Re: [meteorite-list] Water in Meteorites

2005-06-01 Thread Martin Altmann
As Zag is very widespread among the collectors as one of the most affordable observed falls - did anyone observed those salt crystals yet? They seem to be quite rare Meow? Martin - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Tuesday,

[meteorite-list] Lost/stolen Morasko

2005-06-01 Thread Martin Altmann
Hello list, a cut, etched Morasko individual of 288grams with fine Neumann lines was lost or rather stolen by Polish post these days. Please contanct me ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) or Andrzej Pilski ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ), if you find it offered somewhere. A picture: http://jba1.republika.pl/defkom.htm

Re: [meteorite-list] Water in space

2005-06-01 Thread MexicoDoug
Tracy L. wrote: Exactly! Consider the case of copper carbonate. In its hydrated form, it is a pretty blue crystal; we used to use it in our swimming hole in low amounts to kill off algae and weeds. In its anhydrous form, it's a greenish powder. Don't eat either one; bad. I'm not

Re: [meteorite-list] Chondrules inside CAIs

2005-06-01 Thread Bill Southern
Thank you Walter! Bill - Original Message - From: Walter Branch [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 6:58 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Chondrules inside CAIs Hello Everyone, Ok, if you are not interesed in this, you are not

[meteorite-list] Off Topic Spoof Warning

2005-06-01 Thread Dave Freeman mjwy
Dear List members; I have been receiving a new powerseller offer to join eBay powersellers when I already am one. Beware that these are bad eggs and should be forwarded to ebay. Do not put any info. by clicking on the phony ebay link imbedded in the text. Phony email looks very real but is

[meteorite-list] Ad- Ebay -nice Millbillillillie slice

2005-06-01 Thread Dave Harris
Hi, Well, I have decided to put the Millbill slice on eBay http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=6536757956 anyone interested? dave IMCA #0092 __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] Congratulations to Jeff Grossman!

2005-06-01 Thread Ron Baalke
Congratulations to Jeff Grossman, who was recently honored by having an asteroid named after him. The asteroid was discovered by Robert Matson. Below is the citation. Ron Baalke -- (99905) Jeffgrossman = 2002 QX50 Discovered

[meteorite-list] AD - New Ureilite Auctions Ending Today and Others

2005-06-01 Thread Greg Hupe
Dear List Members, In just a few short hours, the last few specimens of our new and fresh NWA 2705 ureilite auctions will end under my eBay seller name, naturesvault. Here are the direct links to them if you are interested: NEW - NWA 2705 Low TKW Ureilite Meteorite 3.2g End Cut

[meteorite-list] Comet Put on List of Potential Earth Impactors

2005-06-01 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.newscientistspace.com/article/dn7449.html Comet put on list of potential Earth impactors David L Chandler New Scientist June 1, 2005 A comet has been added to the list of potentially threatening near-Earth objects maintained by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Comet Catalina 2005

[meteorite-list] Congressman Rohrabacher Backs Asteroid Agency

2005-06-01 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.wired.com/news/space/0,2697,67697,00.html Congressman Backs Asteroid Agency Wired News June 1, 2005 The creation of a government agency to protect the Earth from a catastrophic asteroid strike is being endorsed by a senior member of the U.S. House Science Committee. But a related

[meteorite-list] How Deep Impact Works

2005-06-01 Thread Ron Baalke
http://science.howstuffworks.com/deep-impact.htm How Deep Impact Works by Carolyn Snare How Stuff Works Comets are traveling balls of astronomic history. Their origins go back to the formation of the solar system, approximately 4.6 billion years ago. When the sun was formed, it caused gases

[meteorite-list] Making Sense of Droplets Inside Droplets (Chondrules CAIs)

2005-06-01 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.psrd.hawaii.edu/May05/chondrulesCAIs.html Making Sense of Droplets Inside Droplets Planetary Science Research Discoveries May 31, 2005 --- The vexing presence of chondrules inside supposedly older calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs) in chondrites makes sense if the CAIs were

[meteorite-list] Jeff Grossman's email addy

2005-06-01 Thread Dave Harris
Hi, I wanted to ask Jeff Grossman a question re a classification issue - anyone have an email address that is appropriate for me to use? I am averse to using the email address in MAPS as I assume that it is an address for academics to use, rather than plebs like me. Best dave IMCA #0092

Re: [meteorite-list] Congratulations to Jeff Grossman!

2005-06-01 Thread Meteoriteshow
Hey, congrats Jeff! Fred Beroud - Original Message - From: Ron Baalke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite Mailing List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 6:32 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Congratulations to Jeff Grossman! Congratulations to Jeff

[meteorite-list] AD: new meteorite slices for sale on meteorieshow.com

2005-06-01 Thread Meteoriteshow
Dear List Member, As you know, I attended the second I.M.M.B.M. in Chamonix, where some meteorites slices were cut... I have started to get some ready for sale on my web site, including some very thin slices of ACFER 328 (CV3), some RARE slices of ACFER 331 (a CM2 that is very friable and

[meteorite-list] AD-meteorites for sale

2005-06-01 Thread Meteoriteshow
Sorry but the link I have insterted in my previous post seems to have got broken. You can also go to http://meteoriteshow.free.fr/ and click on meteorites for sale. Thanks for your understanding! Best wishes, Frederic Beroud http://www.meteoriteshow.com IMCA member # 2491 (http://www.imca.cc/)

[meteorite-list] Don't buy the hair! subtitle: What flew up Neil Armstrong's butt?

