Re: [meteorite-list] Shirokovsky - a paper on its manufacture

2011-08-23 Thread GRAHAM, FRANCIS
Dear List, The interesting thing about this is the reverse: that a Ford Fairlane engine block could conceivably be made from pallasitic meteoric iron, processed with the olivine phenocrysts removed. What a custom car that would be at the next classic car outing! Of course, if you have to

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

2011-08-10 Thread GRAHAM, FRANCIS
Hello It is of course OK to be skeptical of claims of life elsewhere in the Universe. Carolus Linnaeus, the founder of biology, to avoid considering sailor tales (and later Bigfoot, Yeti, and Loch Ness claims) insisted on a type specimen. The controversy over ALH 84001 boils down to

Re: [meteorite-list] Question for dealers - accepting foreign checks in the US

2011-08-10 Thread GRAHAM, FRANCIS
From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of ma...@imagineopals.com [ma...@imagineopals.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 2:26 PM To: Michael Gilmer Cc: