Hi Norbert,
you're not telling the truth :-)
Once I took a shale piece from you and when I cut it,
a tiny elongated grain of pure metal appeared, 3mm long, less then half a mm
wide. First I thought, what for a poor quality blade I had, that parts of it
got loose, but when I grinded the cut surface
The NASA Channel should definitely give you a regular spot!
From: "Sterling K. Webb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: [meteorite-list] OT: 3 NEW EXTRA-SOLAR PLANETS: NEPTUNES
ORSUPER-EARTHS?
Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 02:03:00 -0500
Hi,
With the extra-solar planet count no
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Hi Sonny,
> I just finished cutting up some suspected meteorites
> from a hunting trip last week. I have started
bringing
> home any su
Good Morning, Tucson
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--- Jim Gamble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 01:12:50 -0700 (PDT)
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Hello All,
Very sorry for the delay on this event. Software
problems ar
Ho list,
a client is looking for a complete, fresh Bensour specimen, +/- 200grams.
At a reasonable price (he doesn't expect 1$/g like 2 years ago, but neither
8-10$/g as it's found on some webpages).
Anybody there to help him?
Thanks,
Martin
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This should be called the forum of the pirates!
Come on, none of you is a saint.
But I confess that I start my day laughing a bit reading all this exchange
of compliments.
I find it very amusing.
What about a collective psic. terapy?
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12859900/
Asteroid risk to Earth lowered, scientists say
Chances of impact move 'in right direction,' toward odds of 1-in-24,000
By Alan Boyle
MSNBC
May 18, 2006
After a fresh round of radar observations, astronomers said Thursday
that the chances of a catastrophic a
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES
May 15-19, 2006
o Feature of the Week: "White Rock"
http://themis.asu.edu/feature
o Auqakuh Vallis (Released 15 May 2006)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20060515a
o Goodbye Crater (Released 16 May 2006)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20060516a
o Dunes (Released 17 May
Why are you on this list if you hate collectors?
No life? Isn't there more to do I in a place as beautiful as the Iberian
Peninsula as join a list of "pirates" and complain?
Michael Farmer
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Sen
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMN1C9ATME_index_0.html
ESA's new camera follows disintegration of a comet
European Space Agency
19 May 2006
The continuing disintegration of Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 has
allowed ESA scientists to see into the interior of the comet. Using a
revolutionary camera
I will post a couple of links here to show some of the goodies we recently
found in Oman.
http://meteoriteguy.com/oriented.JPG
Check out this ~40 kilogram nosecone! One of our finds only 3 weeks ago.
Please note, this photo is not when the meteorite was found. It was sitting
face down in the soi
For your viewing pleasure
http://www.catchafallingstar.com/sa5point5.htm
Jim Strope
421 Fourth Street
Glen Dale, WV 26038
http://www.catchafallingstar.com
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Thanks Mike and Jim for the really great meteorite photos this morning!
Both of your posts helped perk up my morning!
Frank Prochaska
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You are most welcome.
Here is a photo that might dissuade you from prospecting in Oman!
http://meteoriteguy.com/spider.JPG
These suckers are called Camel Spiders, and this is the first time I ever
saw them. It is the latest in the year I had ever gone to Oman, very hot,
even the nightly low was
I am not complaining.
Yes, there is more to do in Portugal.
I just came from the beach of Quinta do Lago.
The wheather is beautifull; the water is deep blue, the girls fantastic, and
there is no pirates on the horizon (this is because there were no martian
meteorites raining tonight).
Nothing t
And I have just finished the daily chore of watering my backyard vegetable
garden. A hard thing to have in a desert like Tucson. I picked 3 Zucchini,
one yellow squash, and about 15 small red tomatoes. All organic, no
fertilizer or pesticides needed. We will cook them for a late dinner
tonight. My
There is only one word to say: WOW!!!
I want to find such mets too! :(
Ingo
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Betreff: [meteorite-list] Some more spectacular meteorite finds.
