Re: [meteorite-list] Auction Kings ( PROVENANCE COA's )

2012-03-24 Thread mafer
Yes Adam, provenance, COA, and ID cards can be very different things. Saying I got some specimens from Adam, Greg, or any number of the great people who do the collecting, purchasing, and classifying is never intended as a COA, but, it does assure others that it's not from the driveway, railway, or

Re: [meteorite-list] EBay Issues?

2011-12-14 Thread mafer
I use a program called ccleaner and you can get it from download.com...works really well to clean browsers and garbage installing programs on windows leaves behind On 10:20:39 pm 12/14/11 Adam Hupe wrote: > Thank you all once again.  I figured it out.  I cleared my browser > cache and the prob

Re: [meteorite-list] EBay Issues?

2011-12-14 Thread mafer
Might be heavy traffic on you internet service. I have no problems up here On 8:43:08 pm 12/14/11 Adam Hupe wrote: > Is anybody else having problems with eBay today. I can't seem to get > auctions to sort by newly listed.  It keeps going back to best match.  > I also cannot zoom in on anybody's i

Re: [meteorite-list] AD-Ebay auctions ending super fresh LL4, Ureilite, Muonionalusta and more

2011-12-11 Thread mafer
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Re: [meteorite-list] Hammer???

2011-11-23 Thread mafer
Get a lawyer Pete On 6:14:46 pm 11/23/11 wrote: > Hello List and Happy turkey day to all, > Suppose someone gets really ticked off at his/her > spouse and picks up a meteorite, bashing said spouse > in the noggin, killing said spouse. > Would this be a hammer or just a murder weapon? > Both? > P

Re: [meteorite-list] AD - Auctions

2011-10-21 Thread mafer
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[meteorite-list] AD - Auctions

2011-10-21 Thread mafer
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Re: [meteorite-list] Question for dealers - accepting foreign checks in the US

2011-08-09 Thread mafer
It can be done, but watch out. In Kentucky, they can hold the funds for 90 days (and will blame everyone else for it) while they use YOUR money for themselves. I am sure other states have similar laws which allow theft like this. On 4:45:22 pm 08/09/11 Michael Gilmer wrote: > Hi List, > > Quick

Re: [meteorite-list] First opal-like crystals discovered in meteorite

2011-08-03 Thread mafer
News to me, I must have slept through the part where opal can form crystals. On 9:51:34 pm 08/03/11 Thunder Stone wrote: > > List: > > Intersting, > > Greg S > > > http://scienceblog.com/46855/first-opal-like-crystals-discovered-in-me > teorite/ > > > First opal-like crystals discovered in meteor

Re: [meteorite-list] Periodicity of Extinctions

2011-08-03 Thread mafer
I didn't realize wiki anything was a recognized science venue. I do use it for spelling options and links though :) Mark Ferguson On 8:56:08 pm 08/03/11 "E.P. Grondine" wrote: > Hi Richard, all - > > At least here on the meteorite list the peanut gallery is allowed to > squeak. > Amazing - Th

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2011-07-29 Thread mafer
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Re: [meteorite-list] OT - Happy Crab Nebula Day!

2011-07-04 Thread mafer
I bet that the Chinese used their own calendar system. On 5:44:32 am 07/05/11 MexicoDoug wrote: > Hi Mark, > > I meant "it ought to be Julian" in the sense that it is the Julian > calendar system I believe is used by astronomers for dates before > 1582, since we are by default dealing with the H

Re: [meteorite-list] OT - Happy Crab Nebula Day!

2011-07-04 Thread mafer
The Gregorian calendar represents a generalized conversion so that things are easily kept in perspective between the sciences and the rest of the world. And thus, the terms Current Era (CE) and Before Current Era (BCE) have come into use and they do not represent Julian Calendar timelines. You co

Re: [meteorite-list] Lahcen Ait Ha and Gary

2011-06-27 Thread mafer
Well done Said, Aziz, and Ali! On 12:28:47 am 06/28/11 Said Haddany wrote: > Hi List, > today the story of Gary and Lahcen Ait Ha came to an end ..verything > is alright and fixed..As he promised,Lahcen Ait Ha has brought back > Gary`s money to me today. So,Gary show us your smile,please :-) >

[meteorite-list] Ad: Ebay Auctions

2011-06-25 Thread mafer
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[meteorite-list] Ad: Ebay auctions ending this hour

2011-06-19 Thread mafer
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Re: [meteorite-list] AD: Vintage Petrographic microscope.

