RE: [meteorite-list] Rock in your Pocket?

2006-01-09 Thread mark ford
Funnily enough, on Friday I was attending my local Astronomy club and afterwards we went and 'tested a local pub', during conversation the subject of meteorites came up and one guy said 'the chance of being struck my a meteorite is millions to one..' - I usually carry a fresh NWA in my pocket

RE: [meteorite-list] Rock in your Pocket?

2006-01-09 Thread Daniel Svensson
Hello Gary and list! I must agree with others and say its a fun thread! For about a year I have been carrying a small Muonionalusta iron in my keychain. It is a piece from an larger 1 kg meteorite I found summer of 2004, that I have drilled a small hole in. Perfect when talking to other

[meteorite-list] Stardust Capsule to Produce Light Show

2006-01-09 Thread Ron Baalke
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060109/ap_on_sc/comet_sighting Comet Capsule to Produce Light Show By ALICIA CHANG Associated Press January 8, 2006 LOS ANGELES - When a NASA capsule hauling comet and interstellar dust plummets through the Earth's atmosphere this weekend, residents in large

[meteorite-list] Possible Sonic Boom Causes Alarm in Scotland

2006-01-09 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.thisisnorthscotland.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=149664command=displayContentsourceNode=149490contentPK=13794100folderPk=85696 MYSTERY BANG CAUSES ALARM IN COASTAL COMMUNITIES TOM KIRK This Is North Scotland 07 January 2006 A Mystery noise, suspected to have been a sonic boom, sent

[meteorite-list] Ad Exogenic Fulgurites now posted and going fast

2006-01-09 Thread Norm Lehrman
List, I went ahead and bought the Exogenic Fulgurites I wrote about a couple of weeks ago and they are now posted on the TektiteSource website. You'll need to move fast if you are interested. I gave those who asked to be placed on a waiting list first chance, and about half of the specimens are

[meteorite-list] Main Mass of 1925 on Ebay--Gabbroic Cumulate Eucrite

2006-01-09 Thread Mike Fowler
Dave Schultz (indy 1996) is selling the main mass of NWA 1925 on ebay! I don't think many people realize how rare, or beautiful this piece is. There are hundreds of eucrites known, but only one gabbroic one has ever been found, and this one has a TKW of only 86 grams! Originally

Re: [meteorite-list] Rock in your Pocket?

2006-01-09 Thread Gerald Flaherty
Hi fellas and gals, I bought a beautiful little silver/crystal pendant from Adam Hupe containing Lunar 482 dust. It's a huge hit with the Mrs. She's especially taken with the possibility the it may originate from the Dark side of the moon. When I engage school groups, my small Imalac and

[meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - January 9, 2006

2006-01-09 Thread SPACEROCKSINC
http://www.spacerocksinc.com/Jan9.html __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] Grain Growth in Orion Nebula Protoplanetary Disks

2006-01-09 Thread Ron Baalke
W.M. Keck Observatory Kamuela, Hawaii Media Contact: Laura K. Kraft, (808) 885-7887 January 9, 2006 Grain Growth in Orion Nebula Protoplanetary Disks WASHINGTON, D.C. -- New observations of the Orion Nebula at infrared wavelengths reveal that small dust grains located in disks around young

Re: [meteorite-list] Rock in your Pocket?

2006-01-09 Thread Jan Bartels
Well now i feel the biggest lunatic on the list. I carry a small piece of aluminium like material in my pocket of what is thought to be Roswell debris that was givin to me by a close friend who's grandpa was at the clean up of the craft The funny thing is that it is a fantastic oriented little

[meteorite-list] my meteorite in pocket

2006-01-09 Thread Steve Arnold, Chicago!!
Good morning list.I work for a food company,so I am always working in a cooler,35 degrees or lower everyday,I like to carry in coat pocket a 1 kilo campo.I like to see a really COOL meteorite.I guess you could say,I am always packing an IRON.Most people I show,their mouths drop.

Re: [meteorite-list] my meteorite in pocket

2006-01-09 Thread Martin Altmann
Wow, I hope you`re wearing a jockstrap too I carry around in my pocket the lost main mass of Sao Juliao. My girl and all my friends left me since, as they say, that I`m a couch potato... I`m back, Buckleboo! - Original Message - From: Steve Arnold, Chicago!! [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

[meteorite-list] Ad Exogenic Fulgurites now posted and going fast

2006-01-09 Thread Norm Lehrman
List, I went ahead and bought the Exogenic Fulgurites I wrote about a couple of weeks ago and they are now posted on the TektiteSource website ( http://tektitesource.com/Exogenic%20Fulgurites.htm ) . You'll need to move fast if you are interested. I gave those who expressed interest to my

Re: [meteorite-list] my meteorite in pocket

2006-01-09 Thread MexicoDoug
Hola Martin, Please tell me you're kidding. I wasn't going to answer this thread, but today SERIOUSLY a mountain of cappuccino was moved to me, and for some reason I thought of your jestings, so now I am one incredibly dumbfounded, HAPPY jester. By the way, here's a bit of rambunctious

Re: [meteorite-list] Rock in your Pocket?..... Fe one

2006-01-09 Thread Tom Teters
At 05:31 PM 1/8/2006 -0500, Gary K. Foote wrote: Do you carry a meteorite in your pocket regularly? If yes, what is your favorite piece to carry? Gary http://www.meteorite-dealers.com Well I carry it occasionally, but it's usually on my keyboard at home. I bought it from Marty Tippmann (name

Re: [meteorite-list] meteorites without specimen cards

2006-01-09 Thread Meteoriteshow
I also agree and never send a meteorite slice or fragment without a ID card. I think that it is also a way for anybody who proposes such an item for sale to keep responsible for what she/he sells. I also print my own cards for my finds but also for meteorites that I buy, especially when they

Re: [meteorite-list] Photos of people in the meteorite community

2006-01-09 Thread Michael L Blood
Hi All, After many hours, I have some photos up and all the photos I have received with first names beginning with A through E. I also have done all of the photoshop work on ALL photos that have come in. Thank you to all who have sent photos. Below is a link to check what

[meteorite-list] Chinese Antarctica explorers discover 150 meteorites

2006-01-09 Thread Dana
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Re: [meteorite-list] Photos of people in the meteorite community

2006-01-09 Thread Gerald Flaherty
Michael, Great Job! Especially for someone like me who's only communicated with many of the faces by phoneand/or email. Someday I'll get to Tuson. Jerry Flaherty - Original Message - From: Michael L Blood [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite List Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent:

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2006-01-09 Thread Bob Evans
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[meteorite-list] MeteoriteTimes and Google Images

2006-01-09 Thread Paul Harris
Hello Everyone! We've just added a fun way to view past images and articles in MeteoriteTimes Magazine. There is a new link called Google Images on the top menu bar of MeteoriteTimes. A page with a few instructions will open leading you to 45 pages and over 900 images on Google Images from

Re: [meteorite-list] MeteoriteTimes and Google Images

2006-01-09 Thread Rob Wesel
Those were a great revisit, many excellent photos. Perhaps we could encourage Bob to give us some idea of scale though, it's hard to tell from a photo. http://meteorite-recovery.tripod.com/2005/wllcx007/wp_007-90.jpg Some reference would be great Bob, anything, give us a bone here :^) Rob