[meteorite-list] AD: Willamette and Wolf Creek E-Bay
Hello List, I have some hard to find and not so hard to find material ending Sunday and Tuesday on E-Bay including the following and more! Willamette 3.45g Wolf Creek 547g Fukang Pal 18.0g Kingfisher Nininger Numbered Canyon Diablo 124g Regmaglypted Gao-Guinie 363.5g Nininger book w/ piece of CD meteorite NWA 5000 Lunar Antartic Allan Hills 76009 frag Pallasovka 61g Silicated Campo's large and small Alamogordo Peekskill w/ copy of car title! Australite and more! Can be viewed at: Link:http://tinyurl.com/m8qpecd Sean Brooks # 7781 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: Portrait de famille Contributed by: Fabien Kuntz __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Chelyabinsk bronze plaque
Hi all, I posted a while ago asking for help in locating a source of cast iron plaques that had been made to commemorate the Chelyabinsk meteorite fall. Well after much searching and lots of use of google translate i have found a source :-) Shout out to Karmaka meteorites, thanks Martin for your assistance :-) The foundry cast all sorts of items using the traditional 'Kasli' method and are actually based in Chelyabinsk. The plaques are available in iron or bronze. They are really nice in hand and look good when displayed next to some Chelyabinsk specimens. The link to their website is below: (http://www.ural-antik.ru/index.php?ukey=searchsearchstring=%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82) And here is a link to some photos of my plaque: (http://www.flickr.com/photos/94515040@N03/sets/72157635504830298/) And lastly here is a link showing a Chelyabinsk family photo ;-) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/94515040@N03/sets/72157635504845206/) Enjoy :-) Cheers Martin __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD - 35% to 45% OFF SALE - Prices Slashed on Many Quality Specimens - Rare Old Falls and Modern NWA's, Everything in Between
Hi Friends and Collectors, This week, I am having a 35-45% OFF METEORITE SALE - select meteorite specimens have been marked down for quick sale. (I have also reduced prices on many other specimens across the entire site!) Prices have been slashed on the website, and use your coupon code metlist at checkout for an additional 20% OFF the already low sale prices. Combining these two discounts (sale price and coupon) - you can save almost 50% off on many specimens! This is for this weekend only and it expires on midnight Monday morning the 16th. If the checkout or coupon code doesn't worth right for some reason, then please contact me via email - cura...@galactic-stone.com Note, I have moved several new specimens into the Brand New store category and many of these pieces are marked down - you can see the new mark-down price next to the old price. New Arrivals and Reduced Specimens - http://www.galactic-stone.com/products/brand-new?pagesize=60 Also, I have reduced all amber prices sitewide by 20%! If you have any questions, feel free to ask - cura...@galactic-stone.com Thanks for looking, Happy Huntings, and Have a Great Weekend! MikeG - Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone - __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] [AD] Very cheap!!
