[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - January 24, 2008

2008-01-24 Thread SPACEROCKSINC
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[meteorite-list] Thanks

2008-01-24 Thread Walter Branch
Hello Everyone, Just wanted to thank everyone who sent in meteorites for the boy I know. There were some wonderful specimens from NWA 869 and Canyon Diablo to Odessa to Two-Dot, to name just a few off the top of my head. I will write up descriptions of the specimens this weekend and present

[meteorite-list] AD: Ebay Auctions

2008-01-24 Thread Walter Branch
Hello (again) everyone, I am placing the remainder of my meteorite collection up for auction on ebay. Some are there now, some will be up by the weekend. There are (or will be) some nice specimens including a 40 gram piece of Allende, two Georgia meteorites (Sardis and Claxton), Barwell,

[meteorite-list] FW: 30% off/next 24 hours...

2008-01-24 Thread michael cottingham
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[meteorite-list] Return of Red Rain

2008-01-24 Thread Mr EMan
Just when you thought it was safe again to walk in the rain http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/080122_red-rain.htm Eman __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Return of Red Rain

2008-01-24 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, All, The researcher (who found a historical correlation between odd rains and meteoritic and comet events, in case you didn't read the article) has a big bucket of nothing. He counts odd rains reported anytime in a year that a meteoritic event occurs or a comet appears as a

Re: [meteorite-list] Return of Red Rain

2008-01-24 Thread Darren Garrison
On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:26:23 -0600, you wrote: He counts odd rains reported anytime in a year that a meteoritic event occurs or a comet appears as a correlation. But a year with a meteoritic event or a comet is pretty much any year in human history, isn't it? He also counts cases of milk,

[meteorite-list] Meteorites from Mercury

2008-01-24 Thread E.P. Grondine
Hi everybody - You know, every so often we get these exchanges of rather short intense messages on the list about one or another particular meteorite. The messages are short and they begin suddenly and stop suddenly, and they're between the experts and dealers of important specimens. You got to

Re: [meteorite-list] Return of Red Rain

2008-01-24 Thread Sterling K. Webb
There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened. -- Douglas Adams,

Re: [meteorite-list] Return of Red Rain

2008-01-24 Thread Jerry
There is a theory. don't you just gota love it!! __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] Return of Red Rain

2008-01-24 Thread Walter Branch
If you were driving in your car at the sped of light and you turned on your headlights, would anything happen? I came home last night to discover that someone had stolen all the things in my home and replaced them with EXACT duplicates. You can't have everything. Where would you put it?

Re: [meteorite-list] Return of Red Rain

2008-01-24 Thread Don Rawlings
Good Lord. We already spammed the list with this crap last year. It is not a meteorite so how about taking this garbage elsewhere. Thanks in advance. Don --- Mr EMan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just when you thought it was safe again to walk in the rain

[meteorite-list] Thin Section, Polished or Lapped?

2008-01-24 Thread Thetoprok
Hello List, I want to have some thin sections made. While investigating I found that I have a choice, polished or lapped. Does anyone have any input or advice as to which is the more desirable for cross polar viewing? Any reputable thin section makers to recommend? Thanks. Countin' Down

Re: [meteorite-list] Thin Section, Polished or Lapped?

2008-01-24 Thread Impactika
In a message dated 1/24/2008 5:58:19 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hello List, I want to have some thin sections made. While investigating I found that I have a choice, polished or lapped. Does anyone have any input or advice as to which is the more desirable

[meteorite-list] freshest paleo EL3 material?

2008-01-24 Thread Phil Morgan
Tom Phillips posed an interesting question the other day about any of the EL3 material that might have been on higher ground and not so severely weathered. I cut what I thought was a small weathered chondrite the other day and believe it is this EL3 material but with a decent amount of metal.

[meteorite-list] Let's call them asteromets

2008-01-24 Thread Darren Garrison
http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/node/1825 News Stardust blurs line between asteroids and comets Friday, 25 January 2008Cosmos Online SYDNEY: A new analysis of comet grains collected by NASA's Stardust probe, has surprised experts by revealing that they don't contain samples of the most ancient

Re: [meteorite-list] freshest paleo EL3 material?

2008-01-24 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
That is what I would expect to see in an individual that was not Fossilized. Let's see what others think! Tom In a message dated 1/24/2008 9:59:29 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Tom Phillips posed an interesting question the other day about any of the EL3 material

Re: [meteorite-list] Return of Red Rain

2008-01-24 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, Don, List, Well, the topic concerns the claimed infall of extraterrestrial material onto the Earth, a suggestion put forth by academic astronomic professionals. I happen to think they're wrong, and most of their fellow professionals in the field think they're wrong, but that doesn't rule

[meteorite-list] FW: More of a Trade Offer!

2008-01-24 Thread michael cottingham
From: michael cottingham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 11:36 PM To: 'michael cottingham' Subject: AD: More of a Trade Offer! Hello, Here is one rare meteorite! One of the rarest I have ever owned.