Re: [meteorite-list] CALIFORNIA-REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGIST FINDS HOBBY WITH EBAY

2007-03-24 Thread Dave Freeman mjwy
Dear List; I proclaim to be of a wood collectors ilk. I have been tutored by Walter Wright, world renown paleo botanist from CA. This is wood, probably from So. Utah if I had a guess, possibly Henry Mountains location, Steve Hatch or Walt W. could verify better. I have some in my back yard.

Re: [meteorite-list] CALIFORNIA-REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGIST FINDS HOBBY WITH EBAY

2007-03-24 Thread Joe
gt; To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 10:55:12 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] CALIFORNIA-REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGIST FINDS HOBBY WITH EBAY Hi, Check out this professional geologist's 'Ureilite meteorite with diamonds.' http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/e

Re: [meteorite-list] CALIFORNIA-REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGIST FINDS HOBBY WITH EBAY

2007-03-24 Thread ken newton
Norm and List, Wow! Yes, I think it is also visible here: http://i14.ebayimg.com/02/i/000/94/59/e9f3_3.JPG Best, Ken http://www.briloon.org/ed/eagle/index.htm (neat eagle cam - video2) Norm Lehrman wrote: >Ken and list, > >This image: >http://i7.ebayimg.com/02/i/000/94/59/e4ce_3.JPG > >look

Re: [meteorite-list] CALIFORNIA-REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGIST FINDS HOBBY WITH EBAY

2007-03-24 Thread Norm Lehrman
Ken and list, This image: http://i7.ebayimg.com/02/i/000/94/59/e4ce_3.JPG looks highly silicous, which could explain the lack of streak. Am I imagining it, or can you detect some concentric banding, convex towards the upper left (opposite the saw marks)? If that's real, this may well be petrifi

Re: [meteorite-list] CALIFORNIA-REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGIST FINDS HOBBY WITH EBAY

2007-03-24 Thread ken newton
Hi Norm and others, Thanks for your reply. The photos do not show up well in the little ebay viewer so here are three urls. http://i7.ebayimg.com/02/i/000/94/59/e4ce_3.JPG http://i2.ebayimg.com/01/i/000/94/59/e233_3.JPG http://i1.ebayimg.com/01/i/000/94/6b/a18e_3.JPG I asked about a streak test,

Re: [meteorite-list] CALIFORNIA-REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGIST FINDS HOBBY WITH EBAY

2007-03-24 Thread Norm Lehrman
Ken and all, How embarassing for geologists everywhere and another general downer for serious meteorite people. This stuff is frustrating and sad. I hate seeing people ripped off. My bristles go up everytime someone says: "I know it's real 'cause I had a geologist look at it---" As a career pr

[meteorite-list] CALIFORNIA-REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGIST FINDS HOBBY WITH EBAY

2007-03-24 Thread ken newton
Hi, Check out this professional geologist's 'Ureilite meteorite with diamonds.' http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300094532355 (see question at bottom also, the 'professional geologist' info is found on his 'me' page) Does the cut face of this 'non magnetic meteorite' look like o