Re: [meteorite-list] [Fwd: Re: Meteorite miniatures]

2010-10-06 Thread countdeiro
Thank you, Matthias, Martin, Sterling, Chris and others I may have inadvertantly missed for providing such comprehensive science, photography and speculation on the provenance and composition of the Hajar-al-Aswad. I also thank Ted and Jan for sharing their experience and images. I'm pleased

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite miniatures

2010-10-04 Thread countdeiro
Hi Dave and List, It is held in some educated quarters that the fusion crusted meteorite depicted, is exactly that, and that it is depicted in the paintings being placed in the rebuilt (approx. 7th Century) Kaa'ba in Mecca. The most revered site in Islam. Further, there is a good argument

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite miniatures

2010-10-04 Thread countdeiro
Martin, Andre and List, I would prefer not to go into detail, as I am a crusader and an infidel, but I have had the opportunity to study contemporary high resolution digital color photography of the Black Stone in it's present perturbation both from the inside of the Kaa'ba and the outside, as

[meteorite-list] The Book of of the Stone by Matthias Barmann

2010-10-03 Thread countdeiro
List, Matthias Barmann, a Lister known to many of us, has written and compiled the most beautiful book of prose, poetry and reflection on stones I have ever laid my eyes on. The Book of the Stone (2003 Jung Jung). It's full of the thoughts of others written or expressed in various forms over

[meteorite-list] Subject: Re: Habital Planet Discovery Announcement

2010-09-30 Thread countdeiro
Listees, And now we have this to contemplate. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1316538/Gliese-581g-mystery-Scientist-spotted-mysterious-pulse-light-direction-newEarth-planet-year.html Best to all, Count Deiro IMCA 3536 __ Visit the

[meteorite-list] Habital Planet Discovery Announcement

2010-09-29 Thread countdeiro
Hello List, Maybe...just maybe... http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100929/sc_afp/usastronomyplanet_20100929210707 Best to all, Count Deiro IMCA 3536 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 6292 (BRA) IS paired to NWA 5400 !

2010-09-28 Thread countdeiro
Ah! Meine guten Freunde, Martin, Shawn und alle auf der Liste. Martin said, And that is one point, which makes meteorite collecting so fascinating, that you can participate to a certain degree in the red-hot space research! You have hit the nail on the head, Martin! I, for one, collect for the

Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 6292 (BRA) IS paired to NWA 5400 !

2010-09-27 Thread countdeiro
Carl and List, Carl has plaintively asked: Are we witnessing the demise of the collector market for meteorites here? Am I really reading that a certain Scientist's word is not good enough for some collectors now? Am I really reading that O isotopes are now needed to prove pairings for the

Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 6292 (BRA) IS paired to NWA 5400 !

2010-09-25 Thread countdeiro
List and those whose feet fit the following shoes, Peter is quoted by Greg as saying each and every suspected pairing to NWA 5400 absolutely has to have oxygen isotope analysis performed. I empathically agree. When I, and other collectors, purchase a specimen of a rarity that commands a high

Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 6292 (BRA) IS paired to NWA 5400 !

2010-09-25 Thread countdeiro
Tom amd List, Meteorites are not only a passion of mine, but an investment ..like stocks and bonds...or art works. The only way I have any protection for my investment is if dealers can be trusted to follow the same high standards when dealing in rarites. I'm not talking about paying

Re: [meteorite-list] Who owns the meteorite?

2010-09-24 Thread countdeiro
Steve said ...it must belong to the school. I respectfully disagree with this statement and with the statement ...it belongs to the Smithsonian. Public schools do not in themselves own property. The lands and improvements are typically the assets of local, or state government (i.e.. the

Re: [meteorite-list] Stranded on a Large Island - With a Dry Lake Bed on It

2010-09-21 Thread countdeiro
Chladni's Meteorites. The first book on the subject. 1825. I've wanted to read it. Count Deiro IMCA 3536 -Original Message- From: Steve Dunklee steve.dunk...@yahoo.com Sent: Sep 21, 2010 2:48 PM To: raremeteori...@yahoo.com, meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re:

Re: [meteorite-list] Stranded on a Large Island - With a DryLake Bed on It

2010-09-21 Thread countdeiro
Hi Mark and List, I should have been a bit more accurate in my labeling the book the first on the subject. Your cites are correct, Mark. What would have been more accurate would have been if I said I wanted to read the first Catalog of Meteorites. Published 1825, a few years before good ole

[meteorite-list] Apology for double post.

