[meteorite-list] AD: "Meteorite" now in over 65 languages

2007-11-09 Thread drtanuki
Hello List, The list of languages and words for meteorite has been updated to include more than 65 languages. Thank you to all on the list that have contributed; their names and credits are at the bottom of the webpage. http://meteoritesjapan.com/metdict.aspx If anyone has more words to add

Re: [meteorite-list] Scalecube Family

2007-11-09 Thread Martin Altmann
Dear Doug, a really excellent synopsis! Some illustrations: Here we have the monument in Dacice, commemorating the production of the first sugar cube: http://www.zuckersammler.de/gfx/tauschtage/dacice_03_01.jpg A pilgrimage site for sugar cube fanatics from all over the World. These first produ

Re: [meteorite-list] Scalecube Family

2007-11-09 Thread Matthias Bärmann
of course, martin.and here we have a monument, celebrating the synthesis of wuerfelzucker & fusion crust: http://www.welt.de/multimedia/archive/00194/Gregor-Schneider_DW_194337g.jpg - Original Message - From: "Martin Altmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'mexicodoug'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

[meteorite-list] Post-Cretaceous/Tertiary Impact Ammonites Found in New Jersey

2007-11-09 Thread Paul
Rethinking What Caused the Last Mass Extinction by John Noble Wilford, November 6, 2007, New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/06/science/06fossil.html?ref=science http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/06/science/06fossil.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5070&en=4d31bafcd36b6bfb&ex=1195016400&emc=eta1 “On

[meteorite-list] WHITES METAL DETECTORS FOR SALE

2007-11-09 Thread Ruben Garcia
If you need a detector I have one or two for sale. Whites Gold Master 2 = $250.00 Whites Gold Master Vsat = $300.00 Whites Gold Master 3 = $375.00 I have found irons/ pallasites and chondrites with these. They're all highly used but in great working condition. Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona h

[meteorite-list] chondrule color variation

2007-11-09 Thread steve arnold
Good morning list.A question that has had me puzzled for along time has been,what causes chondrules to become the color's they do.I have seen black,white grey,and even some multi-color ones like chondrule conglomerate.What is the scientific principle behind this. Steve R.Arnold,chicago,Ill,Usa!!

[meteorite-list] AD Iridium rich K/T layer 5 / 7 locality

2007-11-09 Thread andi
Hi List, for the collectors of impactites and impact related stuff I would like to offer two kinds of iridium rich K/T layer sets. Around 4.5g each locality . first set contains 7 locality , there are : Stevens Klint / Denmark the type locality Geulhelm / Netherlands a location in a cave ht

[meteorite-list] AD Iridium rich K/T layer 5 / 7 locality

2007-11-09 Thread PolandMET
is 45$ www.meteoritenhaus.de/img/KTset5.jpg please ad 5$ for shipping worldwide. Thanks for interest Best Regards Andi __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ NOD32 2649 (20

Re: [meteorite-list] Since Scale Cubes are a topic today

2007-11-09 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, Matthias said the introduction of the scalecube into the natural scene is the insertion of the Absolute, the Platonic Ideal. Yes, true, and, as such, tells us so much more about the beings making the photograph than it does about the object being photographed. As for using scalecubes

Re: [meteorite-list] Since Scale Cubes are a topic today

2007-11-09 Thread Delbert Waterbury
Yeah I guess it would be nice to have a 3D laser scanning machine to scan all my meteorites into. However I don't have a few hundred thousand dollars (or maybe millions) to spend right now on something like this. So I'll have to settle for the next best thing (and the cheapest) using my very own sc

[meteorite-list] Thin Section Box by PolandMET

2007-11-09 Thread PolandMET
Hi I like build different things, especialy when I think out new project. This time I want present easy to use, field use recomended box for see thin section in cross polarized light. You need only loupe, light and thin section :) step 1 First of all, we need to buy one thin section box from Je

Re: [meteorite-list] Since Scale Cubes are a topic today

2007-11-09 Thread Martin Altmann
>Maybe, scalecubes are just more Fun? No, they are a simple clue for the beholder to estimate the size of the pictured stone. If any reference is missing, one couldn't judge whether the meteorite has the size of an egg or a basketball. If you put a Tim Heitz on top of the Campo main mass, althoug

Re: [meteorite-list] Did a Collision Cause Comet 17P/Holmes'MysteriousOutburst?

