[meteorite-list] Mars, Vesta, L4-5... eBay Started - AD

2013-06-05 Thread Greg Hupé
Hi Meteorite Folks! I just loaded up some good eBay auctions ranging from a nice Mars Nakhlite to a crystaline new Diogenite, some NWA 869 lots and some large pieces of H5. They all have the Buy it Now feature and some you can make offers! These started tonight and run through next Wednesday..

[meteorite-list] NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Nears Turning Point

2013-06-05 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2013-187 NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Nears Turning Point Jet Propulsion Laboratory June 05, 2013 Mars Science Laboratory Mission Status Report PASADENA, Calif. - NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission is approaching its biggest turning point since

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Article in Forbes

2013-06-05 Thread Adam Hupe
Dear List Members, There is a great article on Naveen Jain in Forbes about his fantastic meteorite collection.  I am particularly proud of the complete slice of NWA 5000 dubbed the "The Ambassador"  which is now part of his collection.  It is in great hands since he is one of the co-founders of

Re: [meteorite-list] Hancock and the HSIE

2013-06-05 Thread E.P. Grondine
Hi Paul - If someone like Hancock finally understands that a comet hit North America 13,000 years ago, you would think that other more "coherent" individuals would be able to as well. For the impactite strata at 18 different archaeological sites see: http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/142399184?

Re: [meteorite-list] Bondoc / Estherville / Murchison

2013-06-05 Thread Michael Farmer
It happens to the best of us. Thanks for the refund and I'll return the piece in France in two weeks. We have all been burned before. What is important is to recognize and remove these fraud pieces from the market and let it be a warning to those who try and pull these frauds that fakes will be

[meteorite-list] Bondoc / Estherville / Murchison

2013-06-05 Thread Andreas Gren
I try to post this since Sunday, thanks Art for letting this mail through. Hi List, first let me tell how we get this pieces. It was an e bay auction at the German e bay from an Hungarian seller. The pieces arrived at my home in a parcel with the pictured specimen cards. The same day I made pic

[meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - Anomalous CV3 and Eucrite

2013-06-05 Thread Galactic Stone & Ironworks
Hi Bulletin Watchers, There are two new approvals from the NWA dense collection area : NWA 7193 (eucrite-an) - http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=54871 NWA 7891 (CV3-an) - http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=57519 Best regards and happy huntings, MikeG -- ---

[meteorite-list] AD. some new perfect etched pieces of AGOUDAL and some more

2013-06-05 Thread Mirko Graul
Dear List Members, I have listed on my ebay store some new pieces of Agoudal (Imilchil). As always perfect prepared and etched with stunning Neumann Lines - reheated rims -  partially recrystallizied - and pieces with structure of this octahedrite.  http://stores.ebay.com/Mirko-Graul-Meteorite/_

Re: [meteorite-list] Chelyabinsk thin section photos

2013-06-05 Thread Dave Gheesling
Spectacular, Martin...thanks for sharing! Dave www.fallingrocks.com -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Martin Goff Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 2:46 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.co

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2013-06-05 Thread valparint
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: Canyon Diablo Contributed by: Jeff Kuyken http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpod.asp __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com htt

[meteorite-list] Outstanding Auction Listings Ending -Almahata Sitta Ureilite -Perfect Slice-+Gebel Kamil

2013-06-05 Thread Stephan Decker
Dear list members, 1. Another great Ebay auction ends in few hours. ALMAHATA SITTA~2008 TC3~METEORITE~0.230g.~UREILITE-AN°RARE FORECASTING FALL° http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230989654703&ssPageName=ST RK:MESE:IT#ht_5694wt_916 Also a rare Almahata Sitta EL/6 Chondrite

[meteorite-list] Admire pallasite nuggets

2013-06-05 Thread E
Dear List, Does anyone own a specimen of the admire pallasite nuggets as sold by kdmeteorites.com? I'd like to hear some thoughts about the stability of the treatment process, the aesthetics of the resulting metal matrix and the general sentiment regarding an original meteorite which may be un

Re: [meteorite-list] Chelyabinsk thin section photos

2013-06-05 Thread Martin Goff
Thanks everyone for the kind comments. I had an enjoyable morning playing with my microscope setup and just wanted to share my results :-) I was especially interested in the fusion crust boundary with the matrix and will try and get some better shots of this next time. Cheers Martin Martin Goff