[meteorite-list] Galaxie Meteorite - The start of war

2003-11-22 Thread M come Meteorite Meteorites
Hello See that the person me seems only a poor religious fanatic who believes that these "meteorites" come goodness knows from where, I have put a bid on a piece therefore I will make the analyses and eliminate this poor man Regards Matteo --- magellon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > All, > Let's

[meteorite-list] re: OT - Massive Aurora

2003-11-22 Thread Marco Langbroek
This aurora has been observed by 3 of our observers as far south as southern Portugal! They observed a red glow with distinct rays, sometimnes up to 40 degrees altitude. Unfortunately, the Netherlands and surroundings were clouded out. - Marco -- Dr Marco Langbroek Leiden, the Netherlands 52.

[meteorite-list] Fire That Rocketed Across Sky Was a Meteor-Albuquerque Journal

2003-11-22 Thread Matt Morgan
Fire That Rocketed Across Sky Was a Meteor By John Fleck Journal Staff Writer Thursday night's fireball over Albuquerque was a meteor— a golf ball-sized rock from space burning up as it entered Earth's atmosphere, according to an analysis of videotape shot by a Sandia National Laboratories res

Re: [meteorite-list] Fire That Rocketed Across Sky Was a Meteor-Albuquerque J...

2003-11-22 Thread GeoZay
In a message dated 11/22/2003 7:20:41 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >>Fire That Rocketed Across Sky Was a Meteor<< At least they didn't say in the article that it was a Leonid...which it was not. GeoZay

[meteorite-list] Protecting Chondrites

2003-11-22 Thread vishnu reddy
Hello everyone, I have noticed brown specks on my Orissa chondrite are these rust marks? Is there anyway to prevent this from happening or at least control this. Another silly doubt I have is that this meteroite is very brittle...just breaks apart when pressed hard...is this common for chon

Fw: [meteorite-list] NWA 984 TKW

2003-11-22 Thread Jose Campos
Title: Nachricht Hi Hupes and List,   I thought that, for a new meteorite to be given an official NWA number (or name), as part of the info to be supllied, would be to inform the know TKW at the time when it was found - and that later on, this amount could be updated if necessary,  as more i

[meteorite-list] rich guy on ebay?

2003-11-22 Thread Tom aka James Knudson
Hello List, Have you ebay shoppers seen this Allende? This add has gone through ebay at least 5 times with no buyers. The seller must be rich to have placed this add so many times! I can just imagine the ebay fees he pays! I gave him a few friendly suggestions on how to increase his chances of sel

Re: [meteorite-list] rich guy on ebay?

2003-11-22 Thread David Freeman
Dear List and Tom; How about since we purchase meteorites by the gram, that someone suggest to the gentleman that he include a gram weight. An additional thought, see what pieces of allende are selling for per gram and put a price in that neighborhood. Since dimensions are an approximate, and

[meteorite-list] pinto mtns.

2003-11-22 Thread Steve Arnold, Chicago!!!
Hi list.I just got my half gram slice of pinto mountains.It is a nice little piece.I want to thank martin horejsi for this fine little gem.Also does anyone know the history of this meteorite? steve = Steve R.Arnold, Chicago, IL, 60120 I

Re: [meteorite-list] pinto mtns.

2003-11-22 Thread David Freeman
I bet the 5th editon of the catalogue of meteorites has it...probably on page 404. Might even say 1954...17.9 KG Riverside co. California...mmmArnoldI'll be bac!!! Swartzenager that is DF Steve Arnold, Chicago!!! wrote: Hi list.I just got my half gram slice of pinto

[meteorite-list] Re: pinto mtns.

2003-11-22 Thread Fredmeteorhall
In my book "Meteorites Gone Awry" by world famous author "Whosagonna Believeme", the meteorite Pinto Mountains, L6, California, was found in 1854 by gold seeker Pinto Jones while digging for Pinto beans near high noon in the rugged Pinto Mountains. This 17.92 kg meteorite was shaped like a lar

[meteorite-list] Sedimentary Rocks As Martian Meteorites??

2003-11-22 Thread Paul
The below research is interesting in that, if sedimentary deposits have accumulated in various parts of Mars, some of them might have become lithified enough to survived being blasted off it by meteorite impacts. As a result, Martian meteorites quite different from the igneous rocks normally rec

Re: [meteorite-list] pinto mtns.

2003-11-22 Thread Impactika
In a message dated 11/22/2003 12:57:10 PM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I bet the 5th editon of   the catalogue of meteorites has it...probably on page 404.  Might even say 1954...17.9 KG Riverside co. "Meteorites from A to Z" does mention it to. Page 86 Anne M. Black www

[meteorite-list] Meteor Crater Stock

2003-11-22 Thread Rob Wesel
Hello all- I have located a rarer-than-hens-teeth Meteor Crater Exploration and Mining Company stock certificate that will be held in a live auction in Reno on December 13. It is one of the blue preferred stock certificates signed by Brandon Barringer, Daniel's son. I have one myself already and j

Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 984 TKW

2003-11-22 Thread Adam Hupe
Title: Nachricht Hello Jose and List,   In a perfect world you should be able to simply email the NomCom with updates and they would be added to the TKW but it does not work that way.  They do print corrections in the Meteoritical Bulletin if properly submitted and the committee feels it is i

[meteorite-list] pinto mtns.