2010-09-21 Thread countdeiro
Sorry for the double post. Sttutered on the Send key. Count Deiro __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Gigapan and Barratta Thin Section

2010-09-19 Thread countdeiro
Good on ya.. Ted! Bob has been talking about this for quite awhile. He wasn't exaggerating about how super the images are...and will only be sharper as you perfect the process. I notice on the 59099 image that in the upper right hand corner there is a large black inclusion that sports some

Re: [meteorite-list] RFSPOD - Sep 18, 2010 - THe Elbogen Iron

2010-09-18 Thread countdeiro
No offense taken..Martin :0) Guido -Original Message- From: Matthias Bärmann majbaerm...@web.de Sent: Sep 18, 2010 3:29 PM To: Martin Altmann altm...@meteorite-martin.de, meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] RFSPOD - Sep 18, 2010 - THe Elbogen Iron Hi Mike,

Re: [meteorite-list] Other hobbies?

2010-09-16 Thread countdeiro
Hello Daryl and Listees, I can't remember a time in my life that I wasn't involved in multiple avocations and hobbies. Some have had legs and are still vying for the time to enjoy them...dozens of others have dropped by the side of the road in my seven decades of travel. Flying ...I soloed 52

Re: [meteorite-list] bleeding in stoneys

2010-09-16 Thread countdeiro
Now that's droll. Count Deiro IMCA 3536 -Original Message- From: JoshuaTreeMuseum joshuatreemus...@embarqmail.com Sent: Sep 16, 2010 6:00 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] bleeding in stoneys This a fairly common phenomenona seen in Roman Catholic and

Re: [meteorite-list] OT: Listening To Fermi

2010-09-16 Thread countdeiro
Where are They? Well, going on the the evidence we have accumulated so far from exploring the planets and other cosmic bodies in our solar system..and I would include the findings of amino acids and fossilized nanonacteria in certain meteorites..it could very well be that They have already

Re: [meteorite-list] AD-Large (?) Rare Specimens-Still No Reserves!

2010-09-14 Thread countdeiro
Mike said ..my mouth was salivating at the possibilities.. Then I saw that the largest was only 388 miligrams... ...maybe next time.. Hey Mike, Call Adam up and he'll sell you as big a piece as you want. I've seen him do it. He holds more main masses of planetary then anyone I know. Wasn't

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite magazine

2010-09-12 Thread countdeiro
Nancy and Larry, I'm sure most people who read Meteorite Magazine are aware how time, talent, hard work and dedication it takes to put out a quality publication. I know that when ever someone asked me to do something similar I always had a good excuse to duck the job. It's going to take a

Re: [meteorite-list] GoogleEarth GPS in Meteorite Hunting

2010-09-12 Thread countdeiro
David said, Any coordinates in the MetBul prior to the advent of the GPS system must be considered suspect. I'm afraid that the accuracy of locations since the introduction of the GPS system are still suspect. In just a few months of field research on recent finds in the Western USA, I came

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

Re: [meteorite-list] [IMCA] Elections and my status

2010-08-28 Thread countdeiro
Hello Greg, other IMCA Members and List, Greg, most of us who who have an interest in collecting and/or selling meteorites know you. I personally admire the energy and time you put into marketing your inventory, establishing a museum and conducting educational outreach programs, but as regards

Re: [meteorite-list] OK, how 'bout

2010-08-26 Thread countdeiro
Hi Rob and List, Sorry to hear you are in the van of back sufferers. It must be very difficult for you. Yours is a very good suggestion...getting up close and personal is the right way to examine prospects. That's true for just about anything one is searching for. I agree with your method of

Re: [meteorite-list] Help please. How to get large pieces Weighed

2010-08-24 Thread countdeiro
I've found that digital bathroom floor scales will weigh in kilos, or pounds, accurately to a tenth up to 300 lbs. I bought a nice flat one from Wahlgreens drugstore for $15.00... Count Deiro IMCA 3536 -Original Message- From: Fred Bieler f...@astronomics.com Sent: Aug 24, 2010 10:58

Re: [meteorite-list] Magnet canes are evil

2010-08-24 Thread countdeiro
Robert wrote: I sometimes carry an LL6 with meThat usually cures them. Ah, come on you guys. You talk like we relative newbies are a sandwich short of your picnic. I carry a very powerful (+50) neomydium on a staff I use, cause I'm a cripple and I don't like to fall down, or bend over.

