Re: [meteorite-list] RE: NP Article, 12-1950 Meteorite Crater Found in Canada

Hi, I assume you're talking about the half circle with Umiujaq about midway along it. Note also the Belcher Islands which could be the southernmost portion of a central uplift. In the upper portion of the Bay, on the west north of Churchill and on the east north of Inukjuak, the shores for

[meteorite-list] Re: Great Meteorite Collections/Denver

There is a full page article in the Sunday Denver Post about the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, titled "Museum's "mission" a study in controversy". Mostly it is about chief executive Raylene Decatur, who took charge in 1995 and introduced more formal business practices to the museum, and

[meteorite-list] Rosamond Dry Lake(s)?

Hello Steve and All, Steve, I noticed in your ebay description of Rosamond Dry Lake: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2193811760 that it was found recently by BOB verish. There must be more than one Rosamond Dry Lake because I have a fragment with a polished face complete wi

RE: [meteorite-list] RE: NP Article, 12-1950 Meteorite Crater Found in Canada

Waiting for the day that some news comes of the ongoing investigations in Hudson Bay, that huge half circle that comprises part of the bay is striking in its uniformity. If it turns out to be an astroblehme , it would certainly be the largest ever found. If not, it is the closest nature has ever co

Re: [meteorite-list] Pallasite avalible?

Hi Tom, I have a very nice small slice of Krasnojarsk for sale. It is pictured on my www.planetwhy.com site under October Sky sale. As you probably know, Krasnojarsk is the pallasite that the German-born scientist Peter Simon Pallas studied in 1772. Although it is uncertain if Pallas believed t

[meteorite-list] Re: Meteorite Injures Eight In India

>Two bits of debris fell in front of a thatched house in Sudusudia village >in Mayurbhanj district and another on the house of a villager, burning it >to ashes. This last sentence has a oddly familiar ring to it: Nakhla, 1911: "These curious fragments, falling to earth buried themselves

[meteorite-list] Hunt On For Meteorites In India

http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=32461 Hunt on for meteorite remains PRESS TRUST OF INDIA September 28, 2003 BHUBANESWAR - The search for the remnants of the huge meteorite, which sped across the sky in coastal Orissa last night by district authorities continued

[meteorite-list] Where's Jim Hartman?

Has anyone been in touch with Jim Hartman recently? I've been trying to find him, but he's not returning my emails. David Hardy __ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com

[meteorite-list] OT: Italy power outage

Hi All, Talk about unfortunate coincidences -- while flipping through the AM radio channels in the predawn hours of Saturday morning (while driving out to Lucerne Valley), I paused on Los Angeles KFI-640 just long enough to hear some kook calling in to the George Nory (spelling?) "Coast-to-Coast"

[meteorite-list] India fireball (vs. satellite debris)

Hi Alex, > P.S.: could it have been a decaying satellite? I don´t have the > update files for the day this happened in India, but may be > Rob Matson has - who else, if not him? :-) Thanks for the vote of confidence -- alas, I haven't been keeping up to date with pending reentries for several mon

[meteorite-list] new ebay auctions

Good evening list.I just added 15 new auctions to my ebay page.Along with the 12 others, I have 27 going right now.I added some good old regular stuff, some very rare items, and some main masses.Please also remember this, NO PAYPAL FOR THESE ITEMS PLEASE.eITHER CASH, MONEY ORDERS, OR PERSONAL CHECK

Re: [meteorite-list] A box to put my meteorites in...Part two

I echo the others' sentimentsnice display case !!! I'm toying with the idea of building a way to house/display my collection, in that I have two oak bookcases in my den, and am sketching plans to install slide out drawers similar to those found in "mineral cabinets" to store my specimens.  M

Re: [meteorite-list] A box to put my meteorites in...Part two

Great story Rob, Nice case !! Tim Heitz -Original Message- From: Rob Wesel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sep 25, 2003 3:55 AM To: Meteorite List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [meteorite-list] A box to put my meteorites in...Part two Build it myself. I needed tools, I did own a few wre

Re: [meteorite-list] Pallasite available?

> Hello, Would any one happen to have a small slice of a Pallasite > for sale or maybe trade? I do not have one in my collection and > figure it is time. I am looking for a small slice that has plenty of > both materials for my viewing pleasure. : ) What about these: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayIS

[meteorite-list] Pallasite avalible?

