[meteorite-list] NASA- Opportunity Finds Another Meteorite

2009-10-03 Thread Michael Groetz
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mer/multimedia/mer20091002.html Have a good weekend. Mike __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - October 3, 2009

2009-10-03 Thread Jerry Flaherty
Diamonds in the Sky -- From: "Michael Johnson" Sent: Saturday, October 03, 2009 12:00 AM To: Subject: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - October 3,2009 http://www.rocksfromspace.org/October_3_2009.html _

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - October 3, 2009

2009-10-03 Thread Alexander Seidel
> http://www.rocksfromspace.org/October_3_2009.html Looks like a "bizarre cosmos" - colorful spots on dark background, mysterious and enigmatic! Great slides, thanks for sharing... Alex Berlin/Germany __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list m

Re: [meteorite-list] NASA- Opportunity Finds Another Meteorite

2009-10-03 Thread countdeiro
Good morning List from Sin City, This is a mind blower when one comprehends what's going on here. While many of us are out in the Earth's deserts looking for bits of Mars, our robots are on Mars looking for bits of the Earth. And both endeavors are highly successful. Wunderbar! Count Deiro

Re: [meteorite-list] NASA- Opportunity Finds Another Meteorite

2009-10-03 Thread Meteorites USA
This is phenomenal! 2 meteorites in a very short period of time. Awesome! Regards, Eric Wichman Meteorites USA Michael Groetz wrote: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mer/multimedia/mer20091002.html Have a good weekend. Mike __ http://www.meteor

[meteorite-list] AD-ebay OktoberFestiFall auction

2009-10-03 Thread Gary Fujihara
To mark the beginning of October (where has this year gone?), I have a few specimens from recent falls in auctions that end in less than an hour today Saturday, October 3 at 10:02 PDT. Chergach 16.55g 99% FC w/ rollover lip Bassikounou 11.57g 99% Fresh FC Allende 9.10g 80% FC starting at $7.5

[meteorite-list] Speaking of chondrules...

2009-10-03 Thread Phil Morgan
Thought I'd a picture of a stone I cut this morning. It's straight off the saw but thought it an interesting mixture of chondrule sizes, metal, and porosity. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/pkmorgan/postingpics/Newtype3.jpg Regards to all, Phil _

Re: [meteorite-list] Speaking of chondrules...

2009-10-03 Thread Galactic Stone & Ironworks
Hi Phil and List, Interesting stone. It looks slightly familiar to me - I cut a smaller stone that had a similar matrix. BTW - I apologize for not answering your last email - things have been super-hectic around the house lately and I have fallen behind on my emails. It's a little hard to tell

[meteorite-list] Speaking of chondrules...

2009-10-03 Thread bernd . pauli
Phil wrote: "It's straight off the saw but thought it an interesting mixture of chondrule sizes, metal, and porosity." http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/pkmorgan/postingpics/Newtype3.jpg Hi Phil, MikeG and List, Your stone looks like Michael Cottingham's NWA 2380 (LL5) especially with rega

Re: [meteorite-list] Fwd: Re: CAI and chondrules

2009-10-03 Thread aerubin
Jeff brought up an important point on which that I would like to elaborate. A few chondrules may sport a peculiar feature that may have important constraints on how those few chondrules formed. The problem is in generalizing. I may feel that those few chondrules are a Rosetta Stone that h

Re: [meteorite-list] NASA- Opportunity Finds Another Meteorite

2009-10-03 Thread ensoramanda
Hi Eric, All, Perhaps it should not be too unexpectedafter all if we find one meteorite here on earth the natural thing to do is to look for others nearby. Where there is one there are most likely others in an associated strewnfield. Graham Ensor, UK Meteorites USA wrote: > This is

Re: [meteorite-list] Strange Rock Reportshvvhox lbvcffi

2009-10-03 Thread Eddie Garza
On Oct 2, 2009, at 7:43 PM, MEM wrote: Hello Mike, List, Meteorwrong Collectors, How many kilos do you want? This is a great meteorwrong specific to Pennsylvania highways and railroads. It makes great target material for testing your meteorite hunting skills with a metal detector. It

Re: [meteorite-list] Speaking of chondrules...

2009-10-03 Thread Melanie Matthews
Mega chondrule! Here's a gorgeous UNWA (I suspect maybe an L4 or LL4 as it doesn't exhibit a very strong attraction to a magnet) I have, in as-found condition.. It has a huge 10 mm. BARRED chondrule. Think I should have it cut sometime.. http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/7896/bigchondrule.jpg

[meteorite-list] AD: Vulcan, Canada

2009-10-03 Thread Mike Bandli
Dear List: If you are interested in purchasing some smaller pieces of the rare Vulcan meteorite from Canada, please email me for details and to be put on a list. I will have some pieces available very soon. The Vulcan originates from Rob Elliott and no permits are required. Cheers, Mike Bandli -

Re: [meteorite-list] Speaking of chondrules...

2009-10-03 Thread ensoramanda
Wow Melanie, Two great piecesnever seen anything like the second one...anyone out there know what it might be? Graham UK Melanie Matthews wrote: > > Mega chondrule! Here's a gorgeous UNWA (I suspect maybe an L4 or LL4 as it > doesn't exhibit a very strong attraction to a magnet) I

[meteorite-list] Collection numbering inquiry

2009-10-03 Thread Dave Gheesling
Hello All, Might anyone be familiar with either or both of the specimen numbering applications (i.e. what collections they might have been associated with) in the second image below? http://www.fallingrocks.com/Collections/Holbrook.htm Trying to research some intermediate provenance on this piec

[meteorite-list] New Meteor Video

2009-10-03 Thread Mike Hankey
Dear List, I recently came across a new video of the Mason Dixon Meteor. Its technically not really new, but it was new to me and never published to my knowledge. This video was taken by the York Water Company. I recently contacted Jeff Hines, the president of York Water, about doing a calibrated

[meteorite-list] Fallen Star by Christopher Cokinos -- a short review

2009-10-03 Thread Bob King
Hi everyone, I just finished reading Christopher Cokinos' book on his meteorite adventures called Fallen Star and can thoroughly recommend it. He takes us on a series of adventures starting with Ellis Hughes and the Willamette meteorite before heading to Kansas to meet the sharp-eyed Eliza Kimberly

[meteorite-list] Whoops! Sorry -- book title error

2009-10-03 Thread Bob King
A little embarrassed here. The correct and full title of Christopher Cokinos book is The Fallen Sky, An Intimate History of Shooting Stars Bob __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.p

[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - October 4, 2009

2009-10-03 Thread Michael Johnson
http://www.rocksfromspace.org/October_4_2009.html __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list