[meteorite-list] Colombianite and anyone have contact info for Hal Povenmire?
Hi everyone. I know some would consider tektites almost off-topic and Colombianites even more so but am hoping someone might be able to shed some light on an item I picked up or help me contact Hal Povenmire. I tried the address published in his books, but it was a no-go. Recently picked up a 91g Colombianite (fairly large, I believe) and Hal Povenmeir's (sic) name is written on the label. If the item happens to have any (even slightly) interesting history, I'm the curious sort. I posted a pic here https://s8.postimg.cc/jxbkj1qr9/colombianite.jpg Thanks and best regards to everyone, Phil __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Nothing beats Nature for Entertainment (Lightning Dep't.)
John Lutzon observes: " I just witnessed the most spectacular spider lightning in my 65 years. The only way I can describe it is -- from ocean horizon to 90+ degrees overhead and 180 degrees north/south there were hundreds of spider connections. It appeared to me as over half of an umbrella. Never have I witnessed Anything like this. I forgot my words of being so overwhelmed." Oddly, and I beg your patience for being doubly off-topic, I just wrote about something like this myself. Last week I submitted a feature to the Costa Rican periodical 'Tico Times', a paper I've written for since the early '90's, about an extremely venomous snake locally called the* terciopelo*, known to others as the* fer de lance* . The publication asks authors to write a three sentence bio, and I mentioned: *".I watch the silent night lightning caress the mountaintops with a dozen fingers."* Joel Schiff and I still trade attaboys while arguing the best attributes of rugby (he - All Blacks) and futbol (me - Real Madrid) and he found that description a little, ahem, over-the-top. So I further explained: "I've never seen this anywhere else in the world before moving to this mountaintop. It may be caused by the nearby warm Pacific air bumping into chilly mountains-to-the-sea downdrafts. It is horizontal lightning, filling an entire quadrant of the sky with multi-forked silent flashes, often BELOW EYE LEVEL from my viewpoint. And flashes are separated by only a few seconds, the show lasting up to an hour. One could ooo and ahhh as one does during a fireworks show. "That was a really good one!" It's most common just before the rainy season begins in May, and just as it ends in November." He responded that they have a similar phenomenon in New Zealand. On the topic of meteorites, I'll mention that I continue to subscribe to the list, greatly enjoy the 'Meteorite Times', suspended my bi-annual "The Global Meteorite Price List" for lack of an internet connection, and last month purchased a 19 gm crusted frag of Bolivia's *Aiquile *fall, which likely makes me one of two people in the world (with Blaine) to have samples of both of Bolivia's authenticated mets. I have about half the met collection here, but only material not harmed by living in an environment where cigars don't need a humidor. Once in awhile I'll take out a few, open Monica's version of the Cat of Mets to recall the circumstances of the find/fall/petrology and look under a loupe at one to take myself to another place far, far, away. Collecting meteorites will always be the *Best Hobby *for me. * I'm wondering where's Baalke? ** A fallen star? \ \ *** Joel has yet another book soon to be published, 'The Universe'. He rejected my alternate title, 'The Multiverse'. Anyone interested in reading about the extremely aggressive venomous snakes I have in abundance on my mountainside, click here: http://www.ticotimes.net/2018/07/20/costa-ricas-hidden-enemy-the-terciopelo And part two http://www.ticotimes.net/2018/07/23/dont-panic-top-snake-bite-tips-and-tricks-to-prevent-them >From Nine Degrees North Kevin Kichinka mars...@gmail.com "The Art of Collecting Meteorites" on Amazon __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Online Guidebook to Western Australian Impact Craters
Paul, List, I see they named a crater after Gene Shoemaker. That was nice of them. Sterling Webb - -Original Message- From: Meteorite-list [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Paul via Meteorite-list Sent: Monday, July 23, 2018 4:52 PM To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Online Guidebook to Western Australian Impact Craters I came across a quite interesting field guide to impact craters of western Australia. It has detailed descriptions of several impact craters and associated impactites. It is: Western Australian impact craters - a field guide Field Excursion 20-29 August 2012 (Post Meteoritical Society Conference Excursion) Geological Survey of Western Australia http://museum.wa.gov.au/research/departments/earth-and-planetary-sciences/we stern-australian-impact-craters-field-guide http://museum.wa.gov.au/sites/default/files/Met-FT-2012.pdf Yours, Paul H. __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Online Guidebook to Western Australian Impact Craters
Paul, List, I see they named a crater after Gene Shoemaker. That was nice of them. Sterling Webb [Forgot I can't send the List HTML; here is the Plain Text] - -Original Message- From: Meteorite-list [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Paul via Meteorite-list Sent: Monday, July 23, 2018 4:52 PM To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Online Guidebook to Western Australian Impact Craters I came across a quite interesting field guide to impact craters of western Australia. It has detailed descriptions of several impact craters and associated impactites. It is: Western Australian impact craters - a field guide Field Excursion 20-29 August 2012 (Post Meteoritical Society Conference Excursion) Geological Survey of Western Australia http://museum.wa.gov.au/research/departments/earth-and-planetary-sciences/we stern-australian-impact-craters-field-guide http://museum.wa.gov.au/sites/default/files/Met-FT-2012.pdf Yours, Paul H. __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Online Guidebook to Western Australian Impact Craters
I came across a quite interesting field guide to impact craters of western Australia. It has detailed descriptions of several impact craters and associated impactites. It is: Western Australian impact craters - a field guide Field Excursion 20-29 August 2012 (Post Meteoritical Society Conference Excursion) Geological Survey of Western Australia http://museum.wa.gov.au/research/departments/earth-and-planetary-sciences/western-australian-impact-craters-field-guide http://museum.wa.gov.au/sites/default/files/Met-FT-2012.pdf Yours, Paul H. __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: d'Orbigny Contributed by: Pierre-Marie Pelé http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpodmain.asp?DD=07/23/2018 __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