2011-06-13 Thread mafer
Where were you with this for sale 10 years ago..what a nice scope On 5:40:25 am 06/14/11 "Steve Schoner" wrote: > To all, > > My friend has a real nice petrographic microscope for sale. It is > made with exceptional optics and has first order red, quartz wedge, and > other accessories in its ha

Re: [meteorite-list] Illinois, Indiana, Ohio glacial deposits

2011-06-12 Thread mafer
You and that guy from Alberta Canada should collaborate on a video for moraine searching Mark Ferguson On 4:25:27 am 06/13/11 Dave Myers wrote: > Dear List, and Norm, > > WOW! > > In this thread the only 2 things that has been said that is > counter-productive for anyone just getting started i

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2011-05-30 Thread mafer
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Re: [meteorite-list] 99 Luft-bottles - sitting in my cabinet drawer

2011-04-28 Thread mafer
I use vials too, but because I don't have a display cabinet, I keep them in cigar boxes. On 2:47:03 am 04/29/11 Michael Gilmer wrote: > Hi Martin, > > Thanks for the kind words. Now that you mention it, it is sort of > "steampunkish", I like that. :) > > Unfortunately, nobody ever gets to see

[meteorite-list] (AD) Ebay Auctions

2011-03-01 Thread mafer
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2011-02-22 Thread mafer
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[meteorite-list] AD:Auctions Ending Tomorrow

2011-01-30 Thread mafer
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[meteorite-list] OT: I have always said, "show me the bones"

2011-01-23 Thread mafer
http://www.palaeo-electronica.org/2009_1/149/index.html This article explores a very good sampling which will put an end to the K-T boundary impactor theory. I have said all along, show me bones just below or at that boundary, but no one has. The best evidence was some 15 cm below and that was tr

Re: [meteorite-list] Not Weston?!

2011-01-18 Thread mafer
wrong image by an uninformed reporter who took lots of photos? Doubt that is an H4 On 11:58:41 am 01/18/11 drtanuki wrote: > Dear List, > It appears that this is not Weston as labeled;maybe not even a > meteorite? > http://www.thedailyweston.com/news/weston-meteor-was-almost-lost-scien > ce > >

Re: [meteorite-list] Paleogene Dinosaurs ???

2011-01-15 Thread mafer
guess that shoots down a lot of ideas about that K-T boundary event that killed dinosaurs with fire storms and blast waves. On 2:34:16 pm 01/15/11 "Paul H." wrote: > A new paper about the direct dating of dinosaur bones, > has been published online in advanced of its publication > in “Geology

Re: [meteorite-list] You may want to check out this auction!

2011-01-12 Thread mafer
And only $81.00 for shipping!!! What a deal from "The Vortex Man" On 1:13:30 pm 01/12/11 Adam Hupe wrote: > Wow, they are smoke and pet free. I bet museums will be scampering > to get one. He stated, "don't be fooled by imitations." It is kind > of like saying if you eat one hamburger, you can

Re: [meteorite-list] Happy holidays!

2010-12-23 Thread mafer
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Re: [meteorite-list] Missle or Aircraft Controversy Resolved?

2010-11-10 Thread mafer
even old missiles like the Nike left the launch rail at multi-mach speeds...the chances of an ATC seeing it long enough to think it might be a problem are slim since it would have been at a close to vertical climb. The military would have been instructed to just ignore or watch it, depending on the

Re: [meteorite-list] Not a missile -- a jet contrail

2010-11-10 Thread mafer
Naw, Meg W. On 6:19:35 pm 11/10/10 Ted Bunch wrote: > Not a meteorite, Nancy Pelosi. > > Ted > > > On 11/10/10 10:55 AM, "Chris Spratt" wrote: > > > Probably a fed up meteorite leaving Earth for the Moon or Mars. > > > > Chris. Spratt > > Victoria, BC > >

Re: [meteorite-list] BLM and Forest Service Maps...

