[meteorite-list] Keith's Images from Tucson 2005

2005-02-07 Thread Matson, Robert
Thanks, Keith, for posting your images from the Tucson 2005 Birthday Bash! I was disappointed that I couldn't make it this year, so seeing your pictures at least made me feel like I was there in spirit. So many familiar faces from my journey to Tucson for the 2004 show -- really made me homesick

[meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - February 7, 2005

2005-02-07 Thread SPACEROCKSINC
http://www.geocities.com/spacerocksinc/Feb7.html __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] Re: Tucson 2005 Meteorite Mayhem Party Mystery Person

2005-02-07 Thread WAHLPERRY
Hi List, What a great time we had at the Tucson show this year. I want to send a special thanks to Geoff Notkin Steve Arnold for the awesome party on Friday night. Twink Monrad and Jim Kriegh brought a beautifully decorated Gold Basin birthday cake that was as delicious as it looked. Thanks

Re: [meteorite-list] Keith's Images from Tucson 2005

2005-02-07 Thread JKGwilliam
The man standing next to Notkin in the second picture is Jose Guggiari, a meteorite hunter/dealer from Paraguay. JKG At 12:56 AM 2/7/2005, Matson, Robert wrote: Thanks, Keith, for posting your images from the Tucson 2005 Birthday Bash! I was disappointed that I couldn't make it this year, so

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[meteorite-list] MeteoriteTimes will be up later this week.

2005-02-07 Thread Paul Harris
Dear List, Because of the Tucson show, MeteoriteTimes will be up later this week. Glad everyone had a great time. Wish I could have made it. I missed seeing everyone. Paul ** Paul Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jim Tobin

[meteorite-list] High Voltage Mars

2005-02-07 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.astrobio.net/news/article1431.html High Voltage Mars Astrobiology Magazine February 7, 2005 Summary: Meteorites and comets should have delivered vast amounts of organic chemicals to Mars, yet the Viking mission found no organics in the red soil. A new hypothesis by Sushil Atreya

[meteorite-list] Velocity vs. mass vs. drag?

2005-02-07 Thread Tom Knudson
Hello List, I was wondering about strewn field layouts. It is said that the big pieces fall further than the smaller pieces. But when does drag take over, with the bigger surface area, it would seem that the drag would slow them down faster than lets say the medium sized pieces. I could see

Re: [meteorite-list] Velocity vs. mass vs. drag?

2005-02-07 Thread Michael L Blood
Hi Tom, You forgot one part in your question: you ask, Which is greater, the forces of drag, or the powers of velocity? - however, it is the combination of MASS and velocity which go into the larger pieces falling at the end of the strewn field and the smaller ones falling nearer the

[meteorite-list] Rissani, what is it?

2005-02-07 Thread Tom Knudson
Hi again list, what are the so called Rissani meteorites? Thanks, Tom peregrineflier IMCA 6168 http://www.frontiernet.net/~peregrineflier/Peregrineflier.htm http://fstop.proboards24.com/ __ Meteorite-list mailing list

[meteorite-list] Is Brahin a ruster ?

2005-02-07 Thread Lars Pedersen
Hello All Thanks for you show reports and poictures, I enjoy them. I have just traded for a big fullslice of Brahin. Is it a ruster ? How do I prevent ? etc. etc. ? Best Lars -- New meteorite forum: http://www.worldofmeteorites.com/

[meteorite-list] Happy Canyon

2005-02-07 Thread Christian Anger
Dear members, is anybody able to provide me with pics of Happy Canyon specimens? I need detailed photographs (not thin section photographs) of the structure of a cut and polished surface. Magnification about 10x to 20x. thanks and cheers, Christian IMCA #2673 www.austromet.com   Christian

RE: [meteorite-list] Is Brahin a ruster ?

2005-02-07 Thread harlan trammell
have had good luck with the recently available large slices/ chunx. i think they fill 'em w/ some kind of epoxy or something to keep water from entering the interiors via capillary action through the cracks and then rustingfrom inside out. i will be gradually switching over to yahoo mail (it has

Re: [meteorite-list] Is Brahin a ruster ?

2005-02-07 Thread Göran Axelsson
Hi! I got a full slice six months ago. When I got it it had already started to rust all over under it's coat of lacquer. Sadly it had broken in the freight so I removed a small piece of it (20g) to start experimenting on. I sanded off all the lacquer and cleaned it in isopropyl alcohole, used as

[meteorite-list] Possible Spam: Bright bolides over Europe

2005-02-07 Thread Razvan Andrei
Hello all I just talked with one of my friends, amateur astronomer and he told me about the bolides seen last days over Europe. He even provided a link of an belgian astronomer (french) : http://users.skynet.be/meteorite.be/bolide04fevrier2005.htm Andrei

[meteorite-list] Relative humidity

2005-02-07 Thread Razvan Andrei
Hi list I am curious about how low the relative humidity of the air should be for the meteorites to be well preserved. I know the lower the better but I need a reasonable limit because the air treatment equipments are not so cheap here. 20 % is good enough ? Andrei

[meteorite-list] Hey have you seen this fireball?

2005-02-07 Thread Tom Knudson
Wow, you have to see this fireball video http://www.geokhi.ru/%7Emeteorit/bolid-e.html Thanks, Tom peregrineflier IMCA 6168 http://www.frontiernet.net/~peregrineflier/Peregrineflier.htm http://fstop.proboards24.com/ __ Meteorite-list mailing list

RE: [meteorite-list] Hey have you seen this fireball?

2005-02-07 Thread Charles Viau
Wow is right, that puppy must have dropped a few rocks, what a shot! CharlyV -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Knudson Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 4:07 PM To: met list Subject: [meteorite-list] Hey have you seen this fireball?