Re: [meteorite-list] Magnet canes are evil

2010-08-24 Thread countdeiro
Bill and List, Thats a serious piece of equipment. Put little plates on the feet to spread the load so you don't sink in and a nice mag on the end of the cane.. And...I almost forgot...most of the real hunters would paint it camo. Count Deiro IMCA 3536 -Original Message- From: bill

Re: [meteorite-list] Magnet canes are evil

2010-08-24 Thread countdeiro
Thanks, Greg Very cool. You can hide it from the big bad BLM nazis. I carry a telescoping magnetic mechanic's part recovery wand to which I taped the exact same diameter neomydium on the end. Carry it concealed, like my sidearm, everywhere. Guido -Original Message- From: Thunder

[meteorite-list] Extremobacteria

2010-08-23 Thread countdeiro
Hello List, Timely video report on the ability of cyanobacteria to survive in space for years: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11039206 Regards all, Count Deiro IMCA 3536 __ Visit the Archives at

Re: [meteorite-list] (meteorobs) Iranian Large Fireball During Perseids

2010-08-22 Thread countdeiro
Dirk reports large fireball over Iran. Well, chances are it wasn't a meteor. It was more likely the terminal stage of an Isreali MIRV. How's that song go? Bom Bom Iran. :-) Count Deiro -Original Message- From: drtanuki drtan...@yahoo.com Sent: Aug 22, 2010 4:59 AM To:

Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 6292 2.110 gram

2010-08-20 Thread countdeiro
HELLO EVERYONE, THREE CHEERS FOR ANNE!!! THREE CHEERS FOR IMCA!!! THREE CHEERS FOR ALL THE GENTLEMEN AND LADY MEMBERS!!! Count Deiro IMCA 3536 -Original Message- From: Martin Altmann altm...@meteorite-martin.de Sent: Aug 20, 2010 5:42 AM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject:

Re: [meteorite-list] Iron meteorite inclusion question

2010-08-19 Thread countdeiro
Wang, Very nice specimen. Wish it was in my cabinet. In your first message you had the descriptions of the inclusions correct. Best regards, Count Deiro IMCA 3536 -Original Message- From: Yinan Wang veom...@gmail.com Sent: Aug 19, 2010 8:58 PM To: Galactic Stone Ironworks

Re: [meteorite-list] 2010 Perseids

2010-08-12 Thread countdeiro
Hi Shawn and List, It will be severe clear tonight as pilots say here in Nevada. We got lucky. I rounded up the two youngest grandsons, Michael 12, and Vincent 10, and we'll get up at one o'clock and take the Jeep out into the pitch dark desert north of Las Vegas. We have lawn chairs, iced

Re: [meteorite-list] The most expensive meteorite per gram?

2010-08-10 Thread countdeiro
Melanie asked What is the most expensive per gram...? Gram sized and larger individual specimens of NWA 5000, Nakhla, Shergotty and Chassigny, just to name four planetaries, have brought up to $4,000 a gram depending on attractivness of size, weight, shape, lithology, fusion crust,

Re: [meteorite-list] Most expensive meteorites!

2010-08-10 Thread countdeiro
Ed says, referring to all collectors, They are NUTS! Most critics of the prices paid for art probably don't have an understanding of what drives the value. Pieces created by an artist are meant to open a dialogue with those who view the work. The artist is making a statement using whatever

[meteorite-list] Fw: Re: Most expensive meteorites!

2010-08-10 Thread countdeiro
IF this is a double post..my apologies. Guido -Forwarded Message- From: countde...@earthlink.net Sent: Aug 10, 2010 7:24 PM To: Ed Majden epmaj...@shaw.ca, meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Most expensive meteorites! Ed says, referring to all collectors,

Re: [meteorite-list] Test - Ground Control to Major Tom

2010-08-08 Thread countdeiro
Hi Mike, Marvin the Martian is home. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMuWOLVAzYYfeature=related Guido -Original Message- From: Ed Deckert edeck...@triad.rr.com Sent: Aug 8, 2010 10:52 PM To: Galactic Stone Ironworks meteoritem...@gmail.com, Meteorite List

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

2010-08-05 Thread countdeiro
Nice to read compliments for a change. Mike deserves them. Half my modest collection came through his hands. Straight shooter. Count Deiro IMCA 3536 -Original Message- From: GERALD FLAHERTY g...@comcast.net Sent: Aug 5, 2010 9:41 AM To: Robert Woolard meteoritefin...@yahoo.com Cc:

