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G'Day List Did anyone in the last year and a half obtain a Gao-Guenie 245.5 Individual Please contact me off list Cheers John Cabassi IMCA 2125 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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I heard of a Kossak being knocked off his horse... (unsubstantiated, of course). Don't know about nomads... Michael on 2/24/07 12:25 PM, Gerald Flaherty at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Michael, forgive me if this has been asked and answered but has there been > any corroboration of the relatively recent report of NOMADS being struck > and killed. > Jerry Flaherty > - Original Message - > From: "Michael L Blood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Meteorite List" > Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 2:08 PM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Info needed > > >> In my never ending quest of hammers and information >> re same, I have come across this puppy a couple of times: >> >> Dec. 8, 1929 YugoslaviaMeteor hits bridal party, killed 1 >> >> Note that no name is provided for this fall. It is, of course, not >> on the Walter Branch "Hits" page. >>Any info anyone can provide me will be appreciated. >>Thanks, Michael >> >> -- >> You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice >> because thorns have roses. >>- Ziggy - in a comic strip by Tom Wilson >> -- >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> __ >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > -- You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses. - Ziggy - in a comic strip by Tom Wilson -- __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Michael, forgive me if this has been asked and answered but has there been any corroboration of the relatively recent report of NOMADS being struck and killed. Jerry Flaherty - Original Message - From: "Michael L Blood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Meteorite List" Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 2:08 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Info needed > In my never ending quest of hammers and information > re same, I have come across this puppy a couple of times: > > Dec. 8, 1929 YugoslaviaMeteor hits bridal party, killed 1 > > Note that no name is provided for this fall. It is, of course, not > on the Walter Branch "Hits" page. >Any info anyone can provide me will be appreciated. >Thanks, Michael > > -- > You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice > because thorns have roses. >- Ziggy - in a comic strip by Tom Wilson > -- > > > > > > > > > > > __ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Hi, Michael, The source is a newspaper: New York Times (published in New York, New York, USA) Date (of report in NYT): December 8, 1929 Date of Incident: Not Specified Location: Zvezvan, Yugoslavia Details: A meteortite struck a wedding party in Zvezvan, killing one person. I think that little newspaper is still in business; maybe they kept some of their old papers in the basement; who knows? You could check. :-) Reported in the book "Rain Of Iron and Ice" by John S. Lewis, 1996, in a table of hundreds of "Property Damage, Injuries, and Deaths Caused by Meteorite Falls," found on pp. 176-182. The Hammer List Deluxe... Sterling K. Webb - - Original Message - From: "Michael L Blood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Meteorite List" Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 1:08 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Info needed In my never ending quest of hammers and information re same, I have come across this puppy a couple of times: Dec. 8, 1929 YugoslaviaMeteor hits bridal party, killed 1 Note that no name is provided for this fall. It is, of course, not on the Walter Branch "Hits" page. Any info anyone can provide me will be appreciated. Thanks, Michael -- You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses. - Ziggy - in a comic strip by Tom Wilson -- __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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In my never ending quest of hammers and information re same, I have come across this puppy a couple of times: Dec. 8, 1929 YugoslaviaMeteor hits bridal party, killed 1 Note that no name is provided for this fall. It is, of course, not on the Walter Branch "Hits" page. Any info anyone can provide me will be appreciated. Thanks, Michael -- You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses. - Ziggy - in a comic strip by Tom Wilson -- __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Dave, I appreciate your high degree of precision... and your vast knowledge of my country of birth...:) The Macua (or Makua for english speaking people), are the largest etnic group of Mozambique, 5 million of them, nice, friendly people, out of a grandtotal population of 19.406.000 (2005). Besides their own language Macua, they speak Portuguese as well. The Macua live mainly in 3 of Mozambique's provinces: Cabo Delgado, Nampula (where I was born), and Zambezia, some 258.800 sq Kms in round numbers. May a nice meteorite fall in your backyard... Best wishes, José Campos Portugal - Original Message - From: "Dave Carothers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Jose Campos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Meteorite List" Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 12:39 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Info needed > Coordinates appear to be 14° 55' 20S / 37° 51' 56E > > Dave > - Original Message - > From: "Jose Campos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Meteorite List" > Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 7:28 PM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Info needed > > > Hi Mateo and List, > > It also seems to me, that on the photo shown by Mateo, the" E. Africa" > stands for East Africa: > > I was born in Mozambique in 1945 - what was known as Portuguese East > Africa - until its independence from Portugal in 1975. > For the Macua tribe (who live in north of Mozambique, the same region > where > I was born), the word MUANA means child, kid, > and also, there is vaguely, an area known as "terras de muana" (lands of > muana), - but I do not know its coordinates. > Could this area in northern Mozambique be related to the meteorite shown > in > the photo? > > José Campos > Portugal > > > - Original Message - > From: "MexicoDoug" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 8:51 PM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Info needed > > >> Hi Bernd, >> >> A treatment with Babelfish at www.altavista.com tells us that "Poglica" >> is >> a >> word with a complex indoeuropean etymology, including most closely from >> Slavic. Apparently it most recently means "button", and earlier was >> derived >> from roundish things like goiter and roundish ball. >> >> Interesting observation on the "E" for East Africa. Apparently "Muana" >> is >> also a Congolese surname (Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire) and Camaroon were >> also >> mentioned). >> >> It doesn't look much like an Ivory Coast tektite, but that's what I dug >> out >> of the Internet and probably is more than a coincidence for the locality. >> Might check into the e. African "Galim" locality meteorites from place >> name >> "Adamoua", Cameroon. >> >> Good luck! >> Doug >> >> >> - Original Message - >> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: >> Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 3:14 PM >> Subject: [meteorite-list] Info needed >> >> >>> Muana Poglica: http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/6839/muanaan2.jpg >>> >>> As for the "Muana Poglica", the label says E(ast) Africa not S(outh) >>> Africa, >>> although this doesn't help much. I did a Google search and found the >>> second >>> part of the word "Poglica" but the texts are written with Cyrillic >>> letters. >>> Maybe Sergey can help here. >>> >>> >>> in another museum I have found this meteorite without any info, the >>> crust >>> is >>> complete and fresh, and the face broken show this matrix green color >>> with >>> metal and grey chondrules: >>> http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/6710/1mu1.jpg >>> >>> Hello, Holbrook experts out there. Could that be a fresh Holbrook??? >>> >>> >>> Best regards, >>> >>> Bernd >>> >>> __ >>> Meteorite-list mailing list >>> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >>> >> >> __ >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > __ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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hello no Holbrook no, the matrix is similar to johnstown but the magnetism its of a L chondrite Matteo --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ha scritto: > Muana Poglica: > http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/6839/muanaan2.jpg > > > As for the "Muana Poglica", the label says E(ast) > Africa not S(outh) Africa, > although this doesn't help much. I did a Google > search and found the second > part of the word "Poglica" but the texts are written > with Cyrillic letters. > Maybe Sergey can help here. > > > in another museum I have found this meteorite > without any info, the crust is > complete and fresh, and the face broken show this > matrix green color with > metal and grey chondrules: > http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/6710/1mu1.jpg > > Hello, Holbrook experts out there. Could that be a > fresh Holbrook??? > > > Best regards, > > Bernd > > __ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > M come Meteorite - Matteo Chinellato Via Triestina 126/A - 30173 - TESSERA, VENEZIA, ITALY Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sale Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.it Collection Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.info MSN Messanger: spacerocks at hotmail.com EBAY.COM:http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/mcomemeteorite/ __ Do You Yahoo!? Poco spazio e tanto spam? Yahoo! Mail ti protegge dallo spam e ti da tanto spazio gratuito per i tuoi file e i messaggi http://mail.yahoo.it __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Coordinates appear to be 14° 55' 20S / 37° 51' 56E Dave - Original Message - From: "Jose Campos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Meteorite List" Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 7:28 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Info needed Hi Mateo and List, It also seems to me, that on the photo shown by Mateo, the" E. Africa" stands for East Africa: I was born in Mozambique in 1945 - what was known as Portuguese East Africa - until its independence from Portugal in 1975. For the Macua tribe (who live in north of Mozambique, the same region where I was born), the word MUANA means child, kid, and also, there is vaguely, an area known as "terras de muana" (lands of muana), - but I do not know its coordinates. Could this area in northern Mozambique be related to the meteorite shown in the photo? José Campos Portugal - Original Message - From: "MexicoDoug" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 8:51 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Info needed > Hi Bernd, > > A treatment with Babelfish at www.altavista.com tells us that "Poglica" is > a > word with a complex indoeuropean etymology, including most closely from > Slavic. Apparently it most recently means "button", and earlier was > derived > from roundish things like goiter and roundish ball. > > Interesting observation on the "E" for East Africa. Apparently "Muana" is > also a Congolese surname (Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire) and Camaroon were > also > mentioned). > > It doesn't look much like an Ivory Coast tektite, but that's what I dug > out > of the Internet and probably is more than a coincidence for the locality. > Might check into the e. African "Galim" locality meteorites from place > name > "Adamoua", Cameroon. > > Good luck! > Doug > > > - Original Message - > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 3:14 PM > Subject: [meteorite-list] Info needed > > >> Muana Poglica: http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/6839/muanaan2.jpg >> >> As for the "Muana Poglica", the label says E(ast) Africa not S(outh) >> Africa, >> although this doesn't help much. I did a Google search and found the >> second >> part of the word "Poglica" but the texts are written with Cyrillic >> letters. >> Maybe Sergey can help here. >> >> >> in another museum I have found this meteorite without any info, the crust >> is >> complete and fresh, and the face broken show this matrix green color with >> metal and grey chondrules: >> http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/6710/1mu1.jpg >> >> Hello, Holbrook experts out there. Could that be a fresh Holbrook??? >> >> >> Best regards, >> >> Bernd >> >> __ >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> > > __ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Hi Mateo and List, It also seems to me, that on the photo shown by Mateo, the" E. Africa" stands for East Africa: I was born in Mozambique in 1945 - what was known as Portuguese East Africa - until its independence from Portugal in 1975. For the Macua tribe (who live in north of Mozambique, the same region where I was born), the word MUANA means child, kid, and also, there is vaguely, an area known as "terras de muana" (lands of muana), - but I do not know its coordinates. Could this area in northern Mozambique be related to the meteorite shown in the photo? José Campos Portugal - Original Message - From: "MexicoDoug" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 8:51 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Info needed > Hi Bernd, > > A treatment with Babelfish at www.altavista.com tells us that "Poglica" is > a > word with a complex indoeuropean etymology, including most closely from > Slavic. Apparently it most recently means "button", and earlier was > derived > from roundish things like goiter and roundish ball. > > Interesting observation on the "E" for East Africa. Apparently "Muana" is > also a Congolese surname (Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire) and Camaroon were > also > mentioned). > > It doesn't look much like an Ivory Coast tektite, but that's what I dug > out > of the Internet and probably is more than a coincidence for the locality. > Might check into the e. African "Galim" locality meteorites from place > name > "Adamoua", Cameroon. > > Good luck! > Doug > > > - Original Message - > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 3:14 PM > Subject: [meteorite-list] Info needed > > >> Muana Poglica: http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/6839/muanaan2.jpg >> >> As for the "Muana Poglica", the label says E(ast) Africa not S(outh) >> Africa, >> although this doesn't help much. I did a Google search and found the >> second >> part of the word "Poglica" but the texts are written with Cyrillic >> letters. >> Maybe Sergey can help here. >> >> >> in another museum I have found this meteorite without any info, the crust >> is >> complete and fresh, and the face broken show this matrix green color with >> metal and grey chondrules: >> http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/6710/1mu1.jpg >> >> Hello, Holbrook experts out there. Could that be a fresh Holbrook??? >> >> >> Best regards, >> >> Bernd >> >> __ >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> > > __ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Hi Bernd, A treatment with Babelfish at www.altavista.com tells us that "Poglica" is a word with a complex indoeuropean etymology, including most closely from Slavic. Apparently it most recently means "button", and earlier was derived from roundish things like goiter and roundish ball. Interesting observation on the "E" for East Africa. Apparently "Muana" is also a Congolese surname (Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire) and Camaroon were also mentioned). It doesn't look much like an Ivory Coast tektite, but that's what I dug out of the Internet and probably is more than a coincidence for the locality. Might check into the e. African "Galim" locality meteorites from place name "Adamoua", Cameroon. Good luck! Doug - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 3:14 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Info needed > Muana Poglica: http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/6839/muanaan2.jpg > > As for the "Muana Poglica", the label says E(ast) Africa not S(outh) > Africa, > although this doesn't help much. I did a Google search and found the > second > part of the word "Poglica" but the texts are written with Cyrillic > letters. > Maybe Sergey can help here. > > > in another museum I have found this meteorite without any info, the crust > is > complete and fresh, and the face broken show this matrix green color with > metal and grey chondrules: > http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/6710/1mu1.jpg > > Hello, Holbrook experts out there. Could that be a fresh Holbrook??? > > > Best regards, > > Bernd > > __ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Muana Poglica: http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/6839/muanaan2.jpg As for the "Muana Poglica", the label says E(ast) Africa not S(outh) Africa, although this doesn't help much. I did a Google search and found the second part of the word "Poglica" but the texts