Re: [meteorite-list] Possible Spam: Bright bolides over Europe

2005-02-07 Thread ks1u
Andrei: My French is very poor, but three bolides on three consecutive days all in France seems very unusual. The photos look real enough, but I can't help but wonder what is up? Thanks for providing the link. George __ Meteorite-list mailing

[meteorite-list] Best Meteorwrongs

2005-02-07 Thread Bob Evans
I dont know if many of you have seen this site, but, it has some of the best meteorwrongs that Ive seen. See # 28 looks quite a bit like Allende http://epsc.wustl.edu/admin/resources/meteorites/meteorwrongs/meteorwrongs.htm Bob Evans __

Re: [meteorite-list] Is Brahin a ruster ?

2005-02-07 Thread Martin Altmann
Hi Lars, Brahin is untreated a hefty ruster like Brenham. With two of the main suppliers of Brahin I made the experience that Afanasjev (cometshop) did a good job in varnishing his slices. My oldest slice from him I had for almost 7 years without any problems and many others I had in stock for

[meteorite-list] Baygorria v. Campo del Cielo

2005-02-07 Thread Robert Verish
[meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - February 7, 2005 http://www.geocities.com/spacerocksinc/Feb7.html __ Hello All, In the above RFSPOD there are images of Campos. Yet in the background there is a poster that suggests the

[meteorite-list] Shirokovsky etching

2005-02-07 Thread Meteoryt.net
Hi Some time ago I win from FinMet cool iron-rich slice of my favorite pallasite Shirokovsky. I buy it for 2 reasons: 1) becouse its cool looking and different from all other slices I know 2) to check what will happend if I try etch it. So when It arrived I make my duty. I used 5% solution on

Re: [meteorite-list] Shirokovsky etching

2005-02-07 Thread Martin Altmann
Because they were to scrooge to use a good mixer, when they created it. My question is what it is ? Why this pattern looks like this ? http://www.meteoryt.net/ebay/shirokovsky_112a.jpg http://www.meteoryt.net/ebay/shirokovsky_112b.jpg http://www.meteoryt.net/ebay/shirokovsky_112c.jpg

Re: [meteorite-list] Hey have you seen this fireball?

2005-02-07 Thread Meteoryt.net
Wow is right, that puppy must have dropped a few rocks, what a shot! CharlyV Dont worry, Im sure that Ivans spy working hard to locate this fall :) -[ MARCIN CIMALA ]-[ I.M.C.A.#3667 ]- http://www.Meteoryt.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.PolandMET.com [EMAIL

Re: [meteorite-list] Baygorria v. Campo del Cielo

2005-02-07 Thread Alexander Seidel
Could someone who has a better understanding of this subject explain how the Baygorria Uruguay meteorite is related to the new Campos of Chaco Argentina? From the mere facts of the coordinates alone, and the descriptions, there may well be, but must not necessarily be an implication of a

[meteorite-list] OT: Info request concerning Mr. Frank Spitz, Darien, ILL.

2005-02-07 Thread drtanuki
Dear List, If anyone has had any dealings with a Mr. Frank Spitz from Darien, Illinois I would appreciate off-list information. Thank you in advance. Sincerely, Dirk Ross...Tokyo __ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours

[meteorite-list] Inexpensive displays for small meteorites

2005-02-07 Thread Darren Garrison
Last night I went on a quest for inexpensive individual display boxes for small meteorites. I came up with something that seems ideally suited for them. I don't know if they have ever been mentioned on the list before, but it turns out that there are clear plastic cubes for storing/displaying

Re: [meteorite-list] Hey have you seen this fireball?

2005-02-07 Thread Jeff Kuyken
Wow! What a show! As soon as I saw this I immediately thought of the stories and theories surrounding the Pasamonte fall! Cheers, Jeff Kuyken I.M.C.A. #3085 www.meteorites.com.au Tom Wrote: Wow, you have to see this fireball video http://www.geokhi.ru/%7Emeteorit/bolid-e.html Thanks,

[meteorite-list] tucson 2005 show, a wrap-up

2005-02-07 Thread Steve Arnold, Chicago!!!
Well I am at homeback safe and sound.This was my best tucson show ever.I want to thank everyone for making my 5 day stay wonderful.I came home with 24 new meteorites,including 4 new bob haag specimens from his private collection.I want to thank bob c. for letting me stay with him again.He was the

[meteorite-list] all most OT; WW2 stuff?

2005-02-07 Thread Tom Knudson
Hello List, This is almost off topic. : ) While meteorite hunting, I found some stuff, a titanium valve, most likely from a B-29, they used Kingman as an airfield / trash can. Also something that got me real excited for a minute, there on the ground was a perfect cone shaped meteorite, well it

Re: [meteorite-list] Velocity vs. mass vs. drag?

2005-02-07 Thread Jason Utas
Hello All, Although larger masses would have a larger surface area, smaller ones have a greater surface area to weight ratio. This means that assuming you had a large and small sphere of equal density, that the smaller would slow down faster because of it's greater surface area/weight ratio, even

[meteorite-list] Schreibersite - Inclusions or Plates?

2005-02-07 Thread Jeff Kuyken
G'day List, My very basic knowledge of iron meteorite minerals tells me that schreibersite exists as plates between other minerals in the matrix. (E.g. Taenite Kamacite). Have any meteorites been found where this mineral exists as relatively large irregular inclusions? (Think like the shape of

Re: [meteorite-list] Schreibersite - Inclusions or Plates?

2005-02-07 Thread M come Meteorite Meteorites
I am under waith the first analysis of the Umbria meteorite, the new italian iron, from the first analysis days ago is exit have a high quantitative of schreibersite. Matteo --- Jeff Kuyken [EMAIL PROTECTED] ha scritto: G'day List, My very basic knowledge of iron meteorite minerals