[meteorite-list] Me, Einstein Meteorites!

2002-02-16 Thread Julien Courtois
Hello list, First of all, the very exciting new: I realized this week that I might live now in the very same appartment that Mr. Albert Einstein occupied exactly 100 years ago (during 4 months). Same adress, same floor, not sure which appartement (the local Einstein museum is checking that for

Re: [meteorite-list] Fw: Willamette Meteorite Donation

2002-02-16 Thread Matt Morgan
It will for me. Matt - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Matt Morgan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: meteorite-list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2002 12:10 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Fw: Willamette Meteorite Donation GREETINGS LIST,

RE: [meteorite-list] Hot Desert Meteorites

2002-02-16 Thread Matteo Chinellato
Hello all I no have problems, I collect all meteorites, is this NWA, DaG's, Sahara etchistorical, fall's, found's etcbut no like the prices of the meteorites go in ruin. I repeat, is no possible a CR2, year ago minimum you buy for $200/gr. now you pay under $30/gr., under this way the

Re: [meteorite-list] SNCs

2002-02-16 Thread S.Singletary
At 11:29 AM 2/16/2002 -0600, Jamie Ekholm wrote: I am just curious. Does anyone know why it seems Shergottites are more common than Nakhlites or Chassignites? It just seems that if a new Martian meteorite is found, you can almost bet it will be a Shergottite. Is it just that they had a

RE: [meteorite-list] Hot Desert Meteorites

2002-02-16 Thread Tracy Latimer
I agree 100%. Meteorites are worth what you're willing to pay for them, and if you're in it not for the love of these heavenly messengers but to speculate, don't be surprised if your investments periodically go south. I just bought a crumb of a meteorite (Honolulu) that I had been wishing for

[meteorite-list] Returning Meteorites

2002-02-16 Thread Bob Martino
All, If *ANYONE* has a claim to a meteorite in a museum in the United States it would be the nation of Greenland. The natives there clearly knew of Ahnighito and venerated it as a sacred object before Perry absconded with it (No such proof exists for Willamette, to my knowledge). If the

[meteorite-list] Science Fair Again. Sigh!!!!!

2002-02-16 Thread Tettenborn
Hello All, Once again my budding scientist son has decided to work with meteorites in his science fair. I am thrilled at this but I may have to donate a 1.2 gram sample of Murchison. He decided to study the effect of phosphate levels on the growth of algae and was about to start when the

RE: [meteorite-list] Hot Desert Meteorites

2002-02-16 Thread Greg Redfern
Steve, Well said yourself and thank you for your public outreach to the next generation of collectors, dealers and tax payers. I just hope that our fellow list members are doing the same. It is a worthy investment of time and a great use for those ol' unclassified NWAs! Regards, Greg Redfern

[meteorite-list] My Tucson Experience

2002-02-16 Thread Dave Schultz
Greetings Listees! Just wanted to say that my experience this year in Tucson was very enjoyable again. I was able to attend Mr. Bloods Auction on Friday evening, the Big Birthday Bash Saturday evening and also Darryl Pitts Auction Sunday morning! The first 2 events I was basically chatting with

Re: [meteorite-list] Hot Desert Meteorites

2002-02-16 Thread Sharkkb8
Rhett: A meteorite, any meteorite be it NWA or classic historical fall of an extremely rare type, is worth however much someone will pay for it. Careful. I made exactly the same observation a year or so ago, and ended up in a much-too-long dialog with a DEALER (believe it or not) who

[meteorite-list] AD-Willamette Sale

2002-02-16 Thread Matt Morgan
Hi all: I have some available, email me off list and I will tell you what I have left. Going fast. matt morgan [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [meteorite-list] Hot Desert Meteorites

2002-02-16 Thread Meteoriteman
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Re: [meteorite-list] Science Fair Again. Sigh!!!!!

2002-02-16 Thread LabNEMS
Mike: Murchison, small fragments, how much do you need? I'll donate them for your son's project. Russ K., NEMS At 02:05 PM 02/16/2002 -0500, you wrote: Hello All, Once again my budding scientist son has decided to work with meteorites in his science fair. I am thrilled at this but I may

Re: [meteorite-list] Licked? Hot Desert Meteorites

2002-02-16 Thread SSachs9056
Hmmm, licked might have been a bit too much. But then didn't some of the natives from the area where the (Mbale?) meteorite was found...actually eat some of the meteorites as a cure for Aids? And how many of us---come on show your hands---ever sniffed a Murchison---especially after Haag

Re: [meteorite-list] Licked? Hot Desert Meteorites

2002-02-16 Thread Bob King
OK, I'll admit it Steven I also sniff Murchison. Matter of fact I routinely check the smell of meteorites just to see if there is one. Just the other day I received a Sikhote-Alin from Ivan K. Upon sniffing it I'm certain that I smelled the distinctive fragrance of cigarette smoke! And I've

[meteorite-list] Science Fair Again. Sigh!

2002-02-16 Thread Bernd Pauli HD
Mike Tettenborn sighed: Once again my budding scientist son has decided to work with meteorites in his science fair. I am thrilled at this but I may have to donate a 1.2 gram sample of Murchison. Organic Clues in Carbonaceous Meteorites (April, 1979, Sky Telescope, pp. 330-332) C.R.

[meteorite-list] SNCs

2002-02-16 Thread Bernd Pauli HD
Jamie inquired: I am just curious. Does anyone know why it seems Shergottites are more common than Nakhlites or Chassignites? It just seems that if a new Martian meteorite is found, you can almost bet it will be a shergottite. Is it just that they had a better chance of surviving the

Re: [meteorite-list] have mercy for meteorite memory!

2002-02-16 Thread Tracy Latimer
I would be interested in the results of a study on the paleomagnetic memory of meteorites. Who did it, and what specifically was found about ALH8001, and the initial energy state of the solar system/universe? or what did you expect to find? Unfortunately, I expect that many meteorite hunters

[meteorite-list] simply H5? NO... H5-impact melt!

2002-02-16 Thread vincent jacques
Hello Five years ago, I 'mtraded several kilos of meteoritesfor a very fragmented meteorite. It show a strange aspect with very deep regmaglypts. In my request, it wasstudied by NHMV. According to Dr.Kurat, it is a extraordinary H5,traversed by numerousshocks veinsandmeltedparts. Unfortunately,

[meteorite-list] Magnetic properties

2002-02-16 Thread Bernd Pauli HD
Tracy wrote: I would be interested in the results of a study on the paleomagnetic memory of meteorites. Who did it? They did it: MORDEN S.J. (1992) The magnetic properties of the Millbillillie eucrite: Palaeointensity results and evidence for a dynamo-type magnetising field (Meteoritics

[meteorite-list] simply H5? NO... H5-impact melt!

2002-02-16 Thread Bernd Pauli HD
vincent jacques a écrit: That was a great spectacle http://users.skynet.be/meteorite.be/Collection/Rammya1.jpg. You can see more information about Rammya at: http://users.skynet.be/meteorite.be/Rammya.html A spectacle that leaves you breathless. WOW !!! Gotta get some sleep now -

Re: [meteorite-list] Returning Meteorites

2002-02-16 Thread gle
AMEN, I could not have expressed it better- GRANT ELLIOTT Bob Martino wrote: All, If *ANYONE* has a claim to a meteorite in a museum in the United States it would be the nation of Greenland. The natives there clearly knew of Ahnighito and venerated it as a sacred object before Perry

Re: [meteorite-list] Is This All Olivine

2002-02-16 Thread Dave Mouat
Peridot is the name for gem quality olivine Dave Mark Miconi wrote: Wouldn't/isn't terrestrial Olivine called Peridot anyway? Mark - Original Message - From: Dave Mouat [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: DiamondMeteor [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: meteorite-list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday,

Re: [meteorite-list] Is This All Olivine

2002-02-16 Thread Dave Mouat
Dear Listees I hang my head in shame for not reading all of the postings before spamming Dave David Freeman wrote: Dear Mark, Only the gem variety is called peridot. Dave F. Mark Miconi wrote: Wouldn't/isn't terrestrial Olivine called Peridot anyway? Mark - Original Message -

[meteorite-list] Venus / Mercury Meteorites

2002-02-16 Thread Rick Nowak
To my knowledge no meteorites have been found froom the planets Venus and Mercury. Each has craters on their surfaces. Venus is also closer than Mars. Any ides opinions if Venus or Mercury meteorites will ever be found?? __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo!

