[meteorite-list] Cutting stones on small saws - for newbies. (Collective wisdom of the List)

Hi Listees! I want to thank everyone who replied to my request for information about my new lapidary saw and how to use it. I received many helpful replies offlist and I think these emails probably saved me much trial and error - not to mention a few blades and fingers. Since my main interest is

[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - May 21, 2009

http://www.rocksfromspace.org/May_21_2009.html __ **Huge savings on HDTVs from Dell.com! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221836042x1201399880/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fad.doubleclick.ne t%2Fclk%3B215073686%3B37034322%3Bb) __

Re: [meteorite-list] Isopropyl concentrations was Question about cutting stones on a small saw

Hey Ed, The usefulness as fuel depends on the concentration of water. Rubbing Alcohol is 70% Isopropyl 30% water. The "fuel line antifreeze"(Heet TM etc)is 99%. If you are using it in an alcohol stove you need the Heet vs Rubbing alcohol. Not much choice: either cut in oil or water or alcohol

Re: [meteorite-list] Finding Rare CK4 Meteorites with Rob Matson and friends - VIDEO!

Great video, Ruben - thanks for sharing this! Then again: what makes you so sure these are "CK4"s, a rather specific classification of carbonaceous chondrites, just from simple eye and magnet inspection in the field? I pretty much assume this must have to do with Rob´s mentioned find a couple o

Re: [meteorite-list] The COMET that killed the dinosaurs

Hi Ed, The case we are discussing is the suspected and curious Nickel and Gold rich pseudometeorite or meteorite from DSDP Hole 576 recovered by UCLA's Cosmochemist Frank T. Kyte. Without giving my personal opinion, here are Kyte's thought on whether his object and the Chicxulub impactor in

[meteorite-list] Finding Rare CK4 Meteorites with Rob Matson and friends - VIDEO!

Special thanks to Rob Matson for being part of this meteorite hunt/video and also helping to confirm our finds. Thanks also to Mike Morgan for discovering that "Ace Meteorite Hunter" Rob Matson had (unintentionally) left a few CK4 fragments us to find. Click BELOW to watch the video (and see p

Re: [meteorite-list] Question about cutting stones on a small saw

Hi Don, It was part of my site but I took the site down about three or four years ago. I too have bought saws, blades and accessories from Kingsely North. Good company. I bought a nice trim saw from them. My first attempts at cutting were, er, not-too-good, but NWA stones make good practic

Re: [meteorite-list] K-T fossil meteorite picture

Even if it a meteorite, what evidence other than coincidence links it to Chicxulub impactor? During the weeks, month, and even decades when the KT boundary layer was deposited an untold number of other meteorites must have fallen into the sea to be incorporated into the sediment layer.

[meteorite-list] NASA Rover Sees Variable Environmental History at Martian Crater

May 21, 2009 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.br...@nasa.gov Gay Yee Hill Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-0344 gay.y.h...@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-117 NASA ROVER SEES VARIABLE ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY AT MARTIAN CRATER PASADENA, Calif. -- O

Re: [meteorite-list] Searching for Meteorites in the Deserts of Oman

Thanks for the many links Paul. :) On 5/21/09, Paul wrote: > > Searching for Meteorites in the Deserts of Oman > By Simon Mitton, Astrobiology Magazine, May 17, 2009‎ > > http://www.astrobio.net/news/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3139 > > Yours, > > Paul H. > > > > > > __

Re: [meteorite-list] K-T fossil meteorite picture

The issue with the Kyte object is that no primary meteoritic minerals or textures survive. There is just chemical evidence. I know that Frank is sure that this was once a meteorite, but the lack of anything primary means that it will be a very difficult sell to the NomCom as a fossil meteorite.

