Re: [meteorite-list] Massa meteorite from South Africa?

2010-05-17 Thread hxmendoza
Thank you Martin for your info. Very helpful. This dealer deals in minerals, and fossils and some meteorites. I will never buy from him again as he is slow to follow thru and extremely disorganized. A total package deal of a learning experience for me! I told him today about Massa not being

Re: [meteorite-list] AD: Find a Falling Star

2010-05-17 Thread hxmendoza
Hello all, The book is sold. Thanks to all who inquired. Regards, Henry Sent from my iPod __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http:

Re: [meteorite-list] AD: Find a Falling Star

2010-05-17 Thread hxmendoza
I am lowering my price on the softcover edition of Nininger's FIND A FALLING STAR to $40 or Best Offer. Please contact me at: hxmend...@yahoo.com if interested. Regards, Henry Mendoza Sent from my iPod __ Visit the Archives at http://www

[meteorite-list] Massa meteorite from South Africa?

2010-05-17 Thread hxmendoza
Good morning everyone. Many if you by now are aware of my little problem with that classified endcut that I bought a couple weeks or so ago at the Spring Denver show. Anyway I also bought a 3.22g meteorite from that same dealer that is called MASSA from South Africa. Well I just went to the B

[meteorite-list] AD: Find a Falling Star

2010-05-15 Thread hxmendoza
Hi folks. I recently won the softcover version of FIND A FALLING STAR by H.H. Ninininger on Ebay. I won it for $65 give or take a few cents. Anyway I had inquired in all the used bookstores here in Denver first, and no one had it. So that's why I went the Ebay route. Today I went into one of

[meteorite-list] NWA 086

2010-05-12 Thread hxmendoza
Hello, does anyone own a slice if NWA 086? if so do you have any really good pics of it? The one available pic on the bulletin is a bit dark. My unkown meteorite apparently has had it's label found by the dealer. It's supposed to be NWA 086. so now I want to compare it with good pics. Regar

Re: [meteorite-list] Colorado Shool of Mines and Tech Meteorite exhibit

2010-05-11 Thread hxmendoza
Thank for posting this for me Gary! Sorry folks, but I had tried to post the link about eight times on my own but it would never post! But when I just tried to post those two "Tests" they worked just fine. I still haven't got a clue why it wouldn't post for me. Anyway it's a pretty nice coll

[meteorite-list] CU Heritage Center ยป Space Expl oration [was: Colorado School of Mines and Tech Meteor ite Exhibit]

2010-05-11 Thread hxmendoza
Here us the link to the Apollo 15 moon rock on exhibit at the CU Heritage Center. I mistakenly said it was at the student center. But I was correct in that the rock is a piece off of specimen# 1. http://cuheritage.org/exhibits/space-exploration/ Regards, Henry Mendoza Sent from my iPod

[meteorite-list] Test #2

2010-05-10 Thread hxmendoza
Still having posting issues. Sent from my iPod __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorit

[meteorite-list] Test

2010-05-09 Thread hxmendoza
Am having trouble posting. So ignore if works. Sent from my iPod __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman

Re: [meteorite-list] Help with Kunya-Urgench

2010-05-06 Thread hxmendoza
Thanks to all who have contributed in helping to rule out Kunya- Urgench. I definately agree that it is not that meteorite. Bernd suggested a NWA 806 and NWA 984. They were similar. Thank you Bernd. I had gone thru the Bulletin listings and the pics it posts and came up with thirteen that res

Re: [meteorite-list] Help with Kunya-Urgench

2010-05-05 Thread hxmendoza
Thanks for the responses folks. I've tried replying to some of you emails directly. I hope you received them as I don't know how it works when the emails are sent thru this list. I work graveyards eight on and six off. Tonite is the first day of my eight day stretch so it's off to work I go.

Re: [meteorite-list] Help with Kunya-Urgench

2010-05-05 Thread hxmendoza
Thanks for the advice Michael. I have no idea if he us with IMCA. He deals in minerals and fossils too. It's a pretty matrix. That's why I bought it anyway. Live and learn. Warren, did you get the pics of it that I sent you? And to anyone. How do I post pics onto this Met-list? Henry Mendoz

[meteorite-list] Help with Kunya-Urgench

2010-05-05 Thread hxmendoza
Okay so here is my first help request. A couple of weeks ago at the spring Denver gem and mineral show, I bought a supposed NWA classified meteorite from a dealer (whom I will not name as yet). The weather was awful that entire weekend and he hadn't gotten everything out if his van because if

Re: [meteorite-list] New to list

2010-05-05 Thread hxmendoza
Thank you all for a nice welcome! Regards, Henry Mendoza Aurora, CO Sent from my iPod __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://si

Re: [meteorite-list] New to list

2010-05-05 Thread hxmendoza
attacked. at least until You have been around a while! Best wishes, Michael On 5/5/10 2:57 PM, "hxmendoza" wrote: Hello folks. I started collecting meteorites about two years ago. I have a small yet fairly modest collection. I bought my first few meteorites from Ann Black of

[meteorite-list] Colorado School of Mines meteorite exhibit

2010-05-05 Thread hxmendoza
Hello folks. I visited the School of Mines this past Saturday and too photos if their nice meteorite display. I posted them in an album in my profile on Facebook. I have absolutely no idea whether or not this link will work to get you there (not that computer savvy). I hope it works, if not p

[meteorite-list] New to list

2010-05-05 Thread hxmendoza
Hello folks. I started collecting meteorites about two years ago. I have a small yet fairly modest collection. I bought my first few meteorites from Ann Black of Impactika. She was and is very nice and helpful. I have also purchased and become friendly with Mike Jensen though often busy he i

Re: [meteorite-list] New evidence for microbial fossils in Martian meteorite

2010-05-05 Thread hxmendoza
Phil, No one has ever the Martian microbes were in an ocean. Only that there was water in the environment the organisms grew in. And there has been microrganisms found in and near basaltic rock. Seems that life finds niches in many environments, even extremely hostile ones. I would suggest t

Re: [meteorite-list] New evidence for microbial fossils in Martian meteorite

2010-05-05 Thread hxmendoza
I've been swayed by the mounting evidence for ancient microbes for a while now, and am in the McCay camp. Thanks Melanie, for posting this ever increasingly important story! Regards, Henry Mendoza Aurora, CO Sent from my iPod __ Visit the