[meteorite-list] TEST

2010-08-03 Thread countdeiro
Excuse me,1234.4321 Test only. Count Deiro INCA 3536 __ 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 meteorwrong

2010-08-03 Thread countdeiro
Hi Rob and List, The 42nd. photo down posted on the Washington University at St.Louis' meteorite wrong page that he has a link to on his site, has a twin of his specimen listed a a hematite concretion. His description as being non-attracted and streaking as hematite ought to be enough, but

Re: [meteorite-list] Gebel Kamil webpage

2010-07-31 Thread countdeiro
Grazie, Giancarlo, per il vostro llumination. Una storia molto interessante. Migliori riguardi, Count Deiro IMCA 3536 -Original Message From: py...@libero.it py...@libero.it Sent: Jul 31, 2010 2:43 AM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject:

[meteorite-list] Fw: (meteorobs) Fireball 2010. 07.30_20.07.48 ± 1 U.T. from Italy

2010-07-31 Thread countdeiro
Hi Listees, Too beautiful a bolide not to share. Second link has details in English. Count Deiro IMCA 3536 -Forwarded Message- From: Ferruccio Zanotti fzanot...@alice.it Sent: Jul 31, 2010 8:39 AM To: Global Meteor Observing Forum meteor...@meteorobs.org Subject: (meteorobs) Fireball

Re: [meteorite-list] Gebel Kamil webpage

2010-07-30 Thread countdeiro
Svend and List, With all due respect to my fellow Italian, Dr. Luigi Folco, the subject of the pics, as he confirms, may be the same meteorite, but it doesn't take a very close observation to see that, rather than the pics being taken of the same subject from a different perspective, they were

Re: [meteorite-list] Scientist Warns Massive Asteroid CouldHitEarthin 2182

2010-07-29 Thread countdeiro
Thank you, Sterling Like is so famously said...it ain't whether, but when. Thanks also for the very interesting and informative link. Guido -Original Message- From: Sterling K. Webb sterling_k_w...@sbcglobal.net Sent: Jul 29, 2010 5:10 AM To: countde...@earthlink.net, Stuart McDaniel

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite 20 Questions - Answer and Share if youDare. :)

2010-07-28 Thread countdeiro
15 months ago. Newbie! A picture I saw in a newspaper of Dr. Donald Brownlee of NASA holding NWA 5000 over his head with both hands and a big smile on his face. I bought my first meteorite from Robert Cucchiara (Meteorite Madness)in May of 2009. A triple cut and etched 2.7 kilo Campo with

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite 20 Questions - Answer and Share if youDare. :)

2010-07-28 Thread countdeiro
Hi List, I forgot to answer if I could have any meteorite from any collection in the world. What would it be? I think I'd like to have the great Wilamette iron stuck on a concrete plinth in the middle of my front lawn. The kids could play on and in it. Count Deiro IMCA 3536

Re: [meteorite-list] Scientist Warns Massive Asteroid Could HitEarthin 2182

2010-07-28 Thread countdeiro
Sterling, With the understanding that the impactor is of the size you described in your last. Could there be significant property damage and human casualties outside the 100 mile diameter from the fall of matter propelled to great heights and trajectories? Is it plausible that large

[meteorite-list] Meteorites as Ammunition

2010-07-27 Thread countdeiro
Attention List! Aliens have developed a reliable source of weapons grade meteorites and a reliable targeting system. However, it can be defeated if one remains indoors. http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/835482-man-hit-by-six-meteorites-is-being-targeted-by-aliens Count Deiro IMCA 3536

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites as Ammunition

2010-07-27 Thread countdeiro
the barrel of just about any firearm. Bill Hi Count and List, I wonder, has anyone ever fashioned bullets out of iron meteorites? Best regards, MikeG On 7/27/10, countdeiro at earthlink.net countdeiro at earthlink.net wrote: Attention List! meteoritem...@gmail.com Aliens have

Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 5363 UNGROUPED OR BRACHNITE

2010-07-25 Thread countdeiro
Mr. Hughes, Welcome to the List. I loved the picture you drew of a beautiful girl and her toilet habits. An older member of my family once helped me get over my youthful obsession with a certain brunette using the same example. Give the List a chance. It is many things to many people. Read,

Re: [meteorite-list] Springwater 52 Kilo main mass in the news!

