
144mm x 121mm x 1.5mm
1) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_11a.jpg
2) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_11b.jpg

85.54g cs
123mm x 113mm x 2mm
1) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_12a.jpg
2) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_12b.jpg

67.58g cs
117mm x 110mm x 2mm
1) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_13a.jpg
2) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_13b.jpg

27.7g ps
92mm x 52mm x 1.5mm
1) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_14a.jpg
2) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_14b.jpg

15.9g ps
62mm x 65mm x 1.5mm
1) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_15a.jpg
2) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_15b.jpg

6.2g ps
54mm x 27mm x 1.5mm
1) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_16a.jpg
2) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_16b.jpg

2.15g ps
34mm x 15mm x 1.5mm
1) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_17a.jpg
2) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_17b.jpg

1.82g ps
23mm x 16mm x 1.5mm
1) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_18a.jpg
2) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_18b.jpg

Thank you for your interest in NWA 7319, and if you are just looking, please 
enjoy!


Best regards,
Greg


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Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook

2012-10-25 Thread Stuart McDaniel
The guy that has it for sale just posted that he actually was the one to 
find it.





*
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Lawndale, NC
Secr.,
Cleve. Co. Astronomical Society

IMCA #9052
Sirius Meteorites

Node35 - Sentinel All Sky

http://spacerocks.weebly.com

*
-Original Message- 
From: Mark Bowling

Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 8:21 PM
To: meteorite-list
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook

I agree with Jason, it doesn't look quite right.

It's always hard to tell from photos, but if it looked this way in person, I 
would not have guessed Holbook.  If someone cleans/shines them up, it can 
really change the look of them.


I've found a lot Holbrook and seen a lot taken in the field, and I thought I 
knew them well.  But I was surprised a few years ago at the difference, when 
I saw one cleaned with chapstick just hours after being found in front of 
many witnesses.  I had to adjust my thinking (I've always left mine as 
found, dirt and all, and I'm glad I have).


But even so, that doesn't really change the thickness of the crust.  It just 
looks strange - it could be a Holbrook that's been handled a lot, like being 
carried in a pocket (???).


Unless you really trust this person, I'd stay away, but that's just me (the 
seller could be on the up and up).


Mark

P.S nice finds Jim!





From: jason utas 
To: Meteorite-list 
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 12:49 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook

Hello Jim,
I see finely textured crust with surface rust.  Looks like a Holbrook.
I think the lighting of the photo on facebook is throwing you off.
It's quite different.
Regards,
Jason

On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 12:43 PM, Jim Wooddell  
wrote:

Hi Jason!

So what do you think about this one?

http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa325/desertsunburn/IMG_3252.jpg
which is a Holbrook found on the 99th Anniversary of the fall.

Jim




On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 12:22 PM, jason utas  wrote:

Hello All,
Texture's completely off.  Newly found Holbrooks can be weathered. but
always show a discrete layer of fusion crust that has not been
mechanically altered much since 1912.  Surface rust, yes.  Places
where it has chipped off, yes.  Contraction cracks...usually.

But, little abrasion -- certainly not extensive sand-blasting.

The stone pictured has been desert-varnished to the point that it has
"remnant-crust," or a layer of thin-to-non-existent fusion crust,
which, as Mendy notes, is similar to the weathering seen on NWA's.

If it's a Holbrook, it's a find from a unique area where the stone has
weathered differently from...any other Holbrook I've ever seen.

A real one:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-11-4-gram-HOLBROOK-METEORITE-ABOUT-90-CRUSTED-/221144642054?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337d3f7206

Note the fine detail still present on the crust.

And again:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-18-6-gram-HOLBROOK-METEORITE-ABOUT-50-CRUSTED-/221144641606?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337d3f7046

Jim Steele is also offering "Buzzard Coulee, Ash Creek, Mifflin and
Park Forest."  Anyone want to try to get some photos?  He could have
purchased the Holbrook/other stones, so not trying to point any
fingers here.

Kudos to Mendy for spotting this one - completely missed it.

Regards,
Jason




From: Michael Blood 
Date: Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 11:37 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook
To: Mendy Ouzillou , Meteorite List



I am pretty sure Steve Shoner has found more
Holbrook than anyone on the list...
Stevewhaddayathink? Of is a photo insufficient
To form an opinion?
   Michael

On 10/25/12 8:31 AM, "Mendy Ouzillou"  wrote:


There is a large 53.3g Holbrook being offered for sale on Facebook that
looks a bit weird to me.  The seller, Jim Steele, states that he found 
it in
1998.  I do not see contraction cracks or other features that I 
associate
with "recently" found Holbrooks. It looks like an NWA to me.  I know 
there
are true Holbrook experts on this list that could instantly tell, so 
before
I call BS on this offer, I'd like to get a second or third opinion.  I 
know
not everyone on this list is on FB, so if you do not have a FB account, 
I
can email you the picture.  In case this is real, please PM me and 
based on

responses, I will let everyone know the verdict.
http://on.fb.me/P5n9xR
Regards,

Mendy

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Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook

2012-10-25 Thread Mark Bowling
I agree with Jason, it doesn't look quite right.
 
It's always hard to tell from photos, but if it looked this way in person, 
I would not have guessed Holbook.  If someone cleans/shines them up, it can 
really change the look of them.
 
I've found a lot Holbrook and seen a lot taken in the field, and I thought I 
knew them well.  But I was surprised a few years ago at the difference, when I 
saw one cleaned with chapstick just hours after being found in front of many 
witnesses.  I had to adjust my thinking (I've always left mine as found, dirt 
and all, and I'm glad I have).
 
But even so, that doesn't really change the thickness of the crust.  It 
just looks strange - it could be a Holbrook that's been handled a lot, like 
being carried in a pocket (???).
 
Unless you really trust this person, I'd stay away, but that's just me (the 
seller could be on the up and up).
 
Mark
 
P.S nice finds Jim!
 
 



From: jason utas 
To: Meteorite-list  
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 12:49 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook

Hello Jim,
I see finely textured crust with surface rust.  Looks like a Holbrook.
I think the lighting of the photo on facebook is throwing you off.
It's quite different.
Regards,
Jason