Listoids, Really cheap offers Sikhote Alin. Shrapnel piece (beautifull shaped, cleaned) 2383 grams. Offers start at $1000.00 Canyon Diablo (compl. Indiv. cleaned) 4347 grams. GREAT PIECE!! Money offers start at $1250.00 Gibeon beautifull etched slice 1668 grams. Offers start at $1000.00. Please ask for pictures / make offers off line please. Only ask for pictures if you're really interested pls. Buyer pays for shipping. NO trades pls. Paypal only. Cheers, Jan IMCA #9833 Holland __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD:Large piece of olivin dio and others for sale
Hi list, We are offering a large and solid piece of olivin diogenite for sale. Much of this stuff that is available in the market are small and cracky fragment but this piece we have for sale is large and no cracks and good for cutting to get nice and large slices. We also have small complet pieces of tissint and and small fragment of the green possible mercury for sale.. Pictures and prices on request for the buyers.. Best regards Said __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Possible Ancient Meteorite
Never mind the meteorite inside, a Spartan funerary urn sounds pretty unusual... quoteThe one exception among the Greek cities was Sparta. Plutarch (c. 46-120) tells us that this militaristic culture had no issues with burying their dead in the city among the living. Excavations confirm Plutarch¹s statement, as archeologists have discovered the graves of citizens next to the wall of a house in at least one Spartan village (600 BC). The Spartans treated most of their dead the same by wrapping them in a red robe with olive leaves and burying them without any sort of artifacts or headstones. The lack of markers has made it difficult to find Spartan graves./quote Source: http://www.scottmanning.com/content/spartan-burial-practices/ I certainly wouldn't be hiring that guy for any job involving glue or jigsaws. John On 14/09/2013 06:04, wahlpe...@aol.com wahlpe...@aol.com wrote: Hi All, This looks like something Proud Tom would have done! I agree with Jason that the pottery looks mismatched. It is hard to tell but I would bet the stone is not even a meteorite. I doubt that many Archeologists would glue a pot together this way. I was not able to pull up any history online (from a couple reliable sources) on his name either. It seems if he lives in Phoenix that he would be well aware of ASU and UofA as sources of information. Sonny -Original Message- From: Jason Utas meteorite...@gmail.com To: Anne Black impact...@aol.com Cc: Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Fri, Sep 13, 2013 12:24 am Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Possible Ancient Meteorite Hello Roman, All,I'm no expert, but...The vertical view of the vessel is triangular because the potteryfragments of the lower portion came from a much larger vessel --probably a bowl or two-handled vessel of some sort, given its apparentdiameter and the thickness of some of the fragments. The glazed anddelicately-formed lip and neck appear to be from a completelydifferent vase -- a nice one, at that. The handle is a bit odd, notsure about it.The first question that came to mind after seeing the images is Whywould anyone glue pieces of a large pot together in the form of a muchsmaller one?Upon closer inspection, I began to wonder why an archaeologist wouldglue mismatched pieces of glass or glazed pottery, painted and scoredterracotta, and other ceramics of greatly differing thicknessestogether into a triangular shape that (crudely) mimics an amphora'sshape...albeit with one handle.I'm surprised that anyone carbon-dated the site, given that thepottery and details of other artifacts are often deemed suitable fordating purposes.I had too many questions after reading the provided description.Sure, pass the fellow along to an expert...JasonOn Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 8:15 PM, Anne Black impact...@aol.com wrote: Hello Roman, It is really quite simple. Since he is in Phoenix AZ, he should go straight to Arizona State University (ASU) they have an archaeology department and some of the top meteorite experts. Perfect place to get answers to all his questions. Anne M. Black www.IMPACTIKA.com impact...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Roman Jirasek r...