[meteorite-list] Canyon Diablo + Some Oxide Ones (Was: Hello Everyone)

Hello Jesse and List, Jesse wrote: Canyon Diablo + some Oxide ones. Still can't seem to figure what oxide means tho? total is 20.8g What you are talking about is probably magnetic iron shale, which used to be found (and collected) in huge quantities around the crater. They are usually

[meteorite-list] Classification of Chondrites Without a Number

Hello Greg S., Jeff Gr. and List, Jeff wrote: The classification was not done using a thin section If I am not mistaken, a simple petrographic microscope may be good enough to determine if an ordinary chondrite is an L3, an LL3, an H3, etc. but in order to precisely determine whether a chondrite

[meteorite-list] Classification of Chondrites Without a Number

Thank you, Jeff! Here are two references for further information on this topic: SEARS D.W.G. et al. (1999) Thermoluminescence and the thermal history of meteorites (MAPS 34-4, 1999, A105). S.W.S. McKEEVER and D.W. SEARS (1980) Meteorites That Glow (Sky and Telescope, July 1980, pp. 14-16).

[meteorite-list] Carsten's New Unusual Achondrite - Eucrite, NWA 6264

Hello All, http://www.gi-po.de/nwa%206264.html Just a short note to let you know that no. 11 is no longer available because this little beauty is now part of my meteorite collection :-) If it wasn't for the tell-tale Fe/Mn ratio of 31.62, you could easily mistake that unique eucrite for a lunar

[meteorite-list] Carsten's New Unusual Achondrite - Eucrite, NWA 6264

Hello again, Listees, Listoids, Eucrite Lovers http://www.gi-po.de/ebayfolder/nwa%206264%20eng.html Here is the correct (and updated) US-link to Carsten's NWA 6264 Best wishes, Bernd __ Visit the Archives at

[meteorite-list] Animal Farm - Was: Newcomers and the Meteorite world

Brings memories of reading Animal Farm in high school...it's going to blow up one of these days. Animal Farm, Chapter 10: All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others. Twelve voices were shouting in anger, and they were all alike. No question, now, what had happened to the

[meteorite-list] 1993/94 Perseids - The Night of Lights!

Hello List, Some of you may have been surprised when they read about more than 300 Perseids in the Sky Telescope article I mentioned last night: 'Counts made from western Europe, the Canary Islands, and eastern North America indicate the maximum zenithal hourly rate (ZHR) topped out at more

[meteorite-list] Perseids over the Mt. Lemmon 60

http://davidharveyphotography.blogspot.com/2010/08/sky-is-falling.html Hi Richard and List, Beautiful as beautiful can be! The most beautiful feature is that several Perseids were caught in the act and so it can be used to excellently demonstrate radiant effect. Thanks for sharing, Bernd

[meteorite-list] Perseids over the Mt. Lemmon 60

http://davidharveyphotography.blogspot.com/2010/08/sky-is-falling.html Hi Richard and List, Beautiful as beautiful can be! The most beautiful feature is that several Perseids were caught in the act and so it can be used to excellently demonstrate radiant effect. Thanks for sharing, Bernd To:

[meteorite-list] List Member Darryl Futrell (+2001, Aug 13)

Hello List, + Darryl Futrell - gone but not forgotten + Sun, 16 May 1999, Darryl sent me these lines: I have been a rock collector since I was a kid and that bug finally provided me a car that would take me most anywhere in North America in my search for rare rocks. Over the next two and a

[meteorite-list] 2010 Perseids

Greg L. wrote: I counted a total of 183 meteors Wow, Greg! That's about 20-25 Perseids per hour.Congratulations on such a large number of Perseids! By the way, at 59 km/s, the Perseids belong to the fastest moving meteors. The Southern Taurids, by contrast, are relatively slow: = 27 km/s (only

[meteorite-list] 1993/94 Perseids - The Night of Lights!!

Kirk wrote: I remember the ULTIMATE barrage of Perseids in 1993 I believe, or was it 1994--wayyy up North at the boundary waters in Canada...The skies were just crystal clear and black as any night I have ever seen!...we counted over 125 confirmed meteors. This may have been 1993 which was

[meteorite-list] 2010 Perseids

Jessica wrote: ...in northern California the viewing was perfect, Jupiter and moons were a nice opening act, and the main attraction was spectacular...2 and 3 second meteor laser beams across the sky, several large, nice bolides, and a couple of fascinating skips across the atmosphere.

