[meteorite-list] Ballistol Source?

Good Morning- Recently I purchased a large Campo meteorite for my collection and have been recommended to occasionally use Ballistol on it to avoid corrosion. I have not been able to find it locally in any gun, sporting goods or hardware stores. I did find a couple sources on the internet

Re: [meteorite-list] Glorieta Mountain Hunt (with correct link!) I hope...

Hi Ruben, Thanks for the pictures. We will have to call you Mr Glorieta! Just teasing. Way to go ,that is a tough area to hunt. Sonny -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 4:54 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Glorieta

[meteorite-list] AD - Polymict Diogenite Breccia ending today, Pallasite tomorrow

Dear List Members, I would like to give a brief notice that my eBay auctions for the new Polymict Diogenite Breccia, NWA 4473 (the one I originally thought was lunar), will be ending in just a couple hours. I am still amazed this is not a lunar! Thank you to all who have purchased some of

[meteorite-list] Interesting read about an old meteorite fraud

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/287477_starman04.html How a local boy found his destiny in the stars Meteoric tale forged friendship, cemented interest in astronomy for future scientist Wednesday, October 4, 2006 By CAROL SMITH P-I REPORTER KIRKLAND -- In one of those chance collisions

Re: [meteorite-list] Glorieta Mountain Hunt

Hey! It says that it hasn't been activated! Wah! I wanted to see the new meteorites! lolSuziRuben Garcia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all,We (Earl, Stan, Jim and I) just spent a very quick dayand a half in Glorieta and had a great time! The firston, then off, then on again trip was really a

[meteorite-list] Re: 'Science Stud' Hosts PBS Show on KillerAsteroids

Title: Re: 'Science Stud' Hosts PBS Show on KillerAsteroids Hi Bob, Actually, my part only appears on the Nova ScienceNow website as a web video; the main story is about Apophis, and although meteorites are obviously tangentially related to asteroid impacts, the linkage wasn't direct enough

Re: [meteorite-list] hunting

We can find metorites in AZ, what in heck am I doing up here! D. F. tk wrote: Hi, have any of you hunting meteorites in AZ. Im interested in going. Whats your guys expeirence? Im new to the industry . thanks. __ Meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] Oriented meteorite auction tonight. AD

I have many very nice meteorites ending tonight. Some items of note: Here are two of the nicest oriented meteorites I have offered in years, superb specimens of Gao and Sikhote-Alin. These are choice pieces I have high-graded for years, and release one or two a month. Fresh black oriented Gao

[meteorite-list] Mars Global Surveyor Images: September 28 - October 2, 2006

MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR IMAGES September 28 - October 2, 2006 The following new images taken by the Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) on the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft are now available: o To Beat the Band (Released 28 September 2006) http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/2006/09/28 o Autumn Gullies

[meteorite-list] Meteor Awes Arizona Residents

http://www.azcentral.com/community/ahwatukee/articles/1004ar-meteor1004Z14.html Meteor awes Foothills residents JJ Hensley The Arizona Republic October 4, 2006 Jeff Hartman was just out for a night of relaxing stargazing with his new telescope Sunday night, but he didn't need that visual

Re: [meteorite-list] Hammers Update (AD)

Hi Fellow Meteorite Lovers, Just a brief note to let you know my hammers page is growing by leaps and bounds. I now have almost 35 different historical falls available including photos of the falls, photos of fire balls, links to videos, specimens available at very competitive prices,

RE: [meteorite-list] Ballistol Source?

Mike, It doesn't matter where you live, Ballistol can be nearly impossible to find in any retail store. Since you tried your local gun shops without success, you may have to bite the bullet (sorry - I couldn't resist) and buy it online. Ballistol has thousands of uses. Check out

AW: [meteorite-list] Ballistol Source?

Hiho, dunnoh, if it's helpful, but perhaps it's cheaper to buy from German ebay. Shipping rates seems to be cheaper, some sellers will ship worldwide, I'm to lazy to compare, but it seems to be cheaper. A small bottle costs less than 3$ and if you haven't bought the main mass of Campo it will

[meteorite-list] The eBay $13,000,000 space rock

Well, I did email the seller with a respectable tone - offering my experience and so on, and spent some time explaining that the pics couilld be better and so on and that the price was unreasonable and so on... I obviously wasted far too much time - I got a single word response Thanks Then I

Re: [meteorite-list] The eBay $13,000,000 space rock

I also contacted this seller about item #300034369553 - METEORITE offered at £7,000,000 starting price, saying that he will never have a single bid and I received the following reply: 'Of course when someone's grandaddy bought a large house his friends only jested that it might make a million

Re: [meteorite-list] The eBay $13,000,000 space rock

Hi Frederic The maximum cost to list any item at any price is $4.80. The real money is in selling of the item for Ebay. The fees would be almost $200,000 for Ebay and $377,000 for PayPal. Here is the fee calculator I mentioned on this same subject earlier in the week.

