[meteorite-list] I love NY

Dearest List Members, I took my wife to NYC for her 40th birthday. I figured we could catch a show and check out some meteorites The museum of natural history in central park west has a redonkulous meteorite exhibit. I posted pics of it on my site here: http://www.mikesastrophotos.com/balti

[meteorite-list] AD: Massive Sale Going On (50% Off)* Auction Highlights* New Baby Coming At Any Moment-NOW is The Time For Deals* Thanks To All!

Hello Everyone, Just A quick Note- There is a 50% off Sale Going On and a few more sales to be added by Weds/30th-the day my auctions end. I will be setting out some surprises Thanks to All. ALL AUCTIONS HERE: http://shop.ebay.com:80/merchant/meteorite-collector_W0QQLHQ5fAuctionZ1QQ

Re: [meteorite-list] OT eBay (was AD Time to get back to work)

Hi Guido, When it comes to eBay, "Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before." and you think: "Too much of a good thing can be wonderful." Depends on one's mood, I guess, life is too short to worry sellers' problems, since, he who has the gold makes the rules (and we ARE o

[meteorite-list] Toronto Fireball

"...“I saw something shoot across the sky. It was the size of a baseball,” said Armenti. It exploded in about six or seven pieces, but I didn’t hear any noise. It blew apart and then it just disappeared.”..." http://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1772733 Another Video: http:/

Re: [meteorite-list] Flow lines on the INSIDE! Not. (cleaning irons follow-up)

Hi Michael,Jason,Piper and all, Jason here is a picture of my modest collection and that ugly Nantan with the interesting "lines" in it. I'm going to try the "reverse" electrolysis method on a 600g Campo. You can see in the pic of my cabinet a string of Campo individuals I found a few days ago

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteoritics and Petroleum Engineering

Yes, It was a geophysicist named Glen Penfield who discovered the crater while working for PEMEX in 1978. A more detailed chronology can be found here: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/chicxulub-crater/discovery.html -- Richard Kowalski http://fullmoonphotography.net IMCA #1081 --- On Mon, 9/

[meteorite-list] sorry again- my computer is sending my drafts! Was not supposed to send last post until Wed ! Yikes!

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[meteorite-list] Reverse Electrolysis

Hi Mike, The process you have performed is called "Reverse Electrolysis". It is typically used to conserve iron or other metallic objects by removing salts or other corrosive elements that have penetrated the object. It is most commonly used to conserve iron shipwreck objects found in salt wat

Re: [meteorite-list] Flow lines on the INSIDE! Not. (cleaning irons follow-up)

Hi All, I put my little suspect iron in a solution of water and calcium carbonate. I actually wrapped it loosely with tinfoil and sat that down in the mixture. I got out my trusty battery charger and connected the red lead to a sacrificial piece of junk strap metal and sat that down alon

[meteorite-list] Messenger flyby tomorrow

In case anyone lost track of when, the 3rd and final flyby coming up tomorrow. Here is a link... Mike in CO __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite

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[meteorite-list] AD: Need to Sell This Piece of Mars....

Hello, To a List Member --- Need to Sell This One. $7,000.00 Takes it home. No Less. Immediate Payment. I think everyone knows this one is an incredible deal. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=200388326238 Thanks and Best Wishes Michael Cottingham ___

[meteorite-list] AD: Need to Sell This Piece of Mars....

Hello, To a List Member --- Need to Sell This One. $7,000.00 Takes it home. No Less. Immediate Payment. I think everyone knows this one is an incredible deal. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=200388326238 Thanks and Best Wishes Michael Cottingham _

[meteorite-list] Dawn Journal - September 27, 2009

http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal_9_27_09.asp Dawn Journal Dr. Marc Rayman September 27, 2009 Dear Dawnniversaries, Dawn is celebrating the second anniversary of leaving its home planet by engaging in the same function it has performed most of its time in space: with the utmost pat

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteoritics and Petroleum Engineering

Interesting McCartney, I'll have to read more about this. I'm a Petroleum Engineer as well. Greg S. > From: mccart...@blackbearddata.com > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:43:57 -0500 > Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteor

[meteorite-list] Meteoritics and Petroleum Engineering

Yes, I'm a petroleum engineer. Oddly I ran across a crossover between my two interests while doing research. I was not aware that the great Cantarell oil field enjoys high porosity due to the Breccia created from the mighty Chicxulub impactor. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantarell_Field _

[meteorite-list] AD: ebay auctions in less than 24 hours

Dear List Members, I have 12 ebay auctions ending in approx. 22 hours. All auctions are well below market prices. Here are some highlights: - Bells fragment - very rare C2-UNGR meteorite with a TKW of only 283 grams!!! - Bassikounou slice - a complete slice showing very nice shock veins - Dar al