[meteorite-list] STOLEN meteorites - from Allen Shaw

Anne wrote: for those of you who do not know Allen, he has found many meteorites, including: Independence, Delaware, St. Augustine, Hope Creek, and many more. .. for example: EADS (H4; S3; W3) found by Allen Shaw and his brother. See: News in Meteorite! 1998, Vol. 4, No. 2, p. 6 Bernd

[meteorite-list] Meteor Shower Meteorite dropping events (Mazapil: a repost - original post Sep 15, 2004)

Hi All, BEECH Martin (2002) The Mazapil meteorite: From paradigm to periphery (MAPS 37-5, 2002 May, pp. 649-660). . and, of course, there is the unsurpassable Vagn Buchwald: BUCHWALD, V.F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites, Volume 2, pp. 808-813. Some more pertinent references: HIDDEN

[meteorite-list] 2010 Perseids

Lots of rainids and cloudids where I live :-( Ugh! Aargh! Bernd __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] Perseids 2010

It's clearing up, Jan, ... it's clearing up and I captured my first 2010 Perseid visually at 23:05 CEDST... a very fast one streaking N = S! Bernd __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] Perseids 2010

Have fun Bernd and all of you far in the west. 23:16:30 hrs = No. 3 extremely bright orange with a clearly visible smoke trail!!! Bernd __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list

[meteorite-list] Perseids 2010

Jan wrote: How long is it driving to Germany Exactly the same idea crossed my mind, only difference I was pondering how long it would take me to drive to Holland ... have never been there and my Pauline would like to see the tulips in spring there! Well, as for watching the Perseids, do not

[meteorite-list] Weird inclusion in NWA 2086 CV3

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj24/Meteoritethrower/2086-inclusion.jpg Hello All, Michael G. wrote: So I am thinking that there must have been a surface fracture that extended down into the interior of the stone. Weathering products intruded through this crack and the brown 'inclusion'

[meteorite-list] Darryl Futrell on flanged button prices (Was: Spectacular Tektite on eBay)

Hello Brian and List, Brian wrote: On this beautiful tektite, I stand corrected. On December 3rd, 2000, I asked our late Darryl Futrell (+ Aug 13, 2001) what a reasonable price for a perfect Australian button would be and the next day he responded like this: A perfect flanged button goes for

[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - August 2, 2010

Joe K. wrote: Does anyone have an image of an etched slice of this new iron? I know it's an ataxite, but some ataxites have really interesting etches Hi Joe and List, Losts of excellent images of excellent slices here on Mirko Graul's webpage:

[meteorite-list] Dog Days and Sirius: was List is Quiet

Sterling wrote: It is the *heliacal rising of Sirius*, the *Dog Star*, which achieved conjunction with the Sun on July 31, but won't be briefly visible on the eastern horizon at dawn until August 7th or so...It was the basis of the Egyptian calendar, for the appearance of Sirius marked the

[meteorite-list] NWA 6259 - 42% Nickel Ataxite update

Mirko Graul wrote: Dear List members, now i have prepared some small fine mirror polished slices of my new NWA 6259 - Ataxite with 42% Nickel for sale. Hello Listees, Listoids, Listers, My beautiful 3.251-gram slice of this iron (it can still be admired on Mirko's sales page) with the 2nd

[meteorite-list] Marcin's new NWA 6256 diogenite (oddball)

Marcin wrote this morning: NWA 6256 [DIO] - Strange looking diogenite, really strange one http://www.polandmet.com/ And right he is. Never seen anything like this before so strange can only vaguely paraphrase this oddball of a diogenite! Even though my budget has been a bit strained lately, I

[meteorite-list] Gebel Kamil webpage

http://www.b14643.de/Sahara/Kamil_Patatrac_Crater/index.htm Gary wrote: ...some of (what I believe are) Mirko's slices... Yep, and the 17.5-gram endcut pictured on the right now resides in the Bernd Pauli meteorite collection :-) Note that cometary inclusion of schreibersite rimmed by swathing