2010-07-21 Thread countdeiro
Congratulations Robert and Shauna. What a beautiful piece of the cosmos! Mike sold me a a half dozen grams in Tucson. Count Deiro IMCA 3536 -Original Message- From: Robert Ward ironfromthesky@gmail.com Sent: Jul 21, 2010 9:54 PM To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject:

Re: [meteorite-list] Be Careful - It is hot!

2010-07-15 Thread countdeiro
Living and working in the middle of one of the hottest and most dessicated deserts in the world for the past fifty years..The Great Mohave..I'd like to throw my hundred dollars worth into the thread. Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun. Noel Coward...1930's...if I'm not

Re: [meteorite-list] USB 2.0 mp Digital Camera

2010-07-06 Thread countdeiro
Yeah. Darren. Looks like you have a Trojan on those chondrite photos. Count Deiro IMCA 3536 -Original Message- From: Richard Kowalski damoc...@yahoo.com Sent: Jul 6, 2010 7:34 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, cyna...@charter.net Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] USB 2.0 mp Digital

Re: [meteorite-list] Trends with WI Fall and alike for July

2010-07-06 Thread countdeiro
David is so right when he says We are not entitled to a certain price. This thread has drawn some pretty inane comments. Most are based on the question of why buyers have been unsuccssful in influencing sellers to offer their meteorites at lower prices. Particularly fresh offerings. What

[meteorite-list] THE FOURTH OF JULY

2010-07-04 Thread countdeiro
LIST, TO ALL AMERICAN CITIZENS AND THEIR FOREIGN FRIENDS AND ASSOCIATES WHO CHERISH PERSONAL LIBERTY. JOIN WITH US IN CELEBRATION OF THE FOUNDING OF THIS GREAT COUNTRY WHERE WE ALL CAN FREELY PURSUE OUR INTEREST IN METEORITES. ENJOY A HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY! COUNT DEIRO IMCA 3536

Re: [meteorite-list] OR man finds meteorite on roadside 11yrs ago

2010-05-30 Thread countdeiro
Hi Joe and Listees, Actually, I did read of this find some time ago. I can't recall where, or when, but at the time I didn't know anything about meteorites. As I remember, the story stated that this gentleman had been driving along a logging access road that had been improved by blading and

Re: [meteorite-list] More Photos of the Strange NWA stones

2010-05-26 Thread countdeiro
Hello Greg..List, Does Number 8 look like a Vigarano to anyone else? Hard to see that cut face, but it looks like a C and those could be a few CAI's. Number 3 still looks like... just maybe.. a planetary. I know there's not enough visible to make any sense, but it's fun to speculate. Thanks,

Re: [meteorite-list] AD - New Collector Rock TRADE

2010-05-23 Thread countdeiro
Hi Ryan and welcome! If you have any impact breccia, shocked quartz or shatter cones and you knew where the specimens were collected, you'll get a lot of action on List. Count Deiro IMCA 3536 -Original Message- From: Ryan Weidert ryan.weid...@gmail.com Sent: May 22, 2010 3:03 PM To:

Re: [meteorite-list] EoM webservice

2010-05-23 Thread countdeiro
Hello to Sergei, Martin, MikeG Listees, Yes! Many thanks to all who continue with the work of providing educational resources free to all the community. Count Deiro IMCA 3536 -Original Message- From: Galactic Stone Ironworks meteoritem...@gmail.com Sent: May 23, 2010 1:25 PM To:

Re: [meteorite-list] Check this meteorite out

2010-05-22 Thread countdeiro
List and Greg, Planetary? Count Deiro IMCA 3536 -Original Message- From: Greg Catterton star_wars_collec...@yahoo.com Sent: May 22, 2010 11:46 AM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Check this meteorite out Not a fresh fall, but this stone is awesome!

Re: [meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: ET?

2010-05-22 Thread countdeiro
Steve, James and Listees, Steve and James mentioned intelligence. Very important. Interpreting Mars source data that might promote a vita hypothesis requires intelligence. Curious. With all the academics we have on List, how many are Mensans? The only criteria for membership is to have a

Re: [meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: May 17-21, 2010

2010-05-21 Thread countdeiro
Hi Ron and List, Ron, I have meant to thank you for months over your generosity and efforts posting the high resolution pics of Mars. What a resource and teaching aid. It's as if one is taking a semester of Martian geography. I look at my Martian specimens with a different point of view. For

Re: [meteorite-list] Ruben and Hopper in the NEWS

2010-05-18 Thread countdeiro
Ruben, I like your laid back style. Your knowledge and experience is obvious to the viewer. Carefully closing that livestock gate upon entering and leaving, along with Hopper being kept on a lead, was smart, as you know it will make a good impression on property owners who view this