On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 12:43 PM, Jim Wooddell  wrote:
> Hi Jason!
>
> So what do you think about this one?
>
> http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa325/desertsunburn/IMG_3252.jpg
> which is a Holbrook found on the 99th Anniversary of the fall.
>
> Jim
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 12:22 PM, jason utas  wrote:
>> Hello All,
>> Texture's completely off.  Newly found Holbrooks can be weathered. but
>> always show a discrete layer of fusion crust that has not been
>> mechanically altered much since 1912.  Surface rust, yes.  Places
>> where it has chipped off, yes.  Contraction cracks...usually.
>>
>> But, little abrasion -- certainly not extensive sand-blasting.
>>
>> The stone pictured has been desert-varnished to the point that it has
>> "remnant-crust," or a layer of thin-to-non-existent fusion crust,
>> which, as Mendy notes, is similar to the weathering seen on NWA's.
>>
>> If it's a Holbrook, it's a find from a unique area where the stone has
>> weathered differently from...any other Holbrook I've ever seen.
>>
>> A real one:
>>
>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-11-4-gram-HOLBROOK-METEORITE-ABOUT-90-CRUSTED-/221144642054?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337d3f7206
>>
>> Note the fine detail still present on the crust.
>>
>> And again:
>>
>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-18-6-gram-HOLBROOK-METEORITE-ABOUT-50-CRUSTED-/221144641606?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337d3f7046
>>
>> Jim Steele is also offering "Buzzard Coulee, Ash Creek, Mifflin and
>> Park Forest."  Anyone want to try to get some photos?  He could have
>> purchased the Holbrook/other stones, so not trying to point any
>> fingers here.
>>
>> Kudos to Mendy for spotting this one - completely missed it.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Jason
>>
>>
>>
>>> From: Michael Blood 
>>> Date: Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 11:37 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook
>>> To: Mendy Ouzillou , Meteorite List
>>> 
>>>
>>>
>>> I am pretty sure Steve Shoner has found more
>>> Holbrook than anyone on the list...
>>> Stevewhaddayathink? Of is a photo insufficient
>>> To form an opinion?
>>>        Michael
>>>
>>> On 10/25/12 8:31 AM, "Mendy Ouzillou"  wrote:
>>>
 There is a large 53.3g Holbrook being offered for sale on Facebook that
 looks a bit weird to me.  The seller, Jim Steele, states that he found it 
 in
 1998.  I do not see contraction cracks or other features that I associate
 with "recently" found Holbrooks. It looks like an NWA to me.  I know there
 are true Holbrook experts on this list that could instantly tell, so before
 I call BS on this offer, I'd like to get a second or third opinion.  I know
 not everyone on this list is on FB, so if you do not have a FB account, I
 can email you the picture.  In case this is real, please PM me and based on
 responses, I will let everyone know the verdict.
 http://on.fb.me/P5n9xR
 Regards,

 Mendy

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[meteorite-list] Ohio Made Riker Mounts?

2012-10-25 Thread Mike Groetz
List-
   Quite some time ago somebody made a comment that their company made
good quality riker mount boxes near Columbus, Ohio where I live. I
cannot find their posting in the older list archives.
Would somebody know who that company is? Possibly I could visit
them and save shipping charges.
Thank You
Mike
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Re: [meteorite-list] Novato Meteorite Stick

2012-10-25 Thread John higgins


Your eyes are always the best tool in the shed when meteorite hunting, but when 
you go to war, you need an arsenal. 


The next best thing to having 20/20 vision is the Bazooka of all meteorite 
hunting tools the Meteorite Stick!


Leave your metal detectors home! Metal detectors are useless in finding Novato 
they are not suited for this meteorite or terrain. The Meteorite Stick is the 
ultimate tool, it's ultra light, weighing in under 2 pounds and has proven to 
be invaluable time and time again! 


The Novato meteorite will quickly jump and stick onto the ultra powerful 
magnet! 


Best of Luck!


www.meteoritestick.com

John Higgins
IMCA#9822


www.outerspacerocks.com



From: Danny Mills 
To: C.G. ; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com 
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 3:43 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Novato

The meteorite hunter worth his salt would use ALL his tools he has
available to him because some of us dont have the best EYES as we get
older.  Im sure I can get an agreement on that




On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 11:06 AM, Danny Mills  wrote:
>
> The meteorite hunter worth his salt would use ALL his tools he has available 
> to him because some of us dont have the best EYES as we get older.  Im sure I 
> can get an agreement on that.
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 10:48 AM, drtanuki  wrote:
>>
>> Dear Cal G,
>> Any meteorite hunter worth his salt would leave his metal detector behind 
>> and use his EYES.  Please do not be a Meteorite Men Zombie!  Best in your 
>> hunt.  Dirk Ross...Tokyo
>>
>> --- On Fri, 10/26/12, C.G.  wrote:
>>
>> > From: C.G. 
>> > Subject: [meteorite-list] Novato
>> > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
>> > Date: Friday, October 26, 2012, 1:46 AM
>> > Does anyone know the location in
>> > Novato where the 2nd specimen was
>> > found? I'm close to the area, and wanted to hunt
>> > today..Novato is
>> > spread quite large, so, pinning down a spot would help..I
>> > did hunt
>> > some shoreline of a nearby lake, with no luck, but, I had
>> > left my
>> > batteries in my metal detector, and, they were dead, with no
>> > spares in
>> > truck...learned my lesson about taking the 9-volts out afer
>> > use!
>> > Good Luck Hunting!
>> > Cal G.
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[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Opportunity Update: Oct 18-23, 2012

2012-10-25 Thread Ron Baalke

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html#opportunity

OPPORTUNITY UPDATE:  Survey Drives Of Local Area - sols 3105-3110,
Oct. 18, 2012-Oct. 23, 2012:

Opportunity is continuing a local area survey around the location called
"Matijevic Hill" (named in honor of Jake Matijevic) at the inboard edge
of Cape York on the rim of Endeavour Crater.

The rover performed three survey drives on Sols 3105, 3107 and 3110
(Oct. 18, 20, and 23, 2012), driving first west, then southwest, and
then southeast, totaling 226 feet (69 meters). Each drive was preceded
by the collection of targeted imagery and then followed by taking a
360-degree Navigation camera (Navcam) panorama. On Sol 3109 (Oct. 22,
2012), an atmospheric argon measurement was collected by the Alpha
Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS). The plan ahead is to conduct more
survey drives around this location.

As of Sol 3110 (Oct. 23, 2012), the solar array energy production was
575 watt-hours with an atmospheric opacity (Tau) of 0.654 and a solar
array dust factor of 0.619.

Total odometry is 21.87 miles (35,189.68 meters).
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[meteorite-list] Curiosity Update: Assessing Drop-Off to Mars Rover's Observation Tray

2012-10-25 Thread Ron Baalke

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2012-336  

Assessing Drop-Off to Mars Rover's Observation Tray
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
October 25, 2012

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity used its Mast Camera (Mastcam) during the
mission's 78th sol (Oct. 24, 2012) to view soil material on the rover's
observation tray. The observations will help assess movement of the
sample on the tray in response to vibrations from sample-delivery and
sample-processing activities of mechanisms on the rover's arm.

Curiosity is working with material from the fourth scoop of soil it
collected at the "Rocknest" patch of dust and sand. On Sol 77, a sieved
portion from this scoop was delivered to the Chemistry and Mineralogy
(CheMin) instrument inside the rover. This is the second soil sample for
CheMin analysis. The material from the fourth scoop is also being used
to scrub internal surfaces of the rover's sample-processing mechanisms
in preparation for delivery of a sample from a later scoop to the Sample
Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument.

Sol 78 activities included analysis of an atmosphere sample by SAM's
Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer and monitoring of environmental conditions
by the Rover Environmental Monitoring Station (REMS) and the Radiation
Assessment Detector (RAD).

Sol 78, in Mars local mean solar time at Gale Crater, ended at 10:57
a.m. Oct. 25, PDT (1:57 p.m., EDT).

