[meteorite-list] FIFTY NWA METEORITES SALE

2005-03-05 Thread dean bessey
I just completed a new sale page at: http://www.meteoriteshop.com/sales/s1sale301-350.html 20% discount on anything of interest. Sincerely Dean __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

[meteorite-list] re: Internet telephony: perfect for meteorite-hunting globe-trotters

2005-03-05 Thread Marco Langbroek
As an alternative to meteorite chat (typing), is anyone else out there a Skype user? I just recently learned of the program from Ed Majden, and it's terrific. Yep, I can second this! Talked to both Rob (Matson) and Ed (Majden) the last two days, intercontinental (Eurpope to North America) and

Re: [meteorite-list] re: Internet telephony: perfect formeteorite-hunting globe-trotters

2005-03-05 Thread tett
I too had a nice chat with Rob. Also spoke with a business acquaintance in Taipei. The call to Taipei was crystal clear and sounded even better than the phone. Cheers, tett - Original Message - From: Marco Langbroek [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite list

[meteorite-list] Semi- on topic-- portable star

2005-03-05 Thread Darren Garrison
Very cool. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7081156/ MSNBC.com Newfound star smaller than some planets Find sheds light on gray area in celestial definitions By Robert Roy Britt Senior science writer Space.com Updated: 6:01 p.m. ET March 3, 2005 Astronomers have found the tiniest full-fledged

[meteorite-list] AD: Individuals from classic falls on eBay

2005-03-05 Thread Herbert Raab
Dear fellow collectors, I have a toal of five nice, fully crusted individuals from the classic meteorites showers Pultusk (Poland, 1868) and Holbrook (Arizona, 1912), ranging from 0.6g to 30g, currently on eBay. The auctions are ending in about 24 hours. To see the specimens, please follow

[meteorite-list] Hunting at Canyon Diablo

2005-03-05 Thread Norman Smith
Does anyone know if hunting for meteorites anywhere around Meteor Crater is permitted? With all of the Canyon Diablos that show up on Ebay, it looks like a pretty successful place to hunt. Norm __ Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday!

Re: [meteorite-list] Hunting at Canyon Diablo

2005-03-05 Thread David Freeman
NOPE, large fine if you are caught All that ebay stuff has been collected years ago, or has been illegally collected. Successful hunting if you don't have the crater folks contact the county sheriff and that $250 fine isn't gleefully awarded the successful trespasser Dave F. mjwy

[meteorite-list] (Vaguely OT) Letter of Commendation

2005-03-05 Thread Kathy Wallace
Hi List, I am new to meteorite collecting and would like to relate the following: I would like to commend two of the members of the meteorite list. As you know awhile back, the list was rampant with talk of lost in the mail meteorites. Although I didn't write, I had a really bad Christmastime

Re: [meteorite-list] (Vaguely OT) Letter of Commendation

2005-03-05 Thread David Freeman
Dear Kathy, All; Through out over 900 auctions in the past year and a half, and nearly 90% mailed USPS, I will tell you that as a buyer, if you do not require your seller to offer insurance and delivery confirmation, YOU are asking for trouble. If you are a seller and do not require your

Re: [meteorite-list] (Vaguely OT) Letter of Commendation

2005-03-05 Thread Tom Knudson
I agree Dave, but what if, as a seller, I offer insurance and state in my auctions that if you are do not get insurance, I am not responsible, does that cover me? As far as delivery confirmation, I just about always get it, sometimes at my own expense, just to cover myself (as a seller). I also

Re: [meteorite-list] (Vaguely OT) Letter of Commendation

2005-03-05 Thread Darren Garrison
On Sat, 05 Mar 2005 15:03:07 -0600, Kathy Wallace [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: meteorites thru his 1/2 price sale of 12/6/04. Well, close to Christmas, I had not received the meteorites but thought it could just be slow mail what with the Christmas mail rush, so I finally emailed Michael asking

[meteorite-list] Another meteorite cutting question

2005-03-05 Thread Darren Garrison
Would something like this be appropiate? I'm looking for something that doesn't take up much space, as, not having a garage or basement, I would have to keep it in my house. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=7303743420 __

[meteorite-list] NPA 02-28-1893 Mt. Joy Meteorite Analyzed

2005-03-05 Thread MARK BOSTICK
Paper: Gettysburg Compiler City: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Date: Tuesday, February 28, 1893 Page: 4 (of 4) A METEOR ANALYZED It Is Found to Be Composed of Six Distinct Minerals An analysis has just been made of one of the three largest meteorites that have hit the United States. This analysis

[meteorite-list] Happy Birthday Gao-Guenie, Oriented TS Photos

2005-03-05 Thread MARK BOSTICK
Happy Birthday Gao-Guenie. The most amazingly underpriced meteorite fall. Not so amazingly...from Africa. The following is a link to a Geo-Guenie thin section in my collectionand from Steve Arnold, IMB. It was made from a center cut of an oriented meteorite and a full slice was used on

[meteorite-list] Dean Bessey is trying to make me rob a bank!

2005-03-05 Thread Darren Garrison
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=6516347511 __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] (Vaguely OT) Letter of Commendation

2005-03-05 Thread Impactika
In a message dated 3/5/2005 2:03:42 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: and Impactika - Anne Black who was so very helpful with TX meteorites for my husband's Christmas present. THANKS to all of you. -- You are

[meteorite-list] RE: Recent Franconia Field Trip

2005-03-05 Thread WAHLPERRY
Hi List, I thought I would share some photos of our last Franconia meteorite hunting trip. I decided to go to Franconia to meet Larry Sloan. John Blennert was also there with some of his friends and his son JJ. The first part of the day I spent talking to everybody and trying to figure out how

RE: [meteorite-list] Dean Bessey is trying to make me rob a bank!

2005-03-05 Thread Charles Viau
Wow Dean! -- From specks to spaceships! What a fantastic opportunity for someone with a lot of disposable income. Makes me want to rob a bank too! CharlyV -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Darren Garrison Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005

[meteorite-list] Check out these chondrules!

2005-03-05 Thread Darren Garrison
This is a tiny sliver of NWA 924 (about 1 cm at the widest, less than 1 mm thick, too light to even regester on my scale) that is packed with beautiful chondrules: http://webpages.charter.net/garrison6328/nwa_924_chondrules.jpg