[meteorite-list] Re: Mercury Books, Websites, Map

Hi, Mark, List, Yes, the three Mercury flyby's were a "bonus" of Mariner 10's mission to Venus! The Mercurian part of the mission, though an add-on, was the "star" of the show! If you are near a library that keeps the old NASA publications, I can reccommend: "The Voyage of Mariner 10,

[meteorite-list] Brachinites - primitive or not?

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I noted that McSween has included the Brachinites > with the primitive Achondrites in his second edition > of "Meteorites and their parent planets", whilst > Norton's Encyclopedia exludes the Brachinites from > the chapter on primitve achondrites, but rather > lists the

[meteorite-list] Parnallee and Bensour

David Calongne wrote: > with a magnifier glass you can see alot of chondrules and > without at arms length you can see red vs. gray breccation It's high time for you to get a microscope and look at a Parnallee thin section because the chondrules and pristine clasts will knock your socks off! >

Re: [meteorite-list] What is This?

Ken- I have nothing to offer on this matter though I do know that there are carbon rich deposits around the Sudbury Astrobleme. These are fullerine rich deposits that were theoretically the remains of the impactor condensed by water runoff (same as silt collects). I will be obtaining some of this

Re: [meteorite-list] What is This?

Title: Re: [meteorite-list] What is This?   Wow, and it's from the planet Phaeton too! What is "Shungit"?   Regards, Tom Randall IMCA# 6170 Greetings all, This is Ivan's auction:  OLDEST Meteorite Phaeton? CV3 Earth Fullerite he says"*the oldest meteorite has been found on Earth" and "CV3 Ear

[meteorite-list] Rarities!

Hello, I have just launched some rare stuff on eBay, courtesy of Rob Elliott Some Orguiel - 0.55g lump, not crumbs! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1096316330 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1096310602 which is Lodran, 0.55mg all with impeccable provena

[meteorite-list] What is This?

Greetings all, This is Ivan's auction:  OLDEST Meteorite Phaeton? CV3 Earth Fullerite he says"*the oldest meteorite has been found on Earth" and "CV3 Earth Fullerite" Does this have any  factual meteoric origins? Anyone ever heard of it? Thanks, Ken    

[meteorite-list] parnallee LL3 india

hi all, with a magnifier glass you can see alot of chondrules and without at arms length you can see red vs. gray breccation with bensour with mag. you see micro-breccation and in certain lighting and angles it seems to appear to have a larger breccation formation? strange effect

[meteorite-list] JPL Uses Radar To Track Asteroids That Could One Day Threaten Earth

http://www.ocregister.com/news/huntasteroids00422cci.shtml Keeping asteroids' distance JPL uses radar to track the celestial objects that could one day threaten Earth. BY GARY ROBBINS The Orange County Register April 22, 2002 An odd little asteroid will reveal hints about the origins of the

Re: [meteorite-list] Mr. Sterling K. Webb's Mercurian Masterpiece

Hello Mark, I believe we are sending missions to the area. Check the following websites: http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/ And http://genesismission.jpl.nasa.gov/ Also, Thanks Bernd! That is exactly the reference I was after. Cheers, Martin On 4/22/02 10:38 AM, "Mark Fox" <[EMAIL PROTECT

[meteorite-list] Mercurian Meteorites

Martin Horejsi wrote: > I believe that Stanley Love did some work in this area. > Maybe someone out there has some references handy. and: > enstatite-rich achondrites were the best candidates > at the moment. In specific, the aubrites. Here's one: LOVE S.G. et al. (1995) Recognizing mercuria

[meteorite-list] Mr. Sterling K. Webb's Mercurian Masterpiece

April 22, 2002 Greetings Mr. Sterling K. Webb and Fellow Meteorite Enthusiasts! Thank you for that monumental response to my question about Mercurian meteorites! I have printed out your post for my growing meteorite library, a habit that is highly recommended by numismatists as well. Imagine,

[meteorite-list] More Bensour

Also just received my beautiful little 5 gram Bensour. Fits perfectly in the membrane box I have for it. It is so fine!!! so fresh! thanks Mike Bob Jackson __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo

[meteorite-list] invasion of the body snatchers, zag

i was able to afford a 20 gram slice of zag from u.c.l.a. @$1/gram from r. n. hartman and from his site claims u.c.l.a. has been searching for carbon inclustions to find out more about them and from what i gather cosmic salt/water was also found in zag, all the basic ingredances needed for life in

[meteorite-list] Brachnites - primitive or not?

Hello List, I noted that McSween has included the Brachinites with the primitive Achondrites in his second edition of "Meteorites and their parent planets", whilst Norton's Encyclopedia exludes the Brachinites from the chapter on primitve achondrites, but rather lists them with asteroidal (

Re: [meteorite-list] What could this be - part 2

Hello all¡¡¡ I agree that is hematite, I have some specimens and they look almost the same, but smaller. There is a place in north Mexico, called "Zona del Silencio" (Silence Zone), where you can find that specimens everywhere, people say they are meteorites here, thinking that they are part o

[meteorite-list] Re: rocket fragment from Uganda

Dean, Is that a recovered rocket in your pocket or are you just glad to see us? (Sorry, I couldn't resist...) :) >I am in charge of selling it. And if anybody is seriously interested in >buying it contact me for price and details. >DEAN

[meteorite-list] 2.9 kilo Sikhote/ebay/ends 5 hrs

Hi All; I have a REALLY NICE 2.9 Kilo Sikhote Alin that is on ebay and ending at around 1PM TODAY. VERY nice free standing specimen that has very aesthetic qualitiescan be seen at: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1093089198 Best to all; Jake ___

Re: [meteorite-list] Mercurian Meteorites Low In Metal?

Hi Sterling and all, Excellent post on Mercury! Better than good humor. I hope everyone reads it!! --AL __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list