Guy Webster 818-354-6278
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
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2012-336

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Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook

2012-10-25 Thread jason utas
Hello Jim,
I see finely textured crust with surface rust.  Looks like a Holbrook.
 I think the lighting of the photo on facebook is throwing you off.
It's quite different.
Regards,
Jason

On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 12:43 PM, Jim Wooddell  wrote:
> Hi Jason!
>
> So what do you think about this one?
>
> http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa325/desertsunburn/IMG_3252.jpg
> which is a Holbrook found on the 99th Anniversary of the fall.
>
> Jim
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 12:22 PM, jason utas  wrote:
>> Hello All,
>> Texture's completely off.  Newly found Holbrooks can be weathered. but
>> always show a discrete layer of fusion crust that has not been
>> mechanically altered much since 1912.  Surface rust, yes.  Places
>> where it has chipped off, yes.  Contraction cracks...usually.
>>
>> But, little abrasion -- certainly not extensive sand-blasting.
>>
>> The stone pictured has been desert-varnished to the point that it has
>> "remnant-crust," or a layer of thin-to-non-existent fusion crust,
>> which, as Mendy notes, is similar to the weathering seen on NWA's.
>>
>> If it's a Holbrook, it's a find from a unique area where the stone has
>> weathered differently from...any other Holbrook I've ever seen.
>>
>> A real one:
>>
>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-11-4-gram-HOLBROOK-METEORITE-ABOUT-90-CRUSTED-/221144642054?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337d3f7206
>>
>> Note the fine detail still present on the crust.
>>
>> And again:
>>
>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-18-6-gram-HOLBROOK-METEORITE-ABOUT-50-CRUSTED-/221144641606?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337d3f7046
>>
>> Jim Steele is also offering "Buzzard Coulee, Ash Creek, Mifflin and
>> Park Forest."  Anyone want to try to get some photos?  He could have
>> purchased the Holbrook/other stones, so not trying to point any
>> fingers here.
>>
>> Kudos to Mendy for spotting this one - completely missed it.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Jason
>>
>>
>>
>>> From: Michael Blood 
>>> Date: Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 11:37 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook
>>> To: Mendy Ouzillou , Meteorite List
>>> 
>>>
>>>
>>> I am pretty sure Steve Shoner has found more
>>> Holbrook than anyone on the list...
>>> Stevewhaddayathink? Of is a photo insufficient
>>> To form an opinion?
>>> Michael
>>>
>>> On 10/25/12 8:31 AM, "Mendy Ouzillou"  wrote:
>>>
 There is a large 53.3g Holbrook being offered for sale on Facebook that
 looks a bit weird to me.  The seller, Jim Steele, states that he found it 
 in
 1998.  I do not see contraction cracks or other features that I associate
 with "recently" found Holbrooks. It looks like an NWA to me.  I know there
 are true Holbrook experts on this list that could instantly tell, so before
 I call BS on this offer, I'd like to get a second or third opinion.  I know
 not everyone on this list is on FB, so if you do not have a FB account, I
 can email you the picture.  In case this is real, please PM me and based on
 responses, I will let everyone know the verdict.
 http://on.fb.me/P5n9xR
 Regards,

 Mendy

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Re: [meteorite-list] Fake Buddha Statue

2012-10-25 Thread Steve Arnold

List,

So, I was visiting Robert Beauford today at this store here in 
wonderful Eureka Springs, where it is a bit rainy, but yet still a 
beautiful fall day, shopper abounding, and the leaves are turning on 
the hillsides around our quaint village.  Robert read me the not quite 
completed draft of the response to my post (below) here on the list, 
mentioning why this piece was "not a fake" and I found his reply to be 
an amazingly poignant retort.  A few minutes later he mentioned how now 
he had to decide if he will actually hit "send" or hit "delete"?  I 
sincerely hope he sends it, because I was indeed wrong in my statement, 
and the topic deserves more discussion.


I won't rehash all that Robert stated, as I hope he will send it and 
you all can read it in his words, but obviously, the work is a genuine 
meteorite and it is a genuine hand made work of art,  thus not a "fake 
meteorite piece of art." Now, the question is left as when was it made, 
and possibly who made it and where?  When it made has nothing to do 
with it being a fake, unless of course someone is trying to pass it off 
as being something it isn't, and that does not seem to be the case.


Anyway, I stand corrected on what I stated.  My intention was to say 
that I felt there is no way it was 1,000 years old.


Carry on...

Steve Arnold
Host of Science Channel's TV Series Meteorite Men
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Co-Founder of America's Meteorite Store: Meteorites & More, 28 1/2 
Spring St., Eureka Springs, AR 72632

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-Original Message-
From: Steve Arnold 
To: meteorite-list 
Sent: Thu, Oct 25, 2012 12:20 pm
Subject: [meteorite-list] Fake Buddha Statue


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/25/space-buddha-statue-fake-fraud_n_2015587.html?ncid=webmail8

Of course it is a fake.  If it is a Nantan, it would have rusted away
into a million flakes about 997 years ago it if it was really carved
1,000 years old.  Even if it wasn't a Nantan, I would guess it still
would have rusted to an extreme state in less than 100 years time,
unless it maybe was a very nickel rich ataxite.  



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Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook

2012-10-25 Thread Jim Wooddell
Hi Jason!

So what do you think about this one?

http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa325/desertsunburn/IMG_3252.jpg
which is a Holbrook found on the 99th Anniversary of the fall.

Jim




On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 12:22 PM, jason utas  wrote:
> Hello All,
> Texture's completely off.  Newly found Holbrooks can be weathered. but
> always show a discrete layer of fusion crust that has not been
> mechanically altered much since 1912.  Surface rust, yes.  Places
> where it has chipped off, yes.  Contraction cracks...usually.
>
> But, little abrasion -- certainly not extensive sand-blasting.
>
> The stone pictured has been desert-varnished to the point that it has
> "remnant-crust," or a layer of thin-to-non-existent fusion crust,
> which, as Mendy notes, is similar to the weathering seen on NWA's.
>
> If it's a Holbrook, it's a find from a unique area where the stone has
> weathered differently from...any other Holbrook I've ever seen.
>
> A real one:
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-11-4-gram-HOLBROOK-METEORITE-ABOUT-90-CRUSTED-/221144642054?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337d3f7206
>
> Note the fine detail still present on the crust.
>
> And again:
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-18-6-gram-HOLBROOK-METEORITE-ABOUT-50-CRUSTED-/221144641606?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337d3f7046
>
> Jim Steele is also offering "Buzzard Coulee, Ash Creek, Mifflin and
> Park Forest."  Anyone want to try to get some photos?  He could have
> purchased the Holbrook/other stones, so not trying to point any
> fingers here.
>
> Kudos to Mendy for spotting this one - completely missed it.
>
> Regards,
> Jason
>
>
>
>> From: Michael Blood 
>> Date: Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 11:37 AM
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook
>> To: Mendy Ouzillou , Meteorite List
>> 
>>
>>
>> I am pretty sure Steve Shoner has found more
>> Holbrook than anyone on the list...
>> Stevewhaddayathink? Of is a photo insufficient
>> To form an opinion?
>> Michael
>>
>> On 10/25/12 8:31 AM, "Mendy Ouzillou"  wrote:
>>
>>> There is a large 53.3g Holbrook being offered for sale on Facebook that
>>> looks a bit weird to me.  The seller, Jim Steele, states that he found it in
>>> 1998.  I do not see contraction cracks or other features that I associate
>>> with "recently" found Holbrooks. It looks like an NWA to me.  I know there
>>> are true Holbrook experts on this list that could instantly tell, so before
>>> I call BS on this offer, I'd like to get a second or third opinion.  I know
>>> not everyone on this list is on FB, so if you do not have a FB account, I
>>> can email you the picture.  In case this is real, please PM me and based on
>>> responses, I will let everyone know the verdict.
>>> http://on.fb.me/P5n9xR
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Mendy
>>>
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Re: [meteorite-list] Novato

2012-10-25 Thread Danny Mills
The meteorite hunter worth his salt would use ALL his tools he has
available to him because some of us dont have the best EYES as we get
older.  Im sure I can get an agreement on that




