Re: [meteorite-list] Question About Vesicle Size/Images

2009-03-14 Thread Steve Dunklee
I was wondering if they are really vesicles or was material washed out by the cutting fluid? cheers Steve --- On Fri, 3/13/09, habibi abdelaziz azizhab...@yahoo.com wrote: From: habibi abdelaziz azizhab...@yahoo.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Question About Vesicle Size/Images To: meteorite

[meteorite-list] Fw: Fragments recovered from the January 17fireball

2009-03-14 Thread Thomas Österberg
Hi List and Martin, I certainly agree with you! The best thing would be if the Danish authorities quickly revised their laws regarding meteorites, allowing private hunters and collectors to keep at least a portion of their findings. Perhaps something similar to the situation in Canada,

[meteorite-list] AD: Nice specimens of Tamdakht for sale

2009-03-14 Thread Ahmad bouragaa
Hello List I hope all are doing well with you, this a good piece of Tamdakht meteorite, its realy one of the best pieces found , mostly black, crust and fresh, you can see it on this web: http://www.flickr.com/photos/36221...@n07/ who interested contact me off the list; best regards

Re: [meteorite-list] More information and pictures of the Maribo fall!

2009-03-14 Thread Jeff Kuyken
Hi Thomas, Thanks for the link and it looks like a CM2. I wonder how long this material will last out in the elements! Probably not long! Cheers, Jeff - Original Message - From: Thomas Österberg marie.m.osterb...@telia.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Saturday,

Re: [meteorite-list] Fragments recovered from the January 17 fireball, a Carbonaceous!

2009-03-14 Thread Carsten Giessler
Hola, i found a report, in german language: http://nachrichten.t-online.de/c/18/09/97/60/18099760.html They write that the Danish Fall is a carbonaceous chondrite! My best, Carsten __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list

[meteorite-list] More information and pictures of the Maribo fall!

2009-03-14 Thread Thomas Österberg
Dear List, I just found this link to Geologisk Museum in Copenhagen, with more pictures of the meteorite fragements recovered, including some pics of the interior! Any idea its classification? Based on the text content (including articles in Politiken) it seems to be a very, very fragile

Re: [meteorite-list] More information and pictures of the Maribo fall!

2009-03-14 Thread tett
My bet is a CM carbonaceous meteorite. Based solely on the few pictures in the article so just a guess. Looks like a rare one! Cheers, Mike Tettenborn Owen Sound, Ontario Canada Thomas Österberg wrote: Dear List, I just found this link to Geologisk Museum in Copenhagen, with more

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteoroids Before Meteorites

2009-03-14 Thread Mr EMan
Sorry but these suppositions are hogwash. The evidence says no such thing! The link, while interesting, is unrelated. Until a second petrology from West is found, the color of the meteoroid internal matrix was what we see on what was recovered. Yes we can not prove any pre-entry surface

Re: [meteorite-list] Fragments recovered from the January 17fireball

2009-03-14 Thread Martin Altmann
I see also a problem, in to adjust a market value as the law says, Because if Danish meteorites are not allowed to be traded, they don't have any market value or because of their inavailability they would have an unnecessary high theoretical market value. -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von:

Re: [meteorite-list] unclassified oriented meteorites

2009-03-14 Thread Bill Kahlen
Maybe it is some kind of Ponzi Scheme? Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:17:33 -0700 From: meteorite...@yahoo.com To: stevenarnold60...@yahoo.com CC: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] unclassified oriented meteorites Why You already sold all of the West

[meteorite-list] Erick Wichman please contact me

2009-03-14 Thread Mr EMan
I an not able to get my email past your filters and am ready to ship. Elton Sorry List. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] Fw: Fragments recovered from the January 17fireball

2009-03-14 Thread Martin Altmann
Hi Thomas, yes indeed I think the countries could rely more on the positive experiences made with the recent falls, cause to me it seems, that to restrictive laws are not conducive to the purpose they were made for and lead rather to very small tkws or that no meteorites at all are recovered

[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - March 13, 2009

2009-03-14 Thread Michael Johnson
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Re: [meteorite-list] Meteoroids Before Meteorites

2009-03-14 Thread Mr EMan
Let me discuss this another way. Carl I believe that you really didn't mean to say that the color of a space weathered meteoroid's surface is the reason it is black when it reaches the ground. Ordinary chondrites arrive mostly blackish/charcoal-gray because of a melted film of magnetite and

[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - March 14, 2009

2009-03-14 Thread Michael Johnson
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Re: [meteorite-list] More information and pictures of the Maribo fall!

