[meteorite-list] 3 times more downward energy from directed force of meteor airburst in 3D simulations by Mark B. E. Boslough, Sandia Lab 2007.12.17: Rich Murray 2010.08.30

2010-08-30 Thread Rich Murray
3 times more downward energy from directed force of meteor airburst in 3D simulations by Mark B. E. Boslough, Sandia Lab 2007.12.17: Rich Murray 2010.08.30 http://rmforall.blogspot.com/2010_08_01_archive.htm Monday, August 30, 2010 [ at end of each long page, click on Older Posts ]

[meteorite-list] Sort of OT- Do Meteorites Wander too?

2010-08-30 Thread Michael Groetz
http://www.livescience.com/environment/death-valley-moving-rocks-geology-study-100823.html Mike __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite-list Digest, Vol 84, Issue 62

2010-08-30 Thread Chauncey Walden
On 8/30/2010 10:00 AM, meteorite-list-requ...@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Dr. Boslough has also shown that an LAA from a ~100 meter diameter NEO melted sand into glass across a region about 10 km in diameter during Libyan Desert Glass impact ~35 million years ago. During this event the LAA's

[meteorite-list] Campinorte meteorite

2010-08-30 Thread André Moutinho
Hello all, The name of the Brazilian meteorite is Campinorte and not Campinorete. I think I have the only piece on a private collection: http://www.meteorito.com.br/moutinho/meteoritos.php?action=viewpg=3ct=idT=1 I got it from Mr. Diniz and the main 2T mass was hidden by the owner. I have some

[meteorite-list] New radar post up

2010-08-30 Thread Marc Fries
...on the Berthoud, CO eucrite fall. http://radarmeteorites.wordpress.com/ Enjoy! Marc Fries __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] Bad Universe S01E01: Asteroid Apocalypse

2010-08-30 Thread Darren Garrison
SD: Part 1: http://hotfile.com/dl/65696771/3e2e077/Bad.Universe.S01E01.Asteroid.Apocalypse.HDTV.XviD-MOMENTUM.part1.rar.html OR http://www.fileserve.com/file/2Zcsjf4 Part 2: http://hotfile.com/dl/65696772/eddf083/Bad.Universe.S01E01.Asteroid.Apocalypse.HDTV.XviD-MOMENTUM.part2.rar.html OR

[meteorite-list] Help with a Gebel Kamil meteorite for sale on eBay

2010-08-30 Thread Starsinthedirt
Hi list, I am looking at a nice Gebel Kamil meteorite listed on eBay but the seller has 0 feedback and absolutely no history of happy buyers. I have attached the link to the auction. I was wondering if any of you know this seller and can say anything positive or negative. I would gladly

Re: [meteorite-list] Help with a Gebel Kamil meteorite for sale on eBay

2010-08-30 Thread michael cottingham
Hello, That is about $1.13 per gram with shipping factored in and you are taking a risk?  Check mine out... no risk and right now only a little more per gram. Best Wishes Michael Cottingham From: starsinthed...@aol.com Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:38:37

Re: [meteorite-list] Help with a Gebel Kamil meteorite for sale on eBay

2010-08-30 Thread Starsinthedirt
Thanks Mike, I'll check them out! Tom In a message dated 8/30/2010 1:02:50 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, voyagebotan...@hotmail.com writes: Hello, That is about $1.13 per gram with shipping factored in and you are taking a risk? Check mine out... no risk and right now only a little more

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2010-08-30 Thread Felipe Guajardo
Hi, I'm sorry if this gets posted more than once. I just posted some specimens for sale on ebay ending next sunday. The highlights are some nice NWA unclassified specimens as well as a variety of other meteorites. Take a look a my page here:

Re: [meteorite-list] Help with a Gebel Kamil meteorite for sale on eBay

2010-08-30 Thread countdeiro
Hi Tom, I believe this purchase would be covered under eBay's Buyer Protection Plan. Give it a look. Count Deiro IMCA 3536 -Original Message- From: starsinthed...@aol.com Sent: Aug 30, 2010 2:38 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Help with a Gebel

[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - August 30, 2010

2010-08-30 Thread Michael Johnson
http://www.rocksfromspace.org/August_30_2010_Macovich.html --- __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Help with a Gebel Kamil meteorite for sale on eBay

2010-08-30 Thread John Teague
A word to the wise ... eBay makes you prove that the item is NOT what was listed. With a meteorite, that might not be easy depending on what they will accept as proof. I've seen similar problems before. Just my two coppers worth! John -Original Message- From:

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - August 30, 2010

2010-08-30 Thread karmaka
Hi Michael I'm no expert, but it looks like an Acapulcoite to me. Best wishes Martin -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Michael Johnson mich...@rocksfromspace.org Gesendet: 30.08.2010 21:43:09 An: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Betreff: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - August 30, 2010

2010-08-30 Thread karmaka
Hi Michael I'm no expert, but it looks like an Acapulcoite to me. Best wishes Martin -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Michael Johnson mich...@rocksfromspace.org Gesendet: 30.08.2010 21:43:09 An: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Betreff: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the

[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - August 30, 2010

2010-08-30 Thread bernd . pauli
Darryl Pitt wrote: (Any guesses?) The particulars of this specimen are 9x11mm and 1.1 grams, and it is largely, if not entirely, crystalline. http://www.rocksfromspace.org/August_30_2010_Macovich.html My guess: an angrite, maybe paired with NWA 4590 (Tamassint). Best wishes, Bernd