2007-11-09 Thread lebofsky
Hi List: I am trying this again since my previouys forward did not appear to go through. On November 13, this newly-discovered asteroid (only about 20 meters diameter) will pass within 2 Earth radii of the CENTER of the Earth (that is close). It will be 9th magnitude (about 50-100 times too faint

Re: [meteorite-list] Did a Collision Cause Comet 17P/Holmes'MysteriousOutburst?

2007-11-09 Thread Spaceguard
Yep. It's the Rosetta spacecraft making its planned gravity assist fly-by of the Earth. Jay Tate The Spaceguard Centre - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Meteorite Mailing List" ; "Ron Baalke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2

[meteorite-list] MUNICH 2007 picts

2007-11-09 Thread Peter Marmet
Hi All, I finally put a few picts from the 2007 Munich Show on my web page: http://www.marmet-meteorites.com/id36.html Sorry for the delay! Cheers, Peter __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mai

Re: [meteorite-list] Thin Section Box by PolandMET

2007-11-09 Thread jbaxter112
Waaay cool, Marcin! Jim Baxter > Hi > I like build different things, especialy when I think out new project. > This time I want present easy to use, field use recomended box for see > thin section in cross polarized light. > You need only loupe, light and thin section :) > > step 1 > First of al

Re: [meteorite-list] Thin Section box by Polandmet

2007-11-09 Thread jeff hodges
What a wonderfull little invention. I'm building one right after I finish this email. So many uses. And such a compact, simple and inexpensive solution for a common problem all us thin section aficionados have run into on numerous occasions. Pura Vida, Jeff Hodges _

[meteorite-list] Rosetta gravity assist flyby

2007-11-09 Thread mexicodoug
Someone has a sense of humour, especially the flying couch comment ! So, will closest approach be 20:57, 21:04, 21:13 UT, or undetermined, and who will get the view? I think Rosetta won't be rising until 21:15 where I'm at in southern North America, and at close approach will be moving at aro

Re: [meteorite-list] Rosetta gravity assist flyby

2007-11-09 Thread lebofsky
The first announcment was a real one. I do not think that it was at first realized that it was Rosetta! I hope there will be more info in the next few days. Larry On Fri, November 9, 2007 11:35 am, mexicodoug wrote: > Someone has a sense of humour, especially the flying couch comment ! > > > So,

Re: [meteorite-list] Did a Collision Cause Comet 17P/Holmes'MysteriousOutburst?

2007-11-09 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, Using the List to get a message to Larry Lebofsky, since that's the only way I can email him (I think). I got a message from my mailer-demon that says: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: 150.135.111.1 does not like recipient. Remote host said: 550 5.7.1 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... Access denied Giving u

[meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day has moved

2007-11-09 Thread Michael Johnson
Here's the new Rocks from Space Picture of the Day: http://www.rocksfromspace.org/ Sincerely, Michael Johnson http://www.spacerocksinc.com/ http://www.sikhote-alin.org/ __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://s

Re: [meteorite-list] Rosetta gravity assist flyby

2007-11-09 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, There's something re-assuring about the notion that we could detect a "potential impactor," even if we didn't immediately recognize that it's one of ours! Sterling K. Webb - - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day has moved

2007-11-09 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Absolute superb job! Mike deserves our thanks for the site we all look forward to checking out daily. Thanks Mike! Tom Phillips In a message dated 11/9/2007 2:37:58 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Here's the new Rocks from Space Picture of the Day: http:/

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - November 9, 2007

2007-11-09 Thread Jerry
That is astonishing! Jerry Flaherty - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 11:20 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - November 9, 2007 http://www.rocksfromspace.org/November_9_2007.html

[meteorite-list] Ad- Mali stones

2007-11-09 Thread robert cucchiara
Good Day list. I have many pristine stones from the Mali fall. The sizes range from 14 grams to 700 grams. Priced reasonable at $3 a gram. You can reply off list to this email address or to [EMAIL PROTECTED] as what sizes you are looking for and I would be happy to email you photos. Thank you Bo

Re: [meteorite-list] Did a Collision Cause Comet 17P/Holmes'MysteriousOutburst?