[meteorite-list] Gebel Kamil webpage

An 83 kg meteorite specimen found 230 m due north of the crater showing regmaglypts largest recoveredmass ca. 80 kg Wouldn't that imply that this is *one* and the *same* mass? .. maybe photographed from different angles? Bernd __ Visit the Archives

[meteorite-list] Gebel Kamil

Hello Folks, Even though I am not an iron meteorite buff, I was intrigued when I saw the first reports on the Gebel Kamil ungrouped ataxitic iron and when I saw the first pictures of this Hot Desert beauty, I immediately knew I would have to add this unique iron to my collection. I purchased

[meteorite-list] Gebel Kamil

Hello Folks, Even though I am not an iron meteorite buff, I was intrigued when I saw the first reports on the Gebel Kamil ungrouped ataxitic iron and when I saw the first pictures of this Hot Desert beauty, I immediately knew I would have to add this unique iron to my collection. I purchased

[meteorite-list] Gebel Kamil

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[meteorite-list] Stinky (or smelly) meteorites

Hello List, Some of us will remember El Hammami (aka Hamada du Draa), which was broken up into smaller pieces and transported by *camels* into Morocco by nomads. Several of these specimens had a distinct *camel sweat* odor! Best wishes, Bernd __

[meteorite-list] NASA Spacecraft Camera Yields Most Accurate Mars Map Ever

Wow! The mosaic takes quite a few minutes to load (on my computer) but the result is breathtaking! Stunning martian mosaic worth every minute it takes to display on your computer screen! The new map is available at: http://www.mars.asu.edu/maps/?layer=thm_dayir_100m_v11 Best wishes, Bernd

[meteorite-list] Acapulcoite/Lodranite Parent-body

Hi Jeff and List, Jeff wrote: Any paper references would be appreciated. Here are a few that might be of help: McCOY T.J. et al. (1992) Petrogenesis of the Lodranite-Acapulcoite parent body (Meteoritics 27-3, 1992, A258). P. Pellas et al. (1994) Thermal Evolution of Acapulcoite-Lodranite

[meteorite-list] Circumstances of fireball associated with Salzwedel fall November 1985

David inquired: Does anyone have any references, or recollection, of the circumstances of the fireball which proceeded the meteorite fall at Salzwedel on the 14th November, 1985. Direction of travel, magnitude, locations of observers - that sort of thing?...I'm curious to know if it could

[meteorite-list] Last Night I sold My 25,000 Meteorite Specimen!

Hello Michael C. and List, Congratulations on 25,000 sold specimens! As I I keep fairly accurate records of my collection specimens too, I can tell you that 62 of these specimens are in my collection ;-) Best wishes, Bernd __ Visit the Archives at

[meteorite-list] Tomorrow at Bonhams: NWA 5717 - The Extra-Ordinary Chondrite

Darryl wrote: The following is for chondrule lovers... Hi List, Let me assure you that NWA 5717 is not only a must have for chondrule lovers but also an absolute must have for any avid meteorite and thin section collector. When I received my specimen + thin section some months ago, I was almost

[meteorite-list] Tomorrow at Bonhams: NWA 5717 - The Extra-Ordinary Chondrite

Darryl wrote: The following is for chondrule lovers... Hi List, Let me assure you that NWA 5717 is not only a must have for chondrule lovers but also an absolute must have for any avid meteorite and thin section collector. When I received my specimen + thin section some months ago, I was almost

[meteorite-list] NWA 5717

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[meteorite-list] Zodiacal glow revisited

Hello All, In mid-April we discussed the source of the zodiacal glow. I just wanted to let you know that there is an imformative article in the News Notes section of the June 2010, Sky Telescope issue, p. 16. Two things, in particular, caught my attention: 1. The short-period comets turn out

[meteorite-list] Wisconsin Chondrules?

