[meteorite-list] AD: Ebay meteorite and book sales

2019-07-30 Thread Malvin Bishop, Jr. via Meteorite-list
Hello to all -I have a couple of nice items listed on eBay currently with more to come over the next day or two so please keep checking back every now and then!I'm slowly selling off items in my collection of both meteorites and books and related literature! Letting pieces of my precious collec

[meteorite-list] Do the meteorite police need to get involved?

2018-09-21 Thread Malvin Bishop, Jr. via Meteorite-list
Hey folks, Tell me folks, what kind of an iron meteorite is this? https://www.ebay.com/itm/IRON-METEORITE-816-4-GRAMS-BEAUTIFUL-SPECIMEN/263949429840 ...and what sort of stone-iron is this one? https://www.ebay.com/itm/STONE-IRON-METEORITE-524-4-GRAMS-BEAUTIFUL-WHOLE-SPECIMEN/263949443200 Maybe I

[meteorite-list] AD: Nininger and O. Richard Norton Books for sale plus some more meteorites

2018-05-09 Thread Malvin O. Bishop, Jr. via Meteorite-list
Hello list,I decided to part with a couple of my books that I've collected over the years.For now I have 2 books I wish to sell. Also, selling a few more specimens at roughly 50%off AND LOWER of current market values.I really need the money for some very personal needs that are much more importa

[meteorite-list] AD: Selling some of my collection (beautiful specimens) @ near 50% off market value

2018-02-12 Thread Mal Bishop via Meteorite-list
error with that figure please let me know if you so desire to consider to purchase any of the specimens I'm currently offering in this ad.  Buyer will please pay shipping (priority mail with tracking -- and insurance if desired). Thank you in advance for your time and interest in my offerin

Re: [meteorite-list] Chelyabinsk - slickensides or shock planes?

2013-05-22 Thread Malvin Bishop Jr
Since the reference to slickensides has been a topic recently, I thought some would be interested in this nice example I just found being offered on eBay. It shows the feature very well. http://www.ebay.com/itm/HUGE-FIREBALL-NEWEST-FALL-SLICKENSIDE-FRAGMENT-CHELYABINSK-METEORITE-22-5-GM-/19

Re: [meteorite-list] Chelyabinsk - slickensides or shock planes?

2013-05-21 Thread Malvin Bishop Jr
rence. Anne M. Black www.IMPACTIKA.com impact...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Malvin Bishop Jr To: meteorite-list Sent: Tue, May 21, 2013 3:51 pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Chelyabinsk - slickensides or shock planes? This is what I was referring to in my previous email regardin

Re: [meteorite-list] Chelyabinsk - slickensides or shock planes?

2013-05-21 Thread Malvin Bishop Jr
This is what I was referring to in my previous email regarding one of my Chelyabinsk specimens showing a feature where it appears to be fractured along a weakened shock vein/point where melt had filled the vein before the actual splitting apart. The melt is very evident. Am I thinking correctly

Re: [meteorite-list] Chelyabinsk - slickensides or shock planes?

2013-05-21 Thread Malvin Bishop Jr
Hi Bob, Jim, and list - One of my Chelyabinsk specimens shows a feature where it appears to be fractured along a weakened shock vein/point where melt had filled the vein before the actual splitting apart. The melt is still very evident covering a large portion of the fresh exposed matrix after

[meteorite-list] Animated graphic illustrates impact of meteorites on Earth

2013-05-10 Thread Mal Bishop
Founds this on Yahoo! news: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/animated-graphic-illustrates-impact-meteorites-earth-204547775.html Read short write-up at above link then click on the 'Bolides' graphic to go to the animation of meteorite Falls, or click on link below: http://bolid.es/ cli

Re: [meteorite-list] Chelyabinsk

2013-04-05 Thread Mal Bishop
Hi Linda, and Michael - Did you bid or purchase from a seller(s) on eBay? Did it happen to be either a seller called ".a.", or "jevgenijss"? Besides Mike Farmer, I've purchased from both of these sellers more than once (I'm speaking of Chelyabinsk specifically right now) and have had no prob

Re: [meteorite-list] Chelybinsk eBay price history

2013-04-03 Thread Mal Bishop
Hi Mike, Rob, and all - Well , I for one dealt with this seller (the one Rob mentions -- i.e. seller name ".a.") plus one other from whom I purchased from in the past and have a GOOD history with, while the other was just on a whim/chance. Both came through excellently ( more than once) with

Re: [meteorite-list] Chelyabinsk - Hammers for sure.