2009-03-14 Thread Michael Farmer
Looks like a classic CM2 Michael Farmer --- On Sat, 3/14/09, Thomas Österberg marie.m.osterb...@telia.com wrote: From: Thomas Österberg marie.m.osterb...@telia.com Subject: [meteorite-list] More information and pictures of the Maribo fall! To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date:

Re: [meteorite-list] More information and pictures of the Maribo fall!

2009-03-14 Thread Michael Farmer
Looks like a classic CM2 Michael Farmer --- On Sat, 3/14/09, Thomas Österberg marie.m.osterb...@telia.com wrote: From: Thomas Österberg marie.m.osterb...@telia.com Subject: [meteorite-list] More information and pictures of the Maribo fall! To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date:

[meteorite-list] West, TX 2 Stones Available - AD

2009-03-14 Thread Greg Hupe
Dear List Members, I would like to take this opportunity to offer two West, TX stones I found during my first trip to strewnfield. These were found on March 2, 2009 before the rains started on March 12th. I will include a color ID card and two locals newspapers each of the West, TX hunt.

[meteorite-list] Denmark meteorite fall

2009-03-14 Thread Michael Farmer
It is amazing sitting here in West, getting ready to hunt for the day, and thinking about another meteorite fall in Europe. Denmark is not a good place for meteorites, or hunting for them. And for those from the states thinking of going, it is also an extremely expensive country. I would base

[meteorite-list] Maribo fall and living costs in Denmark

2009-03-14 Thread Thomas Österberg
Hi Martin, Mike And others thinking of leaving for meteorite hunting trip to Denmark (Lolland). I totally agree with you, that the present Danish laws regarding ownership of meteorites, in practice will led to that the museum in Copenhagen will get just a tiny fraction of this fall,

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - March 14, 2009

2009-03-14 Thread Greg Hupe
A public apology to Michael Johnson, Last night I sent Michael a few pictures of the West, Texas Ash Creek stone I found and the impact hole. I asked if he would be interested in adding these to his wonderful ongoing West Texas hunt and find page to compliment the image of me with the stone

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - March 14, 2009

2009-03-14 Thread Darryl Pitt
Michael has periodically provided images of some of specimens being made available in the traditional auctions (Bonhams, Chait, Heritage). One of the great delights of RFSPOTD is MJ following his muse. darryl On Mar 14, 2009, at 12:31 PM, Greg Hupe wrote: A public apology to Michael

[meteorite-list] Any update on West's petrologic type?

2009-03-14 Thread Michael Gilmer
Hi list! Is brecciated L6 chondrite the official classification of West? Or is it still provisional? Regards and clear skies, MikeG . Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA) Member of the Meteoritical Society. Member of the Bayou Region

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - March 14, 2009

2009-03-14 Thread Dave Gheesling
Darryl, Greg All, Yes, Michael's muse has served all of us well! When he's posted upcoming auction lots on RFSPOD, however, he's also made it very clear that these were specimens for sale (and I always love seeing those great pieces, Michael!). There is no question whatsoever that Greg hadn't

Re: [meteorite-list] More information and pictures of the Maribo fall!