2010-11-04 Thread mafer
I can only agree...it's a black market around the world On 5:40:17 pm 11/04/10 michael cottingham wrote: > > Hello, > I live with the Gila National Forest starting in my backyard and know > very well the policies the Forest Service and BLM use in map revising. > Starting about 30 years ago all g

Re: [meteorite-list] AD - shame on you!

2010-09-22 Thread mafer
I wonder how many of the do-gooders would give a $1.00 bill to the school if they found it on their lot just saying On 2:28:23 am 09/22/10 Pete Pete wrote: > > > Hi, Steve and List, > > Would that apply to municipal roads, too? > > My perspective, which will likely be argued wrong, is it's

Re: [meteorite-list] Saw Blades

2010-05-08 Thread mafer
Hi List I don't often weigh in on subjects, but cutting irons has long been an issue. The best I've seen cutting any metal, is a bandsaw. And, if money isn't an object, check out the custom made saws for opal slicing. Might be an answer in those for quantity cutting with a little modification.

Re: [meteorite-list] Fwd: New Lunars

2010-04-23 Thread mafer
good for rock collections, what a diverse range of rocks. sure didn't see anything that came from beyond the surface of the earth though. On 4:43:06 pm 04/23/10 Dennis Miller wrote: > > Wow! I'm not sure where this guy lives, but I would assume that he > resides close to a river bank! I have a

[meteorite-list] anyone in CO check out the rock that fell from the sky with a woosh?

2010-04-02 Thread mafer
Just watched the video on MSN and wondered if anyone in CO has checked this out. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp=36147346� __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite

[meteorite-list] forgot to change the subject line

2010-03-21 Thread mafer
shows ya what coffee can do vs tea...don't drink coffee so I don't wake up s fast... sorry for the misleading subject line __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@mete

Re: [meteorite-list] L'aigle and other meteorite names... just how do you say it?

2010-03-21 Thread mafer
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/Resource-Wars/2010/03/19/Study-Climate-stress-killed-dinosaurs/UPI-49171269025560/ Study: Climate stress killed dinosaurs Published: March. 19, 2010 at 3:06 PM By STEFAN NICOLA, UPI Europe Correspondent BERLIN, March 19 (UPI) -- Severe climate change, and not a m

[meteorite-list] Martian-Fossil-Meteorite-containing-fossil

2010-02-16 Thread mafer
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Re: [meteorite-list] Death Star Story - Link corrected

2010-01-07 Thread mafer
Isn't this a little fun speculating since in all probability all our last names will be historic nomenclature by the time anything from this object reaches us? Of course, it spoils and dashes all the hopes of those hoping for then end of the world in two years? Mark Ferguson On 5:26:06 pm 01/

Re: [meteorite-list] new fall RICH friday 13 / 11/2009; ; 21.25 cmt

2009-11-15 Thread mafer
could there be a "cloud" of objects that Earth's orbit flys through? On November 15, 5:33 pm michael cottingham wrote: > That is Great News Go Get em! > > Michael Cottingham > On Nov 15, 2009, at 10:22 AM, habibi abdelaziz wrote: > > > hi guys > > each time of this year october and novembe

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites & Competition

2009-11-15 Thread mafer
I liked the comment about suits siting around a board table like is done with oil and gold. That is such an one sided way of doing commerce (some old fuddy siting at a table with his country's flag in his hand agreeing to pay x dollars for a commodity that he makes so much anyway, he could care les

Re: [meteorite-list] Pitiful excuse for a meteorite hunter Carl Esparza

2009-07-17 Thread mafer
Mike, I'm unsure what he's hunting, meteorites or vehicles...might want to look into lowjack or something. Never can tell, eh? Mark On July 17, 5:56 pm Michael Farmer wrote: > > Hello list, I was forwarded an email that Carl Esparza, proud IMCA > member, sent to some other Arizona residents. >

[meteorite-list] Auctions ending a couple days

2009-06-15 Thread mafer
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Re: [meteorite-list] Tunguska Questions

2009-05-15 Thread mafer
Good question Eric But, in such a location that is forested, or was until the forest was flattened, I'd suspect that activities by creature would be much less than the yearly fall of needles and leaves, freezing and thawing, rain and wind. with rain and wind causing the most relocation or covering

[meteorite-list] AD - ebay

2009-04-26 Thread mafer
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[meteorite-list] AD - ebay auctions ending

2009-04-17 Thread mafer
Dear List Members, I have some auctions ending this weekend of some cutting specks of historic and rare falls. If you would like to check them out: http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/refamat_W0QQ_nkwZQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZQQ_mdoZQQ_sopZ12 Mark Ferguson __ h

Re: [meteorite-list] West TX slices-big surface area, oriented stone

2009-03-08 Thread mafer
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Re: [meteorite-list] Lucky Canadian Meteorite!