On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 11:06 AM, Danny Mills  wrote:
>
> The meteorite hunter worth his salt would use ALL his tools he has available 
> to him because some of us dont have the best EYES as we get older.  Im sure I 
> can get an agreement on that.
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 10:48 AM, drtanuki  wrote:
>>
>> Dear Cal G,
>> Any meteorite hunter worth his salt would leave his metal detector behind 
>> and use his EYES.  Please do not be a Meteorite Men Zombie!  Best in your 
>> hunt.  Dirk Ross...Tokyo
>>
>> --- On Fri, 10/26/12, C.G.  wrote:
>>
>> > From: C.G. 
>> > Subject: [meteorite-list] Novato
>> > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
>> > Date: Friday, October 26, 2012, 1:46 AM
>> > Does anyone know the location in
>> > Novato where the 2nd specimen was
>> > found? I'm close to the area, and wanted to hunt
>> > today..Novato is
>> > spread quite large, so, pinning down a spot would help..I
>> > did hunt
>> > some shoreline of a nearby lake, with no luck, but, I had
>> > left my
>> > batteries in my metal detector, and, they were dead, with no
>> > spares in
>> > truck...learned my lesson about taking the 9-volts out afer
>> > use!
>> > Good Luck Hunting!
>> > Cal G.
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Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook

2012-10-25 Thread jason utas
Hello All,
Texture's completely off.  Newly found Holbrooks can be weathered. but
always show a discrete layer of fusion crust that has not been
mechanically altered much since 1912.  Surface rust, yes.  Places
where it has chipped off, yes.  Contraction cracks...usually.

But, little abrasion -- certainly not extensive sand-blasting.

The stone pictured has been desert-varnished to the point that it has
"remnant-crust," or a layer of thin-to-non-existent fusion crust,
which, as Mendy notes, is similar to the weathering seen on NWA's.

If it's a Holbrook, it's a find from a unique area where the stone has
weathered differently from...any other Holbrook I've ever seen.

A real one:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-11-4-gram-HOLBROOK-METEORITE-ABOUT-90-CRUSTED-/221144642054?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337d3f7206

Note the fine detail still present on the crust.

And again:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-18-6-gram-HOLBROOK-METEORITE-ABOUT-50-CRUSTED-/221144641606?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337d3f7046

Jim Steele is also offering "Buzzard Coulee, Ash Creek, Mifflin and
Park Forest."  Anyone want to try to get some photos?  He could have
purchased the Holbrook/other stones, so not trying to point any
fingers here.

Kudos to Mendy for spotting this one - completely missed it.

Regards,
Jason



> From: Michael Blood 
> Date: Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 11:37 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook
> To: Mendy Ouzillou , Meteorite List
> 
>
>
> I am pretty sure Steve Shoner has found more
> Holbrook than anyone on the list...
> Stevewhaddayathink? Of is a photo insufficient
> To form an opinion?
> Michael
>
> On 10/25/12 8:31 AM, "Mendy Ouzillou"  wrote:
>
>> There is a large 53.3g Holbrook being offered for sale on Facebook that
>> looks a bit weird to me.  The seller, Jim Steele, states that he found it in
>> 1998.  I do not see contraction cracks or other features that I associate
>> with "recently" found Holbrooks. It looks like an NWA to me.  I know there
>> are true Holbrook experts on this list that could instantly tell, so before
>> I call BS on this offer, I'd like to get a second or third opinion.  I know
>> not everyone on this list is on FB, so if you do not have a FB account, I
>> can email you the picture.  In case this is real, please PM me and based on
>> responses, I will let everyone know the verdict.
>> http://on.fb.me/P5n9xR
>> Regards,
>>
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Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook

2012-10-25 Thread Michael Blood
I am pretty sure Steve Shoner has found more
Holbrook than anyone on the list...
Stevewhaddayathink? Of is a photo insufficient
To form an opinion?
Michael

On 10/25/12 8:31 AM, "Mendy Ouzillou"  wrote:

> There is a large 53.3g Holbrook being offered for sale on Facebook that
> looks a bit weird to me.  The seller, Jim Steele, states that he found it in
> 1998.  I do not see contraction cracks or other features that I associate
> with "recently" found Holbrooks. It looks like an NWA to me.  I know there
> are true Holbrook experts on this list that could instantly tell, so before
> I call BS on this offer, I'd like to get a second or third opinion.  I know
> not everyone on this list is on FB, so if you do not have a FB account, I
> can email you the picture.  In case this is real, please PM me and based on
> responses, I will let everyone know the verdict.
> http://on.fb.me/P5n9xR
> Regards,
> 
> Mendy
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[meteorite-list] Open Access Geology Textbook Online

2012-10-25 Thread Paul H.
For the avocational meteorite collector, there is
a rather nice open access geology textbook. It
is "Earth's Dynamic Systems Web Edition 1.0" T

http://www.earthds.info/

Someone obviously put a lot of time and effort 
into it and is a good introductory text for the 
interested layman.

Best wishes,

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[meteorite-list] NASA-WPI 2013 Robot Prize Competition Registration Open

2012-10-25 Thread Ron Baalke


Oct. 25, 2012

Sonja Alexander   
Headquarters, Washington 
202-358-1761 
sonja.r.alexan...@nasa.gov 

Eileen Brangan-Mell 
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Mass. 
508-831-6785 
ebm...@wpi.edu 

RELEASE: 12-377

NASA-WPI 2013 ROBOT PRIZE COMPETITION REGISTRATION OPEN

WASHINGTON -- NASA and the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in 
Worcester, Mass., have opened registration and are seeking teams to 
compete in next year's robot technology demonstration competition, 
which offers as much as $1.5 million in prize money. 

During the 2013 NASA-WPI Sample Return Robot Challenge, teams will 
compete to demonstrate a robot can locate and retrieve geologic 
samples from a wide and varied terrain without human control. The 
objective of the competition is to encourage innovations in automatic 
navigation and robotic manipulator technologies. Innovations stemming 
from this challenge may improve NASA's capability to explore a 
variety of destinations in space, as well as enhance the nation's 
robotic technology for use in industries and applications on Earth. 
The competition is planned for June 2013 in Worcester, Mass., 
attracting competitors from industry and academia nationwide. 

NASA is providing the prize money to the winning team as part of the 
agency's Centennial Challenges competitions, which seek 
unconventional solutions to problems of interest to the agency and 
the nation. While NASA provides the prize purse, the competitions are 
managed by non-profit organizations that cover the cost of operations 
through commercial or private sponsorships. 

"We've opened registration and are eager to see returning teams, and 
new challengers, enter this second Sample Return Robot Challenge," 
said NASA Space Technology Program Director Michael Gazarik at the 
agency's Headquarters in Washington. "Contests like NASA's Centennial 
Challenges are an excellent example of government sparking the engine 
of American innovation and prosperity through competition while 
keeping our nation on the cutting edge of advanced robotics 
technology. Teams from academia, industry and even citizen-inventors 
are all invited to join the competition and help NASA solve real 
technology needs. With a $1.5 million prize purse, we're looking 
forward to seeing some great technology that will enable our future 
missions and advance robotics right here in America." 

The first Sample Return Robot Challenge, which took place in June, 
also was held at WPI. While almost a dozen teams entered the 
competition, none qualified to compete for the prize purse. NASA and 
WPI are partnering again to repeat and advance the competition, which 
is expected to draw more competitors and greater technological 
innovation from among the teams. 