Datum: Fri, 19 May 2006 10:13:36 -0700
Von: "Michael Farmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
An:
> I will post a couple of lin
Ingo, such meteorites are waiting all over the world, waiting to be found.
It only takes work, practice, and good luck to find them. I can not
guarantee that you will find them if you go hunting, but I can guarantee
that if you do not hunt, you will not find anything.
Go hunt, and sooner or later,
Hi again, Sonny,
I have to correct myself -- a search of the Met database turns up your
name in association with the Palo Verde Mine (AZ) meteorite:
"1998g stone found by Homer Stockam, 03/11/2004; classified by M.
Hutson,
ASU; main mass, L. Sloan; type specimen, Cascadia Meteorite Laboratory.
71
"How many on this list have ever seen a satellite
reentry? I'd be surprised if the answer is more than one."
You might want to start with at least a startled look.
March 25, 1988. Big'un -- Discarded Soviet cargo vessel came in over Texas
(on it's way to Canada). Wildest thing I've ever seen
WOW Jim, is that little beauty going up for sale?
That is unlike any Sikhote-Alin I have ever seen.
Mike
--- Jim Strope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> For your viewing pleasure
>
> http://www.catchafallingstar.com/sa5point5.htm
>
> Jim Strope
> 421 Fourth Street
> Glen Dale, WV 26038
>
> http:/
Well, it would be hard to put a price on so if I do decide to sell it, I
will probably put it on ebay. It reminds me of that incredible little
oriented Taza that you sold on ebay earlier this year for around a $1000- if
I remember correctly. Don't you think they could be mates
Jim Strop
You see?
After all, you are human!
AA
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From: "Michael Farmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Armando Afonso'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 7:02 PM
Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Ad 64 meteorites auctions ending right
now.PIRACY
And I have just fin
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 19, 2006
“WORLD RECORD METEORITE” VISITS FORT WORTH
The 1,430-pound pallasite meteorite found in Kansas and reported on by
ABC, NBC, CBS, and “USA Today” is on display at the Noble Planetarium
A giant space rock found in a farmer’s field by professional meteo
Look I know tensions high especially between you two. I expect this sort of
explosion from Mark, but I was surprised with Adam, so he must have a bad
day.
We are a united and valuable group.
Please try not to explode and it someone does (we are all human) then please
respond offlist.
My question
Hi, Dave,
I think that would be silly to expect someone to babysit this list.
I'm sure Art has other things to do besides to hover over the keyboard all
the time modding.
This blog is tame. Check out some others to see the real flame wars.
Both sides are entitled to speak without censorship,
Hola list,
because these are the hours, where beautiful specimens are shown around,
what about this one, which we, Andi Gren and I, just got in ?
http://www.meteoritenhaus.de/img/Quiz2.jpg
http://www.meteoritenhaus.de/img/Quiz1.jpg
Weight: 9 pounds, scale cube = 1ccm.
Guess what it is!!?!
this list its under death slowly slowly
It seems that this is what some of you hope for.
From: M come Meteorite Meteorites <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Pete Pete <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Mike V. Adam
Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 21:38:46 +0
Please ignore! I am having problems posting for some reason...I think it's
the newer version of my mail client, as posts have not been going through,
so here's a test...
PING!
5/19/06 1:12PM PAC
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I'm not sure if this particular topic was already covered but I was curious
to know if anyone ever followed up with this listing:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=6622919760&ssPageNam
e=STRK:MEWA:IT
It appears to be a freshly ablated Pallasite, does it not? I could be very
What kind of pallasite with such a nice graphite nodule can it be?...
Fred
Selon Martin Altmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Hola list,
>
> because these are the hours, where beautiful specimens are shown around,
> what about this one, which we, Andi Gren and I, just got in ?
>
> http://www.meteoriten
I would guess that it is a superb slice of Seymchan. I have several with
triolite such as this piece.
Nice specimen.
Mike Farmer
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Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 1:42 PM
To: Martin Altmann
Cc: Met
No it isn't Seymchan.
Hey Mike, it was a not so intelligent idea to buy the Baszkowka stone and to
drop it in Oman to rerecover it again.