Re: [meteorite-list] My meteorites on Youtube

2010-05-17 Thread countdeiro
Really fine presentation. They sell themselves, Count Deiro IMCA 3536 -Original Message- From: Richard Kowalski damoc...@yahoo.com Sent: May 17, 2010 9:24 PM To: Meteorite Mailing List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, Marcin Cimala - PolandMET mar...@meteoryt.net Subject: Re:

Re: [meteorite-list] Zodiacal glow revisited

2010-05-16 Thread countdeiro
Zodiacal, according to Webster's is pronounced in four syllables phonetically: ZO DIE AH CAL The cal like in California (not like Arnold). Count Deiro UMCA 3536 -Original Message- From: Meteorites USA e...@meteoritesusa.com Sent: May 16, 2010 1:23 PM To:

Re: [meteorite-list] WI - Weight per Mile -HAPPY BIRTHDAY GREG!

2010-05-16 Thread countdeiro
Happy Birthday, Greg Count Deiro IMCA 3536 -Original Message- From: michael cottingham voyagebotan...@hotmail.com Sent: May 16, 2010 1:17 PM To: gmh...@htn.net, meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] WI - Weight per Mile -HAPPY BIRTHDAY GREG! HAPPY BIRTHDAY

[meteorite-list] Wisconsin Appreciation

2010-05-13 Thread countdeiro
Just a suggestion to Listees who made the trip and participated in the hunt in Wisconsin. Seeing as how so many of us were given the opportunity to engage in one of the more exciting and rewarding activities of our hobby and businesses because of the hospitality of a small group of townsfolk

Re: [meteorite-list] So excited! I just got my little slice of Wisconsin!

2010-05-07 Thread countdeiro
Me too. Nice crusted 2 grams. Bold breccciation. Thanks, Joe -Original Message- From: Elizabeth Warner warne...@astro.umd.edu Sent: May 7, 2010 2:36 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] So excited! I just got my little slice of Wisconsin! Hi Joe,

Re: [meteorite-list] Large Fireball observed on 6MAY2010 in Argentina

2010-05-06 Thread countdeiro
From what I can translate the Secretary of the Astronomy Society of Argentina said that the meteor was ..the size of a fist traveling from West to East at an altitude of 100 kilometers... It was visible over several hundred square miles. This area has a lot of nice flat accessible farm land

Re: [meteorite-list] ETs (EXTREME TYPES) Already Here!

2010-05-06 Thread countdeiro
Dirk and List, What strikes me as a layman after listening to Kirsh on extremophiles (thank you for the link, Dirk) is that she and her associates in the field of astrobiology, by their studies of the molecular processes in these life forms, are admitting to that life survives extreme

Re: [meteorite-list] pics of slices coming in the AM,

2010-05-03 Thread countdeiro
For God's sake Joe, Quit apologizing for doing what you want to do with your own find. You didn't steal it, or con somebody out of it, you put your sweat and treasure into finding it legally and above board. It's yours and I resent what you are being put through because of your honestly and

Re: [meteorite-list] AD; wisconsin slices - was $60 per gram AD

2010-04-29 Thread countdeiro
Hi Jason, Joe, List, I just bought one of Joe's slices and I'm happy as a pig in a corn field cause I couldn't go to Wisconsin, and now when I get a piece of the fall, thanks to Joe, I'll feel I've participated in the whole well publicized and documented adventure. I'll look at it and get a

Re: [meteorite-list] Thats a lot of infomation

2010-04-28 Thread countdeiro
Thank you. Wayne Immense help for those planning a hunt. Too bad you don't have winds aloft from about 2000' AGL to highest reporting altitude along the estimated track. That info is archived with aviation weather reporting agencies. I could do it..but I don't want to. It will be in the form

Re: [meteorite-list] 14.5g WI Fully Crusted beautiful Oriented Stone For Sale (Ad)

2010-04-28 Thread countdeiro
Ok! Ok! I looked at it... you lucky (but hard working) dog. That's teeth gritting your hearing. Guido -Original Message- From: e...@meteoritesusa.com Sent: Apr 28, 2010 8:20 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 14.5g WI Fully Crusted beautiful

