[meteorite-list] AD ebay auctions ending soon

2004-03-13 Thread Peter Marmet
Hello list, http://cgi6.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItemsuserid=pema9include=0since=-1sort=3rows=50 I have a few auctions ending in few hours, among others I have small specks of Orgueil (1864) Vouille (1831) Bachmut (1814) and a very nice 32g individual of Juancheng... Many thanks

Re: [meteorite-list] Canyon Diablo knives?

2004-03-13 Thread Peter Marmet
Hello Dave, Eric, Keith, John, many thanks to all of you for your very useful info! and to all list members: Happy Weekend! Peter Marmet, Bern

[meteorite-list] Acetone: be carefull (re: Alcohol denaturing agents)

2004-03-13 Thread Marco Langbroek
Having done museum conservation, I would say acetone would be safe to meteorites. -- no smoking please -- Nick Apart from no smoking, be well aware that you should use a good air ventilation system when using acetone. Most people don't realise, but acetone (its fumes most notably) is very

[meteorite-list] TSCHERMAK G. (1885) - Part 3

2004-03-13 Thread bernd . pauli
Marcie kindly wrote: Just a quick thank-you for sending the 2 part translated information on meteorite identification to the list. Very helpful to me, and others I'm sure, as a person, trying to learn all I can about meteorites and starting from the beginning in education. Best Regards,

[meteorite-list] Valera Affidavit

2004-03-13 Thread Thomas Kingery
Thankyou everyone (and especially Rob Wesel) who volunteered to send me a copy of the Valera document. I am new on the list but looks like a great bunch of people. Tom Kingery Llano,TX __ Meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] Meteorites in Jamaica?

2004-03-13 Thread FBlockland
On a recent business trip to Jamaica I found a Small 5g. meteorite. It is only half of the hole piece, I could not find the other half. It has a nice fusion crust and a gray interior matrix. It is also slightly magnetic. Has anyone heard of any falls in Jamaica? I found it not to far from Port

[meteorite-list] meteorites in jamaica

2004-03-13 Thread Steve Arnold, Chicago!!!
According to the METEORITES A TO Z, 2nd edition, there are no known meteorite falls in jamaica.If this is a real meteorite, it would be a first. steve from chicago = Steve R.Arnold, Chicago, IL, 60120 I. M. C. A. MEMBER #6728 Illinois Meteorites

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites in Jamaica?

2004-03-13 Thread bernd . pauli
Hello Fred and List, On a recent business trip to Jamaica I found a Small 5g. meteorite .It is only half of the hole piece, I could not find the other half. It has a nice fusion crust and a gray interior matrix. It is also slightly magnetic Has anyone heard of any falls in Jamaica? I found it

[meteorite-list] FINAL EBAY AUCTIONS ENDING TOMORROW MORNING

2004-03-13 Thread Steve Arnold, Chicago!!!
Hello list.I have final ebay auctions ending tomorrow at 9:30 am chicago time.There is a nice 1.6 kilo individual of GIBEON,a piece of PASAMONTE(b),BELMONT,wisconsin,NWA1878,91 gram slice of TSAREVand 2 unclassified nevada slices.And a couple more items.Good luck in your bidding and as jim says,

RE: [meteorite-list] Acetone: be carefull (re: Alcohol denaturing agents)

2004-03-13 Thread stan .
*snip scarey acetone nightmare*. I probably had bad luck in that I might be somewhat oversensitive to the stuff, A HECK of alot more than just 'somewhat oversensitive' I would say. Plenty of people handle acetone exposure to no ill effect, such as auto shop workers, nail techs at bueaty salons,

Re: [meteorite-list] TSCHERMAK G. (1885) - Part 3

2004-03-13 Thread Michael L Blood
Ah, Bernd, It is SO good to have you back on the list! Thanks, Michael on 3/13/04 3:18 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Marcie kindly wrote: Just a quick thank-you for sending the 2 part translated information on meteorite identification to the list. Very

RE: [meteorite-list] Meteorites in Jamaica?

