FW: [meteorite-list] dronino (in)stability: a solution ?

2003-09-18 Thread mark ford
Marcia, I am not advocating that every Iron be treated in this way, just the ones where all other hope has gone. All this rust treatment does is provide a stable coating that protects against moisture and air getting to the inside, it won't halt all rusting for ever but it's one hell of a lot

Re: [meteorite-list] Serious question?

2003-09-18 Thread chris sharp
How about a large iron impacting the Northern hemisphere of Mars creating an impact basin now filled by lava and mud. The iron impactor disintegrated and spread iron all over the planet in a fallout cloud and created a layer of iron rich material on the surface. The weather on Mars continues to

RE: [meteorite-list] Serious question?

2003-09-18 Thread mark ford
Chris Interesting points! I think the temperature on mars might also have something to do with the existence of iron rich 'red soil', frost thaw frost thaw for billions of years, would create a fine dust, in its self would it not? Anyone fancy crushing a cold Martian meteorite in rarified CO2

Re: [meteorite-list] Serious question?

2003-09-18 Thread S. Singletary
At 08:55 PM 9/18/2003 +1000, chris sharp wrote: The iron impactor disintegrated and spread iron all over the planet in a fallout cloud and created a layer of iron rich material on the surface. My knee-jerk reaction to that is to think about the large iron meteorites in our collections. They tend

[meteorite-list] Denver order - Terra Incognita??

2003-09-18 Thread Martin Altmann
Hi List, I never was in Denver, but got this request below. Has anybody an email address of those "TERRA INCOGNITA"? Martin "Hi, I saw two items of interest at this recent Denver show, at Terra Incognita in room 107, but when I went back on Sunday to look again, you were gone. There was

[meteorite-list] columbus new mexico for trade

2003-09-18 Thread Steve Arnold, Chicago!!!
Hi list.I just aquired the COLUMBUS,NEW MEXICO main mass from mike cottingham.So my 9.2 gram cut has become available for trade.I am looking for something unusal.Not small, unless unusal.Let me know if anyone is interested. steve arnold, chicago

RE: [meteorite-list] Denver order - Terra Incognita??

2003-09-18 Thread Matt Morgan
I believe those were Marvin Killgores pieces. Matt -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Martin AltmannSent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 5:57 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [meteorite-list] Denver order - Terra Incognita??

Re: FW: [meteorite-list] dronino (in)stability: a solution ?

2003-09-18 Thread Marcia Swanson
Dear Mark, No questioning of ethics Mark, just concern about the fact that there is a product out here in the States that is used for rust treatment on automobiles, ect., very similiar to the one you described ,that does turn the rust to a polymer finish, and like I mentioned to you in my letter,

Re: [meteorite-list] Serious question?

2003-09-18 Thread chris sharp
- Original Message - From: S. Singletary [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: chris sharp [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Charles R. Viau [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 9:23 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Serious question? At 08:55 PM 9/18/2003 +1000, chris sharp

Re: [meteorite-list] Serious question?

2003-09-18 Thread Tom aka James Knudson
Hey List, I got it figured out! The large Iron the disintegrated must have came from the same parent body as the Nantan! Thanks, Tom Peregrineflier The proudest member of the IMCA 6168 - Original Message - From: S. Singletary [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: chris sharp [EMAIL PROTECTED];

Re: [meteorite-list] Serious question?

2003-09-18 Thread almitt
Tom aka James Knudson wrote: Hey List, I got it figured out! The large Iron the disintegrated must have came from the same parent body as the Nantan! Thanks, Tom Peregrineflier Rust in Space :-) __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL

Re: [meteorite-list] Serious question?