Hello All, Forwarding this for Bob King who can't post to the List. His posts just don't go to the List. Hi everyone, I've looked for chondrules in my own and in most of the photos I've seen of the Wisconsin fall but have seen next to none. This meteorite appear to consist almost exclusively

[meteorite-list] Zodiacal glow revisited

Hello Eric and List, = How do you pronounce 'zodiacal' ? = zo is just like so but with a voiced s - voiced like the z in zoo dia like the dia in word we all know all too well = diatribe cal is pronounced kl Best wishes, Bernd To: e...@meteoritesusa.com

[meteorite-list] Gegenschein glow visited

Hi George and List, = how about the pronunciation of Gegenschein? No problem for Germans as it is a German word ;-) 1. Gegen (or counter in English) - geg like Greg without the r + n 2. schein like the English word shine. Bernd __ Visit the

[meteorite-list] Gegenschein glow visited

I should have added that the e sound of Geg in Gegenschein is lengthened in German, so not as short as the e in Greg but a bit longer but it does not have the ay sound Bob mentions. Bernd __ Visit the Archives at

[meteorite-list] Wisconsin Chondrules

Greg C. wrote: Many of the slices Steve offered had a good amount [of chondrules] in them in the darker area of the stone. Hi Greg and List, This does make sense and we've seen that before. Two examples: 1. Zag (H3-6) 2. Tamdakht (H5) The darker, less metamorphosed areas show abundant, often

[meteorite-list] One year ago ...

It's late here, so, much more important than dollars and Viking takjan is this: One year ago, .. our very own O.R. Norton left planet Earth and set out on a journey to his beloved stones, stony-irons, and irons out there in the asteroid belt. Richard, you may be gone but you will never be

[meteorite-list] Marcin's recent Tamdakht offer

Hello folks, Just in case you overlooked an attractive offer: Marcin's Tamdakht fragments! I payed about 8 €/gr for my first Tamdakht pieces right after they were found. I payed about 6 €/gr in Ensisheim in 2009 and now Marcin is offering Tamdakht fragments and pieces at 1.50 $ /gr - that's

[meteorite-list] Help with Kunya-Urgench

Gary wrote: Henry Mendoza's specimen, possibly Kunya-Urgench: http://bigkahuna-meteorites.com/Images/KU.jpg Hi Henry, Gary, Arnaud, and List, There are three NWA meteorites in my collection that Henry's (unclassified / unidentified) specimen reminds me of: 1. Tanezrouft 060 (LL4) 2. NWA 806

[meteorite-list] Test ... please ignore

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[meteorite-list] Test ... please ignore

Background info: I sent this test mail because our son installed a new FritzBox today that makes it possible to even receive a fax that is automatically converted to an email format. I can see my test post in the archives (and other members' posts) but it looks like I don't receive any emails

[meteorite-list] Happy Birthday L'Aigle

Happy Birthday, L'Aigle! Best wishes, Bernd --- BIOT J.-B. (1803b) Relation d'un voyage fait dans le département de l'Orne pour constater la réalité d'un météore observé à l'Aigle le 6 floréal an XI (Baudouin,

[meteorite-list] Wold Cottage 'meteorite homecoming'

Hello Martin G., Linton, and List, What a great story, Martin. A truly great story! Kudos to Dave for his extraordinary generosity and to you for your noble effort. I agree 100% ! I was not familiar with Wold Cottage, but is on my acquisition list now. Wold Cottage is hard to get :-(

[meteorite-list] Fireballs Known Meteor Showers = Mazapil

Greg inquired: Has a meteorite fall ever been attributed to a comet? If so, do they know which one? I remember reading that Tagish Lake may be. Hi Greg and List, The Mazapil (IAB-sLL) iron was once believed to have fallen during a star shower! BURKE J.G. (1986) Cosmic Debris - Meteorites in

[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - April 12, 2010

Richard wrote: Beautiful Laurence! Jeff K. wrote: WOW!!! http://www.rocksfromspace.org/April_12_2010.html Hello Laurence, Richard, Jeff and List, This is an exceptionally beautiful polysomatic barred olivine chondrule! The unusual pentagonal arrangement of the olivine bars may be the result of

[meteorite-list] Meteorite rings - Nickel Content

Hi Richard and List, Gibeon = 7.68% Ni, 1.97 ppm. Ga, 0.111 ppm. Ge, 2.4 ppm. Ir Seymchan = 9.47 % Ni, 9.15 % Ni, 24.6 ppm. Ga, 68.3 ppm. Ge, 0.55 ppm. Ir Tambo Quemado = 8.70 % Ni, 10.2 % Ni*, 17.9 ppm. Ga, 31.5 ppm. Ge, 0.039 ppm. Ir * two different values indicates: two different analyses