"We're honored and excited to once again host the Sample Return Robot 
Challenge," said WPI President and CEO Dennis Berkey. "This year, 
7,000 people turned out to watch the competition, which was the first 
of its kind on the East Coast, and to enjoy WPI's fantastic Touch 
Tomorrow Festival of Science, Technology and Robots. This university 
is a hub of expertise and innovation within the area of robotics, and 
it's a pleasure to engage people of all ages and backgrounds in the 
wonders of this competition, this festival, and this emerging field." 

There have been 23 NASA Centennial Challenges competition events since 
2005, and through this program NASA has awarded more than $6 million 
to 15 different challenge-winning teams. Competitors have included 
private companies, student groups and independent inventors working 
outside the traditional aerospace industry. Unlike contracts or 
grants, prizes are awarded only after solutions are successfully 
demonstrated. 

WPI is one of the only universities to offer bachelor's, master's, and 
doctoral degrees in robotics engineering. In 2007, the university was 
the first in the nation to offer a bachelor's degree program in this 
area. Through its Robotics Resource Center, WPI supports robotics 
projects, teams, events and K-12 outreach programs. Each year, WPI 
manages at least seven competitive robotics tournaments and also has 
sponsored programs that foster the use of robots to solve important 
societal problems and encourage consideration of the societal 
implications of this new area of technology. 

For more information about the Sample Return Robot Challenge and WPI, 
visit 

http://challenge.wpi.edu 

The Centennial Challenges program is part of NASA's Space Technology 
Program, which is innovating, developing, testing, and flying 
hardware for use in NASA's future missions. NASA's Space Technology 
Program and the Centennial Challenges are creating new technological 
solutions for NASA and our nation's future. 

For more information about NASA's Centennial Challenges and the Space 
Technology Program, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/challenges 

-end-


Re: [meteorite-list] Who was First NOVATO 001

2012-10-25 Thread Thunder Stone
I would say the house hitter would be 001, as it was 'found' first.
-gregs

-Original Message-

From: Paul Gessler
Sent: 25 Oct 2012 17:28:27 GMT
To: meteorite-list
Subject: [meteorite-list] Who was First NOVATO 001

So does that mean Brien Cooks meteorite is the first identified/recognized
find from this fall?
Sounds like it is indeed.
Seems to me that the ONLY reason the House hitter stone was reassessed was
because
Brien had the smarts to cut into his and prove it.
Luckily the Webbers didn't throw the stone away based on the incorrect
identification.
I heard mention of a waste basket? I'd like to search that waste basket if
possible.
I also might add that this is NOT a strange crust considering the
brecciation .

So question # 1 is who gets NOVATO 001 status?

Who gets the roof shingle with the divot in it?

-Paul Gessler

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Re: [meteorite-list] Novato

2012-10-25 Thread drtanuki
Dear Cal G,
Any meteorite hunter worth his salt would leave his metal detector behind and 
use his EYES.  Please do not be a Meteorite Men Zombie!  Best in your hunt.  
Dirk Ross...Tokyo

--- On Fri, 10/26/12, C.G.  wrote:

> From: C.G. 
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Novato
> To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Friday, October 26, 2012, 1:46 AM
> Does anyone know the location in
> Novato where the 2nd specimen was
> found? I'm close to the area, and wanted to hunt
> today..Novato is
> spread quite large, so, pinning down a spot would help..I
> did hunt
> some shoreline of a nearby lake, with no luck, but, I had
> left my
> batteries in my metal detector, and, they were dead, with no
> spares in
> truck...learned my lesson about taking the 9-volts out afer
> use!
> Good Luck Hunting!
> Cal G.
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Re: [meteorite-list] Lisa Webber's is a meteorite

2012-10-25 Thread Alan Rubin
Most meteorite petrographers have a lot of experience looking at meteorite 
whole rocks, not just thin sections.  Over the years, I can usually tell a 
meteorite from a wrong, but when I am not sure, I make a thin section before 
making an announcement.  What I am not so good at is guessing what kind of a 
meteorite it is before I see a thin section.  Jason Utas, for example, is 
much better at that than I am.



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University of California
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- Original Message - 
From: "dorifry" 
To: "Michael Mulgrew" ; "Michael Farmer" 


Cc: 
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 9:40 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Lisa Webber's is a meteorite



Michael,
A lot of times scientists used to working in labs with thin slices can't 
tell an ordinary chondrite from a hole in the ground. They  often 
specialize in a narrow academic field and have no experience handling all 
different types of meteorites. It's hard to beat years of hands on 
experience when it comes to field grading meteorites. Plus, these stones 
have highly unusual crust. I didn't think they were meteorites because of 
the weird crust, but it's hard to tell just from looking at an out of 
focus photograph.


Phil Whitmer
Joshua Tree Earth & Space Museum
- Original Message - 
From: "Michael Mulgrew" 

To: "Michael Farmer" 
Cc: ; "Brien Cook" 


Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 12:31 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Lisa Webber's is a meteorite



Am I to understand that one of NASA's best has problems identifying a
meteorite?  Is anyone else concerned by that?

Michael in So. Cal.

On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 6:45 AM, Michael Farmer  
wrote:


Of course it is. Sadly the damage is done. I am in Germany and all I am 
seeing is news reports now calling it a meteor wrong. What a 
cluster#+~>.

Michael Farmer

Sent from my iPhone

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Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook

2012-10-25 Thread Jim Wooddell
Hi Mendy...looks right to me.  I sent you something off list for comparison.

Jim


On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 8:31 AM, Mendy Ouzillou  wrote:
> There is a large 53.3g Holbrook being offered for sale on Facebook that
> looks a bit weird to me.  The seller, Jim Steele, states that he found it in
> 1998.  I do not see contraction cracks or other features that I associate
> with "recently" found Holbrooks. It looks like an NWA to me.  I know there
> are true Holbrook experts on this list that could instantly tell, so before
> I call BS on this offer, I'd like to get a second or third opinion.  I know
> not everyone on this list is on FB, so if you do not have a FB account, I
> can email you the picture.  In case this is real, please PM me and based on
> responses, I will let everyone know the verdict.
> http://on.fb.me/P5n9xR
> Regards,
>
> Mendy
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Re: [meteorite-list] Lisa Webber's is a meteorite

2012-10-25 Thread Marc Fries
There is a deep divide between meteorite hunters, hobbyists, etc and  
the scientists.  It wasn't always that way - the Meteoritical Society  
was originally formed by a group of scientists, hobbyists, and in  
general a gaggle of folks with widely varying backgrounds who shared  
an interest in meteorites. I think it would benefit everyone if the  
Society were able to regain that shared body of knowledge. I think  
this episode with the Novato meteorite/wrong/riteagain illustrates the  
need for a truly inclusive Society. Or perhaps for an entirely new  
society that values acceptance of people with a range of interests and  
experience levels, to include the general public.


Cheers,
Marc Fries


On Oct 25, 2012, at 9:39 AM, Gary Fujihara wrote:


Well Michael,

I work at an astronomical research institute and I know that most  
astronomers here could not find and identify extended objects or  
stars in the night sky with their unaided eyes. Of course, they can  
differentiate their spectra and other data that they acquire through  
large telescopes quite adeptly.


In much the same way, most meteoriticists can identify mineralogy,  
chemistry and petrology of a sectioned meteorite, as well as  
interpret data acquired through ion/electron microprobes, SEM and  
other instrumentation quite well. But identifying a meteorite in the  
field is quite a different story, and requires skill and patience to  
accurately find and identify these rocky interlopers from space.