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - August 30, 2010

2010-08-30 Thread Mike Bandli
My first impression was of Lodran: http://www.meteorites4sale.net/I_O_IMAGES/lodran_Smith.jpg Might be a ver fresh lodranite or acapulcoite! Congrats! -- Mike Bandli Historic Meteorites www.HistoricMeteorites.com and join us on Facebook:

[meteorite-list] Two new books on UK meteorites

2010-08-30 Thread martin goff
Hi all, Just to let folks know about two new books on UK meteorite falls that have just recently been published. I have got both of these and they both have lots of good info and historical sources on UK meteorite falls. The author is James Robinson and he books are titled: 'The Authenticated

Re: [meteorite-list] Help with a Gebel Kamil meteorite for sale on eBay

2010-08-30 Thread Michael Fowler
I would never buy from someone with 0 feedback in the United States, unless I could personally visit them. Buying from anyone overseas is risky enough even with feedback. Buying from a well known dealer or an IMCA member reduces the risk to (almost) to zero. Sincerely, Mike Fowler Chicago

[meteorite-list] Sort of OT- Do Meteorites Wander too?

2010-08-30 Thread Robert Verish
Mike, Good question.  (And hardly OT;-) I posed your question to Google and here is what I found: Implications of Ice Rafting for Meteorite Recovery on Seasonally ... by N Gessler - 2002 By 1998 it became clear that rock ice rafting applied equally to meteorites, thus suggesting a natural

Re: [meteorite-list] Help with a Gebel Kamil meteorite for sale on eBay

2010-08-30 Thread Starsinthedirt
Hi Count, Great to hear from you. This is getting off topic for meteorites but I thought I would share that, as of yet, no one has said they have had any dealings with this seller. I lost out on a $360 microscope part that was not sent. It was a total loss for me. Paypal only helps if

[meteorite-list] Update: Iron meteorite inclusion question

2010-08-30 Thread Yinan Wang
Correction, this meteorite I posted a few weeks ago was recently identified as Odessa based on petrology, not Canyon Diablo. http://pics.livejournal.com/thefossiladdict/pic/000aypd1 -Yinan On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 8:25 PM, Yinan Wang veom...@gmail.com wrote: A couple of people asked for a

Re: [meteorite-list] Help with a Gebel Kamil meteorite for sale oneBay

2010-08-30 Thread Rob Holcomb
Hi Tom, Sorry to hear about your loss. I sell a lot of stuff on eBay and have experienced their protection before and in cases where they have offered the buyer or seller protection PayPal has paid the claim directly. but that is ONLY valid on eBay sales. If you accept or pay for a non-eBay

Re: [meteorite-list] Help with a Gebel Kamil meteorite for sale on eBay

2010-08-30 Thread Dennis Miller
I am just one of many that have purchased a Gebel Kamil from Michael and the shipment quick and the specimen was outstanding! Thanks Michael... Dennis Miller From: voyagebotan...@hotmail.com To: starsinthed...@aol.com; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:02:49 -0600

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[meteorite-list] NWA meteorites, TO BE OR NOT TO BE?

2010-08-30 Thread Shawn Alan
Hello Listers,   I was doing an Internet search today on meteorites and came across a write up about NWA meteorites. I would have to say it was a good write up considering there isn't much about the history of NWA's on the Internet. The write up covered topics from the NWA gold rush, to how

Re: [meteorite-list] Update: Iron meteorite inclusion question

2010-08-30 Thread Yinan Wang
Nevermind, I was just notified that the lab wrote down Odessa by mistake, its actually Nantan... That's a big downer... -Yinan On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 7:01 PM, Yinan Wang veom...@gmail.com wrote: Correction, this meteorite I posted a few weeks ago was recently identified as Odessa based on

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Hunting and Collecting Magazine

2010-08-30 Thread wahlperry
Hi List and Eric, We just got our issue of Eric's new magazine in the mail. The magazine looks great. I bet it was a monumental task to get this magazine launched. Keep up the good work Eric! Sonny and Georgia -Original Message- From: Meteorites USA e...@meteoritesusa.com To:

[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - August 31, 2010

2010-08-30 Thread Michael Johnson
http://www.rocksfromspace.org/August_31_2010.html __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] a definitive result -- No evidence of nanodiamonds in Younger Dryas sediments to support an impact event, Tyrone L Daulton, Nicholas Pinter, Andrew C Scott, Proceedings of the Nat

2010-08-30 Thread Rich Murray
a definitive result -- No evidence of nanodiamonds in Younger Dryas sediments to support an impact event, Tyrone L Daulton, Nicholas Pinter, Andrew C Scott, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences: Rich Murray 2010.08.30 http://rmforall.blogspot.com/2010_08_01_archive.htm Monday,

[meteorite-list] meteorite picture of the day Aug 30,2010

2010-08-30 Thread Kyle Ke
Hi Bernd, I guess that Darryl's specimen may be an Eucrite ( unbrecciated ) or planetary. It is good for training our eyes on meteorite but mostly for fun. It is almost impossible to tell the specific type by a naked eye unless you are very familiar with the particular specimens. Waiting that

Re: [meteorite-list] Help with a Gebel Kamil meteorite for sale oneBay

2010-08-30 Thread John.L.Cabassi
G'Day Tom Well that really sucks. But in regards to your initial question. No I've never dealt off this person before, nor have I heard of this person before. But that's not to say they're not legit, then again without any sort of reference or go by, you're pretty well on your own. Now in