@meteoritelabels.com To: meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thu, Sep 12, 2013 8:00 pm Subject: [meteorite-list] Possible Ancient Meteorite I had an archaeologist email me today asking about custom labels, and also if I could help with identifying a possible ancient meteorite he found this year. I received permission to send this question to my fellow colleagues which may have more insight into this topic. Read below, or click on link to see his photos... http://www.meteoritelabels.com/Ancient.htm Cheers, Roman Jirasek www.meteoritelabels.com Copied email follows I am an Archaeologist and recovered a meteorite in 2013, on private property in Sparta Greece. This meteorite was found inside an ancient vase, and was buried with human remains. We dated this site to approximately, 220 BCE to 130 BCE, but have not yet carbon dated the item. I do not know of any meteorite falling on or near Sparta Greece. Since the meteorite was found inside an honorary vase, we suspect it was held in high regards, and more than likely to remember a battle. The only battle recorded that had a meteorite that fell during the battle; was with ancient Turkey and the Spartans. It actually stopped the battle for two days, thinking it was a sign from the gods. Many of the Spartans recovered portions of the meteorite is a sign of victory from the God of Mars. I have enclosed a picture of the meteorite. Can you tell me? Of any meteorites that fell prior to 220 BCE, since we know that was the earliest date, since the meteorites was buried with the hoplite soldier. We assume the meteorite obviously fell before that date. This would help us, with dating the find. Additionally what would the selling price be if it were to be sold. The meteorite? Thank you Douglas Roth. Phoenix, Arizona. Sparta
[meteorite-list] Ad-Auctions ending today
Hi list I have a bunch of auctions ending today including martians, lunars, museum and historic pieces. Please have a look here: http://stores.Ebay.com/Mile-High-Meteorites Thanks for looking Matt -- Matt Morgan Mile High Meteorites PO Box 151293 Lakewood CO 80215 USA http://www.mhmeteorites.com Find Us on Facebook __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD: many nice crusted and interesting uNWA meteorites
Dear List Members, tomorrow ending many best crusted or interesting unclassified meteorites on ebay. The prices are very very low at this moment or still without bid. All auctions start by $1.99 and all offers without reserve price! All Auctions you can see here: http://stores.ebay.com/Mirko-Graul-Meteorite/_i.html?rt=nc_sid=18192829_sticky=1_trksid=p4634.c0.m14_sop=1_sc=1 and all my store offers are here: http://stores.ebay.com/Mirko-Graul-Meteorite/_i.html?rt=nc_sc=1_sid=18192829_sticky=1_trksid=p4634.c0.m14_sop=12_sc=1 Best regards to all, Mirko Mirko Graul Meteorite Quittenring.4 16321 Bernau GERMANY Phone: 0049-1724105015 E-Mail: m_gr...@yahoo.de WEB: www.meteorite-mirko.de Member of The Meteoritical Society (International Society for Meteoritics and Planetery Science) IMCA-Member: 2113 (International Meteorite Collectors Association) __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD - More than 100 ebay sales ending (Non-NWA 502g Main Mass with GPS data, new tunisiain LL3, JaH 626 eucrite full slice, a 1118g diogenite mass ...)
Hello, ending in few hours, more than 100 meteorites on ebay, with a 502g main mass, slice of tunisian meteorite Metameur 005 (LL3.4), slice of NWA 7876 L3.15, 1118g NWA 7831 diogenite for 4.4$/g: http://www.ebay.com/sch/wwmeteorites-25/m.html?_dmd=1_ipg=50_sop=12_rdc=1 Fabien Fabien Kuntz Météorites (ventes, expertise, conférences) Animation scientifique et technique WWMETEORITES (Siret : 511 850 612 00017) www.wwmeteorites.com __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Minerals Hint at Earth Extinctions, Climate Change
http://www.astrobio.net/exclusive/5678/meteorite-minerals-hint-at-earth-extinctions-climate-change Meteorite Minerals Hint at Earth Extinctions, Climate Change Jeremy Hsu Astrobiology Magazine September 12, 2013 Summary: Tiny minerals leftover from many small meteorites could provide the geological evidence needed to show how rocks falling from the sky often changed the course of life's evolution on Earth. A huge asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs may not have been the only cosmic event to cause mass extinctions or change Earth's climate. Tiny minerals leftover from many smaller meteorites could provide the geological evidence needed to show how rocks falling from the sky changed the course of life's evolution on our planet more than just once. The tiny minerals called spinels - about the size of a sand grain - can survive the harshest weather and chemical changes on Earth's surface. Swedish researchers hope to collect enough of the spinels in different parts of the world to connect the dots between the breakup of huge asteroids in space and certain extinction or climate events during Earth's history. I think it would be very interesting if our spinel approach in the long run could provide empirical evidence for how asteroid showers in the inner solar system correlate with the onset of ice ages, said Birger Schmitz, a marine