[meteorite-list] Sun eats another comet

Hi Eric and List, Eric asked: how come we didn't see them before they were gobbled up? If the sun's disk had not been blocked in the image you gave us the link of, we / you wouldn't have seen it at all. The sun's glare would have hidden it from our view. Best wishes, Bernd

[meteorite-list] Falling stars: NEAF and meteorites - A Reminder

Hello List, Sky Tel., April 2010, p. 83 and Sky Tel., May 2010, p. 71: NEAF (Northeast Astronomy Forum) 19th Annual Northeast Astronomy Forum Telescope Show April 17-18, 2010 Excerpt: Also featuring Science Channel's 'Meteorite Men' Steve Arnold and Geoff Notkin Easter

[meteorite-list] golden iron color of Aziz Habibi's new iron

Hello Aziz and Forum, http://www.flickr.com/photos/azizhabibi/page3/ Aziz asked: what is the process that make it looking like that Me too, I recall having seen that before but don't remember exactly where, when and what ... Willamette maybe ??? I can offer three [theoretical (!)] solutions to

[meteorite-list] New Eucrite? - Eastern Slovakia

Phew, just when I was about to send the post below to the List, another post arrived here, and ...c'mon folks, let's be courteous. We've been through such things many times before, I've been through such things in our German Forum and I can tell you, it will only lead to other direct or indirect

[meteorite-list] Silicated Iron vs. Winonaite (cont.)

Jeff and Jason kindly wrote: Thanks so much for that thorough and very interesting summary Bernd. Indeed - thanks, Bernd for the informative post. My pleasure, folks! Hutchison mentions something that may be of interest in this context: HUTCHISON R. (2004) Meteorites: A Petrologic, Chemical,

[meteorite-list] Silicated Iron vs. Winonaite

Hello Jeff, Jason, and List, I'd like to direct your attention to a very comprehensive article in MAPS where the authors extensively elaborate on this problem. Best wishes, Bernd --- BENEDIX G.K. et al. (2000) A

[meteorite-list] Silicated Iron vs. Winonaite (Part 2)

Hello again Jeff, Jason, and List! Further, more specific information culled from the Benedix et al. article in MAPS about IAB, IIICD inclusions and winonaites. Cheers, Bernd BENEDIX G.K. et al. (2000) A

[meteorite-list] Remembering Park Forest (Images)

Steve Witt kindly reminds us of the 7th anniversary of the P.F. fall: It's hard to believe it's been seven years. If you weren't there...you missed a great time. I uploaded 46 images of the 1000 or so that I took. http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevewitt/4414362965/in/set-72157623574476890

[meteorite-list] Almahata Sitta 2008 TC3 on eBay and D.K.Yeomans

Richard wrote: This gentleman ... is Don Yeomans and he has been the Director of NASA's NEO Program Office since it's inception in 1998. .. and, moreover: YEOMANS D.K. (1977) Comet Halley - the Orbital Motion (Astronomical Journal 82, p. 435). YEOMANS D.K. (1981) The Comet Halley Handbook

[meteorite-list] A Heads-Up: Another important article on Carancas in MAPS 44-12, 2009

TANCREDI G. et al. (2009) A meteorite crater on Earth formed on September 15, 2007: The Carancas hypervelocity impact (MAPS 44-12, 2009, pp. 1967-1984). Some of the key results the authors present: - initial mass 7-12 metric tons - initial diameter 1.6-2 meters - initial velocity 12-17 km/s -

[meteorite-list] Meteor and Smoke Trail

Richard kindly wrote: During my last run at the Catalina Schmidt I had a meteor streak through one field and it left a nice smoke trail. http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~kowalski/interesting_events.html Wow! Thanks for sharing with us! Awesome! If you click on the image for a larger view and then

[meteorite-list] Test No. 5324.6 - Please ignore ;-)

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[meteorite-list] Testing again, ...