2013-03-30 Thread Mal Bishop
Michael, and all - How would you know beyond a CERTAIN reasonable doubt that it is a "hammer" by the common accepted definition as followed by most ( at least on this list)? With all of the media coverage from the Internet to cable television programming, there are so many more people that ar

Re: [meteorite-list] PBS NOVA Program, "Meteor Strike" (tonight: 3/27/13)

2013-03-27 Thread Mal Bishop
com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html http://meteoritefalls.com/ - Original Message - From: Mal Bishop To:meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Cc: Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 5:59 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] PBS NOVA Program, "Meteor Strike" (tonight: 3/27/13) Heads up to U.S. resident

[meteorite-list] PBS/NOVA "Meteor Strike" program -- There's a DVD available for pre-order as well

2013-03-27 Thread Mal Bishop
I also meant to mention that the program will be available on DVD on May 21. It is available now for pre-order on PBS's website for $19.99. http://www.shoppbs.org/product/index.jsp?productId=20030006 ...looks like Amazon.com will have it available on June 18th. Will be another memento to

[meteorite-list] PBS NOVA Program, "Meteor Strike" (tonight: 3/27/13)

2013-03-27 Thread Mal Bishop
Heads up to U.S. resident members: Tonight: Wednesday night, 03/27/2013, PBS NOVA Program, "Meteor Strike" http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/meteor-strike.html Mal __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mai

Re: [meteorite-list] Exceptional nice Eucrite and a new Acapulcoite

2012-10-05 Thread Mal Bishop
All I can say is... in regards to Bernd: Amen to all of the positive responses for all is true in regards to this fine man! As far as the other party in this little bump in the road of life: sorry you're such a sad (and maybe a lonely) person to have to lash out with such uncalled for vitriol

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Display Cabinets

2012-09-24 Thread Mal Bishop
Bill, I use the frameless type display cases as shown here: http://displaycasestore.3dcartstores.com/Frameless-Glass-Display-Cases_c_25.html Minimal obstruction for a very pleasing view. Glass with hard durable melamine bases. Also use acrylic type cases with wooden bases from Jule-Art f

Re: [meteorite-list] new book published: Henbury Craters & Meteorites - AD

2012-08-25 Thread Mal Bishop
Hi Svend, I just wanted to take the opportunity to let you know how much I'm enjoying your book. It is wonderfully done -- incredibly researched, and just an extremely well put together piece! It's just a pleasure to read and will be an indispensable tool for future reference. It will sit p

[meteorite-list] OT: Neil Armstrong has left our world for the final time

2012-08-25 Thread Mal Bishop
Just heard on FOX News and MSNBC that Neil Armstrong has just passed away at 82! So sad to hear ...I still fondly remember watching him and Buzz walking on the moon when I was 14 and at summer camp in July 1969. Rest In Peace, Neil!!! Best to all - Mal ___

Re: [meteorite-list] One hundred and forty-seven ago, Shergotty fell in Bihar, India... (ad)

2012-08-25 Thread Mal Bishop
Kevin - Very glad to hear about both of these near future releases of yours! I always look forward to your price list (i.e., The Global Meteorite Price Report ) updates -- and I'm looking VERY forward to "the full 'uncensored' version of "The Rise of the Raj and the Fall of Shergotty"! :-) T

Re: [meteorite-list] Impressive Viewer Interactive HD Curiosity Camera.

2012-08-17 Thread Mal Bishop
Hi Count, That is most impressive ...and much fun as well to pan left, right in 360 as well as 180 up and down. Do you have a link back to JPL/NASA on the particulars of the imaging -- in other words, how it was actually pieced together, etc. I find it very interesting how you can see the sh

Re: [meteorite-list] I think someone threw a rock at him

2012-06-25 Thread Mal Bishop
t heck, what's 3 orders of magnitude matter when a bazillion x zero (the value of the rock per gram) is still zero. Mendy -Original Message- From: Mal Bishop [mailto:magbi...@lowcountry.com] Sent: Monday, June 25, 2012 9:13 AM To: Mendy Ouzillou Cc: 'Meteorite List' Subject:

Re: [meteorite-list] I think someone threw a rock at him

2012-06-25 Thread Mal Bishop
I sure envy his camera and a scale with the accuracy he either owns or has access... if I had a camera with the zoom lens capability his has, man, oh, man -- and that scale! He states in his description the specimen has a total weight of 45.6 mg ( 11.7mg and 33.9mg ), or 45.6/1000 of a gram and

Re: [meteorite-list] Robert Burnham

2012-06-24 Thread Mal Bishop
Dear Steve, Your message to the list regarding Robert Burnham and your relationship with him (as well as yours and Robert's relationship with Harvey Nininger, and Glenn Huss ) is a TRUE treasure and was a marvel to read! It is very interesting, and exciting, to know there is someone on our l

Re: [meteorite-list] "Is there any religion that invites.... (Burnham's Meteorites?)