2003-09-18 Thread Kevin Fly Hill
If you want to speculate on rusting impactors you may not have to go quite so far. Come on over to East Texas (and many points in the southeast US) -- Everything -- from the clay to the rock is red and much of it (the rock) is magnetic. In fact the main road bed material in use out here is

Re: [meteorite-list] Denver Show - Part II

2003-09-18 Thread FERNLEA4
In a message dated 18/09/03 01:49:23 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: a middle age man This man was Rob Elliott. Middle-aged??? Mark, please remind me to buy you several large "oatmeal cookies" next Denver show ;-) Rob Elliott www.meteorites.uk.com Fernlea

[meteorite-list] Serious question and CD Spheroids

2003-09-18 Thread bernd . pauli
The iron impactor disintegrated and spread iron all over the planet in a fallout cloud and created a layer of iron rich material on the surface. My knee-jerk reaction to that is to think about the large iron meteorites in our collections. They tend to be the most competent and coherent and

[meteorite-list] Cleaning meteorite slices

2003-09-18 Thread Lars Pedersen
Hi When I look at the page for NWA869, on The Meteorite Market homepage it say: The slices on this page have been cleaned to show their petrologic features. How is this done ? And the brown color usualy covering the faces of many meteorite-slices, is that a result of oxidation from the

Re: [meteorite-list] Denver Show - Part II

2003-09-18 Thread MARK BOSTICK
Hello list and Rob, Nice to see you in Denver Rob. I admit, middle age is a little strong. List members must remember I am still in my twenties...:-) Hope you didn't find flying international with meteorites any trouble. From experience the airport seems to act weird the third or fourth time you

[meteorite-list] cleaning

2003-09-18 Thread Lars Pedersen
Hi When I look at the page for NWA869, on The Meteorite Market homepage it say: The slices on this page have been cleaned to show their petrologic features. How is this done ? And the brown color usualy covering the faces of many meteorite-slices, is that a result of oxidation from the

[meteorite-list] test-please disregard

2003-09-18 Thread Andres Posada
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[meteorite-list] cleaning

2003-09-18 Thread Lars Pedersen
Hi When I look at the page for NWA869, on The Meteorite Market homepage it say: The slices on this page have been cleaned to show their petrologic features. How is this done ? And the brown color usualy covering the faces of many meteorite-slices, is that a result of oxidation from the

Re: [meteorite-list] Denver Show - Part II

2003-09-18 Thread Adam Hupe
Oh the dreaded "oatmeal cookies". These have since been renamed "death cookies" because theycause category 5 type hangovers which means catatonic. I hope these are not proudly served at Tucson. All the best, Adam - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

[meteorite-list] Speaking of Tucson

2003-09-18 Thread Dave Schultz
I know that this is probably a little to early, but does anyone have any idea when [dates] the Blood and Macovich auctions will take place so that I can start to make arrangements [reservations] for that time??? Thanks in advance! :) Dave

[meteorite-list] tucson 2004

2003-09-18 Thread Steve Arnold, Chicago!!!
It looks like the fun times for tucson 2004 will be feb 6, 7, and 8.I heard that blood,s auction might be on the 6th with the birthday bash on the 7th, and the big auction on sunday the 8th.That is what I was told.I will be there the 5th thru the 8th.I am already set.

[meteorite-list] Denver 2003 - Part 1

2003-09-18 Thread MARK BOSTICK
Hello Everyone, Sorry no photos this year. Was having camera problems. Denver 2003 Report By Mark Bostick I usually choose to fly and then have one of my brothers meet me in Denver with a car to get around and get things home with. This year I chose just to drive in. Armed with the help of my

Re: [meteorite-list] cleaning

2003-09-18 Thread tett
Lars, I am not sure how Eric cleaned these. I do know that soaking certain stone meteorites in acid (navel jelly) beautifully cleans the meteorite and removes dark rust stains. I have had great success with zag and juancheng as well as others. After a navel jelly soak of an hour they were

Re: [meteorite-list] Rusty Iron Meteorwrong?

2003-09-18 Thread Howard Wu
Then there was that young guy, Bob Haag, who was going through a box of Millbillilie's when he held one in his hand from that strewn field that somehowdidn't feel right ..a million dollars later I think we call it Cacalong. Howard Wu[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Fellow listees:While looking in

Re: [meteorite-list] Serious question?