.. because I can hardly believe I got through to the List after several months. Sorry for double testing! Bernd __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list

[meteorite-list] Test - Please ignore

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[meteorite-list] Matters Arising

Hello Folks, Last year, in Ensisheim 2009, I had the pleasure and the honor of meeting and talking to Peter and I can assure you that he is an extremely friendly, gentle person, a true gentleman. With utmost regret would I want to see him leave the list! He doesn't need anyone's help to make his

[meteorite-list] A heads-up: Sky Telescope, February 2010

Hello Folks, Sky Telescope: Special Moon Issue A breathtaking close-up view of Tycho on p. 21 - you feel like being there right next to it! An equally breathtaking close-up view of lunar far-side crater Antoniadi on p. 24. Unfortunately, less spectacular, a photo of a Millbillillie specimen

[meteorite-list] Test, ... please ignore

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[meteorite-list] Springwater... WOW

Michael Cottingham writes: Congrats. Great video. I heard you guys found the MAIN MASS as well as many little individuals of Springwater! WOW! Biggest thing in meteorites, since Haag's Esquel recovery... no doubt. My hands were trembling and I was getting nervous when Shauna asked for that

[meteorite-list] Springwater... WOW

Mike Farmer has asked me to forward this to the Met.List: Bernd, Can you forward this to the list? Thanks for the email, this is a group project between Jim Strope, Robert Ward, Shauna Russell, and myself. We will be posting some more info in a day or two. The fieldwork in Springwater has been

[meteorite-list] Re-2: Question

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[meteorite-list] Test, ... please ignore

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[meteorite-list] Test, ... please ignore

Test passed. Welcome to the next level. Happy holidays. Thanks, Greg! And a Happy ... whatever everyone will be celebrating! Bernd __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] Found this yesterday

Hello Mike in Colorado and List, Might be one of the 26 Colorado L or LL chondrites! Do you have the (exact) coordinates so that we/you can check if it was found in one of the tell-tale localities (i.e.: Elbert, Julesburg, Kelly, Shaw, etc.)? Hoping you found a meteorite, Bernd

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Magazine - Another great issue

MikeG wrote: the heartfelt letter from Dorothy Norton and the shared experiences of his many friends and admirers. This demonstrates the sense of community in the meteorite world. I absolutely agree: it is another great issue for all the reasons that MikeG has kindly summarized. My copy is on

[meteorite-list] Earth rocks that contain nickel

Randy kindly wrote: I have some plots here of Ni concentrations in Earth rocks compared to meteorites...Note that many achondrites (HED, lunar, martian) have Ni in the range of terrestrial rocks. That's because they don't have (much) FeNi metal http://meteorites.wustl.edu/metcomp/ni.htm

[meteorite-list] Photo of a K-chondrite

Hi Greg and List, Hardly any photos of Kakangaris exist. You'll find one on David Weir's excellent website: http://www.meteoritestudies.com/ Click on chondrites and then scroll down to Kakangari! Thin section pics of Kakangari can be found here (on pages 202-205): D.S. LAURETTA, M. KILLGORE

[meteorite-list] Christmas Fair and Pauline

My Question: What Earth rocks naturally contain nickel? Hello Mike and List, Most of the Sudbury impact material is sulfide-rich and nickeliferous! ... and, of course, Ovifak (Greenland). Best wishes, Bernd __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] Nickel

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[meteorite-list] Question regarding Vaca Muerta Strewnfield

Hello Felipe and List, Your online coordinates online for Vaca Muerta (25° 45' S / 70° 30' W) look good because there is an article in Meteoritics [PEDERSEN H. et al. (1992) Vaca Muerta mesosiderite strewnfield (Meteoritics 27-2, 1992, 126-135)] and on page 128 the authors write: In Table 1 and

[meteorite-list] Barred Chondrule Fans JaH 055 incident light micrograph gallery update

Hello Tom and List, Stunning, breathtaking pictures, as usual! I like the very first shot best - the one which shows the BO chondrule and the dislocated fragment of this barred chondrule. Often the missing part of a chondrule cannot be found in the same part of the hand sample but here it is

[meteorite-list] Sometimes there just aren't enough rocks

http://www.meteoritesusa.com/fun/rocks.wav Hmm, ... have been listening to it quite a few times but can't hear the aren't :-( All I can hear is an are :-) Is it only me? Well, maybe I need a pair of new ears ;-) Bernd __

[meteorite-list] Re-2: Sometimes there just aren't enough rocks

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[meteorite-list] On a sad note ... Jim Smaller

We all know it will happen one day, and still, it is a tragic experience because we pretend to ignore it as best we can. But it will happen! I agree whole-heartedly with Melanie's RIP: May he rest in peace in the realm of meteorites that he loved so much! Bernd

[meteorite-list] Where are the thin section experts?