2003-11-22 Thread Gtceb
In addition to Pinto Mountain, Steve, you need to check the details out.  You need to do the research.  I assume you checked out the details regarding exporting Mexican antiquities like the one you listed in this Ebay auction under "meteorites":   http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ite

[meteorite-list] Public Humilliation

2003-11-22 Thread Howard Wu
Hi Steve and list.   I just got my "1.46gm" NWA 1925  with card originally from Mike Farmer. This is a beautiful gabbos eucrite  he recently classified with very low tkw.  I was lucky enough to have bought fro, Mike his last 0.37g piece at $100gram.  He sold all he had in hours for less when firs

Re: [meteorite-list] pinto mtns.

2003-11-22 Thread John Gwilliam
At 04:16 PM 11/22/03 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 11/22/2003 12:57:10 PM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I bet the 5th editon of the catalogue of meteorites has it...probably on page 404. Might even say 1954...17.9 KG Riverside co. "Meteorites from

Re: [meteorite-list] pinto mtns.

2003-11-22 Thread DNAndrews
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I bet the 5th editon of the catalogue of meteorites has it...probably on page 404. Might even say 1954...17.9 KG Riverside co. "Meteorites from A to Z" does mention it to. Page 86 I bet it looks just like this book here: ;-) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?V

Re: [meteorite-list] Non-magnetic Brick Meteorite on eBay

2003-11-22 Thread E.J
Adam Hupe wrote: Here is a nice brick shaped meteorite wrong for the discriminating collector: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2204998729&category=3239 Before anyone starts trying to inform the seller of his meteor wrong-- this is a rehashed auction from a few months back..Same

Re: [meteorite-list] "Odd ball" non-standard petrologic slides on eBay

2003-11-22 Thread E.J
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Steve and mark- I am selling these small thin sections of park Forest and if you think I took the time carefully cut them down in size that's fine. What purpose would this serve? The cover slip completely covers the specimen so it is not to get two out of one. Steve, you

Re: [meteorite-list] Protecting Chondrites

2003-11-22 Thread E.J
Hello List, Vishnu, Some meteorites are very "friable" meaning you can crumble them with little to moderate hand pressure. Friable meteorites are well know but not necessarily common. The rust marks are likely just that-- rusting iron flakes and can come from handling and storage conditions.

[meteorite-list] Seven New Galaxy Class Meteorites on eBay

2003-11-22 Thread Adam Hupe
Dear List Members, Since one of the Galaxy meteorites sold this seller is offering seven more, only 299 left. It looks like this kind of seller figures since he sold one meteorite wrong why not sell seven? Who cares if he made the meteorites himself? This seems to be a pattern repeated time and

Re: [meteorite-list] Protecting Chondrites

2003-11-22 Thread vishnu reddy
Hi Eltion, Bill and everyone Thank you for the adivice. I am planning to get a thin section made out of one of the fragments but I am unsure if anything will survive the cutting and polishing process. Any suggestions on doing thin sections of brittle chondrites? Thank you once again for the help.

Re: [meteorite-list] pinto mtns.

2003-11-22 Thread David Freeman
Dear List, and Friends; There are just too many "Dave's" around here, sort of like the Michael's of the past. Why would one want to sell the handiest reference book out there on meteorites? And to part with a book that contains pictures of my most precious (forgive me my other friends who ha

Re: [meteorite-list] Seven New Galaxy Class Meteorites on eBay

2003-11-22 Thread David Freeman
Dear All; As soon as MY "galaxie meteorite" arrives, I will leave positive feed back"wonderful man made imitation consisting of acrylic art", or something to that effect. Should we have a contest to help me craft some positive words to ward off future uneducated lemmings that do not know

Re: [meteorite-list] Protecting Chondrites

2003-11-22 Thread Adam Hupe
Hello Vishnu and List, The best way we have found to cut thin sections from very friable material is to use a plastic ring. 1) Put the specimen on top of paper. 2) Place a plastic ring around the specimen. 3) Use the same optically correct expoxy used to attach specimens to slides to fill the rin

Re: [meteorite-list] pinto mtns. or Meteorites from A to Z!