2003-09-18 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, Steve, and all, When you are talking about a large impactor, the physical properties of the impactor material become entirely irrelevant. By the time you get up to a one-kilometer diameter impactor, or a ten-kilometer diameter impactor, it wouldn't matter whether the impactor was made of

Re: [meteorite-list] Denver Show - Part II

2003-09-18 Thread John Gwilliam
I noticed the same reference to Rob...middle age man. I've heard him called a lot of different things but never that! Best, John At 12:26 PM 9/18/03 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 18/09/03 01:49:23 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: a middle age

Re: [meteorite-list] Denver Show - Part II

2003-09-18 Thread John Gwilliam
Adam and the Denver Desperados, Okay guys...all of you that were present in Denver keep referring to these aweful oatmeal cookies...aka...death cookies mixed drinks. Knowing most of you guys, I thought you'd drink just about anything;-) Would one of you be so kind as to give us a better

Re: [meteorite-list] tucson 2004

2003-09-18 Thread Impactika
In a message dated 9/18/2003 3:21:07 PM Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It looks like the fun times for tucson 2004 will be feb 6, 7, and 8.I heard that blood,s auction might be on the 6th with the birthday bash on the 7th, and the big auction on sunday the 8th.That is what I

Re: [meteorite-list] Denver Show - Part II

2003-09-18 Thread Adam Hupe
Dear John and List Members, Even though it is off topic, enough people have asked what the heck a death cookie is? It is a drink with about five different types of liquor in it that tastes just like an oatmeal cookie. What makes it so dangerous is that you can not taste the booze in it. A

[meteorite-list] Tuscon 2004

2003-09-18 Thread Maccers531
Hello, This will be my first time at the Tuscon show. Does anyone have any recommendations on which hotels to stay at? Thanks Bob Evans __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

RE: [meteorite-list] Serious question? Now into RED EARTH

2003-09-18 Thread Charles R. Viau
There are some serious red soils on the eastern seaboard as well. Parts of Virginia and South Carolina have some of the reddest soil you will ever find. (Interestingly, very near the Chesapeake Bay impact structure, ~100 km wide and of age 35Ma), and for the master of the red dirt, you have Prince

Re: [meteorite-list] Tuscon 2004

2003-09-18 Thread Impactika
In a message dated 9/18/2003 8:36:42 PM Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This will be my first time at the Tuscon show. Does anyone have any recommendations on which hotels to stay at? Go to Travelocity, Cheap Tickets, and every other travel site you can think of, and go thru

RE: [meteorite-list] Denver Death Cookie update

2003-09-18 Thread Charles R. Viau
Holy Molly, talk about a death drink! You would probably have to go on a one week diet of bananas and soda water to purge yourself of that stuff. CharlyV -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Hupe Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 11:10

Re: [meteorite-list] Denver Death Cookie update

2003-09-18 Thread Impactika
In a message dated 9/18/2003 9:26:21 PM Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Most bars only add three of the five shots above, but in Denver we asked them to add them all! .. and lived to regret it! I wished I had thought of taking pictures of all of you the next day! and it

Re: [meteorite-list] Denver Death Cookie update

2003-09-18 Thread Tom aka James Knudson
Adam, You warned; Do not store unfinished drink around your household. Dispose of unfinished portions immediately. Do not get near an open flame. Do not smoke while under the influence. If feeling too woozy contact a poison control center immediately. Do not induce vomiting. But you forgot, DO

[meteorite-list] Denver, thx

2003-09-18 Thread MARK BOSTICK
Hello All, Thanks to everyone to the kind comments on my somewhat quickly wrote report. I understand that not everyone can make the big shows so I usually try to make slightly longreports, I remember how I enjoyed reading them. I hope my rush with the report excuses anything I left out...which

[meteorite-list] I need something that 'has legs'

2003-09-18 Thread Charles R. Viau
I need some help from the trusted list here: I am going to do a presentation next month to some 7'th grader's concerning earth impact structures and meteorites. I have my standard samples, which of course, I love dearly, but for some reason, they don't (or have not yet) produced the oohs and awe

[meteorite-list] New Hall for Meteorites Old Beyond Imagining

2003-09-18 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/19/arts/design/19METE.html New Hall for Meteorites Old Beyond Imagining By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD New York Times September 19, 2003 Spacecraft travel hundreds of millions of miles across the solar system to see what's out there and report back. Yet every day about

RE: [meteorite-list] New Hall for Meteorites Old Beyond Imagining

2003-09-18 Thread Charles R. Viau
That is a fascinating message, Perhaps the best place to give children (really emerging young adults) a taste for what really drives science to study meteorites for what they really are. Thanks for that... I am from Boston, and the new Amtrack Eccella (B-NY) makes that a reasonable trip that