2012-06-12 Thread Mal Bishop
Looks like he's holding a specimen in his hand as well, yes? I'd love to know of the disposition of his collection as well. I like you, Mike, would give a portion of my anatomy for one of Robert Burnham's meteorite samples as well. If you or anyone has a clue please keep me in the loop as wel

Re: [meteorite-list] Will Michael Blood please contact me

2012-05-16 Thread Mal Bishop
eck in" several times a day. However, instant response is not always possible. Sorry for any inconvenience to anyone. Michael On 5/16/12 3:15 AM, "Mal Bishop" wrote: Sorry to bother the list, but I can't get Michael Blood's attention using his email acc

[meteorite-list] Will Michael Blood please contact me

2012-05-16 Thread Mal Bishop
Sorry to bother the list, but I can't get Michael Blood's attention using his email account so I thought I would try to get his attention via the met. list. Michael, please contact me off list ASAP please regarding your book, 'Meteorite Market Trends'. Thank you very much! and sorry li

Re: [meteorite-list] Weston

2012-05-15 Thread Mal Bishop
At least one stone hit a building during the Weston Fall according to Nininger's, "Find A Falling Star" -- reference the 1st page of Chapter One ( The Path Behind ), 3rd paragraph, last sentence. Mal On 5/15/2012 2:00 AM, Shawn Alan wrote: I ment BENARES (a) :) as for Weston I love that st

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day Take 2

2011-10-01 Thread Mal Bishop
Murphy's my best friend too! Excellent job, Paul... It looks very nice and it is good to have something like this to replace Michael's wonderful previous efforts! Thanks - Mal On 10/1/2011 12:14 PM, valpar...@aol.com wrote: Egg on face! Typical, though. In my experience as a software dev

Re: [meteorite-list] Ron Hartman

2011-09-11 Thread Mal Bishop
I wish to also offer my sincerest condolences to Ron's families -- his direct, personal family and his larger family comprised of us all who shared his love of this hobby. I never had the privilege to personally meet Ron, but I did share some wonderful correspondence via email with him over t

Re: [meteorite-list] Silly-sounding Meteorite Names

2011-09-02 Thread Mal Bishop
...and most of the time they're too Covert ( H5 found in 1896 recognized by Nininger in 1929 from Covert, Kansas ) and not easily found to satisfy your Needmore. Mal On 9/2/2011 3:50 AM, impact...@aol.com wrote: But if you want a more appropriate name, you have Needmore, a chondrite, found in

Re: [meteorite-list] Silly-sounding Meteorite Names

2011-09-02 Thread Mal Bishop
...and most of the time they're too Covert ( H5 found in 1896 recognized by Nininger in 1929 from Covert, Kansas ) and not easily found to satisfy your Needmore. (well, I tried :-) ) Mal On 9/2/2011 3:50 AM, impact...@aol.com wrote: But if you want a more appropriate name, you have Needmore,

[meteorite-list] OT: Sat Image of Irene Making Landfall Over New York

2011-08-30 Thread Mal Bishop
I thought some of you would be interested in this sat image -- especially those good folks who live in the New York, New England area, and eastern Canada: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_2048.html "Irene Makes Landfall Over New York: This GOES-13 satellite image is

[meteorite-list] More evidence of building blocks of DNA in meteorites

2011-08-08 Thread Mal Bishop
Found this of interest: NASA Research Shows DNA Building Blocks Can Be Made in Space http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/news/releases/2011/11-60AR.html Mal __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-

[meteorite-list] Trying to contact Aerolite and Suzanne

2011-08-02 Thread Mal Bishop
I've been trying to contact Suzanne at Aerolite since Friday both by email and phone. I've received no response so far via email and everytime I call I just get Geoff's voice mail greeting and then I leave my message. The office apparently hasn't been manned ( or womanned ;-) ) since Thur