Re: [meteorite-list] Sterling, help with some calcs please

Hi Sterling - Do you think that we'll ever see Smit's refutation of Keller get any media play? Sadly, my guess is "no". I wonder if Baptistina family itself was not formed when a comet hit an asteroid. Thanks for the updaate. With that information I suppose you and Elton will be along with

[meteorite-list] Eltanin

I wrote: "Kyte has classified the only meteorite from the Pacific Ocean, a 2.4 million year old mesosiderite officially named Eltanin, found 5km below sea level in other core samples, which he interprets to be part of the largest meteorite fall dropped, ever recovered on Earth. (TKW 1.2 Kg mo

Re: [meteorite-list] K-T fossil meteorite picture

Dear Bernd, List, Thanks for the interesting post on this curious case. So everyone can enjoy this 0.25cm "fossil" "meteorite" which Kyte classified as a "CV, CO, or CR carbonaceous chondrite", here is an original image in color: http://tinyurl.com/qf8u9w The "meteorite" is also described a

[meteorite-list] Park Forest Meteorite that damaged house fetches $51, 000

Meteorite that damaged Ill. home fetches $51,000, The Associated Press http://www.bnd.com/326/story/774179.html Collector pays $5 for a 5-pound rock, Chicago Sun-Times May 18, 2009‎, Mary Houlihan, May 18, 2009. http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/1578763,CST-NWS-meteorite18.article Meteorit

[meteorite-list] Searching for Meteorites in the Deserts of Oman

Searching for Meteorites in the Deserts of Oman By Simon Mitton, Astrobiology Magazine, May 17, 2009‎ http://www.astrobio.net/news/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3139 Yours, Paul H. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list m

[meteorite-list] TRADE: 209g NWA 5729 L3.5 S1 W2 main mass for nice Allende

Hi List, I would like to trade the 209g Main Mass of my new NWA 5729 L3.5 S1 W2, for a nice Allende with fresh crust (so collected not too long after the fall). The Allende should preferably be an end-cut or half stone. Relatively large cut surface area would be a plus. When interested in a t

Re: [meteorite-list] Question about cutting stones on a small saw

Hi Don, You have a nice trim saw. I had responded directly to Mike about his, but I missed seeing that link to a picture of his saw. Actually, that is not a tile saw like you see at Harbor Freight or Home Depot, although it could be used as one. It is a lapidary trim saw. The saw table should

Re: [meteorite-list] Question about cutting stones on a small saw

Hi Mike. I know Walter Branch made a very nice step by step guide on cutting meteorites, but not sure where I still have this site address or even if the page is still up. As far as the saw you bought, (I'm no expert) it looks like a tile saw of a sort. With this you need to use a water hose to

Re: [meteorite-list] New Meteorite Fall In Muzaffarnagar India?

>>Two "Asteroid" pieces have been found in Karimpur village in India No Photos... Short blurbs... Hot meteorites!???<< Well...nothing in the articles indicates to me that a meteorite was involved. Apparently no one saw it fall, since it was just after it had rained. And if the skies clea

[meteorite-list] New Meteorite Fall In Muzaffarnagar India?

Two "Asteroid" pieces have been found in Karimpur village in India No Photos... Short blurbs... Hot meteorites!??? http://www.indopia.in/India-usa-uk-news/latest-news/579540/Science/9/20/9 http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Two-meteorites-found-in-Muzaffarnagar/463808/ http://timesofindia

[meteorite-list] AD - ebay auctions ending on Saturday

Dear Listees, Our ebay auctions ending on Saturday can be seen at: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ50QQsassZmeteoriteshow They include: 1- EL AROUSS L-IMB (unclas.) - 12.5g endcut, dimensions 32x25x10mm. Nice tiny chondrules in a "milky way" of metal flakes. The cut section is just fr

[meteorite-list] K-T fossil meteorite picture

Hello Sterling, List, and KT-Extinctionists, "It's a "fossilized" meteorite, meaning it's seriously been altered by the terrestrial environment, with replaced minerals and all the rest. It was found some years ago. I've seen a photo of it, but can't find that website today, but it is an encapsulat