The other way round, Mike, the other way round!
Martin
-Ursprüngliche Nachricht-
Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hey, don't worry about it Mike!
If I'd known that by collecting meteorites some people
would regard me as a "pirate" or a "smuggler" I'd have
started collecting years ago.
The truth of it is that many of my students actually
think the stuff you guys sell me is cool and love
being able to touch it.
Mike;
What beautiful meteorite finds! congratulations.Thank you for sharing the
pictures with us and the world of meteorites.That critter in the picture
looks edible.Good picuture.
Good to hear you are back to normal after the tragedy in your family.Time
marches on i guess.We'll go on c
Toluca. Saw some identical looking silicated
slabs.
Anyway, great specimen
Andrei
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To:
Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 10:54 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Quiz! - name this beauty
Hola list,
because these are the hours, w
Than must be Watson. Anyway, it's a II E with
silicate inclusions I guess. Unfortunately I'm not
sure about Watson's bandwidth.
Andrei
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From: "Martin Altmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Razvan Andrei'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 12:30 AM
Sub
I really do not want to open a can of worms again,but the vision meteorite
is back on at $7 million opening bid.I guess it will actually take a
heavenly body to fall on this guy to make it go away.And I f remember as a
kid,was not the VISION a super android with the AVENGERS?And not a rock?Go
figur
Jim;
That is a beautiful specimen,Thanks for showing it.Good luck
Herman.
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Hello List!
I am looking for specimens of Lazarev, Mt. Baldr, Thiel Mtns., and any other
Pre-Treaty Antarctics you may have. I already have ALH 76009. Trades welcome
too.
Thanks!
Mike Bandli
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Before this starts again!!!
It's an interesting stone for sure but we all know
what it isn't.
Can we please avoid what happened a couple of weeks
ago. I'm wearing out my mouse LMB deleting all the
mails about this rock.
Damn! I'm gonna charge that guy for contributing to
the wearing out of
No it isn't Seymchan.
Ha ! Becouse its Morasko :))) hi hi
Morasko is alvays the best and who cares about two olivines.
OK I cant tell what it is otherwise I will be disqualified by Martin.
Hey Mike, it was a not so intelligent idea to buy the Baszkowka stone and to
drop it in Oman to re
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html
SPIRIT UPDATE: Spirit Continues Winter Studies of Soil, Sky and Terrain
- sol 842-846, May 19, 2006:
Spirit is healthy and making progress on a winter science campaign of
experiments in Gusev Crater on Mars. Spirit has completed the first
phase
martian.
absolutelly. A vision told me.
aa
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From: "Marcin Cimala - PolandMET" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Martin Altmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
; "'Michael Farmer'"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 12:13 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Quiz! - name this be
martian.
By the smell.
aa
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From: "Marcin Cimala - PolandMET" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Martin Altmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
; "'Michael Farmer'"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 12:13 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Quiz! - name this beauty
No it isn'
Mike B. posted:
It appears to be a freshly ablated Pallasite, does it not? I could be
very
wrong, but would love to know.
Dear Mike and Listees:
Greetings Mike. If that's a meteorite, I will go to church on Sunday :
)
[in other words, highly unlikely]
I always get worried when I read e
> Here's another clue that this whole thing is
> probably bogus: Seller
> states: "owner . . . saw it fall and recovered it
> from a crater." He
> then goes on: "the back has signs of rust."
I trudge through the sludge that is false reporting. I
suppose we ought to object to this stuff but wh
Beautyfull stones, indeed.
Incredible, what we can find by the side of the road.
Or was the head of this strewfield on the lobby of the hotel?
AA
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From: "Michael Farmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 6:13 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Some more s
I don't get it.
Please elaborate.
Michael Farmer
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Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 5:12 PM
To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Some more spectacular meteorite finds.
Steve A. (ILL.) wrote:
<>
to which Rob M. responded with the Royal "WE":
<<...Can we please avoid what happened a couple of weeks ago. ...Apologies
for the mail. I suspect it won't be the last on the subject! >>
Steve, He was a "synthezoid". The "Behold the Vision" issue - I still recall
the r
Sorry, my english is a bit limited.
