[meteorite-list] Boorish Comments on A Tektite Web Page

2004-04-18 Thread bernd . pauli
> Here, the sadness is contemplating the possibility that a very > valuable collecting location might be destroyed by commercial > collecting So, what went wrong? What did Norm do that was wrong? What would you suggest so that this valuable collecting location may not be destroyed? > He doesn'

Re: [meteorite-list] Boorish Comments on A Tektite Web Page

2004-04-18 Thread Jeff Kuyken
Personally I have to say that private collectors would most likely take better care of their collections than most 'commercial' institutions. I've seen too many fantastic irons rusting away and even one of the most beautiful oriented meteorites in the world hacked up just for "scientific" val

[meteorite-list] Fall North Mali

2004-04-18 Thread Michel Franco
Dear List I had been contacted by some mates from the Sahara. They had a meteorite fall reported by nomads, end of march, in a sand dune area ( erg Chech ) , not far from Mauritania/Mali border, around North 24° 20/40 West 6° 10/30 Anyone with detailed info will be rewarded by whatever is found.

[meteorite-list] Bensour Half-Individual For Sale: Cheap!

2004-04-18 Thread RYAN PAWELSKI
Good Early Sunday Morning List... If anyone cares for a Bensour 44.2g half individual, please let me know off list. Fresh as can be.. and only $3.50/g Thanks! Ryan __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listi

Re: [meteorite-list] Boorish Comments on A Tektite Web Page

2004-04-18 Thread drtanuki
Dear Bernd, Norman and List,     I also wish to defend Norman for making the escoria available for research.       I personally contacted Dr. Schultz (twice)about one year ago explaining that I had found green(possible impact-related glass) in a beach terrace in Taiwan.  I offered to send him a sam

[meteorite-list] Re: Boorish Comments on A Tektite Web Page

2004-04-18 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I wrote: >>Here, the sadness is contemplating the possibility >>that a very valuable collecting location might be >>destroyed by commercial collecting >So, what went wrong? As discussed, possibly in too much detail, in my previous posts, what went wrong is that the author of the Escoria impac

[meteorite-list] RE: Crust and Meteorite Thin Sections

2004-04-18 Thread MARK BOSTICK
Hello Jeff and list,   I have not seen anyone answer your question so I will give my thoughts. "If you found a basaltic rock with a thin black rind in the desert and therind looked translucent red and isotropic in thin section, would you say "Igot a meteorite" or "My, what an interesting caliche"?W

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Thin Section Crust Photos

2004-04-18 Thread MARK BOSTICK
Hello List, I have taken a few thin section photographs showing meteorite crust. This is not easy for my setup as it pretty much demands that part of the lower light on my microscope is shining at me while I am trying the photo. Thin Section photos are not easy without this extra light, so I ask y

[meteorite-list] Weekly eBayMeteorites

2004-04-18 Thread Steve Schoner
Hello all, I invite everyone to take a look at this weeks eBay offerings at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eBayMeteorites/ Check it out. Steve Schoner Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos: High-quality 4x6 digital prints for 25¢

[meteorite-list] eBay Ad...closing in 2 hours

2004-04-18 Thread LITIG8NSHARK
Good evening Folks,   Just a quick note to let you know that I have about a dozen meteorite auctions closing in about 2 hours.  There are still some good deals available.    Here is a link to the auctions:   Litig8nshark   Have a great week ahead.   Best regards,   Paul Martyn

[meteorite-list] Amgala, Bensour, Zag Questions

2004-04-18 Thread Adam Hupe
Hi John, Christian and List, Sorry it took so long to respond to some issues that are arising regarding Amgala, Bensour and Zag. We have been extremely busy reorganizing our collection in anticipation of moving so have been a little slow to respond these days. First off, everything we sold as Am

Re: [meteorite-list] Amgala, Bensour, Zag Questions

2004-04-18 Thread j . divelbiss
Adam and others, After trading several emails with Bernd and looking very carefully(and often) at my nice pieces of Amgala and Zag, I've concluded that the Amgala individual I have is different than my nice Zag pieces. As Bernd would tell you, the pictures I have of the two in comparison are no

Re: [meteorite-list] Boorish Comments on A Tektite Web Page

2004-04-18 Thread minador
Dear Keith, list and Norm, Keith wrote: > In my opinion, the "footnote" is a classic > examples of how the actions of arrogant, self-righteous > ill-tempered people poison the relationships between > collectors and scientists. I think the "acrimony and disharmony between collectors and (SOME) sc