Re: [meteorite-list] Stefan Ralew and Martin Altman kicked out of IMCA for illegal activities

2011-08-01 Thread Mal Bishop
Dear Met List, IMCA, and Naveen, All I can say as of this moment in time is that I'm just completely and utterly SHOCKED and completely dismayed!!! I've dealt with Martin in the past (as so many have who read my post) and had nothing but the highest respect and regards for him as a dealer an

[meteorite-list] AD: Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites on eBay

2011-05-23 Thread Mal Bishop
I have a new, unread copy of 'Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites' by O. Richard Norton and Lawrence A. Chitwood on eBay. It is one of several I purchased a while back for gifts for some friends and this copy is just one of two I had had left. ...don't need two copies so I decided to just put

Re: [meteorite-list] Matters Arising

2010-02-03 Thread Mal Bishop
Peter, although I'm a US citizen by birth, I must agree with both you and Anne on this ridiculous show of childish and sophomoric behavior, not to mention its potentially dangerous effects on some of the more simple minded types ( that may or may not be members of this list ) to copy such behavior

Re: [meteorite-list] Matters Arising

2010-02-03 Thread Mal Bishop
Peter, although I'm a US citizen by birth, I must agree with both you and Anne on this ridiculous show of childish and sophomoric behavior, not to mention its potentially dangerous effects on some of the more simple minded types ( that may or may not be members of this list ) to copy such behavior

Re: [meteorite-list] OT for Mal

2009-10-12 Thread Mal Bishop
Sorry, folks, but I'm just trying to communicate with Martin since we're apparently having some sort of email communication problems. Martin, did you receive my email from Saturday via my Yahoo email account? Mal On 10/10/2009 1:49 PM, Martin Altmann wrote: > Your lowcountry-address still hates

[meteorite-list] *** AD *** Large, Gorgeous Campo del Cielo Iron with coin, display case and more

2009-08-02 Thread Mal Bishop
A month ago I offered up for sell a 10,820g Campo del Cielo iron to the list. Although I had a few bites, in the end nothing gelled; therefore, I'll try one more time. Again, it's a 10.82kg ( approximately 24 pounds) Campo of AAA quality with deep pits, nice regmaglypts overall, and just a nicel

[meteorite-list] *** AD *** Large, Gorgeous Campo del Cielo Iron with coin, display case and more

2009-08-02 Thread Mal Bishop
A month ago I offered up for sell a 10,820g Campo del Cielo iron to the list. Although I had a few bites, in the end nothing gelled; therefore, I'll try one more time. Again, it's a 10.82kg ( approximately 24 pounds) Campo of AAA quality with deep pits, nice regmaglypts overall, and just a nicel

[meteorite-list] test

2009-08-02 Thread Mal Bishop
test...ignore. Mal __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] *** AD *** Large, Gorgeous CAMPO with coin and case

2009-06-29 Thread Mal Bishop
To anyone interested, I've been debating whether to let my 10.8kg CAMPO go or not, but finally decided I need the funds more right now than this wonderful piece. It is a very exquisite example of Campo -- very, very stable with many regmaglypts -- and sculpted by nature to resemble a boat

[meteorite-list] AD: METEORITE and VOYAGE! Magazines -- OUT OF PRINT ISSUES

2009-03-11 Thread Mal Bishop
All magazines are sold! __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] AD: METEORITE and VOYAGE! Magazines -- OUT OF PRINT ISSUES

2009-03-11 Thread Mal Bishop
I was going through some stuff and found 18 meteorite related magazines I had stashed away and basically forgot about -- 3 issues of VOYAGE! magazine which were published by John Walters and staffed by Michael Blood, Fred Hall, Hal Povenmire, and Ken Regelman, and 15 issues of METEORITE magazi

Re: [meteorite-list] Items for sale

2009-01-25 Thread Mal Bishop
To everyone interested, This is my second AD in as many days, but since I haven't posted an ad in a year or more, I figured I had some good behavior merits built up. :-) Anyway, I'm making everything I want to sell available for all to see (whether you want to or not :-) ) -- what I paid

[meteorite-list] *** AD *** Many Top-Notch Specimens (and books) For Offer

2009-01-24 Thread Mal Bishop
Folks, *** Sorry if this email made it to the list once already, but I wasn't sure if my 1st attempt to send this email got through or not *** Many of you who have been on this list for a long time know that I very rarely have a sale. Since my interest in meteori