Just like Adam, I've been desperately looking for triple junctions, ... none :-( Unless it is something anomalous my recent guess (olivine diogenite) is wrong because diogenites do have triple junctions! I've been looking for chondrules or fragments of chondrules, ... none :-( Metal-rich +

[meteorite-list] A New Fresh (looking) Arizona Meteorite

Ruben wrote: Just returned from another successful Arizona meteorite hunt. This time I returned with a beautiful fresh (looking) 33 gram chondrite from just south of Tucson. Take a look and see what you think. http://www.mr-meteorite.net/justbeforedark.htm Hi Ruben and List, Congrats on

[meteorite-list] Meteorite explodes over north Groningen

Hello Rob, Richard, and List, = Complete series of photographs: http://www.fotoarena.nl/ Picture #3 looks almost exactly like the Peekskill multiple fireball did while fragmenting into several smaller pieces ! Bernd __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] Two Years Already?!

Dear Jim, Friday, May 21, 2004, you wrote about your Holbrook hunt: None of my Holbrooks were big. The largest was 0.8 grams, two or three at 0.4 grams and the rest just under that. I found fourteen total. It was just something different to do and I only hunted a day and one half. I am sure

[meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a possible NEW New Mexico Strewnfield

Wow! Congratulations on the new NM strewnfield and on what is probably a very rare achondrite meteorite. *If* it is an achondrite, then there's something wrong about the lone chondrule ;-) If there are chondrules and if this loner is a chondrule, what about an E-chondrite - maybe anomalous? I

[meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find

Ruben wrote: Ureilite maybe? Hi Ruben and List, Yes, maybe a ureilite like the Hupés' NWA 2624 but where are the triple junctions? You would expect a lot of olivine grains with sets of three olivine grains that meet in triple junctions of 120° (3 x 120° = 360°). Bernd

[meteorite-list] Melanie's Caldwell Inclusion

Melanie wrote: PS of Caldwell that I got from Steve Arnold (of Meteorite Men) a while ago - it has something on it that I'm not certain whether it's a chondrule or what... never seen anything quite like it. http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/4028/calwell1.jpg Hi Melanie, Graham, Alan and List,

[meteorite-list] Speaking of chondrules...

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

[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - October 2, 2009

http://www.rocksfromspace.org/October_2_2009.html It sure looks like an elk's antlers :-) Very nice shape! Bernd __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - October 2, 2009

I see a phoenix Martin - so I'm right there with you. OK, folks, ... so there's a phoenix rising from the ashes and the cackling witch is bewitching and ridiculing the birdie :-)) Cheers, Bernd __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] CAI and chondrules

Hello All, See also Hutchison for a comprehensive overview of Theories of chondrule origins (Planetary theories vs. Nebular theories) and Possible CAI-forming mechanisms! HUTCHISON R. (2004) Meteorites: A Petrologic, Chemical, and Isotopic Synthesis (Cambridge Planetary Science Series, pp.

[meteorite-list] Red spots on Tatahouines?

Hi Melanie, Jeff, Werner, and List, BARRAT J.A. et al. (1999) The Tatahouine diogenite: Mineralogical and chemical effects of sixty-three years of terrestrial residence (MAPS 34-1, 1999, 091-097, excerpts): The crystals of orthopyroxene ... contain many inclusions ... of silica, troilite,

[meteorite-list] Happy Birthday Murchison - 40th Anniversary

Jeff wrote: On this day 40 years ago in 1969, one of the most famous meteorites fell to Earth in a spectacular fashion. It was the beautiful Murchison CM2 meteorite which has been the subject of much scientific interest over the last four decades. It's this meteorite which sparked much

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