[meteorite-list] Red Circles

Dear All; When I cut one of the rocks I found white clasts of irregular shape (mostly spherical), but what was amazing is that inside some of these clasts there was well defined red circles. Any Idea? http://www.alifyaa.com/meteorite/rc/ Mohamed H. Yousef

Re: [meteorite-list] Red Circles

only one idea, you have broken many persons with your spam of fake meteoritesSTOP! hello from internet point Matteo --- M Yousef [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear All; When I cut one of the rocks I found white clasts of irregular shape (mostly spherical), but what was amazing is that

[meteorite-list] Matteo

only one idea, you have broken many persons with your spam of fake meteoritesSTOP! Matteo Matteo... cannt you see I am not responding to any of your replies! You warned me several times that you will block my emails! Why you have not done that yet??? If you like I can teach you how to da

[meteorite-list] Ensisheim show

Hello Dean and list Thanks for inquiring about the next Ensisheim meeting. The new circular is almost ready and was intended to be sent to the list next week (on my return from a short professional trip in Portugal). The circular can be read on Joel Schiff's site of Meteorite very soon. In

Re: [meteorite-list] triolite inclusions

At 09:19 PM 1/27/2003 -0500, LabNEMS wrote: Steve: Troilite is FeS. A terrestrial analog is the mineral Pyrrhotite Fe(1)S. Any troilite cavities are probably what is referred to as vugs that may (or may not) have contained troilite but went from a solid to a gas from shock. Evidence of this

Re: [meteorite-list] triolite inclusions

Steve / Steve: Isn't Pyrrhotite Fe(1-x)S? True. Troilite is distinct from Pyrrhotite. It was simply the best terrestrial analog, found in abundance on Earth and easily referenced, that I could come up with at the time for S. Arnold's post. Russ K., NEMS www.meteorlab.com At 08:18 AM

Re: [meteorite-list] triolite inclusions

Steve / Steve: Isn't Pyrrhotite Fe(1-x)S? True. Troilite is distinct from Pyrrhotite. It was simply the best terrestrial analog, found in abundance on Earth and easily referenced, that I could come up with at the time for S. Arnold's post. to be more precise there are different sorts of

RE: [meteorite-list] Red Circles

Hello, Yousef and List - Your rock with the red circles appears to be a vesicular basalt, with calcite or another carbonate mineral filling the vesicles. The carbonate minerals grow from water solutions, like groundwater. The carbonate minerals start as a little tuft of crystals, on the

[meteorite-list] Meteoritical Bulletin 87-1: New Mars, Lunar Meteorites

NEW MARS, LUNAR METEORITES The Meteoritical Bulletin below describes three new Mars meteorites and six new lunar meteorites. However, the number of Mars meteorites remains at 27 due to prior announcements and pairings. DaG 975 is presumed paired with the DaG 467, 489, 670, 735 and 876 set.

[meteorite-list] Meteoritical Bulletin 87-2: Chondritic Meteorites

THE METEORITICAL BULLETIN E-mail Announcement 87-2, January 28, 2003 Sara Russell, Editor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Jutta Zipfel, Assoc. Ed. for Northwest Africa ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Luigi Folco,

[meteorite-list] Meteoritical Bulletin 87-3: Achondrites and Metal-Rich Meteorites

THE METEORITICAL BULLETIN E-mail Announcement 87-3, January 28, 2003 Sara Russell, Editor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Jutta Zipfel, Assoc. Ed. for Northwest Africa ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Luigi Folco,

[meteorite-list] An Entry For Mystery Meteorite Contest #2

January 28, 2003 Greetings Mr. Adam Hupe and Fellow Meteorite Enthusiasts! It has been a long time since I have sent anything to the list. But now I couldn't resist. Your mystery contests are really a joy and a challenge to try one's meteoritic skills at! Even though I was too late to enter

Re: [meteorite-list] triolite inclusions

>Hello Pierre and list, > >Now I am really confused. "Rocks From Space" both first and second edition >list troilite as a magnetic iron sulfide. Wrong! But it was common in the old days to misinterprete monoclinic pyrrhotite as troilite. Real pure troilite is less magnetic than olivine.

[meteorite-list] In Some Countries Dangerous Legal Pitfalls Await the Unwary Visitor

In Some Countries Dangerous Legal Pitfalls Await the Unwary Visitor By DAVID KOEPPEL New York Times January 28, 2003 An American telecommunications executive on business in Venezuela is involved in an automobile accident that severely injures the other driver. Even though he is not at fault, he

[meteorite-list] Sonic Boom In South Carolina?

http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/2131260p-2026900c.html Morning rumble thought to be sonic boom BY NOAH HAGLUND, The Island Packet (South Carolina) January 25, 2003 What was that noise? Was it a bird? A plane? An earthquake perhaps? At about 10 a.m. Friday, residents all over

[meteorite-list] Things not to pick up no matter how meteoritic they look.

I'm reminded of Mark Twain's writings about his first encounter with fool's gold. As a dessert rover who has to look over lots of rocks these meteorite wrong postings are very educational. I've also learned that these a world I don't know yet about earth rocks. Howard Wu M Yousef [EMAIL

Re: [meteorite-list] Sonic Boom In South Carolina? and Ad

http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/2131260p-2026900c.html Morning rumble thought to be sonic boom BY NOAH HAGLUND, The Island Packet (South Carolina) January 25, 2003 More than 153 years ago, there was a sonic boom in South Carolina when the Chesterville meteorite fell.

[meteorite-list] meteorite laws

Greetings list I was just wondering if anybody on the list knows anything about meteorite laws in Namibia and Zimbabwe.I'm going on a trip to these two countries in a few months and I was just wondering if per chance I find a meteorite in either of these countries what will happen if I

[meteorite-list] Tucson show, ebay ad

Hi everyone, well, I have been around today and tons of dealers are already moving into the rooms here in Tucson, some are even open. The show is starting. For those of you coming, The weather in Tucson is superb. Today it is already 80 F and not a cloud to be seen, been that way for 2

[meteorite-list] Fw: UPDATED Pre Tucson BLOW OUT SALE!!!

- Original Message - From: Michael Cottingham To: Michael Cottingham Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 1:27 PM Subject: Fw: UPDATED Pre Tucson BLOW OUT SALE!!! Hello Everyone, HERE IS THE UPDATED LIST. A COUPLE OF REDUCTIONS HAVE BEEN ADDED! It seems that for the last several

[meteorite-list] New meteorite (AD)

Title: New meteorite (AD) Hi all, Just thought I would let you know there is a new meteorite replaceing Semarkona as the type specimen for LL3.0 As you type collectors know, Semarkona has not been available. However, at the Tucson Show, there will be ONE slice of this new material available

[meteorite-list] What's in a name...

Hi All, I think I'd categorize the following eBay auction as being a little obtuse: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2156269603category=3239 Why not just call it a Canyon Diablo? Mildly disceptive marketing or just trying to defeat eBay search filters of the sort meteorite

[meteorite-list] Comets: How Big A Threat To Earth?

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/01/0128_030128_comets.html Comets: How Big A Threat To Earth? John Roach National Geographic News January 28, 2003 Earth-bound asteroids grab newspaper headlines for good reason. Scientists say the fallout of an asteroid several city blocks wide

[meteorite-list] David Freeman- scale

David, You can get a nice electronic scale to weigh meteorites in Tucson at: Canyon State Prospecting Equipment 520-574-2401, or at Desert Treasures Trading Company 520-747-0849. Good luck, Ben in Phoenix

[meteorite-list] NWA 1669 Photos (Mars Meteorite)

NWA 1669 PHOTOS Bruno Fectay and Carine Bidaut have kindly provided me photos of their new Mars meteorite find: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/snc/nwa1669.html Also, note the weight of the meteorite was incorrectly reported by AFP last week, and its correct weight is 35.85 grams. Ron Baalke

[meteorite-list] Lang's Meteorites in Tucson! and a special silent auction !

Dear List Members, R.A. Langheinrich Meteorites have already arrived in Tucson and we are looking forward to seeing all of you who will be at the show this year. As usual, we are in Room 130 at the Best Western Executive Inn, 333 West Drachman, Tucson. Hotel phone is (520) 791-7551 We have

[meteorite-list] NP Article, 10-1929 Estherville Meteorite Monument

Newspaper: The Iowa Recorder City: Greene, Iowa Date: Wednesday, October 30, 1929 Page: 8 Boulder Now Marks Spot Where Meteor Fell. On the Lee farm a couple of miles north of Estherville a boulder suitably inscribed has been placed, marking the spot where the meteor fell May 10th, 1879.

[meteorite-list] NP article, 05-1956 Graveyard Meteorite

Paper: The Sheboygan Press City: Sheboygan, Wi Date: Tuesday, May 29, 1956 Page: 7, first column (Photo of a big rock on a base) THE LARGE METEORITE which fell on the old Kuhn farm many years ago stands in the Sheboygan Falls Cemetary on a pedestal marking the John F. Kuhn family plot. -

[meteorite-list] NP Article, 05-1920 WI Meteorite Fall?

Newspaper: The Daily Northwestern City: Oshkosh, Wi Date: Wednesday, May 19, 1920 Page: 9 METEORITE FALLS HERE A number of Oshkosh people saw a large meteorite fall in the vicinity of Oshkosh last evening about 8:30 o'clock. A young man who resides on Washington street said it appeared to

[meteorite-list] NP Article, George Merrill Comments

Newspaper: The Fort Wayne Sentinel City: Fort Wayne, IN Date: Wednesday, December 28, 1910 Page: 22 MOST METEORITES IMAGINED HE SAYS Curator of Smithsonian Institution Has a Word to Say. REPORTS UNFOUNDED Washington, D. C. Dec. 22. - Thirty years experience in connection with meteorites