are written with Cyrillic letters. Maybe Sergey can help here. in another museum I have found this meteorite without any info, the crust is complete and fresh, and the face broken show this matrix green color with metal and grey chondrules: http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/6710/1mu1.jpg Hello, Holbrook experts out there. Could that be a fresh Holbrook??? Best regards, Bernd __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Hi, "Le Lion" The first item on your list is ADMIRE, a pallasite (a mass of 12 to 15lb [5.4 to 6.8kg] was ploughed up in 1881, and other masses later) in LYON COUNTY, KANSAS in 1881. Sterling K. Webb - Original Message - From: "M come Meteorite Meteorites" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 3:47 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Info needed > hello > > In a italian museum collection I have found 3 > meteorites with strange names and locality not found > on catalogue, is: > > Lionle County - Found 1881, Kansas, USA. Iron. > > > Muana Poglica - South Africa. Chondrite > > Sierra Leon - Iron > > I have the photos of the first 2 > > Lionle County > http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/8945/lionlecountyst5.jpg > > Muana Poglica > http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/6839/muanaan2.jpg > > in another museum I have found this meteorite without > any info, the crust is complete and fresh, and the > face broken show this matrix green color with metal > and grey condrules > > http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/6710/1mu1.jpg > > any idea what is it? > > Matteo > > > > > M come Meteorite - Matteo Chinellato > Via Triestina 126/A - 30173 - TESSERA, VENEZIA, ITALY > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sale Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.it > Collection Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.info > MSN Messanger: spacerocks at hotmail.com > EBAY.COM:http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/mcomemeteorite/ > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > Poco spazio e tanto spam? Yahoo! Mail ti protegge dallo spam e ti da tanto > spazio gratuito per i tuoi file e i messaggi > http://mail.yahoo.it > __ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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hello In a italian museum collection I have found 3 meteorites with strange names and locality not found on catalogue, is: Lionle County - Found 1881, Kansas, USA. Iron. Muana Poglica - South Africa. Chondrite Sierra Leon - Iron I have the photos of the first 2 Lionle County http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/8945/lionlecountyst5.jpg Muana Poglica http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/6839/muanaan2.jpg in another museum I have found this meteorite without any info, the crust is complete and fresh, and the face broken show this matrix green color with metal and grey condrules http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/6710/1mu1.jpg any idea what is it? Matteo M come Meteorite - Matteo Chinellato Via Triestina 126/A - 30173 - TESSERA, VENEZIA, ITALY Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sale Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.it Collection Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.info MSN Messanger: spacerocks at hotmail.com EBAY.COM:http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/mcomemeteorite/ __ Do You Yahoo!? Poco spazio e tanto spam? Yahoo! Mail ti protegge dallo spam e ti da tanto spazio gratuito per i tuoi file e i messaggi http://mail.yahoo.it __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Hello Cj, According to the CD-Rom made by Pierre-Marie Pele about NWAs, the TKW of NWA 237 (LL6) is 61g. I do not know about SAU 119. All the best, Frederic Beroud www.meteoriteshow.com IMCA #2491 - Original Message - From: "Peanut .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 8:08 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Info needed > Does anyone have a TKW for NWA 237? > > Also does anyone have information on SAU 119? > > Thanks, > > Cj > > > __ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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TKW for NWA 237 is 61g. Bernhard -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Peanut .. Gesendet: Sonntag, 05. September 2004 20:08 An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Betreff: [meteorite-list] Info needed Does anyone have a TKW for NWA 237? Also does anyone have information on SAU 119? Thanks, Cj __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Does anyone have a TKW for NWA 237? Also does anyone have information on SAU 119? Thanks, Cj __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Hello Rob and list, In his 1975 book, Fallen from Heaven: Meteorites and Man, a compilation of descriptions of some 100 falls and finds, Richard M. Pearl notes the following regarding the Homestead fall: "Between 10:20 and 10:30 p.m. on the cold winter night of Februrary 12, 1875, a tremendous ball of fire streaked across the Iowa sky from south to north. It began to slow at an altitude of 2 1/2 miles. Great detonations were heard, accompanied by a 'rushing, rumbling, and crashing sound.' 