Re: [meteorite-list] green mineral in WI meteorite

2010-04-28 Thread countdeiro
Probably one of the newly classified E2's. You know..the ones with the emeralds. :o) Seriously...congratulations. Count Deiro IMCA 3536 -Original Message- From: Joe Kerchner skyrockmeteori...@yahoo.com Sent: Apr 28, 2010 9:07 PM To: meteorite list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Fw: a final goodbye to everyone

2010-04-25 Thread countdeiro
Chicago Steve, I hope you will stay in touch. Joan and I enjoyed meeting you in Tucson and appreciate your friendship. Thank you for all the freebies you gave us over the last year. We both hope you will enjoy your new phase of life. Guido IMCA 3536 -Original Message- From: Floyd

[meteorite-list] Hawking on Alien Life - Alan Hills, Yamamoto, Nakhla

2010-04-25 Thread countdeiro
Hello List, In line with NASA's 2009 paper (Life on Mars: New Evidence from Martian Meteorites - McKay, Thomas-Keprta, Clemett, Gibson, Spencer, Wentworth). Stepehen Hawkins makes a cryptic comment in this release touting his soon to debut telly program (May 9th - Discovery Channel)surmising

Re: [meteorite-list] The Wonder Of Meteorites

2010-04-24 Thread countdeiro
Jeff, Absolutely perfect. Beautiful. Simple, but heavy Count Deiro IMCA 3536 -Original Message- From: Jeff Kuyken i...@meteorites.com.au Sent: Apr 24, 2010 8:54 AM To: meteorite list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] The Wonder Of Meteorites Hi all, I

Re: [meteorite-list] Wisconsin meteorites for sale

2010-04-24 Thread countdeiro
I already offered Ruben $5. He said thanks. Guido -Original Message- From: ensorama...@ntlworld.com Sent: Apr 24, 2010 2:57 PM To: Ruben Garcia mrmeteor...@gmail.com, Mike Miller meteoritefin...@gmail.com Cc: Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, Brian Cox

Re: [meteorite-list] Bat Yam investigated by sappers, supported by astrologer

2010-04-24 Thread countdeiro
Whats the matter with those guys?...anybody living in the Holy Land should recognize fire and brimstone. The reason that schmegala is talking so loud is he scared. Guido -Original Message- From: Warren Sansoucie warren3...@hotmail.com Sent: Apr 24, 2010 11:27 AM To: METEORITE LIST

[meteorite-list] X37B Orbital Bomber

2010-04-23 Thread countdeiro
List, I post because this unmanned orbital bomber uses passive meteor like weapons to destroy terrestrial targets at cosmic velocities. I was formerly Director of Aviation Facilities for the Hughes Tool Company in the late 60's and an old pilot friend with high field grade USAF and NASA

[meteorite-list] Fw: Re: X37B Orbital Bomber

2010-04-23 Thread countdeiro
-Forwarded Message- From: countde...@earthlink.net Sent: Apr 24, 2010 12:25 AM To: cyna...@charter.net Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] X37B Orbital Bomber Hi Darren and List, By passive in this application...it is meant that the device does not emit electronic counter measures. This

Re: [meteorite-list] Remarkable Photos of Natural Shock Waves

2010-04-22 Thread countdeiro
Thanks for the post, Jeff. Hi Graham and Listees. Graham has said that probably not the first...see here.. I have seen this extraordinary photo before and I considered that an overpressure might have caused the effect depicted, as did the scientists reporting that phenomenon as one of the

Re: [meteorite-list] Is this ebay user known to anyone?

2010-04-21 Thread countdeiro
He sounds hot for a nice specimen and pissed that this one was a bitshall we say small and unattractive...? If you had a larger and more photogenic piece he would have been hard pressed to turn it down. You didn't miss a sale opportunity here, did you? I know some customers lack social

Re: [meteorite-list] Greg Hupé finds his first meteori te from the April 14, 2010 Wisconsin fireball!

2010-04-20 Thread countdeiro
Yeah Greg! That didn't take long. Guido -Original Message- From: Michael Johnson mich...@rocksfromspace.org Sent: Apr 20, 2010 8:49 AM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Greg Hupé finds his first meteorite from the April 14, 2010 Wisconsin fireball!

Re: [meteorite-list] Jim Baxter finds his first meteorites from the April 14, 2010 Wisconsin fireball!