2005-06-01 Thread Darren Garrison
This gets my vote for the biggest most in need of a sense of humor in the feild of space science award since Apple had to rename a project to Butthead Astronomer http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/06/01/armstrong.hair.ap/index.html Neil Armstrong threatens to sue barbershop over hair clippings

Re: [meteorite-list] Re: (meteorobs) Artificial meteorites head back into space

2005-06-01 Thread Gerald Flaherty
Not off topic at all! MOST approriate. Let's see if the little beastees can survive reentry. Poor things! Glad they didn't tie me on!!! Chalk up one to life's space travel MAYBE! Jerry - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent:

Re: [meteorite-list] Water in space

2005-06-01 Thread Gerald Flaherty
Holy Cow! Even I am getting a glimmer[i repeat, glimmer] of understanding. I thank you Doug! AND I thank YOU TOM for asking a question that I always wanted to ask but was afraid to!! Jerry - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED];

[meteorite-list] NPA 07-26-1927 Charles Wylie to Hunt Tilden, IL. Meteorite

2005-06-01 Thread MARK BOSTICK
Paper: The Davenport Democrat and Leader City: Davenport, Iowa Date: Tuesday Evening, July 26, 1927 Page: 16 (of 16) To Study Sparta Meteor. An Iowa authority on meteors, Prof. Charles Wylie of the University of Iowa, plans to make an extensive investigation of a meteor which fell near

[meteorite-list] NPA 08-05-1927 Charles Wylie Secures Tilden, Il. Meteorite

2005-06-01 Thread MARK BOSTICK
Paper: The Daily Northwestern City: Oshkosh, Wisconsin Date: Friday Evening, August 5, 1927 Page: 9 (of 24) HUNTS STRANGE VISITORS FROM REMOTE ETHER University of Iowa Astronomer Charles C. Wylie Secures 46 Pound Specimen, One of Three That Struck the Earth Near Sparta, Ill., on July 13

[meteorite-list] NPA 07-26-1947 20 years ago...Wylie may secure Tilden Meteorite

2005-06-01 Thread MARK BOSTICK
Paper: Iowa City Press-Citizen City: Iowa City, Iowa Date: Saturday, July 26, 1947 Page: 4 (of 10) Under 20 Years Ago Today In Iowa City Prof. Charles C. Wylie, of the university faculty, may secure a chunk of the meteor that recently fell near Sparta, Ill. Having previously traced the

Re: [meteorite-list] Water in Meteorites

2005-06-01 Thread Marc Fries
Howdy I scored a piece of that meteorite and had it made into three thin sections. I've looked at a couple of dozen likely inclusions with our snazzy new Raman imaging device and didn't find an iota of water. I don't think there's any to be found. It is known that glassy inclusions in

[meteorite-list] First Shooting Star Seen from Mars

2005-06-01 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/050601_mars_meteor.html First Shooting Star Seen from Mars By Robert Roy Britt space.com 01 June 2005 NASA's Spirit rover photographed a streak of light that was likely part of a martian meteor shower, scientists announced today. The picture is the first

[meteorite-list] Mars Global Surveyor Images: May 26 - June 1, 2005

2005-06-01 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR IMAGES May 26 - June 1, 2005 The following new images taken by the Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) on the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft are now available: o Aram Chaos Complexity (Released 26 May 2005) http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/2005/05/26 o Young Impact (Released

Re: [meteorite-list] Water in Meteorites

2005-06-01 Thread Gerald Flaherty
Cool! - Original Message - From: Adam Hupe [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 4:59 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Water in Meteorites Dear List, Scientists reported fluid trains in the olivine of NWA 969 which I had a chance to

Re: [meteorite-list] Mars Global Surveyor Images: May 26 - June 1, 2005

2005-06-01 Thread Gerald Flaherty
Wow! that South polar view is awesome! - Original Message - From: Ron Baalke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite Mailing List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 5:02 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Mars Global Surveyor Images: May 26 - June 1, 2005 MARS

[meteorite-list] AD: Video Footage of our trip to Oman

2005-06-01 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello List; As many of you know, my wife Qynne and I returned a few weeks ago from The Arnold's Awesome Arabian Adventure '05. This was our meteorite hunting expedition into Oman. We found a few meteorites, and had a blast. We brought along a video recorder and we captured not only the

Re: [meteorite-list]What flew up Neil Armstrong's butt?

2005-06-01 Thread Michael L Blood
on 6/1/05 12:29 PM, Darren Garrison at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What flew up Neil Armstrong's butt? A wild hair? -- You and I do not see things as they are. We see things as we are. -Herb Cohen -- If a million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.

[meteorite-list] AD-1153g Canyon Diablo w/hole

2005-06-01 Thread Bob Holmes
Hello All- I have a real nice Canyon Diablo for sale that can be seen at http://www.meteoritebiz.com/CanyonDiablo1153.htm. Asking price is right around $1/gram! If you have any interest, please contact me off list. Thanks, Bob __ Meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] BIMS URL

2005-06-01 Thread JKGwilliam
Steve, I did a Google search and it took me all of 30 seconds to find the website for the BIMS Society. Try doing some of your own research, it can't be that herd. JKGwilliam At 04:48 PM 6/1/2005, Steve Arnold, Chicago!!! wrote: Will someone please inform me of the url for the BIM society

Re: [meteorite-list] BIMS URL

2005-06-01 Thread Dave Freeman mjwy
Maybe the issue is the herd is a herd of sheep;-) DF JKGwilliam wrote: Steve, I did a Google search and it took me all of 30 seconds to find the website for the BIMS Society. Try doing some of your own research, it can't be that herd. JKGwilliam At 04:48 PM 6/1/2005, Steve Arnold,

Re: [meteorite-list]What flew up Neil Armstrong's butt?

2005-06-01 Thread Gerald Flaherty
Just wait Mike till you become famous. Then you'll understand!! Jerry - Original Message - From: Michael L Blood [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 6:41 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list]What