2008-11-30 Thread mafer
She's a grad student, there's no chance she'll stay good looking once she gets her post hole digger degree. - Original Message - From: "Mike Groetz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Meteorite List" Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 10:22 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Lucky Canadian Meteorite! W

Re: [meteorite-list] Dealers posting eBay auction announcements

2008-09-30 Thread mafer
On September 30, 6:48 pm "michael cottingham" > There is no way I am going to put a $500.00 specimen out on ebay for > 0.99 cents, without multiple announcements for the week. I am not in > the business to give meteorites away for nothing. > > I hope this helps some > > Best Wishes > > Michael

[meteorite-list] spmeone had a great 4th sometime, what a photo!

2008-07-06 Thread mafer
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Re: [meteorite-list] Moldavite Update

2005-07-21 Thread mafer
Greetings Doug and List There may be a non-destructive test that isn't as costly as a microprobe for tektites. XRF was used by the Geology & Archaeology departments at WWU to check a flake (known artifact) against normally prepard XRF samples for composition similarities (for tracing the source o

Re: [meteorite-list] WD-40

2005-06-02 Thread mafer
Hello Nicholas and list Here is the email I got back from the people who make it. Dear Mark, WD-40 does not contain any water. Best regards, Eva Zabowski Consumer Relations WD-40 Company __ Now,

Re: [meteorite-list] WD-40

2005-06-02 Thread mafer
This is interesting and I should address this with the makers then since the MSDS states that WD-40 is made from naptha and hydrotreated heavy mineral oil. It may be the accessory ingredients which are "inert" which cause this problem. I'll get back to the list once I have an answer from the comp

[meteorite-list] WD-40

2005-06-02 Thread mafer
Greetings List For the longest time now, I have heard that WD-40 contains water and must not be used on meteorites. Well, I got an email about its uses and decided to follow up since its susposed to stand for "water displacement - 40th formula". Pretty much, that was the chemist's intentions too

[meteorite-list] Fireball

2004-11-25 Thread mafer
Happy Thanksgiving List Just curious if any news of a fireball or meteorite was reported for south central Kentucky yesterday (Nov 24). I was driving west on the Cumberland Pkwy and at 17:56 I saw a fireball, not terribly large or colorful, but very bright. No noticable smoke trail, it was getti

Re: [meteorite-list] The Soggy-Bottom Boys

2004-11-24 Thread mafer
Hi List Hope you guys realize that in the deep south, theres another "gopher" and hit taint a rodent. Might want to take into account the southern vernacular so folks don't misunderstand and go after youse for ettin a critter thats on that thar fedral list. Kentucki good ol'boy On November 24, 5

Re: [meteorite-list] Elma Status?

2003-08-14 Thread mafer
fulguritic? given a sighting of a smoking trail and smoldering pieces of "basaltic" glass with sand inside, sounds like some atmospheric event - Original Message - From: Adam Hupe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 2:22 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-l

Re: [meteorite-list] Cool Eisen-shale - Off Topic

2003-07-24 Thread mafer
you should see the word for RF (radio frequency), its literally a string of words describing what it is Mark - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 6:00 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Cool Eisen-shale -

Re: [meteorite-list] Gelatinous Blobs found in Oakville

2003-07-24 Thread mafer
Just like the nerve gas foopah in Utah? - Original Message - From: tracy latimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 4:38 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Gelatinous Blobs found in Oakville > Oh, for Pete's sake... having watched the paranoid delusion

Re: [meteorite-list] [Fwd: Apparent Meteorite Lands In Elma High School Lot]

2003-07-16 Thread mafer
At least it would be close to me this time. - Original Message - From: John Gwilliam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Rob Wesel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Greg Hupe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Adam Hupe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 6:40 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-li

Re: [meteorite-list] Origin of the Moon& God

2003-07-11 Thread mafer
Don't you just hate when you get put on the spot like that? Doesn't matter how much you love them. Thats why meteorites are so cool, they don't ask questions, just keep them in a good environment and they last a long time without changing. Mark - Original Message - From: John Gwilliam <[E

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteoric water?