Cut the scientists some slack and give due credit to those hunters  
who have honed their skills at finding and identifying meteorites  
from hard working experience in the field.


gary

On Oct 25, 2012, at 6:31 AM, Michael Mulgrew   
wrote:



Am I to understand that one of NASA's best has problems identifying a
meteorite?  Is anyone else concerned by that?

Michael in So. Cal.

On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 6:45 AM, Michael Farmer > wrote:


Of course it is. Sadly the damage is done. I am in Germany and all  
I am seeing is news reports now calling it a meteor wrong. What a  
cluster#+~>.

Michael Farmer

Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 25, 2012, at 3:39 PM, Brien Cook   
wrote:



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Re: [meteorite-list] Fake Buddha Statue

2012-10-25 Thread dorifry

Steve, it's a Chinga.

Phil Whitmer
- Original Message - 
From: "Steve Arnold" 

To: 
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 1:20 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Fake Buddha Statue



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/25/space-buddha-statue-fake-fraud_n_2015587.html?ncid=webmail8

Of course it is a fake. If it is a Nantan, it would have rusted away into 
a million flakes about 997 years ago it if it was really carved 1,000 
years old. Even if it wasn't a Nantan, I would guess it still would have 
rusted to an extreme state in less than 100 years time, unless it maybe 
was a very nickel rich ataxite.



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[meteorite-list] Who was First NOVATO 001

2012-10-25 Thread Paul Gessler
So does that mean Brien Cooks meteorite is the first identified/recognized 
find from this fall?

Sounds like it is indeed.
Seems to me that the ONLY reason the House hitter stone was reassessed was 
because

Brien had the smarts to cut into his and prove it.
Luckily the Webbers didn't throw the stone away based on the incorrect 
identification.
I heard mention of a waste basket? I'd like to search that waste basket if 
possible.
I also might add that this is NOT a strange crust considering the 
brecciation .


So question # 1 is who gets NOVATO 001 status?

Who gets the roof shingle with the divot in it?

-Paul Gessler 


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[meteorite-list] Fake Buddha Statue

2012-10-25 Thread Steve Arnold

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/25/space-buddha-statue-fake-fraud_n_2015587.html?ncid=webmail8

Of course it is a fake.  If it is a Nantan, it would have rusted away 
into a million flakes about 997 years ago it if it was really carved 
1,000 years old.  Even if it wasn't a Nantan, I would guess it still 
would have rusted to an extreme state in less than 100 years time, 
unless it maybe was a very nickel rich ataxite.  




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Re: [meteorite-list] Lisa Webber's is a meteorite

2012-10-25 Thread Jim Wooddell
ohh Mike that is so wrong at so many levels.  Peter is a really good guy and 
probably really really good at what he does.
I personally could not tell by the pictures... I for 1 have that problem.  I 
bet BobV knew what it was seconds after he had it in hands lots of field 
experience. Peter learned a good lesson.  rule of thumb follow the basic steps 
for meteorite  identification.  Jim

Jim Wooddell - Mobile

Michael Mulgrew  wrote:

>Am I to understand that one of NASA's best has problems identifying a
>meteorite?  Is anyone else concerned by that?
>
>Michael in So. Cal.
>
>On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 6:45 AM, Michael Farmer  wrote:
>>
>> Of course it is. Sadly the damage is done. I am in Germany and all I am 
>> seeing is news reports now calling it a meteor wrong. What a cluster#+~>.
>> Michael Farmer
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - October 24, 2012

2012-10-25 Thread Ron Baalke


MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
October 24, 2012

o Gullied Crater Walls in Terra Cimmeria
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_028651_1370

  This is within the latitude zone on Mars where volatiles such as 
  water and carbon-dioxide undergo seasonal activity such as sublimation 
  and deposition.

o The Color Palette of Nilosyrtis Mensae
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_028825_2070

  The region of Mars north of the Syrtis Major volcanics and the Isidis 
  impact basin has well-exposed bedrock with diverse compositions.

o Eye of the Beholder   
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_028957_2085

  Nilosyrtis Mensae is an ancient terrain with a wonderful variety of 
  landforms and rock types.

o Lava Flows in Daedalia Planum 
  http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_028965_1610

  To the southwest of Arsia Mons in Daedalia Planum, wide lava flow units 
  emanating from the volcano coalesce to form a vast volcanic plain.

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.

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Re: [meteorite-list] Lisa Webber's is a meteorite

2012-10-25 Thread Galactic Stone & Ironworks
Hi Mike, Mike, and List,

It is somewhat comical, but even the best of us can be fooled from
time to time.  There are some very convincing meteorwrongs in
circulation, and we've had some recent high-profile falls that have
increased the likelihood of fakes/scams, so an extra measure of
caution is probably warranted.

I was wondering why some scientists who go out into the field don't
take some gadgets with them - like a magnetic susceptibility meter and
an XRF gun.  That would make preliminary identification of samples
more sure.

Best regards,

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> Am I to understand that one of NASA's best has problems identifying a
> meteorite?  Is anyone else concerned by that?
>
> Michael in So. Cal.
>
> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 6:45 AM, Michael Farmer 
> wrote:
>>
>> Of course it is. Sadly the damage is done. I am in Germany and all I am
>> seeing is news reports now calling it a meteor wrong. What a cluster#+~>.
>> Michael Farmer
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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Re: [meteorite-list] Lisa Webber's is a meteorite

2012-10-25 Thread dorifry

Michael,
A lot of times scientists used to working in labs with thin slices can't 
tell an ordinary chondrite from a hole in the ground. They  often specialize 
in a narrow academic field and have no experience handling all different 
types of meteorites. It's hard to beat years of hands on experience when it 
comes to field grading meteorites. Plus, these stones have highly unusual 
crust. I didn't think they were meteorites because of the weird crust, but 
it's hard to tell just from looking at an out of focus photograph.


Phil Whitmer
Joshua Tree Earth & Space Museum
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To: "Michael Farmer" 
Cc: ; "Brien Cook" 


Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 12:31 PM
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Am I to understand that one of NASA's best has problems identifying a
meteorite?  Is anyone else concerned by that?

Michael in So. Cal.

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Of course it is. Sadly the damage is done. I am in Germany and all I am 
seeing is news reports now calling it a meteor wrong. What a cluster#+~>.

Michael Farmer

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Re: [meteorite-list] Lisa Webber's is a meteorite

2012-10-25 Thread Gary Fujihara
Well Michael,

I work at an astronomical research institute and I know that most astronomers 
here could not find and identify extended objects or stars in the night sky 
with their unaided eyes. Of course, they can differentiate their spectra and 
other data that they acquire through large telescopes quite adeptly.

In much the same way, most meteoriticists can identify mineralogy, chemistry 
and petrology of a sectioned meteorite, as well as interpret data acquired 
through ion/electron microprobes, SEM and other instrumentation quite well. But 
identifying a meteorite in the field is quite a different story, and requires 
skill and patience to accurately find and identify these rocky interlopers from 
space. 

Cut the scientists some slack and give due credit to those hunters who have 
honed their skills at finding and identifying meteorites from hard working 
experience in the field. 

gary

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> Am I to understand that one of NASA's best has problems identifying a
> meteorite?  Is anyone else concerned by that?
> 
> Michael in So. Cal.
> 
> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 6:45 AM, Michael Farmer  wrote:
>> 
>> Of course it is. Sadly the damage is done. I am in Germany and all I am 
>> seeing is news reports now calling it a meteor wrong. What a cluster#+~>.
>> Michael Farmer
>> 
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Re: [meteorite-list] Lisa Webber's is a meteorite

2012-10-25 Thread Michael Mulgrew
Am I to understand that one of NASA's best has problems identifying a
meteorite?  Is anyone else concerned by that?

