[meteorite-list] Re: Discover magazine, What Really Killed the Dinosaurs?

   I have not seen anyone else mention the latest issue of Discover magazine (June 2002) with a T-Rex on the cover and the title "What Really Killed the Dinosaurs? It may be time to stop blaming that asteroid." By Edwin Dobb. New information by Jack and Celeste Horner, William Clemens, Nan Crystal

[meteorite-list] gaseous meteorites

I am slightly confused. Are all metoerites considered gaseous or is it just a certain group of metoerites? Any good reading on the subject? Thanks The path to hell is well paved by mere good intentions alone __ Meteo

[meteorite-list] Space Station Meteor Shower

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2002/17may_issmeteors.htm Space Station Meteor Shower NASA Science News The crew of the International Space Station enjoyed a unique view of the 2001 Leonid meteor storm. May 17, 2002: "It looked like we were seeing UFOs approaching the earth flying in form

RE: [meteorite-list] Re: Mercury Meteorite Puzzle

Another thing that has always bugged me and I can't understand is if the irons are supposed to be the core of a large differentiated asteroid, why don't we see more types of pallasites? There are dozens of irons classes when you include the assorted anomolous irons out there but there are only a

Re: [meteorite-list] Is really Richfield this?

Hi Matteo and list, Well it certainly does not look like a meteorite, however...I will email this seller and will offer to look at it. I noticed his location is Deerfield Illinois. I live in Highland Park Illinois which connects to Deerfield, so this person lives just a few minutes away. I will

Re: [meteorite-list] Ebay M-wrong

Aloha all! The collectors and dealers on this board have run into this problem before. Ebay steadfastly refuses to police its auctions for misrepresentations, which does make some sense, as they would have to be authorities on everything from meteorites to collectable Scooby-Doo lunchboxes (altho

[meteorite-list] fossils for trade

Hi list. I still have alot of fossils for trade for meteorites. They are all nice quality. I got pics on most of them. Let me know. I'm not asking the world, just a few select meteorites that i can add to my collection. Please let me know.Have a great day and God bless you!Steve Arnold, The Chicago

RE: [meteorite-list] Ebay M-wrong

Hi Michael and all, I think the idea of telling people to only buy from IMCA members is a bad one that I do not agree with. There are some rather big shots that are not members (Mike Farmer, Rob Elliot are two that come to mind) that are not members that often sell items on eBay. I wouldn't want

Re: [meteorite-list] Ebay M-wrong

Great idea! Ken #9632 Michael Blood wrote: > Hi Rafael and all, > What do other members of the IMCA think of adopting a policy > encouraging all members to include a statement when posting to > eBay along the lines of: > "Member of IMCA" BEWARE non-IMCA members offering > "meteor

Re: [meteorite-list] Ebay M-wrong

Dear Michael, Rafael, List; Action is required, I really think, after all, ebay has eliminated selling soiled underwear as it was not in good business practice, but how to get ebay's endorsement with out stepping on some sellers liberty to sell, or promoting some law suit from Mr. Frass's follo

[meteorite-list] DAG 400 FORSALE

Hi list, Steve Arnold, chicago! I have Dag 400 lunar rock forsale. It is .102 grams and is 12 x 10 mm. It is originally from R.A. Langheinrich Meteorites. It comes in a 3 x 5 riker box. It is a very nice piece. Also just to let everyone know, the 50 gram slice of Esquel was sold. Please let me know

[meteorite-list] Sulfur in meteorites

Tom cited: > Astronomers know how much sulfur should be in protoplanetary > disks, the places where planets are forming around other stars. > Meteorites -- relics from the earliest epochs of our own solar > system -- provide the evidence. Hello Tom and List, Here are some selected sulfur values

[meteorite-list] Ebay M-wrong

Hi Rafael and all, What do other members of the IMCA think of adopting a policy encouraging all members to include a statement when posting to eBay along the lines of: "Member of IMCA" BEWARE non-IMCA members offering "meteorites" on eBay that are NOT meteoritic. Buy only from IM

[meteorite-list] Info NWA 869

Hello list First I want to thanks Dean for the meteorites he sent me, they haven't arrived yet, but thanks a lot He sent me 2 NWA 869 and Im interested in getting some information about it¡...I saw mails from last week that it has carbonaceous inclusions, is that true??? Can somebo

[meteorite-list] Tired of Ebay M-wrong

I think its a tektite too, is there anybody on the net who controls a little bit ebays??..it seems almost anyone can post a garden rock or some stupid thing and claim its a meteorite, and win some money. For example, we as meteorite collectors know what a meteorite looks like or at least we kn

Re: [meteorite-list] Re: Mercury Meteorite Puzzle

Hi, Eric, List, The generally accepted explanation for the olivine crystals is that only at the base of the mantle (at the mantle/core boundary) do you find the temperature, pressure, and most important: the slow cooling times, that make the formation of pure olivine crystals possible. As

[meteorite-list] MISSING PLANETARY INGREDIENT FOUND

Thought I'd pass this along for anyone who hasn't seen it yet... From Sky & Telescopes news bulletin: Astronomers know how much sulfur should be in protoplanetary disks, the places where planets are forming around other stars. Meteorites -- relics from the earliest epochs of our own solar syste

[meteorite-list] SALE: Meteoritics + Meteoritics & Planetary Science

Dear list, I'm tidying up my study + want to sell my "old" issues of "Meteoritics" and "Meteoritics & Planetary Science" (journal of the Meteoritical Society). These issues cover May '95 up to and including Dec. '01. If you are interested in these 49cm/19inches (27kg/61lbs) of meteorite knowledg

[meteorite-list] Re: Mercury Meteorite Puzzle

Ron Baalke wrote: and Both of these statements are incorrect. Both Mercury and Venus are differentiated bodies. Neither can be the source of "chondrites" of any kind. They could however the the source of various "achondrites". If people are interested in a mystery here is a big one.

[meteorite-list] Re: Mercury Meteorite Puzzle

Hi all - H - Oxygen isotopes from a large parent body, but minerally apparently different than Mercury? This is returning to that old problem of the size of the parent(s) of different types of meteorites. My thinking is that it may also be related to the LPBE. I any case, the key problem

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Scale Sale

Hello Everybody,   I recently got a new scale I am really happy with.  It measures from 0.1 to 600.0 grams (as well as oz. and other like measurements) and it is very accurate.   The scale comes with 2 200g weights for calabrating ($20.00 value each) and a power cord ($10.00 value).  Most of

Fwd: [meteorite-list] Deformed Henbury etch patterns

>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [meteorite-list] Deformed Henbury etch patterns >Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 19:08:45 -0400 > >A while back I posted some pictures of a couple henbury >slices with deformed etch patterns. I received a number >of emails about them and decide