2003-07-06 Thread mafer
Most current geology profs state that volcanic action accounts for most of earth's water since there isn't other sources which don't leave questions as to where other elements went. But of course, these profs can be wrong. - Original Message - From: Howard Wu To: meteo

Re: [meteorite-list] Interesting item on eBay web site item#2182222677: Meteorite

2003-07-03 Thread mafer
I sent the gut a message informing him of his errors and what he needed to do if he really wanted that kind of money after its been proven to be a meteorite. He's just trying to cash in on the recent Ill. meteorite stuff I'm sure, hoping to catch some unwitting careless person on Ebay. Too funny r

Re: [meteorite-list] meteorite-list--------- PSEUDO DEALERS AND PSEUDO JUDGING

2003-07-03 Thread mafer
Well, psuedo/bona fide dealers, and collection shufflers and trade fanatics, we're all, on this list interested in meteorites and thats how we should view it. Mark - Original Message - From: Adam Hupe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 4:12 PM Subject:

Re: [meteorite-list] Dealer Refunds

2003-06-28 Thread mafer
Hi Walter and List This thread has been a great topic to help define and refine selling practices. I personally like giving a few days for the person to examine the item, but a month, and things become too dicey. The topic also allows dealers to view and review the thought processes that protect s

Re: [meteorite-list] Expensive?

2003-06-27 Thread mafer
Hello Steve and List While not being any where near even a good and knowledgeable collector yet. I do notice things, and the 10% increase in collectors over a few months has been born out on Ebay alone. I have been selling opal on Ebay since 97, and although not real active right now, saw sel

[meteorite-list] While on the subject of pricing

2003-06-25 Thread mafer
Hi List Was wondering, if there is so much Hoba around, why is it sp pricey? Is most of it locked up in museums and not available? Thanks Mark __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] Pasamonte ("corkscrewing" meteorites)

2003-06-16 Thread mafer
Hi Steve and list Not being familiar with aerodynamics and such, I can't speak with authority, but can pose the question of that caused by the "wash" of the item traveling through an atmosphere. If anyone has ever seen a rocket launched (the smaller ones such as I worked with years ago, nike hercu

[meteorite-list] Its My Day

2003-06-16 Thread mafer
Hi List Just have to do a little bragging today, hope I don't or didn't snipe someone's special day and I appologize in advance if I did. But just have to let you great people know that I graduated today (took my 1st college level class in 1976) with a Bachelors in Geology. No need for replies or

Re: [meteorite-list] Ot ebay reporting?

2003-06-16 Thread mafer
Just a side note to legal animal parts. One of the parks, might be in Nambia but it just excapes me right now, has had a program to eliminate the killing of elephants and rhinos by tranqing them and cutting off horns and tusks, there by, keeping the animal from being killed by poachers. This also s

Re: [meteorite-list] Re: Please Unsubcribe...

2003-06-10 Thread mafer
ahhh, love it, yeah, like you'd really want nwa 869, 267 and dofar 020 with a side dish of ghubara, the rest are nibbles - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 11:17 PM Subject: [meteo

Re: [meteorite-list] impressed

2003-06-09 Thread mafer
as long as you don't trip us up and make us divulge obscure and trivial knowledge that even Ben Stein doesn't know - Original Message - From: Tom aka James Knudson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: meteorite-list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 10:42 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] impre

[meteorite-list] standards

2003-06-09 Thread mafer
Hey list, ran across this and thought of those folks here that follow space missions. Kinda off topic, but interesting   JUST A QUESTION OF STANDARDS      Does the statement, "We've always done it that way" ring any bells...?   The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the r

Re: [meteorite-list] avoirdupois ?