geologist at Lund University in Sweden. The hunt for spinels has led Schmitz and his colleagues to dissolve tons of rocks in acid over the past decade or so - many of the rocks originating from a commercial limestone quarry in Thorsberg, Sweden. Such a tactic could reveal convincing patterns in the geological records that scientists cannot piece together from the occasional fossilized meteorite or rare impact crater. Without a trace Most meteorites that have fallen to Earth end up disappearing without becoming fossilized or leaving an impact crater for scientists to find. That has made it virtually impossible for scientists to recover enough evidence to back theories about how astronomical events have tied into Earth's history. We know that in desert areas on Earth, meteorites typically decompose within 20 to 30 thousand years, Schmitz explained. In wetter areas, decomposition goes faster. But the vanishing meteorites do leave behind different types of spinels, including extremely tough chromium or alumina oxides. The chemical and isotopic fingerprints of such spinels reveal what type of meteorites they originate from. Scientists now know that extraterrestrial spinel minerals can be found in the layers of built-up sediment of almost any age over the past 3.5 billion years. Such spinels can reveal differences in the rate and types of meteorites falling to Earth at different times in the planet's history, Schmitz said in the June issue of the journal Chemie der Erde. They could also reveal more about the chemical makeup of asteroids, or help scientists understand if any asteroid breakups affected life on Earth in the past. Beyond dinosaur extinction The spinel record could reveal more extinction events with extraterrestrial links than just the mass dinosaur extinction. An earlier mass extinction during the Frasnian-Fammenian period about 372 million years ago coincides with at least three large impact craters. There are many large craters on Earth associated with this event, but no close connection between one large impact and the extinction event has yet been shown, Schmitz said. But falling space rocks may bring more than just destruction to Earth. Perhaps the greatest explosion of new ocean life in Earth's history took place during the Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event about 470 million years ago - a period coinciding with the largest known asteroid breakup in the solar system's asteroid belt over the last 3 billion years. Schmitz and colleagues discovered a rapid increase in the number of spinels found in the limestone rock layers marking the start of that diversification period at sites in Sweden, western Russia and central China. They speculate that the asteroid breakup led to frequent impacts on Earth by kilometer-sized asteroids that could have spawned the resulting changes in the diversity of life. Another theory links asteroid showers to Earth's three most recent major ice ages that occurred about every 250 to 300 million years. No definitive proof exists yet, but the ice age periods roughly coincide with the sun's orbit around the galaxy every 225 to 250 million years - an event that could expose Earth to more frequent meteorite falls at certain periods. The study of spinels could help prove such theories right or wrong in the coming years. Lab science on acid Building a record of Earth's history through extraterrestrial spinels still represents a fairly new idea, despite scientists having known about spinels for several decades. But Schmitz is looking forward to continuing the hunt for
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Crater in Brazil Reveals Biggest Extinction In Earth History
http://www.culturekiosque.com/nouveau/news/permian_extinction_animal825.html Meteorite Crater in Brazil Reveals Biggest Extinction In Earth History By Culturekiosque Staff September 3, 2013 PERTH, AUSTRALIA - It's well known that the dinosaurs were wiped out 66 million years ago when a meteor hit what is now southern Mexico but evidence is accumulating that the biggest extinction of all, 252.3m years ago, at the end of the Permian period, was also triggered by an impact that changed the climate. While the idea that an impact caused the Permian extinction has been around for a while, what's been missing is a suitable crater to confirm it. Associate Professor Eric Tohver of the University of Western Australia's School of Earth and Environment believes he has found the impact crater which reveals though the trigger was the same, the details are significantly different. Last year Dr Tohver redated an impact structure that straddles the border of the states of Mato Grosso and Goias in Brazil, called the Araguainha crater, to 254.7m years, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5m