[meteorite-list] The Tunguska Mystery--100 Years Later (article from June 2008 issue of Scientific American)

2008-08-05 Thread Mal Bishop
Not sure if anyone posted this particular link awhile back around the anniversary of the Tunguska Event, but here's a fairly long article on SciAm's website from there June 2008 issue prepared by our friends from the University of Bologna ( http://www-th.bo.infn.it/tunguska/ ), Dr.'s Gius

[meteorite-list] Mystery illness strikes after meteorite hits Peruvian village

2007-09-18 Thread Mal Bishop
OK, does anyone know what this is about? Has anyone heard anything to validate either that the impact is credible, or the story in general? http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070918/sc_afp/peruhealthoffbeat OK, Mike, make sure to take a biohazard suit before you go! :-) Mal ___

[meteorite-list] Legacy of the Parent Body of Asteroid 298 Baptistina

2007-09-12 Thread Mal Bishop
Some more updated info on the K-T extinction event: http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleId=D75F54EC-E7F2-99DF-39A13F68A7FF1409&sc=WR_20070911 __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listin

[meteorite-list] AD: Forwarded from Aziz Alhyane -- subject : NWA Summer Sale

2007-09-06 Thread Mal Bishop
. ** Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:20:31 -0700 (PDT) From: Alhyane Abdelaziz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Hello Mal / subject : NWA Summer Sale To: Mal Bishop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024;

Re: [meteorite-list] 1cm scale cube available

2007-08-31 Thread Mal Bishop
Yes, I just wanted to chime in to agree with Tom, Drake's cm scale cube is a beauty in its own right. A very nice visual aid for your photos, indeed! Like Tom also mentioned, the documentation that came along with the cube is definitely a very nice added bonus -- top notch and professional. Ve

[meteorite-list] AD: BASSIKOUNOU Fragments For Sale @ $2.50/gram!

2007-08-20 Thread Mal Bishop
Dear list members, As I mentioned last week in an email to the group, I said I planned to have 10 Bassikounou fragments up for sale. Well, I have 9 pieces up for sale currently. I'm only asking $2.50 per gram for all 9 pieces! The gram weights are as follows: 14.2, 16.8, 29.0, 43.7, 50.0,

[meteorite-list] AD: Announcement and Meteorites for sale ( Warning: LONG)

2007-08-14 Thread Mal Bishop
Dear list members, I would like to take this opportunity to make you all aware of a few specimens I have currently up for sale. I currently have listed a 147.4g oriented Gao individual, a nice little 98%+ crusted Zag individual, a 348.4g Canyon Diablo. Prices and some information on each pie

[meteorite-list] Possibility of an impact near Yuba City, California

2007-08-11 Thread Bishop
Just to inform everyone who may not have heard of this yet, there's a strong possibility of an air burst or maybe even an impact SSE of Yuba City, Ca. as reported on the meteorobs (meteor observation) list. Does anyone here know anything about this, or have any further information to offer?

[meteorite-list] Possible meteorite impact in Hungary?

2007-08-09 Thread Bishop
After looking at the photos again carefully, and reading what someone posted in response on the meteorobs list, it does appear to be more of a blast crater from explosives ( or a bomb?) rather than dug out with a backhoe or whatever. I noticed in one or two of the photos the tree/brush line ap

[meteorite-list] Possible meteorite impact in Hungary?

2007-08-09 Thread Bishop
Got this off of the meteorobs list. What does anyone know about this? http://www.fn.hu/kepkatalogus.php?catid=1169 Looks to me as if someone got pretty imaginative and had access to a backhoe/ excavator. :-) It is very obvious a hoax. Dimensions are all wrong. Were is the impactor

Re: [meteorite-list] Walter's Bills and his Ebay Auctions

2007-08-09 Thread Mal Bishop
Dear list, I wholly agree with Bernd's sentiments and plea for all of us to commit an act of selflessness in a very noble effort to help, not only another human being in serious need, but in a very true sense of the definition, a family member. So want everyone, who can, hold back a few doll

Re: [meteorite-list] AD: Ebay Auctions

2007-08-07 Thread Mal Bishop
Dear Walter, I'm very sorry to hear about you selling your treasures for such a reason, but I wish you and your family the best for the future! You may find a bigger "pot of gold" down the road to replace what you are sacrificing for now! At least I hope and pray for it to be! Take good c