Michael in So. Cal.

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>
> Of course it is. Sadly the damage is done. I am in Germany and all I am 
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[meteorite-list] MBIQ Meteor Raw Data 24/25OCT2012

2012-10-25 Thread drtanuki
Dear List,
I am in the process of creating a new website that MAY aid in the detection of 
meteor events.  Comments and suggestion are appreciated.  Thank you.  This 
Website may later become a private database for interested persons.  IF anyone 
is willing to help with this automation please email me; I could use some help 
from those with programming skills.  Thank you.
MBIQ Meteor Raw Data 24/25OCT2012
http://mbiq.blogspot.jp/

Dirk Ross...Tokyo
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[meteorite-list] Cassini Spacecraft Sees Huge Burp At Saturn After Large Storm

2012-10-25 Thread Ron Baalke


Oct. 25, 2012

Dwayne Brown 
Headquarters, Washington 
202-358-1726 
dwayne.c.br...@nasa.gov 

Elizabeth Zubritsky/Nancy Neal-Jones 
Goddard Space Flight, Center, Greenbelt, Md. 
301-614-5438/301-286-0039 
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Jia-Rui C. Cook 
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 
818-354-0850 
jcc...@jpl.nasa.gov 


RELEASE: 12-375

NASA SPACECRAFT SEES HUGE BURP AT SATURN AFTER LARGE STORM

WASHINGTON -- NASA's Cassini spacecraft has tracked the aftermath of a 
rare massive storm on Saturn. Data reveal record-setting disturbances 
in the planet's upper atmosphere long after the visible signs of the 
storm abated, in addition to an indication the storm was more 
forceful than scientists previously thought. 

Data from Cassini's composite infrared spectrometer (CIRS) instrument 
revealed the storm's powerful discharge sent the temperature in 
Saturn's stratosphere soaring 150 degrees Fahrenheit (83 kelvins) 
above normal. At the same time, researchers at NASA's Goddard 
Spaceflight Center in Greenbelt, Md., detected a huge increase in the 
amount of ethylene gas, the origin of which is a mystery. Ethylene, 
an odorless, colorless gas, isn't typically observed on Saturn. On 
Earth, it is created by natural and man-made sources. 

Goddard scientists describe the unprecedented belch of energy in a 
paper to be published in the Nov. 20 issue of the Astrophysical 
Journal. 

"This temperature spike is so extreme it's almost unbelievable, 
especially in this part of Saturn's atmosphere, which typically is 
very stable," said Brigette Hesman, the study's lead author and a 
University of Maryland scientist who works at Goddard. "To get a 
temperature change of the same scale on Earth, you'd be going from 
the depths of winter in Fairbanks, Alaska, to the height of summer in 
the Mojave Desert." 

First detected by Cassini in Saturn's northern hemisphere on Dec. 5, 
2010, the storm grew so large that an equivalent storm on Earth would 
blanket most of North America from north to south and wrap around our 
planet many times. This type of giant disturbance on Saturn typically 
occurs every 30 Earth years, or once every Saturn year. 

Not only was this the first storm of its kind to be studied by a 
spacecraft in orbit around the planet, but it was the first to be 
observed at thermal infrared wavelengths. Infrared data from CIRS 
allowed scientists to take the temperature of Saturn's atmosphere and 
to track phenomena that are invisible to the naked eye. 

Temperature measurements by CIRS, first published in May 2011, 
revealed two unusual beacons of warmer-than-normal air shining 
brightly in the stratosphere. These indicated a massive release of 
energy into the atmosphere. After the visible signs of the storm 
started to fade, CIRS data revealed the two beacons had merged. The 
temperature of this combined air mass shot up to more than minus 64 
degrees Fahrenheit (above 220 kelvins). 

According to Hesman, the huge spike of ethylene generated at the same 
time peaked with 100 times more ethylene than scientists thought 
possible for Saturn. Goddard scientists confirmed the release of the 
gas using the Celeste spectrometer mounted on the McMath-Pierce Solar 
Telescope on Kitt Peak in Arizona. 

The team still is exploring the origin of the ethylene, but has ruled 
out a large reservoir deep in the atmosphere. 

"We've really never been able to see ethylene on Saturn before, so 
this was a complete surprise," said Goddard's Michael Flasar, the 
CIRS team lead. 

A complementary paper led by Cassini team associate Leigh Fletcher of 
Oxford University, England, describes how the two stratospheric 
beacons merged to become the largest and hottest stratospheric vortex 
ever detected in our solar system. Initially, it was larger than 
Jupiter's Great Red Spot. 

Their paper in the journal Icarus, which combines CIRS data with 
additional infrared images from other Earth-based telescopes, 
including NASA's Infrared Telescope Facility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii, 
also reports a powerful collar of clockwise winds -- encompassing a 
bizarre soup of gases -- around the vortex. 

"These studies will give us new insight into some of the photochemical 
processes at work in the stratospheres of Saturn, other giants in our 
solar system, and beyond," said Scott Edgington, Cassini deputy 
project scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in 
Pasadena, Calif. 

The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the 
European Space Agency, and the Italian Space Agency. The mission is 
managed by JPL for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. 
Hesman's work was funded in part by NASA's Planetary Astronomy 
Program in Washington. The CIRS instrument and Celeste spectrometer 
were built at Goddard. 

To read more about the Fletcher paper, visit: 

http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMLPIMFL8H_index_0.html 

For information about Cassini and this observation, visit: 

http://

[meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook

2012-10-25 Thread Mendy Ouzillou
There is a large 53.3g Holbrook being offered for sale on Facebook that
looks a bit weird to me.  The seller, Jim Steele, states that he found it in
1998.  I do not see contraction cracks or other features that I associate
with "recently" found Holbrooks. It looks like an NWA to me.  I know there
are true Holbrook experts on this list that could instantly tell, so before
I call BS on this offer, I'd like to get a second or third opinion.  I know
not everyone on this list is on FB, so if you do not have a FB account, I
can email you the picture.  In case this is real, please PM me and based on
responses, I will let everyone know the verdict.
http://on.fb.me/P5n9xR
Regards,

Mendy

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Re: [meteorite-list] Intergalactic False Alarm: Novato Meteorite is Just a Rock

2012-10-25 Thread Moni Waiblinger

HI Michael and Muenchen!

Have a fantastic time and greet every one there from the good old USA!  

Yes, you can tell very easy from Bob's images that he just took yesterday 
evening. 
And yes several people did see the images from Peter J. (cams.seti.org) and 
Brien Cook's images and 
knew it was a meteorite.

According to Bob though it looks similar to a tar covered piece of slag.
He of course knew also from their images that they were meteorites!