Hello, Would any one happen to have a small slice of a Pallasite for sale or maybe trade? I do not have one in my collection and figure it is time. I am looking for a small slice that has plenty of both materials for my viewing pleasure. : ) Thanks, Tom Peregrineflier <>< The proudest member of the

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite hunting question

Bonsoir Pierre-Marie, Hello List, > What are the chances to find some more specimens two centuries > after the fall? Does the humidity affect H chondrites and is it possible > to find some with a metal detector ? You are probably planning to find further Agen or Barbotan pieces. Well, never say

Fw: [meteorite-list] RE: NP Article, 12-1950 Meteorite Crater Found in Canada

Hello Charles and list, Quite enjoyed your article and aerial photos of the CHUBB CRATER. I have a 1950 WARD'S publication documenting Chubb's first two expeditions to the impact site. Fascinating reading. Times sure have changed since back then. There was also a LIFE MAG Article published abou

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Injures Eight In India

http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_393852,000900030010.htm Meteorite injures eight in Orissa Indo-Asian News Service September 28, 2003 Parts of a meteorite falling from the sky have injured eight people in Orissa. The meteorite appeared on the sky at about 6.30 pm on Saturday, lighting

[meteorite-list] re: Meteor Causes Panic in India

Alex from Berlin wrote: > P.S.: could it have been a decaying satellite? I don´t have the update > files for the day this happened in India, but may be Rob Matson has - > who else, if not him? :-) The NASA OIG server does not list a decay for September 27th. It does list a decay for the 28th, wit

[meteorite-list] Meteorite hunting question

Hello everybody in the list ! I'm planing to go hunting in the south of France on a two centuries old strewnfield. A shower of meteorites fell there. Some stones were classified as H chondrites. What are the chances to find some more specimens two centuries after the fall ? Does the humid

Re: [meteorite-list] Re: rust, cleaning, and silicone

--- Stephen McMann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: - Dear List, A quick question regarding rust. I have been mulling over a simple strategy for the long term care of my SAs (and other meteorites). Right now it seems that a good strategy is to give the SAs an alcohol

Re: [meteorite-list] Fiction thriller book re. meteorite

Hello Twink and all, The Ice Limit, named after the threshold between where icebergs can be found in the ocean as one heads south, is an interesting, but heavily fictional story of the attempted recovery of a very heavy object. That much I found enjoyable as the engineering aspects are fun to r

[meteorite-list] Re: rust, cleaning, and silicone

Dear List, A quick question regarding rust. I have been mulling over a simple strategy for the long term care of my SAs (and other meteorites).  Right now it seems that a good strategy is to give the SAs an alcohol and NaOH treatment to dispose of the Cl- from fingerprints etc., and otherwise keep

[meteorite-list] RE: NP Article, 12-1950 Meteorite Crater Found in Canada

Please see my article on the Chubb Crater aka New Quebec Crater aka Pingualuit Crater at: http://www.ottawa.rasc.ca/astronomy/earth_craters/pingualuit/index.html Thanks Chuck __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mai

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteor Causes Panic In India

Ron Baalke quoted an Indian newspaper: > Meteor causes panic in Orissa > Chandigarh Tribune (India) > September 27, 2003 > Remnants of the fireball had landed in a village under the Kaptipada police > station in Mayurbhanj district starting a fire there.. > A report from Baripada said peopl

[meteorite-list] Green Glassy Stone

Hello List, Just started to catch up on some of the recent posts to the List, and came across the thread about Tsavorites. I saw this auction on eBay, and I said to myself, "Good grief, 'Tsavorite Tektites'? This is really going to start a firestorm on the List!" But instead, I see 'Tsavorite

Re: [meteorite-list] Italy's power outage!

hello here now is all return normaly, the light is go out at the 3.30 am, the black out is been caused from a not operation of the lines across the as arrive from foreign electric energy in Italy. To chain, then, the scarcity of tension is been propagated on all of the territory national regards

[meteorite-list] Italy's power outage!

Hi List,   Prehaps some of you might not know yet that early this Sunday morning at +-04h00 local time, Italy was hit by a national power outage, affecting some 58 million italians. That obviously includes Matteo!   José  

[meteorite-list] Meteor Causes Panic In India

Meteor causes panic in Orissa Chandigarh Tribune (India) September 27, 2003 Bhubaneswar - Night turned into day for a few seconds as a huge ball of fire, believed to be a meteor, streaked across the sky in coastal Orissa causing panic among the people today. Official sources, admitting the occ