Re: [meteorite-list] Lost Meteorites(?) Announcing new Strewn Field in Pennsylvania

2007-08-05 Thread Mal Bishop
Elton, let me please say first of all, I'm very glad to hear you weren't seriously hurt or dare say, worse! I'm very sorry to hear about you collection as well, but even as precious as they are to us, they certainly are of less concern than ones well being! I hope you can recover most, if not a

Re: [meteorite-list] Correct URL www.meteorite-times.com and FYI

2007-08-04 Thread Mal Bishop
es but the August MT should be up in a couple of days. Michael Blood - Thank you for the info on the age of meteorite-list!! Mal Bishop - Thanks for the thanks!! Paul Charlie Devine wrote: I don't know about anyone else, but when I click on www.meteoritetimes.com to check the list rules, I

Re: [meteorite-list] [OFFTOPIC] the ugly weathered chondrite AD? DISGUISED?

2007-08-04 Thread Mal Bishop
. Michael Farmer --- Mal Bishop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Your right, Charlie, it is linked to that site -- > and it finally proves to > me once and for all beyond a doubt, being a member > of this group is like a crap shot. :-) > > Mal > > At 09:21 PM 8/4/2007

Re: [meteorite-list] [OFFTOPIC] the ugly weathered chondrite AD? DISGUISED?

2007-08-04 Thread Mal Bishop
Your right, Charlie, it is linked to that site -- and it finally proves to me once and for all beyond a doubt, being a member of this group is like a crap shot. :-) Mal At 09:21 PM 8/4/2007 -0400, you wrote: I don't know about anyone else, but when I click on www.meteoritetimes.com to check

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite List actual "age"

2007-08-02 Thread Mal Bishop
I thoroughly agree with Alex. A big THANK YOU to Art and Michael for starting something that will most likely endure for as long as things drop from the skies above. Also, a big, kind thank you to Paul, Jim -- for that matter, to everyone, past and present, who have made this list as memorable

Re: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold!

2007-07-30 Thread Mal Bishop
inction-causing meteorites are not what I am talking about. Michael Farmer --- Mal Bishop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Replying to Chris' email regarding Canyon Diablo, > Mike and Cali, et al, I, > just by happenstance, found this information > regarding Barringer Meteorite >

Re: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold!

2007-07-30 Thread Mal Bishop
Replying to Chris' email regarding Canyon Diablo, Mike and Cali, et al, I, just by happenstance, found this information regarding Barringer Meteorite Crater (aka Meteor Crater) relating to the destructive effects of the impact. It describes the results of the impact on the local topography, b

Re: [meteorite-list] unclean gao givaway

2007-07-25 Thread Mal Bishop
My simple question is: where is the moderator, or why is there no moderator! I remember way back, some 4 years and more, when a certain then list member named Joel Warren, I believe, kept showing his rudeness, contempt, and unwillingness to get along and obey the house rules he was shown the

Re: [meteorite-list] Attempted robbery, I am coming home.

2007-07-25 Thread Mal Bishop
Mike, Please come home safely and quickly for goodness sake!!! There are few things worth your life in this world other than family and friends! Forget meteorites, you and Robert get your butts home fast, safe, and sound - PRONTO At 01:14 PM 7/25/2007 -0700, you wrote: Well, only hou

[meteorite-list] AD: 115.7g Bassikounou looking for a home

2007-07-25 Thread Mal Bishop
I have a nice, extremely fresh, fully crusted 115.7g Bassikounou individual for sale, and compared to what most are selling for, this is a true bargain! If anyone is interested, contact me off list for photos and price. With kind regards, Mal IMCA #6819 _

Re: [meteorite-list] Catalog of the recovered Bassikounou masses released

2007-07-03 Thread Mal Bishop
Dear Svend and Mathias, I can't say it with any more appreciation and acclaim than everyone else who've already thanked you both for your extremely diligent, singular work on Bassikounou. Your "Descriptive Catalog on the Recovered Masses of the Bassikounou Meteorite Fall" is simply astoundin

[meteorite-list] Ignorant question -- need clarification

2007-06-30 Thread Mal Bishop
Dear List, I have an admittedly ignorant and potentially embarrassing question: is the person calling himself, Aziz (aka Alhyane Abdelaziz ) the same person as Aziz Habibi. I'm sorry, but I'm not familiar with how people from the near east (as well as the middle east) such as northern Africa

Re: [meteorite-list] Micrograph NWA 094 LL3.6 Combined incident and transmitted light