2004-03-13 Thread tracy latimer
Suggest you get that puppy tested pronto. It would be a first, if it is a meteorite. Lucky You! Tracy Latimer From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorites in Jamaica? Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 09:07:42 EST On a recent business trip to Jamaica I found a

[meteorite-list] Sale-LL3

2004-03-13 Thread Thomas Webb
List members, I have a 2.4g piece of an LL3 ending on ebay tomorrow night which is currently going for about the cost of the plastic box and label it is housed in. Search number 2230880713. Thanks, Thomas H. WebbDo you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - More reliable, more storage, less spam

Re: [meteorite-list] meteorites in jamaica

2004-03-13 Thread nakhladog
Thank you Steve for the prompt reply and reference credited response. -- Rob Wesel -- We are the music makers...and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Willy Wonka, 1971 According to the METEORITES A TO Z, 2nd edition, there are no known meteorite falls in jamaica.If this is a

Re:[meteorite-list] meteorites in jamaica

2004-03-13 Thread FBlockland
Thank you to all that responded. I will get it tested. I am not an expert but It has all the signs of a meteorite. I polished a small edge and looked at it with a microscopeand found a small amount of metal flakes and what looks like a crystalline type structure. I guess it could be volcanic in

Re: [meteorite-list] meteorites in jamaica

2004-03-13 Thread Impactika
In a message dated 3/13/2004 12:40:54 PM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thank you Steve for the prompt reply and reference credited response. -- Rob Wesel -- We are the music makers...and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Willy Wonka, 1971 According to the

[meteorite-list] Mars Exploration Rovers Update - March 12, 2004

2004-03-13 Thread Ron Baalke
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html SPIRIT UPDATE: Spirit is On Top of the World - sol 67, Mar 12, 2004 Spirit woke up on sol 67, which ended at 1:48 a.m. PST March 12, 2004, to On Top of the World by the Carpenters. The song was fitting, as yestersols's drive put Spirit at the

[meteorite-list] Mars Focus of Lunar and Planetary Science Conference

2004-03-13 Thread Ron Baalke
March 12, 2004 William Jeffs Johnson Space Center, Houston (Phone: 281/483-5111) Mary Cloud Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (Phone: 281/486-2143) NOTE TO EDITORS: #J04-020 MARS FOCUS OF LUNAR AND PLANETARY SCIENCE CONFERENCE With robotic missions to Mars and recently announced plans

Re: [meteorite-list] meteorites in jamaica

2004-03-13 Thread Chauncey Walden
But IT IS IN my copy of A to Z Second Edition! Chauncey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thank you Steve for the prompt reply and reference credited response. -- Rob Wesel -- We are the music makers...and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Willy Wonka, 1971 According to the METEORITES

[meteorite-list] TSCHERMAK G. (1885) - Part 4

2004-03-13 Thread bernd . pauli
TSCHERMAK G. (1885) Die mikroskopische Beschaffenheit der Meteoriten (Stuttgart E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagshandlung, E. Koch, 23 pp.). English Translation: The Microscopic Properties of Meteorites, Vol. 4, No. 6 (Smithsonian Contributions to Astrophysics, Washington, D.C., 1964). Translation

[meteorite-list] Lucky Hill IIIAB Iron

2004-03-13 Thread bernd . pauli
BUCHWALD V.F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites, Volume 2, pp. 788-789: Lucky Hill, Jamaica 17° 54' N, 077° 38' W Medium octahedrite, Om. History Little is known of this heavily weathered meteorite. According to Fletcher (Introduction to the Study of Meteorites, editions 1886, 1888, 1894) the

[meteorite-list] NPA 03-1880 Estherville Meteorite Fall, Thompson reference

2004-03-13 Thread MARK BOSTICK
Paper: Reno Evening Gazette City: Reno, Nevada Date: Thursday, March 25, 1880 Page: 1 The Iowa Meteorite Prof. Thompson of the Minnesota State University examined and reported on the great Iowa meteorite which fell last May. The day was cloudless, he says, when the meteorite passed through the

[meteorite-list] AD eBay : Huckitta, BIG NWA869 full slice ....

2004-03-13 Thread Lars Pedersen
Ending in 12 hour: item# 2230627169 : BIG... NWA 869 fullslice Lookitem# 2230627690 : NWA 869 fullslice item# 2230628207 : Huckitta Pallasite full sliceitem# 2230628698 : Original Ries crater cd Have a look I need the money to buy from you, so bid high :-) Lars Pedersen

[meteorite-list] AD: 100 NWAs on ebay

2004-03-13 Thread dean bessey
Its slow going getting back on ebay but I am finally getting over my sunburns and lazyiness from two months of travelling and am in the process of doing some serious ebay listing over the weekend and next week. I just finished listing 100 un-named NWAs on ebay and over the weekend and the next

[meteorite-list] Fw: Fwd: Telephone Scam Warning

2004-03-13 Thread Comcast Mail
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Re: [meteorite-list] Fw: Fwd: Telephone Scam Warning

2004-03-13 Thread nakhladog
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[meteorite-list] Amgala versus Zag

2004-03-13 Thread j . divelbiss
Hello All, Yesterday I received a small individual of Amgala from the Hupes that was probably an individual broken in half. While most of the piece has a beautiful black crust, the broken face was quite oxidized, so I decided to cut that end off today to see the inside. As stated by Mike and