[meteorite-list] Meteorites NOT attracted to a magnet

2002-02-16 Thread Rick Nowak
Which meteorites would NOT be attracted to a magnet. Lunar and Mars meteorites to my knowledge anymore out their?? __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games http://sports.yahoo.com

[meteorite-list] Highest price paid for a meteorite gram

2002-02-16 Thread Rick Nowak
Which meteorite is the most expansive per gram and what is the current price per gram right now?? __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games http://sports.yahoo.com __

[meteorite-list] 1 Gram of Lunar wanted

2002-02-16 Thread Rick Nowak
Does anyone have a 1 gram of lunar for sale? If so how much?? __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games http://sports.yahoo.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[meteorite-list] Book Meteorite Hunting and Trapping

2002-02-16 Thread Rick Nowak
Since their is alot of down time in meteorite recovery. My prime focus in meteorites ( bringing a meteorite on the market instead of buying one is more lucrative) I wanted to write a book on meteorites. the main focus would be recovery Norton's book is tops but I get really bummed out when I go

[meteorite-list] New Online Magazine

2002-02-16 Thread James Tobin
Hello List, Paul and I were a little sadden at the announcement by our friend John Walters that Voyage Magazine would no longer be published. We felt that doing something to keep the valuable material it contained flowing to the meteorite community was important. So we are going to be creating an

Re: [meteorite-list] 85 AD -2002 AD

2002-02-16 Thread meteorite1.net
Hi Rick, I believe that it is 0.003175 of a second to travel 9.525 mm or 3/8 inch. Jim BTW it is 186,000 miles or 300,000 meters per second The speed of light in vacuum is exactly 299,792,458 m/s (metres per second) - Original Message - From: Rick Nowak [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[meteorite-list] More Tucson prices

2002-02-16 Thread Starbits
Since there has been some discussion of meteorite prices lately I thought I would put a little perspective on meteorite prices. Listed below are prices I saw today at the Tucson show of some common gemstones. I have coverted all the prices to $/gm for an easier comparison to current

Re: [meteorite-list] More Tucson prices

2002-02-16 Thread David Freeman
Dear Eric, List; My best apple green nephrite jade is $1.90 a gram, and not counting NWA's is about as equally rare as U.S. meteorites. Dave Freeman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Since there has been some discussion of meteorite prices lately I thought I would put a little perspective on

[meteorite-list] Meteoroids from the asteroid belt to earth

2002-02-16 Thread Matson, Robert
Hi Rick, The asteroid belt to my knowledge is 168,000,000 million miles away from the Earth. I assume you're talking about the closest part of the belt, or maybe the average distance. The belt is actually VERY wide, so some parts of it are quite a bit closer than others. And of course,

Re: [meteorite-list] Venus / Mercury Meteorites

2002-02-16 Thread almitt
Hi Rick, Might I suggest you check the list archives as we have been over that territory before. You can put in a search for Venus Meteorites and it should come up. Other wise I would be glad to try to find it in my archives :-( --AL __

[meteorite-list] Re: 85 AD -2002 AD

2002-02-16 Thread Bob Martino
Orbital Mechanics! Woo Hoo! Let's see if I can oil up my rusty memory of those bygone days in Physics Class (I'll jump in here and try to be helpful, since Mr. Nowak has kindly decided to not push the religious discussion brought up earlier). The asteroid belt to my knowledge is 168,000,000

[meteorite-list] Photos from Tucson

2002-02-16 Thread BobHolmes
Hello All- I've put up a page with a few pictures from Tucson. Follow the link under my name and go to the bottom of the page. Bob Holmes www.meteoritebiz.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [meteorite-list] New Specimen

2002-02-16 Thread Mark Miconi
Joseph, Thanks for the advice...I have a limited budget at this time, and am working through a list I have created of meteorites that my son and I like and would like to own. To be truthful I never dreamed of collecting meteorites until he took an interest in them when we stumbled on

[meteorite-list] Sacrifice

2002-02-16 Thread Rick Nowak
Steve Yes stating the prices created media attention. I was told that newspapers charge $50,000 dollars for a full page ad. Image that I had about two full pages and about 100,000 people who read all my articles. The Cleveland Plain Dealer alone has 300,000 readers. Purdue University was flooded