years. Previous estimates had suggested Araguainha was 10m years younger, but Dr Tohver has put it within geological distance of the extinction date. The Chicxulub crater in Mexico, is 180km in diameter while the Araguainha is 40 kilometres across and was thought to be too small to have caused the chain reaction which brought about such mass extinction. I have been working with Fred Jourdan at Curtin University and UWA post-doctoral fellow Martin Schmieder to establish better ages for various impact structures in Australia and abroad. We were particularly interested in the Araguainha crater, since the original age determined in the 1990s was relatively close to the Permo-Triassic boundary. The refinements in geochronological techniques that we are applying are helping to reveal the true age of these structures, Dr Tohver said. The results of an extensive geological survey of the Araguainha crater funded by UWA and the Australian Research Council and published in Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, revealed that a sizeable amount of the rock is oil shale. The researchers calculated that the impact would have generated thousands of earthquakes of up to magnitude 9.9, significantly more powerful than the largest recorded by modern seismologists for hundreds of kilometres around, releasing huge amounts of oil and gas from the shattered rock. Dr Tohver believes the explosion of methane released into the atmosphere would have resulted in instant global warming, making things too hot for much of the planet's animal life. Martin Schmieder and I are currently working on documenting some of the more extreme environmental effects of the impact, including giant tsunamis. In addition, ongoing work with Kliti Grice at Curtin University and her Ph.D. student Ines Melendez will be fundamental to documenting changes in the organic geochemistry of the target rocks, Dr Tohver said. It's estimated more than 90 per cent of all marine species and about 70 per cent of land-based species disappeared in the Permian extinction. __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - Slaghek's Iron and 14 NWA OC's
Hi Bulletin Watchers, There are 15 new approvals, including a ~100 year old iron from Chile. Slaghek's Iron link - http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=23624 All new approvals - http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?sea=sfor=namesants=falls=valids=stype=containslrec=50map=gebrowse=country=Allsrt=namecateg=Allmblist=Allrect=phot=snew=1pnt=Normal%20tabledr=page=0 Slaghek's Iron write-up : Slaghek's Iron, Updated Information from V. Moggi Cecchi, MSP History: A mass of 1.9 kg was picked up by an anonymous collector in the Atacama Desert, Chile and brought to the Technical Institute of Livorno, Italy, by Gino H. Slaghek-Fabbri on October 1, 1916. No details of the place or date of find are available. Physical characteristics: The top surface of the meteorite is covered by densely spaced pits 3-5 mm deep with sharp ridges in between. No traces of fusion crust are visible. Petrography: (V. Moggi Cecchi, MSP): An etched section displays a medium Widmanstätten structure with straight, long and 1.3±0.2 mm wide kamacite lamellae (L/W ~25). Schreibersite commonly occurs as tiny rhabdite grains or as veins at grain boundaries. Laths of Brezina lamellae (1 mm wide) surrounded by swathing kamacite occasionally observed. Plessite, partly spheroidized, is common. Neumann bands are rare, thus indicating low shock. Geochemistry: (J.T. Wasson, UCLA, by INAA): The composition of the metal is 0.513 % Co, and 8.77 % Ni; 188 Cu, 22.0 Ga, 51.0 Ge, 8.53 As, 0.77 W, 0.450 Ir, 0.995 Au (all in μg/g); (F. Rugi, UniFi, by ICP-MS): 0.525% Co, and 8.82% Ni; 186 Cu, 24.0 Ga, 53.0 Ge, 8.47 As, 0.73 W, 0.453 Ir, 0.989 Au (all in μg/g). Classification: (V. Moggi Cecchi, MSP): Iron (III AB, medium octahedrite). Specimens: A total of 311 g of sample is on deposit at MSP (Inv. # 5193). MSNM holds of the main mass, now weighing 1512 g. Best regards and happy huntings, MikeG -- - Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone - __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Crater in Brazil Reveals Biggest Extinction In Earth History
Hi Ron, Thanks for posting these most interesting articles: http://www.culturekiosque.com/nouveau/news/permian_extinction_animal825.html Meteorite Crater in Brazil Reveals Biggest Extinction In Earth History By Culturekiosque Staff September 3, 2013 http://www.astrobio.net/exclusive/5678/meteorite-minerals-hint-at-earth-extinctions-climate-change Meteorite Minerals Hint at Earth Extinctions, Climate Change Jeremy Hsu Astrobiology Magazine September 12, 2013 - Robin __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