AA
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From: "Michael Farmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 1:17 AM
Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Some more spectacular meteorite finds.
I don't get it.
Please elabora
No, your english is clear. You suggest that we found these stones from near
the road or at a hotel.
Why might I ask, would you say that?
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Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 5:24 PM
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Hi Geoff,
I agree, at first! It looks nothing like a meteorite - not at all. But then
again, I have never seen a fresh Pallasite. Have any of you? And I cannot
find an image of any of the 3 witnessed pallasite falls we know of. Look
closer at the images. The pic on the bottom appears to be the fro
http://cgi3.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=zagami
Howdy folks,
I have a few meteorites up on ebay right now. Mostly small stuff I
have been putting aside for collectors looking for locations rather
than museum pieces. A few are falls, a few are finds, but only one is
a hot desert
It would be interesting to read your repport about this trip.
Did you spend a lot of time in the desert, before you found the stones?
You look for them while you drive, with the air conditioning at the maximum,
or walking by foot?
The question is that you look fresh like a biological lettuce from
Anyone who is into meteorites know's mike farmer.He is as honest as they
come.When mike says he has found a meteorite,you better damd believe him.I
have known mike for 5 years.He was the first one I saw who was meteorite
worthy in park forest.He had already gotten a huge pf piece.The man will
go an
Obviously, he is.
I simply like to introduce a bit of dialetics, even with my crude english.
Armando
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To:
Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 1:39 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] you can trust mike
Anyone who is into mete
Armando,
We drive from sunup to sunset, (in beginning of May, that was 05:48 am until
18:50 pm) stopping only for meteorites, interesting things, animals, plants,
fossils, crashed F16's, bombs, grenades, and camel skeletons. We also stop
for taking a leak, and getting water/food out of the cool bo
The authorities are complacent with the business, or momentarily blind?
AA
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From: "Michael Farmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Armando Afonso'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 1:48 AM
Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Some more spectacular meteorite find
Armando Afonso wrote:
> You look for them while you drive, with the air conditioning at the
> maximum, or walking by foot?
> The question is that you look fresh like a biological lettuce from
> Tucson in the photos, and I remember my look during a little trip to
> Morocco.
> I normally have a very
No, it was not so bad. The main mass is in display at the national museum,
and additional pieces are stored adequatelly.
But I blame them as much as you, for a unconcerned approach to the subject.
And it gave a bad image about my country, too. I don´t like it.
AA
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Fro
Doug posted:
The "Behold the Vision" issue - I still recall the red cover of the
mag which my friend had (an Avengers nut with Vision
specialty) in a baggie. Lessee, if Avengers #1 was in about 1964, and
they were monthly, that would have been in about good ol' year of '69.
Almost on the mo
Armando Afonso wrote:
>But I blame them as much as you, for a unconcerned approach to the
subject.
I far more concerned about the subject than one would imagine, and I
understand how it can offend. I don't think I'll ever get over the
Tagish Lake Fiasco even if I understand the decisions made. I
Thanks, Marcin for the link to photos of this truly beautiful stone!
Jim Baxter
> No it isn't Seymchan.
>
>
> Ha ! Becouse its Morasko :))) hi hi
> Morasko is alvays the best and who cares about two olivines.
> OK I cant tell what it is otherwise I will be disqualified by Martin.
>
>
> H
Thanks for sharing those great pics Mike and congrats on the finds. As for
the Camel Spiders... yikes! I remember reading up about them a few years ago
after the stories started coming out from troops in Iraq etc. I found a
video of them at that time. I'll upload it to my site if anyone is
interest
Hi Mike,
Unfortunately, I do not have a sample, but on a visit
to the meteorite vault at the Smithsonian Natural
history museum, I got a look at an Antarctic meteorite
numbered 76001 (dont remember the location to go with
the number). It was orange and bigger than a
basketball and covered in saw
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