2007-06-12 Thread Mal Bishop
To the list at large, I just wanted to take the opportunity to invite everyone the least bit interested in not only meteorites ( and you know who you are {smile} ), but science and art as well, to please bombard Tom with request to see this outstanding example of synergistic delight when mo

[meteorite-list] Millbillillie's Parent Body At Its Brightest In 18 Years

2007-05-31 Thread Mal Bishop
Dear List, I haven't seen a post relevant to this topic so I thought I would take the opportunity to inform those who may either not already be aware, or need a reminder. Vesta, Millbillillie's parent body, is at opposition, and its brightest in 18 years, with a magnitude of 5.4 which is we

[meteorite-list] Meteorites hit near Redwater (Canada)?

2007-05-29 Thread Mal Bishop
Our friends to the north (of the USA that is), keep your fingers crossed. :-) http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2007/05/29/4216670-sun.html Mal __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/list

Re: [meteorite-list] givaways

2007-05-28 Thread Mal Bishop
Michael - am I the 327th! BOY, I hope so!!! :-) I just love bellyrites! Have a whole bunch of them myself! :-) Mal At 12:28 PM 5/28/2007 -0700, Michael L Blood wrote: Hello List!!! I have found several dozen fragments of meteoritic material that has accumulated over the years in my

Re: [meteorite-list] freebies and mini gao sales<--AD?????

2007-05-26 Thread Mal Bishop
Thanks, Elton, words well said, and hopefully well received, I for one appreciate your integrity, and show of character! "I may be meteorite poor, but I'm no meteorite whore". Salut - Mal At 02:04 PM 5/26/2007 -0700, Mr EMan wrote: Steve??? Is this the same sale you posted 2 days ago w

Re: [meteorite-list] Announcing a Major New Meteorite Website at UNM

2007-05-23 Thread Mal Bishop
Very, Very Well Done, Geoff! The "virtual tour" portion is especially nice, not to mention extremely educational for the initiated as well as uninitiated. Definitely something for everyone -- children of all ages, myself included! I highly recommend everyone who loves this hobby/passion (an

Re: [meteorite-list] Where have all the meteorites gone?

2007-05-12 Thread Mal Bishop
Since Paul mentioned this about material drying up on eBay, I've been wondering a little about this eBay seller called, 'jlacroix1' ( I've also followed/watched one or two others for the past month or so who seem to be following sort of the same pattern). Here's an example of what I'm referr

[meteorite-list] Helping the People of Greensburg

2007-05-06 Thread Mal Bishop
Hello Everyone, First of all, my son and I would like to offer our deep, sincere regret and sorrow to all of those that may have been impacted by the horrific tragedy in Greensburg, Kansas and surrounding area! The most important issue at hand for the people who lived through the devastatio

[meteorite-list] Asteroid Jiggles Like a Jar of Mixed Nuts

2007-04-19 Thread Mal Bishop
"Like a jiggled jar of mixed nuts, shaking on the near-Earth asteroid Itokawa is sorting loose rock particles on its surface by size, causing the smallest grains to sink into depressions, a new study suggests. ..." http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/070419_shaking_asteroid.html _

[meteorite-list] Software Models Consequences Of Asteroid Strikes

2007-04-13 Thread Mal Bishop
I thought some of you might find this of interest: http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/070410_technovel_asteroidcomp.html "...An asteroid just 200 meters in diameter hitting one of Earth's oceans could cause tsunamis around the world. The largest asteroid strike in recent human memory,

[meteorite-list] To the dreamers -- continued

2007-04-10 Thread Mal Bishop
Hi Everyone - If it is fine with all of you, I would like to, on occasion, post a little poem, or prose related to a passion or two of mine. :-) Can anyone guess what they may be? I thought I would continue with a second installment following from the one I just recently posted the other

[meteorite-list] To the dreamers -- continued

2007-04-10 Thread Mal Bishop
Hi Everyone - If it is fine with all of you, I would like to, on occasion, post a little poem, or prose related to a passion or two of mine. :-) Can anyone guess what they may be? I thought I would continue with a second installment following from the one I just recently posted the other

[meteorite-list] Publishing a book of photographs on meteorite thin sections

2007-04-09 Thread Mal Bishop
Tom, Jeff, and list, Since I've been out of touch for a while, I have question regarding micro photography. Specially, "art house" type publication involving micro photography. After seeing Tom Phillips' stunning images of the meticulously prepared slides by Jeff Hodges it hit me, has anyon