'The observerswere quite overcome with fearhorses shying, rearing, and plunging to get away, and dogs retreating and barking with signs of fear.' The sight was visible from St. Paul to St. Louis and from Omaha to Chicago, but, as is customary in such events, the witnesses disagreed as to what they saw and heard. This was the phenomenon that dropped the Homestead stony meteorite, over 100 pieces of which, weighing about 484 pounds, were picked up in Iowa County between Amana ( Amanda von der Hohe, settled by the communal Amana Society ) and Boltonsville in the several years afterward. The first stone was found on February 15, lying on the snow and sticking to the snow and ice beneath. It had bounced from its original position. Professor Gustavus Hinrichs, of Iowa State University, who taced its course, published in St. Louis in 1905 an illustrated booklet in which he urged adoption of the name Amana instead of Homestead. The railroad station at this latter place became headquarters of the "meteor-brokers", where trading at $2 a pound occurred. Other names that have been used include Iowa County, in which it fell, Marengo, Sherlock ( Sarah Sherlock found the first large piece, the "Sherlock stone" , weighing 7 pounds) and West Liberty. Yale University has the largest collection, 35 kilograms." The above is the entirety of Pearl's entry for Homestead. Hope this helps. Best wishes, Charlie --- Begin Message --- Hello all- I'm looking for any info about the falls of Allegan and/or Homestead. I have the CatMet info but can't find much else in the way of description of the falls or historical information. Thanks in advance, -- Rob Wesel -- We are the music makers...and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Willy Wonka, 1971 __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list --- End Message ---
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Hi Rob and list, Re: Homestead, I added a "Meteorite Hunting" page to my site a number of weeks ago. I described looking for further specimens in the Homestead area (1991)---and finding what appears to be the Homestead main mass, tucked away in a tiny county museum in the Homestead area. Not too much new information, except for a great pic of a specimen probably weighing in well over 100 lbs. I have to appoligize if you have have already viewed the site and emailed me. If you are interested, I can also scan / photocopy the entries regarding Homestead & Allegan, from the Catalogue of the Meteorites of North America by O.C.Farrington published in 1909. The book I have is very brittle, and the spine is in absolute shambles, so I will attempt to scan this only once until I get the book fixed. (fixing the book is going to be about $250.00) If the scan is successful I will post this as an attachment to my next e-mail. If not I will let you know so that I can make and forward photocopies to you. The Homestead entry is 13 pages long--and may have alot of information you might be looking for. The Allegan entry is about 1 and half pages long. The site is with the main mass Homestead: http://www.geocities.com/gangwise/meteoritehunting.html Feel free to download the pic. If you get a message from the good people at Geo Cities/ YAHOO that the site is unavailable. Try again later. It adds bandwidth every hour. Best, Steven L. Sachs - IMCA # 9210 __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Hello all- I'm looking for any info about the falls of Allegan and/or Homestead. I have the CatMet info but can't find much else in the way of description of the falls or historical information. Thanks in advance, -- Rob Wesel -- We are the music makers...and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Willy Wonka, 1971 __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Info needed on NWA 531
Dear Dave; I haven't had time to look it up but since the Catalogue of Meteorites actually came out a year ago, and it went to the print deadline before that, I would think you would have to wait for the 6th. edition of the Catalogue of Meteorites to get the explosion of NWA classifieds in the past two years. Just my guess, Anotherother Dave F [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Dear Listees: > >Can anyone on this list provide info on the recovery date and TKW for NWA 531 >(LL5)? > >I'm a bit confused. I haven't been able to find anything on NWA's in the >Catalog of Meteorites (5th edition). > >And in Jensen's book "Meteorites from A to Z", on page 131 there is the >following sentence: "Un-numbered Saharan and all other African meteorites can >be found in the section immediately preceding this list." > >The section immediately preceding the "list" is a reference list on pages 125 >to 130. >I thought that the word "preceding" might be a typo, but what PROcedes the >list is the "Chronological list". > >The section on NWA's, pages 151-152, only lists specimens recovered up to >1999 (NWA 059). > >Jensen's book is absolutely fantastic for the info that it does contains, but >I need help. > >Thanks, > >Dave > >__ >Meteorite-list mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Info needed on NWA 531
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Can anyone on this list provide info on the > recovery date and TKW for NWA 531 (LL5)? Hi Dave and List, Northwest Africa 531 LL4, S1; W1; Rissani, Morocco Found 2000 (year uncertain) 434 gr; 1 piece Type specimen 19.4 gr. Classified by M. Denise (MNHNP); main mass anonymous buyer (Met.Bull. 85, 2001, Sep). Regs, Bernd __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Info needed on NWA 531
Dear Listees: Can anyone on this list provide info on the recovery date and TKW for NWA 531 (LL5)? I'm a bit confused. I haven't been able to find anything on NWA's in the Catalog of Meteorites (5th edition). And in Jensen's book "Meteorites from A to Z", on page 131 there is the following sentence: "Un-numbered Saharan and all other African meteorites can be found in the section immediately preceding this list." The section immediately preceding the "list" is a reference list on pages 125 to 130. I thought that the word "preceding" might be a typo, but what PROcedes the list is the "Chronological list". The section on NWA's, pages 151-152, only lists specimens recovered up to 1999 (NWA 059). Jensen's book is absolutely fantastic for the info that it does contains, but I need help. Thanks, Dave __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list