2010-04-20 Thread countdeiro
Way to go Jim! I like to see guys with white hair scoring falls. Enjoy it! Count Deiro IMCA 3536 -Original Message- From: Michael Johnson mich...@rocksfromspace.org Sent: Apr 20, 2010 7:15 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Jim Baxter finds his first

[meteorite-list] Remarkable Photos of Natural Shock Waves

2010-04-20 Thread countdeiro
Listees, These photos are the believed to be the first taken of shockwaves cause by the acceleration of terrestial material by natural forces. They speak to an associative comparison with man made explosions and of course those that might be created by an impactor. Fascinating. No?

Re: [meteorite-list] METEORITE DOG FINDS FIRST METEORITE FROM THE APRIL 10, 2010 WISCONSIN FIREBALL!

2010-04-19 Thread countdeiro
Wow! Your persistence in believing Brix could do it and all the patience and hard work with presenting meteorites to him that hadn't been contaminated by handling paid off. I thought you were out your mind to take him with you to Wisconsin. Congratulations to you both. Give him a pat from me.

Re: [meteorite-list] METEORITE DOG FINDS FIRST METEORITE FROM THE APRIL 14, 2010 WISCONSIN FIREBALL!

2010-04-19 Thread countdeiro
Hi List, I've had the fun of hunting with Brix and his daddy Sonny Clary and witnessed how devoted they are to each other and how smart and driven this great German Sheppard is. I've watched Sonny train and work in the field with this super dog. I had my doubts about a dog's ability to scent

[meteorite-list] Brix in Training

2010-04-19 Thread countdeiro
Hello List, Some may have missed this photo of Brix the Meteorite Dog guarding the 13.7Kg record Nevada Chondrite I found last month while on a hunt with Sonny Clary. I predicted that day that Brix would be finding meteorites all on his own. He really knows that meteorites are something

Re: [meteorite-list] Impact Crater - Nevada?

2010-04-15 Thread countdeiro
Graham and List, Thank you for some encouragement. Yes...it is the even diameter of the raised rim and the fact that there are definitely two concentric rings. I plan to make a day collection trip to the site within ten days. If any geologically experienced parties are interested in joining

[meteorite-list] Etheral

2010-04-15 Thread countdeiro
We see...and now we hear...to smell and to touch...is near. Ethereal. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=870_1271363908 Count Deiro IMCA 3536 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list

Re: [meteorite-list] Etheral

2010-04-15 Thread countdeiro
No, Carl... I'm speaking only of a heavenly body. Guido Carl wrote about ..meeting sexy women in your area. -Original Message- From: Carl 's carloselgua...@hotmail.com Sent: Apr 15, 2010 10:14 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Etheral Hi

[meteorite-list] Impact Crater - Nevada?

2010-04-14 Thread countdeiro
Gentlemen and Ladies of the List, Especially those of you interested in, or experienced in impact craters. I came across this feature yesterday while planning a field trip to a nearby area. I have been on the ground in this location several times, but wasn't aware of it's circular and elevated

[meteorite-list] MOON ROCKS ON DISPLAY - COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA

2010-04-05 Thread countdeiro
Hello List, NASA provided moon rocks will be on display in Room C-123 at the Henderson Campus of the College of Southern Nevada located at 700 College Drive in Las Vegas, Nevada this week. Included with the lucite encased moon rocks will be a display of hands on meteorites for students and the

Re: [meteorite-list] MOON ROCKS ON DISPLAY - COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA

2010-04-05 Thread countdeiro
Hi Tom the Cube, Nah, it would be disrespectful to show up unannounced. There was a day I would have. But, these gentlemen are at least trying to spark some interest in students to become ists. I sent an Email asking if they would like to meet me and if so would they like me to bring some

Re: [meteorite-list] (no subject)

2010-04-04 Thread countdeiro
Thanks Shawn, Excellent post. If accepted...these definitions will bring about a standardization in description that was sorely needed in some quarters. Particularly in the trading of micro-meteorites and smaller material. Count Deiro IMCA 3536 -Original Message- From: Shawn Alan

[meteorite-list] Российский вин т! *

2010-04-04 Thread countdeiro
Happy Easter to those celebrating and greetings to the rest of the List, TMA-11 Soyuz capsule driven by a female crew re-enters at too high an angle and cosmic speed last April... and as a result lands 475 kilometers short and becomes the first man carryung iron meteorite complete with fusion

Re: [meteorite-list] The Latest Nevada Find, Not

2010-03-31 Thread countdeiro
From the pic it looks like one of my grandson's diapers...specially the part about the skid mark. Guido -Original Message- From: ensorama...@ntlworld.com Sent: Mar 31, 2010 2:45 PM To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The Latest Nevada Find, Not This

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