[meteorite-list] To the dreamers

2007-04-08 Thread Mal Bishop
When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer When I heard the learn'd astronomer, When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me, When I was shown the charts and diagrams, to add, divide, and measure them, When I sitting heard the astronomer where he lectured with much applause in

Re: [meteorite-list] Easter gift to the list. SAH 99555 Angrite Xpol Micrographs from Tom

2007-04-08 Thread Mal Bishop
Thanks, Tom, for your beautiful, and awe-inspiring glimpse into the hidden, wondrous world of microscopic imaging! Images like these just further enhance the appeal of our hobby and what beauty our hobby has to offer, both macroscopically to our naked eye ( which we are much more familiar with

[meteorite-list] To the dreamers

2007-04-08 Thread Mal Bishop
When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer When I heard the learn'd astronomer, When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me, When I was shown the charts and diagrams, to add, divide, and measure them, When I sitting heard the astronomer where he lectured with much applause in

Re: [meteorite-list] Ad New pallasite slices available right now.

2007-04-07 Thread Mal Bishop
Well, It is pretty sad -- after 4 years being absent from this list, I see not much has changed! I thought coming back would be exciting, and an opportunity to catch up, learn, discuss, and converse with like minded folks world-wide regarding a most wondrous hobby and passion. I'm beginning to

Re: [meteorite-list] Canyon Diablo

2007-04-02 Thread Mal Bishop
Dennis- Besides Steve, as Ann mentioned -- you might also want to speak with Ron Hartman as well. If I remember correctly, he spent many a day, and week, out there hunting in and around that hole. Good luck, and BTW, I'm envious! At 06:05 PM 4/2/2007 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a mes

[meteorite-list] Just to say, "Hi" once again!

2007-03-31 Thread Mal Bishop
Hello everyone once again! After almost a four year absence, I had an irresistible urge to again stroll back to the old neighborhood and see how much or how little it may have changed. It is rather refreshing to see many of the same old names I remember from the past, as well as some new on

[meteorite-list] "The Search for the Missing Amazon Meteor" (addendum)

2002-09-25 Thread Mal Bishop
I also meant to inform all of you that you can witness in real time the research teams "Magplane" as it performs its survey of the impact area doing magnetic field measurements using the same URL as mentioned earlier,  (http://www.blueiceonline.org)." Mal

[meteorite-list] "The Search for the Missing Amazon Meteor"

2002-09-25 Thread Mal Bishop
Hi Folks, I thought some of you might be interested in reading this article at Space.com: http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/planetearth/crater_expedition_020924-1.html Very interesting excerpt, "On Sept. 26, the expedition team will hold their third and last live webcast, accessible

Re: [meteorite-list] Lawrencite-like oozing from an H6 Impact Melt Breccia

2002-05-22 Thread Mal Bishop
ce, don't let it get started, and change the alcohol >often until it stops. It will give up eventfully. > >Ron Hartman > >- Original Message - >From: Mal Bishop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 5:10 PM >Subject: [meteor

[meteorite-list] Lawrencite-like oozing from an H6 Impact Melt Breccia

2002-05-21 Thread Mal Bishop
Hi List, First of all, "Hi", to everyone on the list new and old, and I don't mean age wise! :-) I'll get to my question in a minute, but I wanted to make an observation first. I've been on and off of the list for 3 or 4 years, but lately (last year or so) mostly a lurker. Back in the earli

[meteorite-list] Asteroids Often Travel, and Strike, in Pairs

2002-05-13 Thread Mal Bishop
Thought some of you might find this article interesting! http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsystem/double_asteroids_020411.html Best to all of you - Mal __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/lis

[meteorite-list] ***AD*** DISPLAY CASES FOR SALE ******

2002-05-06 Thread Mal Bishop
Hello fellow meteorite enthusiast, I have two very nice display cases I would like to sell. They were custom hand built to specifications I wanted at the time ( ~ 5 years ago).  I've out grown them for my purposes and would like to find a nice home for them. They are both virtually identical exce

[meteorite-list] A public thank you to Mike Farmer

2002-04-03 Thread Mal Bishop
Just wanted to take the opportunity to thank Mike for his dedicated, almost insane, drive to travel and endure what he went through to bring back a truly nice new fall - not to mention the price he was willing to let it sell for! I know many on the list feel the same way! Bensour is a delight to