2009-03-14 Thread Mike Jensen
Hi Thomas list Thanks for the link to the article. I was just dying to see what the article said so I translated it online. Though it is a little crude as translators just do a literal translation her is what I came up with; New Fall of Meteorite in Denmark A small handful of black stones on

[meteorite-list] Fwd: Re: Meteoroids Before Meteorites

2009-03-14 Thread cdtucson
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:13:15 -0400 From: cdtuc...@cox.net To: Mr EMan mstrema...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteoroids Before Meteorites Elton, Yes, I have read all about the theory of ablation. Not much doubt that there is something to that. As science is based on a

[meteorite-list] AD - Rare Irons, Chondrtites and Achondrites

2009-03-14 Thread Peter Marmet
Hello All, Below the current list of all available irons. (They will be listed until Wednesday, March 18, 2009). http://www.marmet-meteorites.com/id42.html Now available (all from the well known SPACEJEWELS collection): - Carbo IID; found in Mexico 1923, part slice 180.05 g - Mount Magnet

Re: [meteorite-list] Fwd: Re: Meteoroids Before Meteorites

2009-03-14 Thread Darren Garrison
On Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:14:40 -0700, you wrote: Yes, I have read all about the theory of ablation. ... In my opinion, What this stone 6 study tells us is that some of the time there is clearly NO ablation. ... In science we should not ignore the facts because they are inconvenient and

Re: [meteorite-list] Fwd: Re: Meteoroids Before Meteorites

2009-03-14 Thread cdtucson
Thank God for great minds. http://www.bccmeteorites.com/pigeonholing.htm Darren Garrison cyna...@charter.net wrote: On Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:14:40 -0700, you wrote: Yes, I have read all about the theory of ablation. ... In my opinion, What this stone 6 study tells us is that

[meteorite-list] West hunt notes.

2009-03-14 Thread Michael Farmer
After spending a few hours and 10 miles of walking today, I found a 25 gram complete meteorite. The heavy rain is taking it's toll on the West meteorite pieces. The stone I found was showing signs of oxidation. Strangly a large metal nodule shows no problems but there are spots on the crust

[meteorite-list] WEST TEXAS METEORITE HUNT

2009-03-14 Thread Michael Johnson
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[meteorite-list] Iridium (+ Osmium ? + Technetium ?) measuring and testing

2009-03-14 Thread Michael Bross
Hello List and Darren (re: 2 articles you posted in the past on the list) Sorry, this will be a rather long post ! But please, I have newby questions. I hope for a discussion even if West and now the Denmark finds attract most of the posts. AS: I know... I haven't presented myself yet.

[meteorite-list] PALLASITE WANTED TO PURCHASE

2009-03-14 Thread R N Hartman
NOTICE: Mt. San Antonio College is interested in purchasing a pallasite for student display. Please note the following: Amounted budgeted is $500.00 only (tax and shipping many be added as applicable). No preference as to which find is offered as long as it is a stable piece. Preferably,

Re: [meteorite-list] West hunt notes.

2009-03-14 Thread Michael Bross
Hi Michael (and listers) It has been great for me , new to this list, to follow the hunt in West. And glad to see people like you still trying to recover as much as possible before it is too late ! There are other posts I would have liked to answer to, there are just too many ! All the best

[meteorite-list] Meteorite magazine

2009-03-14 Thread lebofsky
Hi Everyone: I was told, on Friday, that the February issue of Meteorite magazine has finally been mailed out. You should start seeing them soon! My impression is that they will arrive everywhere, except the US early next week (thanks to airmail) and probably a few days to a week later (thanks

Re: [meteorite-list] Iridium (+ Osmium ? + Technetium ?) measuring and testing

2009-03-14 Thread Darren Garrison
On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 03:25:05 +0100, you wrote: A- measuring on the field/ meteorite finding/ first testing: I read often that finders/hunters use magnets. What about a metal detector measuring Iridium ? or is Iridium detection too close to other elements, or too small in content to be singled

[meteorite-list] caveate emptor - fake and suspect Hamilton (Queensland)

2009-03-14 Thread Bob WALKER
Listoids Please read the article on the above on my news webpage http://www.qmig.org I'm now aware that some of the Hamilton (Queensland) I have purchased previously is FAKE I'm sorry to have to say that in my opinion the jury is still out on others Cheers

[meteorite-list] Plutonium discovers meteorite

2009-03-14 Thread Darren Garrison
While doing some research on trace elements in meteorites, I stumbled across this, vintage 2007. it's an entertaining read: http://sci.tech-archive.net/Archive/sci.geo.geology/2007-01/msg00098.html I think that some of you here have used Usenet science groups in the past and are very familar