Have a good German beer for all of us and sell lots of meteorites!
Enjoy, Moni


> From: m...@meteoriteguy.com
> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 08:55:31 +0200
> To: bolidecha...@yahoo.com
> CC: petrus.m.jennisk...@nasa.gov; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; 
> joshuatreemus...@embarqmail.com
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Intergalactic False Alarm: Novato Meteorite is  
> Just a Rock
> 
> Come on guys, how could you not tell if this is a meteorite? I can tell from 
> the photos it looks just like most Park Forest stones.
> Of course after buying and selling and finding thousands of different 
> meteorites I guess a lot of practice comes into play.
> 
> Michael Farmer
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
> On Oct 25, 2012, at 8:29 AM, Robert Verish  wrote:
> 
> > Met with Petrus Jenniskens tonight in Novato at the at the original find 
> > site in order to re-examine the "N01" stone (which had been returned to the 
> > finders).  This was my first opportunity to examine this stone.  I had my 
> > small microscope with me and I took some snap-shots down the eye-piece (see 
> > below).
> > 
> > I will not comment on these images, preferring instead to honor Peter's 
> > request to "keep tuned" and allow him to make the first (second?third?) 
> > announcement.  But I do want to thank the Rivera Family for inviting Peter 
> > and myself for dinner tonight.  The food and wine were delicious, and the 
> > conversation was enthusiastic and jubilant (and not just because the Giants 
> > won game 1 of the World Series). A photo of Luis Rivera appears on the 
> > front page of today's local newspaper (Novato Advance):
> > 
> > http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Meteorite-Discovered-in-Novato-Yard-175158691.html
> > 
> > http://meteorite-recovery.tripod.com/2012/n1/novato1-60.jpg 
> > http://meteorite-recovery.tripod.com/2012/n1/novato1-63.jpg
> > http://meteorite-recovery.tripod.com/2012/n1/novato1-68.jpg
> > http://meteorite-recovery.tripod.com/2012/n1/novato1-72.jpg 
> > 
> > Images courtesy of Bob Verish.
> > 
 
  
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[meteorite-list] Novato, CA Meteorite photos and post

2012-10-25 Thread drtanuki
Dear List,
Novato, CA Meteorite photos and post
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2012/10/california-two-meteorites-found-from.html

Dirk Ross...Tokyo
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Re: [meteorite-list] Lisa Webber's is a meteorite

2012-10-25 Thread Michael Farmer
Of course it is. Sadly the damage is done. I am in Germany and all I am seeing 
is news reports now calling it a meteor wrong. What a cluster#+~>.
Michael Farmer

Sent from my iPhone

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Re: [meteorite-list] Intergalactic False Alarm: Novato Meteorite is Just a Rock

2012-10-25 Thread Michael Farmer
Come on guys, how could you not tell if this is a meteorite? I can tell from 
the photos it looks just like most Park Forest stones.
Of course after buying and selling and finding thousands of different 
meteorites I guess a lot of practice comes into play.

Michael Farmer

Sent from my iPad

On Oct 25, 2012, at 8:29 AM, Robert Verish  wrote:

> Met with Petrus Jenniskens tonight in Novato at the at the original find site 
> in order to re-examine the "N01" stone (which had been returned to the 
> finders).  This was my first opportunity to examine this stone.  I had my 
> small microscope with me and I took some snap-shots down the eye-piece (see 
> below).
> 
> I will not comment on these images, preferring instead to honor Peter's 
> request to "keep tuned" and allow him to make the first (second?third?) 
> announcement.  But I do want to thank the Rivera Family for inviting Peter 
> and myself for dinner tonight.  The food and wine were delicious, and the 
> conversation was enthusiastic and jubilant (and not just because the Giants 
> won game 1 of the World Series). A photo of Luis Rivera appears on the front 
> page of today's local newspaper (Novato Advance):
> 
> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Meteorite-Discovered-in-Novato-Yard-175158691.html
> 
> http://meteorite-recovery.tripod.com/2012/n1/novato1-60.jpg 
> http://meteorite-recovery.tripod.com/2012/n1/novato1-63.jpg
> http://meteorite-recovery.tripod.com/2012/n1/novato1-68.jpg
> http://meteorite-recovery.tripod.com/2012/n1/novato1-72.jpg 
> 
> Images courtesy of Bob Verish.
> 
> --- On Wed, 10/24/12, karmaka  wrote:
> 
>> From: karmaka 
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Intergalactic False Alarm: Novato Meteorite is 
>> Just a Rock
>> To: "JoshuaTreeMuseum" , 
>> meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
>> Date: Wednesday, October 24, 2012, 10:14 PM
>> Hold on and keep tuned !
>> 
>> " 2012, October 23 - There are more developments today. An
>> apology  may have been too hssty. We are waiting for
>> confirmation of the new  insight. Keep tuned."
>> http://cams.seti.org/
>> 
>> Let's quote Phil:
>> 
>> "This is turning into a mystery wrapped inside an enigma."
>> ;-)
>> 
>> Martin
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Von: "JoshuaTreeMuseum" 
>> An: 
>> Betreff: [meteorite-list] Intergalactic False Alarm: Novato
>> Meteorite is Just a Rock
>> Datum: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:39:12 +0200
>> 
>> Shawn,
>> 
>> I agree, the second rock doesn't look like a meteorite
>> either. Has it been 
>> examined by an expert?
>> 
>> Phil Whitmer
>> Joshua Tree Earth & Space Museum
>> 
>> 
>> Hello Listers
>> 
>> Just found this, might be interesting for others that are
>> hunting for 
>> meteorites in Novato area.
>> 
>> "After a fireball streaked across the Bay Area sky last
>> Wednesday evening, 
>> scientists and locals alike have been on the hunt for
>> pieces of the meteor 
>> that is believed to have made landfall in the Bay Area.
>> On Tuesday the meteor astronomer with the SETI Institute
>> who reported over 
>> the weekend that the first piece of the meteor was found
>> after it hit the 
>> roof of a Novato home clarified that the suspected
>> meteorite discovered 
>> there is actually a natural rock.
>> Dr. Peter Jenniskens with the SETI Institute said on his
>> NASA Ames Research 
>> Center webpage the house of administrative nurse at the
>> University of 
>> California at San Francisco Lisa Webber was hit by
>> something during the 
>> fireball's descent last Wednesday evening, but the
>> meteorite remains 
>> elusive.
>> After an examination using a petrographic microscope
>> Monday, Jenniskens was 
>> able to conclude the rock was not a meteorite.
>> He wrote Tuesday, "I sincerely thought it was, based on
>> what appeared to me 
>> was remnant fusion crust. On closer inspection, that crust
>> was a product of 
>> weathering of a natural rock, not from the heat of entry."
>> The 2-inch rock is 63 grams, dense and responds to a
>> magnet, according to 
>> information from the SETI Institute, a nonprofit scientific
>> and education 
>> organization that has projects sponsored by NASA and other
>> foundations and 
>> research groups"
>> 
>> source: 
>> http://millvalley.patch.com/articles/intergalactic-false-alarm-novato-meteorite-is-just-a-rock
>> 
>> The sample that was first found looks like the second
>> sample that was found.
>> 
>> Shawn Alan
>> IMCA 1633
>> 
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[meteorite-list] Lisa Webber's is a meteorite

2012-10-25 Thread Brien Cook
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[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2012-10-25 Thread valparint
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: Canyon Diablo

Contributed by: Bob Evans

http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpod.asp
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Re: [meteorite-list] Intergalactic False Alarm: Novato Meteorite is Just a Rock

2012-10-25 Thread Leoncio Cividanes Álvarez

> Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:45:11 -0400
> From: meteoritem...@gmail.com
> To: joshuatreemus...@embarqmail.com
> CC: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Intergalactic False Alarm: Novato Meteorite is 
> Just a Rock
>
> It's also Spanish for "No Go", literally.
Also 'Novato' in spanish in fact means "rookie", "novice", ... Which is also 
kinda 'funny'.
Best regards,
Leo   
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