2003-06-08 Thread mafer
Hi Tom the use of avoirdupois measure is almost restricted to things other than rock. What is common is the gram. 1 ounce avoir. equals 28.35 grams, 1 ounce troy equals 31.103 grams. What we use is grams and kilograms (and of course, some sellers use pounds to help those who can't quite grasp metri

[meteorite-list] shameless ad

2003-06-05 Thread mafer
Hi List Got some auctions going, mostly very small micros of some rather old and rare meteorites if your interested. http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItems&userid=refamat&c ompleted=0&sort=3&since=-1&include=0&page=1&rows=25 Thanks Mark __

Re: [meteorite-list] Park Forest Chondrules

2003-05-27 Thread mafer
Hi Greg, Steve and List Most use a petrological microscope. These have built into them a polarizer and analyzer, a Bertrand lens, a condenser with flip concentrator and adjustable diaphragm, and a graduated, rotating stage for measuring angles and a slot for various plates (such as 1/4 wave , quar

Re: [meteorite-list] New Swiss fall!!

2003-04-12 Thread mafer
Congrats!!! I'm sure you have a special display all ready for her! Best to all Mark - Original Message - From: Julien Courtois <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2003 1:23 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] New Swiss fall!! > Hello all > > A wonderfull new fa

Re: [meteorite-list] density????

2003-03-24 Thread mafer
Hello Tom and list Calculating the density of a meteorite will only tell you the density of that meteorite, not what its components are. Most rock types are specified as to specific gravity, but thats for a pure element, not a composite like a meteorite or even granite. And thats because a meteori

Re: [meteorite-list] new LL3?

2003-03-18 Thread mafer
Hi Matt and list Thats a nice one to be sure. Could you imagine a thin section of it?? Mark - Original Message - From: Matt Morgan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Meteorite-List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 8:09 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] new LL3? > Hi all: > Since the list

Re: [meteorite-list] Re:[meteorite-list]question

2003-03-11 Thread mafer
Hi Robert and list I can't comment yet on the polish as I don't believe I have a large enough piece or stone that isn't already polished, but I'm getting great results on my thin sections with 1000 grit. I use a two part epoxy, they only have to be resistant to yellowing and uv degradation an

Re: [meteorite-list] Use of magnets for meteorite hunting

2003-03-04 Thread mafer
Hi Robert and list I'm curious about this latent magnetic field. If its anything like that used for paleomag, of what real interest is it except that the meteorite came from a body large enough to develope a magnetic field which, if my understanding of magnetics is fair enough would only tell you

Re: [meteorite-list] Use of magnets for meteorite hunting

2003-03-04 Thread mafer
Hi Tom and list But what about those that are covered by surface soil deposited by wind and water after the fall? I, too, have not been in a known strewn field, but it seems to me that with the santa ana's of southern Cal, rocks could both be covered and uncovered many times over the years. Mark -

Re: [meteorite-list] Tatahouine - Pronounciation & MOH Hardness?

2003-03-02 Thread mafer
Hi Anne, Jeff and list   It is by no accident that Luke Skywalker lives on Tatahouine. Lucas borrowed the name from that town because they shot the Tatahouine scenes near there. So, I would suspect that the pronounciation in the movie would be very close to the actual pronounciation if not ex

Re: [meteorite-list] What weather!

2003-02-28 Thread mafer
Hi David Weathering is a rating on how bad the elements have been to a meteorite after it has arrived on Earth. W-0 being no weathering and W-4 being the worst. Its interesting how meteorites found in different parts of the world can "weather" so well, while others only need a sniff of moisture an

Re: [meteorite-list] All Stars

2003-02-27 Thread mafer
Hi Rand I just want to say that its not wrong to think and act as you do, quite the reverse really and you don't have to defend your actions. Your moral convictions speak for themselves, don't they. But, I do have to admire your support of your wife. I have known a couple ms victims and they didn'

[meteorite-list] Look alikes

2003-02-27 Thread mafer
Hi List This is very off topic, but funny. I was checking out Mark B's photos and have to tell you that I hope to be at the Denver show if only to meet everyone, especially Bill Mason. I am going to get a hat and take my picture wearing dark glasses and be Bill's double. Our beards are very similar

Re: [meteorite-list] oldest collector

2003-01-23 Thread mafer
I was up on one of the rivers feeding into the Frasier River in Canada last summer and found a chunk of rock that for about an half hour had me thinking it might be a meteorite, that is til I found a whole ledge of the stuffsome kinda fun though Mark - Original Message - From: John Dive