[meteorite-list] Murchison Price Difference

Hi List. If I am out of line here I sincerely apologize to any and all I may offend. Can some one explain why such a HUGE difference in auction price! I'm confused here. Check out both auctions and compare. Maybe there is something I'm missing here except my wallet! Sincerely Don Merchant

Re: [meteorite-list] Murchison Price Difference

Hi List. If I am out of line here I sincerely apologize to any and all I may offend. Can some one explain why such a HUGE difference in auction price! I'm confused here. Check out both auctions and compare. Maybe there is something I'm missing here except my wallet! Sincerely Don Merchant

Re: [meteorite-list] Murchison Price Difference

Don, A trip to Times Square in New York City ... There's some character and a crowd oo-ing around him while three upside-down coconut shells he melodically shuffles. One of them has a pop cap under it. You watch. It's the one on the right. Some apparently innocent bystander steps up to

[meteorite-list] October Meteorite-Times is now up

Hello Everyone! The October issue of Meteorite-Times is now up for everyone to read. http://www.meteorite-times.com ** Please be on the look out ** 130 Kgs of Campo del Cielo, meteorites ranging from 100 grams to 2 kgs was stolen From the Denver Mineral and Fossil show Sept 2006 . If any one

AW: [meteorite-list] Murchison Price Difference

Hi Don, although the difference is astounding and the seller decided to hide his feedback and to make anonymous the bid history - (I ask myself, why any seller is doing that in a branch, where a dealer essentially lives from his/her reputation??), I can assure you that it was no shill bidding, as

[meteorite-list] Ballistol to Sheath to Barricade Alternative

Hello- One of the list members replied to me that if I could not find Ballistol to go to a product called Sheath. He has had very good luck with it. After mentioning it- I remember having read of this on the list some time ago. He mentioned the Sheath is available at the Gander Mountain

[meteorite-list] The Jim Kriegh Nickel Test and Interview

Paul and Jim, I want to congratulate you two, as well as all the rest at Meteorite Times for another great issue. The Jim Kriegh interview is as interesting as it is inspiring. I hope I'm half as relevant to the art of meteorite hunting at 77 as Jim. Jim and I have been friends since 1998 when he

Re: [meteorite-list] The Jim Kriegh Nickel Test and Interview

Hi All, What a great interview and story on the Nickel test from Jim Kriegh! Without Jim, John, and Twink I never would have found my first meteorite at Gold Basin. Sonny -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wed,

[meteorite-list] AD - Catalog update, and pictures of the Rockies

Hello everybody, My Catalog is finally up to date. I just added some 30 pieces. Some are classics like Boxhole, Dawn and Ghubara. Portales Valley is a classic too, but these 2 cute little slices have very nice iron veins, not so common. Others are not so classic, like Aumale or Ste

[meteorite-list] (AD) ALLENDE

Hi again list.I have a 14 gram crusted (70%)of ALLENDE forsale.$100 plus I will pay shipping.Pics upon request. steve arnold,chicago Steve R.Arnold, Chicago, IL, 60120 website url http://stormbringer60120.tripod.com Illinois meteorites,since 1999!

Re: [meteorite-list] (AD) ALLENDE

1. what ever happened to the limit on adds per week. 2. try ebay, I have heard people sell things there. DF Steve Arnold, Chicago!! wrote: Hi again list.I have a 14 gram crusted (70%)of ALLENDE forsale.$100 plus I will pay shipping.Pics upon request. steve arnold,chicago

Re: [meteorite-list] (AD) ALLENDE

Are you kiddingits STEVE...HE JUST CONSTANTLY BREAKS THE RULES! - Original Message - From: Dave Freeman mjwy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Steve Arnold, Chicago!! [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 10:49 PM Subject: Re:

Re: [meteorite-list] The Jim Kriegh Nickel Test and Interview

Hi Sonny, Ruben and List, some day I hope I meet Jim Kriegh too. Its great to know that some people have their first find going along with a knowledgeable meteorite expert, isn't it? This happened to me too. How lucky for us!!! Otherwise it could be years to have a first find, right Michael