Re: [meteorite-list] OT eBay (was AD Time to get back to work)

Hi List, Did anyone mention one of the prime reasons that potential bidders/buyers put items on "watch"? I do it foe several reasons. eBay reminds me by eMail when my watched items get close to bid closing time. I buy almost everything off eBay and I don't have time to keep checking to see what

[meteorite-list] Ebay links

Some time ago I had a major amount of listings removed for mentioning my website and not even offering a link. Use caution when mentioning any place where off ebay sales are offered. Greg C. Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry® __ http:/

Re: [meteorite-list] OT eBay (was AD Time to get back to work)

"Please explain to me though, what use the number of watchers is to the seller other than to show how many people are "thinking" about buying or watching their competition without also giving the seller the opportunity to contact the watcher with an offer." Hi Eric - Sound like you explained y

Re: [meteorite-list] Flow lines on the INSIDE! Not.

Hi Jason, Piper, Mike and List, Gathering my tattered cloak up to cover myself, I must say that even I, with less than a year in the game, wouldn't be so ignorant as to say I saw flow lines on the INSIDE of a specimen. What I said.. and did see.. were..and I will be a bit more descriptive here.

Re: [meteorite-list] OT eBay (was AD Time to get back to work)

Hi Mike, Oh, did I ? Like Walmart/Costco, ExxonMobil/Shell, General Motors/Ford, General Electric/Philips, HP/Dell, Home Depot/Lowe's, Boeing/Airbus, Motorola/Nokia don't have viable competitors, if they are not on the rocks themselves? Here is the Fortune 500 list: http://money.cnn.com/mag

Re: [meteorite-list] Flow lines on the INSIDE! Not.

Hello Guido, Piper, Mike, All, Ah, excellent clarification - makes a lot more sense, but - I'd still have to say that any lines on the "surface" of the iron would be artifacts of the corrosive process or of your cleaning of the iron. I put surface in quotes, because, as has already been stated, af

[meteorite-list] Web site updates AD/ Toluca, Chinga, Nantan, Brenham pallasite

Hello everyone I have added several new pieces to the web site http://www.meteoritefinder.com/index.htm that link will get you to the home page. I have added Toluca, Chinga, Nantan, and Brenham pallasite since my last update email. You can have a look here at the new sale items.http://www.m

[meteorite-list] AD: Ad Spots

Hi everyone, I must generate $1500 in the next 24hrs! I'm starting a new company and need the cash for licensing and for expenses. This sale is to raise funds for the new business. If you would like to donate a little extra to help that would be cool too. I'm offering banner ads on my 3 Top

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite-list Digest, Vol 72, Issue 79

I agree with Eric to avoid making fat ebay and paypal, we have to move the purchase of meteorites through our websites. I put a little items from eBay, but I sell on my site. Here's what you must do: small transactions to be known and big sales away from eBay. We have many dealers and collecto

Re: [meteorite-list] AD... Time to get back to work

Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 I often watch BINs while I am bidding on other auctions.=A0 I allocate myse= lf a certain 'allowance' for meteorite buying=2C auctions and BINs alike.= =A0 BINs often are a little bit t

[meteorite-list] Happy Birthday Murchison - 40th Anniversary

http://www.nyrockman.com/museum/murchison-295.htm Hi Jim, Jeff, and List, Wow! That's Australia's answer to Bob Haag's Venus Stone! Cheers, Bernd __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http:

Re: [meteorite-list] Happy Birthday Murchison - 40th Anniversary

Hi Jeff et al., I think the prettiest Murchison I have ever seen belongs to Al Lang. He was kind enough to let me pick it up and examine it up close. It's perfectly oriented and complete. Here's the picture on Al's site: http://www.nyrockman.com/museum/murchison-295.htm Cheers, Jim Baxter ---

[meteorite-list] AD-Updated Site w Denver Show Items

Hi: I have finished the first round of updates with some of the items I picked up at the Denver show. http://www.mhmeteorites.com If you see something you like and care to make an offer, please drop me an email. There are some very nice items. Matt Morgan -- Matt Morgan Mile

[meteorite-list] AD - Special Auctions Ending - MUST SEE!

Dear List Members, I have several auctions that are due to end today, tomorrow and the following day. I loaded a special 10-day auction due to end this week as I do every September. You will find much larger pieces than I normally offer on eBay and started all of them out at just 99 cents.

[meteorite-list] FW: OT eBay (was AD Time to get back to work)

Hi Dennis.. Not a "rub" against watchers. It really does not matter to me. I was just wondering why someone would bother watching a $20- item listed as a "buy it now". On such a cheap item it seems like a waste of time to me, I would either buy it or move on. Buy hey, that's just me !