2003-11-22 Thread Dave Schultz
I don`t think anyone would want to buy mine. I have too many notes written in it. By the way, when does the second edition come out? I really need a new one, since my collecting direction has change, and need to jot down some new notes! Another Dave. > Dear List, and

[meteorite-list] Noe Garza Prologue

2003-11-22 Thread Rob Wesel
A while back I asked Noe Garza, of Park Forest fame, to do me a favor. I asked him to write his thoughts, his memoirs for me. Happily, he agreed. "Sure, tell me what you want me to write" This was the preprogrammed response Noe had been used to over the last few months, signed affidavits, documen

[meteorite-list] A Letter From Noe Garza

2003-11-22 Thread Rob Wesel
As written by Noe Garza Again, this is for personal archive use only, use of this transcript to generate profit in any way is not authorized: On March 26, 2003 around 11:50 pm we the Garza's had an unusual thing happen to us. A very special gift from God. As I was growing up going to school, we l

[meteorite-list] A Letter From Paulette Garza

2003-11-22 Thread Rob Wesel
As written by Paulette Garza Again, this is for personal archive use only, use of this transcript to generate profit in any way is not authorized: Robert, I have always been interested in the sciences and curious about comets, falling stars, etc. You don't know how surprised I was to discover our

[meteorite-list] Garza letter eiplogue

2003-11-22 Thread Rob Wesel
Good stuff. The beer tapper/cooler really drove it home for me. We all have different wants in our lives, conveniences, perks. I spoke with Noe about this and the galactic symphony it took to manifest his beer tapper/cooler. A supernova, a nebula, gravity, time, and chance. That beer tapper/cooler

Re: [meteorite-list] pinto mtns. or Meteorites from A to Z!

2003-11-22 Thread Impactika
In a message dated 11/22/2003 5:22:38 PM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:  I don`t think anyone would want to buy mine. I have too many notes written in it. By the way, when does the second edition come out? I really need a new one, since my collecting direction has change, and

[meteorite-list] Saint Aubin

2003-11-22 Thread Impactika
Hello Members, Besides answering emails, I have been busy working on my site, and looking at my brand new large slices of Saint Aubin. I don't think I am exagerating when I say that they are amazing. I have never seen anything even close to that. Do you want to see?  click on this: h

[meteorite-list] Re: Meteor Crater Stock

2003-11-22 Thread Bob Martino
Rob, If I buy this stock certificate, does that mean I'll be a part owner in the company? I've always wanted to own Meteor Crater! ...And I'll be able to go prospecting too! "Hey! You can't kick me off the property! See? I'm a part owner!" :) - Bob Martino, Tucson, AZ Can you really name a

Re: [meteorite-list] Garza letter eiplogue

2003-11-22 Thread David Freeman
Dear Rob; I am all warm and fuzzy inside. We have too few instances of people being genuine these days, and the Garza's exemplify the good in our humanity, and the idealism that good things happen to good people. Thank you, and the Garza family for sharing their feelings with us all. Sincerely,

[meteorite-list] Re: Saint Aubin

2003-11-22 Thread Fredmeteorhall
Very nice, but my favorite for beauty is another Saint... St. Michel, L6, fell 1910 in Finland. High Regards, Fred Hall

[meteorite-list] Re: Meteor Crater Stock

2003-11-22 Thread Fredmeteorhall
Bob, not only will you be part owner but you get a share of the profits from the Meteor Crater entrance fees! So you can retire and sit in the space capsule on site for hours on end. Look Maw, I'm going to the Moon! Imagine the look on friends faces when you tell them...I own a piece of the ro

[meteorite-list] Re: [meteorite-list]Serious Stuff--Public Humilliation

2003-11-22 Thread SSachs9056
Howard and list, I read your letter and looked at the Ebay auctions. Uh...this appears to be rather serious. Maybe I'm missing something...a plethora of ads I can live with, but it sure seems that a line was crossed here. Steven Sachs IMCA # 9210 __

[meteorite-list] Serious Stuff--Public Humilliation

2003-11-22 Thread SSachs9056
--- Begin Message --- Howard and list, I read your letter and looked at the Ebay auctions. Uh...this appears to be rather serious. Maybe I'm missing something...a plethora of ads I can live with, but it sure seems that a line was crossed here. Steven Sachs IMCA # 9210 __

Re: [meteorite-list] "Odd ball" non-standard petrologic slides on eBay

2003-11-22 Thread Steve Schoner
"E.J" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Steve and mark- >I am selling these small thin sections of park Forest and if you think I took the time carefully cut them down in size that's fine. What purpose would this serve? The cover slip completely covers the specimen so it is not t

Re: [meteorite-list] Seven New Galaxy Class Meteorites on eBay

2003-11-22 Thread M come Meteorite Meteorites
Is for this I have bid to one, after I take analysis and inform Ebay of the fraudthis man is schitzophrenic, enough to read its email... Regards Matteo --- Adam Hupe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear List Members, > > Since one of the Galaxy meteorites sold this seller > is offering seven mo

Re: [meteorite-list] Seven New Galaxy Class Meteorites on eBay

2003-11-22 Thread Rob Wesel
Schitz-o-phrenic You pretty much summed it up there Matteo, the guy's a loon. Rob Wesel -- We are the music makers... and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Willy Wonka, 1971 - Original Message - From: "M come Meteorite Meteorites" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Adam Hupe" <[