2007-11-09 Thread Jerry
WOW. Glad you reposted this! Jerry Flaherty - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Jerry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Meteorite Mailing List" ; "Ron Baalke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 12:24 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Did a

Re: [meteorite-list] Rosetta gravity assist flyby

2007-11-09 Thread Chris Steyaert
And the awakening: http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/mpec/K07/K07V70.html Chris At 19:35 09/11/2007, mexicodoug wrote: Someone has a sense of humour, especially the flying couch comment ! So, will closest approach be 20:57, 21:04, 21:13 UT, or undetermined, and who will get the vi

Re: [meteorite-list] Rosetta gravity assist flyby

2007-11-09 Thread Jerry
I think they may refer to this event as "Friendly Fire" [miss] Jerry Flaherty - Original Message - From: "Sterling K. Webb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Meteorite List" Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 4:21 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Rosetta gravity assist flyby Hi, There's some

[meteorite-list] AtTn Mike Farmer

2007-11-09 Thread David & Kitt Deyarmin
You might want to read this thread on Joe's forum http://illinoismeteorites.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1193152271 __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] Rosetta gravity assist flyby

2007-11-09 Thread mexicodoug
"This incident, along with previous NEOCP postings of the WMAP spacecraft, highlights the deplorable state of availability of positional information on distant artificial objects (whether in earth orbit or in solar orbit). The Distant Artificial Satellites Observations (DASO) page on the MPC webs

[meteorite-list] Looking for L5 or L6 Material

2007-11-09 Thread David & Kitt Deyarmin
I'm looking for a reasonably priced L5 or L6 specimen to make into a 50mm sphere. If you have something you think will work contact me off list at bobadebt at ec.rr.com If you have a large piece and would like it cut into slices we might be able to work something out. Thanks ___

[meteorite-list] Diogenite and rare CK4 - AD

2007-11-09 Thread PolandMET
Hello Tooday I want to introduce another two meteorites: NWA 4962 - rare, fresh, low TKW, carbonaceous chondrite CK4 NWA 4965 - beautifull brecciated diogenite, super polished slices at reasonable price. http://www.PolandMET.com -[ MARCIN CIMALA ]-[ I.M.C.A.#3667 ]- http://www.Met

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day has moved

2007-11-09 Thread Ruben Garcia
Very Cool!!! Nice Job, Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona http://www.mr-meteorite.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __ Meteorite-li

Re: [meteorite-list] AtTn Mike Farmer

2007-11-09 Thread Michael Farmer
This is more crap from Randall Gregory, the nuttiest person I have met in meteorites to date, and that say's a lot. Michael Farmer --- David & Kitt Deyarmin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You might want to read this thread on Joe's forum > > http://illinoismeteorites.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=119315227

Re: [meteorite-list] AD Carancas

2007-11-09 Thread Michael L Blood
These are not only exceptionally large for Carancas but, in Addition, two have outstanding Slick'nSlide and one has 15% rich, black Fusion Crust. They are 2.870g 3.919g & 4.536g They are so fascinating to look at, you should take A peek even if you aren't interested in purchase. They Are th

[meteorite-list] CR2-largest found?

2007-11-09 Thread mmorgan
List I would like to know the mass of the single largest piece of a CR ever found and documented. Thanks, Matt Morgan -- Matt Morgan Mile High Meteorites http://www.mhmeteorites.com P.O. Box 151293 Lakewood, CO 80215 USA __ Meteorite-

[meteorite-list] Leigh Anne DelRay

2007-11-09 Thread Notkin
Dear Listees: Many of you know Leigh Anne DelRay. She is a jeweler and silversmith, meteorite collector, and is admired for her meteorite jewelry which is regularly featured at the annual Denver meteorite auction. She lived in Denver for a number of years and was a member of the Denver COMETS.

Re: [meteorite-list] CR2-largest found?

2007-11-09 Thread Joe Kerchner
Sounds like you found a big one? Care to share? Any photos? Am I just loony to suggest that you found the big one? Best, Joe K http://illinoismeteorites.com On Nov 9, 2007 8:18 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > List > I would like to know the mass of the single largest piece of a CR ever found >

[meteorite-list] Fwd: Randall Gregory strikes again!

2007-11-09 Thread Joe Kerchner
-- Forwarded message -- From: Joe Kerchner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Nov 9, 2007 11:12 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Randall Gregory strikes again! To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello listees, Here is a really interesting post at The SkyRock Cafe from Mr. Randall Greggory, he calls

[meteorite-list] Re-Modeled Website.

2007-11-09 Thread Impactika
Hello everybody, I am done! I think. And just on time for the weekend. I have never liked those buttons on the right-hand column of my website, and after much beating my head against the wall (I am not a programmer!!) I believe I got rid of them, and replaced them by links at the top and b

Re: [meteorite-list] Fwd: Randall Gregory strikes again!

2007-11-09 Thread Michael Farmer
What is interesting about it? This guy is a proven liar like 50 times over here on this list. He lied about buying material, he lied about beinga doctor, he lied about being a lawyer, he lied about everthing he has said. Anyone still believe that spew he writes? In my book, someone who lies in ever