[meteorite-list] FW: OT eBay (was AD Time to get back to work)

From: astror...@hotmail.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] OT eBay (was AD Time to get back to work) Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:45:17 -0500 Hello All! I guess I don't completely understand the rub with watching an item on eBay. Does it effect the se

Re: [meteorite-list] OT eBay (was AD Time to get back to work)

Hi Doug, Jim and List, "Now I won't get too started on why government should regulate eBay's monopolistic and bloated fees just as they regulate pawn shops gouging and credit interest rates for consumer protection - it makes sense until eBay is forced to be broken up just like AT&T was: to everyon

Re: [meteorite-list] OT eBay (was AD Time to get back to work)

>>Most of my purchases have been off ebay. << I meant to say that most of my purchases are from ebay. geozay __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/me

Re: [meteorite-list] OT eBay (was AD Time to get back to work)

When it comes to wheeling and dealing meteorites, I'm so far just a buyer. Some day I might sell a few just to adjust my collection some to my satisfaction. Most of my purchases have been off ebay. I make one or two purchases per month and I try to be picky and exact as to what I will bid o

Re: [meteorite-list] OT eBay (was AD Time to get back to work)

Oh, thanks a lot Doug. Now I have 6 watchers on this cheap item.! On a side note, because of this listing, I made a $2200- sale off of my website. Having my ebay name (catchafallingstar.com) correspond with my website name has had it's benefits over the years. Ebay does not allow .com na

Re: [meteorite-list] Happy Birthday Murchison - 40th Anniversary

Thanks Jeff for this very significant reminder and for the link! Murchison is by all means one of the most fascinating meteorites and undoubtedly still has a lot of mysteries hidden in its depths, waiting at being solved some day. 40th birthday totally forgotten ? Not really We, a bunch o

Re: [meteorite-list] OT eBay (was AD Time to get back to work)

Hi Eric, I Googled the term auction sellers fees and found this page: http://auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/charts/chart.pl?Auction_Site_Seller_Fees Scanning through it, it seems that most auction sites charge anywhere from 1.5% to 5.5% commission to the seller, plus either a listing fee, a transacti

[meteorite-list] [AD] White's Goldmaster v/sat

I believe this one needs no introduction. Excellent condition (easily 9 out of 10). Photos on request. Price: $330 shipped Thanks, J.R. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pai

[meteorite-list] Happy Birthday Murchison - 40th Anniversary

Jeff wrote: "On this day 40 years ago in 1969, one of the most famous meteorites fell to Earth in a spectacular fashion. It was the beautiful Murchison CM2 meteorite which has been the subject of much scientific interest over the last four decades. It's this meteorite which sparked much inter

[meteorite-list] Happy Birthday Murchison - 40th Anniversary

Hi all, On this day 40 years ago in 1969, one of the most famous meteorites fell to Earth in a spectacular fashion. It was the beautiful Murchison CM2 meteorite which has been the subject of much scientific interest over the last four decades. It's this meteorite which sparked much interest in

[meteorite-list] New fall in Argentina.

Yesterday, 19:22hs local time a fireball with explosion and Earth shake was seen and felt betweeen Mendoza and La Pampa provinces in Argentina. Please remember the Argentine law about meteorite falls. NO EXPORT IS ALLOWED. If anywone want to came and search for it is OK but you can't take the m

Re: [meteorite-list] OT eBay (was AD Time to get back to work)

Hi Doug, List, Respectfully I disagree with the statement, though only somewhat... "...For those complaining about Watchers being useless to Sellers, check your basic assumptions. Watching is a tool for BUYERS, not Sellers. It is not meant to be especially useful to Sellers..." Not really wh

Re: [meteorite-list] "flow lines" on weathered irons (was "question on cleaning irons")

Hello Piper, Of course - hence the differential weathering rates of Campos ("old" versus "new"), to name one of many examples. Perhaps the best example of such weathering can be seen on irons from Gibeon. I unfortunately don't have a copy of Buchwald here, but if anyone does have access to the sec

Re: [meteorite-list] AD... Time to get back to work

Hi Michael, Agreed... Though I don't think I have to say some people tend to blur the line and confuse and extend the policy to include "any" item listed rather than simply applying the rule to an item that has bids for which it was originally designed. Obviously ending an item which has bids

[meteorite-list] "flow lines" on weathered irons (was "question on cleaning irons")

Hi Guido, Jason, Mike, and list, At 22:33 27-09-09, Jason wrote: Regardless of how well you cleaned your Nantan, whatever you found under the surface was not flow lines. It appears that the layers of taenite and kamacite do not always oxidize at the same rate at the surface of a buried iron.