Re: [meteorite-list] NWA's and Catalogue of Meteorites

2003-01-23 Thread mafer
Hi Lance I was informed by Dean Bessey that the CR2's come from a strewn field collectively identified as NWA801 and NWA852 and may well be paired. Doesn't really clear up things does it? - Original Message - From: Lance Wozniak To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday

Re: [meteorite-list] Oldest Collector

2003-01-21 Thread mafer
Great story!!! Lets hope that other new collectors take heed to it. Mark - Original Message - From: James Tobin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Meteorite List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 8:28 PM Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Oldest Collector > > Hi Alan, > 1963, that's whe

Re: [meteorite-list] Dinosaurs Experienced Climate Changes Before K-T Collision

2003-01-21 Thread mafer
Hi Sarah And List I don't know that it hasn't been found in S.A. But South America is the stomping grounds for some top level geologists of many fields, not just paleo. But I do know that the layers in which bone is found has been correlated to those found elsewhere. The problem with an impactor c

Re: [meteorite-list] Dinosaurs Experienced Climate Changes Before K-T Collision

2003-01-21 Thread mafer
HI List This is exactly why the findings in New Mexico are a problem. In the past, when bones had been found at and above the K-T Boundary layer, they have, after much analysis, been found to be "reworked" meaning they were deposited there after being exposed and moved from somewhere else. These b

Re: [meteorite-list] Dinosaurs Experienced Climate Changes Before K-T Collision

2003-01-17 Thread mafer
Hi Ron on Fassett's abstract Lot of assumptions here that paleontologists would be cautious to make. Theres also a lack in the abstract about what condition the bones are in the sandstone. He also states that there are layers, indicating multiple events occurred in the formation of the layer(s) w

Re: [meteorite-list] Wrong Listing

2003-01-16 Thread mafer
Hi Greag and list Don't pass up his shipping charges...talk about astronomical.. - Original Message - From: Greg Redfern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Meteorite-List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Ken Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 8:39 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Wrong Lis

Re: [meteorite-list] Dinosaurs Experienced Climate Changes Before K-T Collision

2003-01-16 Thread mafer
Hi List My spelling took a turn tonite it seems. for the worse. Must be these math classes I have to take. Just no correlation between proper spelling and mathematical logic(I won't even mention the spell checker!) Mark - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: [meteorite-list] Dinosaurs Experienced Climate Changes Before K-T Collision

2003-01-16 Thread mafer
The main item that no one seems to point out in lit is the fact that mammals could have caused the dino decline. They did a number (according to paleo types) on the monster pred birds of South America. But didn't cuase the demise of the Moas or Elephant Birds. Strange inded the problems one comes u

Re: [meteorite-list] Dinosaurs Experienced Climate Changes Before K-T Collision

2003-01-16 Thread mafer
Hi Matt That must be realatively new, but then my books date dated by a couple years. But to be truthful, the coelursaurs actually survived any extinction and are fluishing today as we speak. Mark - Original Message - From: Matt Morgan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Meteorite-List <[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: [meteorite-list] thin section holder

2003-01-16 Thread mafer
Hi Mike Try this site http://www.lakeside-products.com/html/petrographic.html Mark - Original Message - From: tett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: meteorite list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 3:40 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] thin section holder > List, > > Can anyone di

Re: [meteorite-list] Dinosaurs Experienced Climate Changes Before K-T Collision

2003-01-16 Thread mafer
What acid rain do you refer to? This is an impactor, not a volcanic eruption. Acid rain would have to be supplied with large quantities of nitrous and sulfuric compounds in order to cause any damage. So far as I know, no significant (if any) acid spikes are noted from any deep ice corings for any r

[meteorite-list] ebay

2003-01-15 Thread mafer
Hi List I have a few smaller fragments, fairly common ending today if your interested. Not rare at all, sorry. Mark http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItems&userid=refamat&c ompleted=0&sort=3&since=-1&include=0&page=1&rows=25 __ Me

Re: [meteorite-list] Dinosaurs Experienced Climate Changes Before K-T Collision

2003-01-15 Thread mafer
Hi Ron and list The fact is that dinosaur fossils are not found at the k-T boundary. One has to go 9-10 ft at best, below the boundary to find dinosaur bones in any of the beds that contain dinosaur fossils. This represents a substantial period of time prior to the impact layer. This is why it is

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