Re: [meteorite-list] Happy Holidays!

2007-12-24 Thread GREG LINDH
Hi Michael, Thanks, and a very Merry Christmas to you also! Greg Lindh From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Happy Holidays! Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2007 22:55:52 EST http://www.rocksfromspace.org/25-2007.html Sincerely, Michael Jo

Re: [meteorite-list] Jason

2007-12-24 Thread E.P. Grondine
Hi all, Since "the one" in this post refers to me, I feel a need to respond. What has consistently irritated me is Jason putting words about "airburst" into my mouth. When I say airburst, you know it. For example, when I say "arrogant racist", you know it. E.P. Grondine Man and Impact in the A

[meteorite-list] Teaching Meteorites

2007-12-24 Thread Peter A Shugar
Give me some time, (about a week) and I'll try to get a starter primer for you. Pete __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] ARCTIC IRONS, was Mammoth Stew, etc

2007-12-24 Thread E.P. Grondine
Hi all - Thank you Sterling for this most valuable information. I did not cover the Arctic in "Man and Impact in the Americas", as I already had too much. I do want to mention to the list that the locals have been attempting to have The Old Woman and another large iron returned to them. I was as

Re: [meteorite-list] Fw: Teaching Meteorite Stuff

2007-12-24 Thread Darren Garrison
On Tue, 25 Dec 2007 00:12:07 -0500, you wrote: > I'm curious, a friend and I, both of us belonging to a mineral club, go to >area schools, mostly 6th and 7th grades and teach them about minerals and >some easy fossils. If I wanted to expand this to include meteorites, what >would I show, include o

Re: [meteorite-list] Fw: Teaching Meteorite Stuff

2007-12-24 Thread Bob Evans
I would bring a nice Pallasite , a nice Sikhote alin, and a freshly crusted chondrite. This would be a nice start, because the kids dont need to be overloaded with too much info on an initial presentation. I did a presentation a few years back for some 5th graders. It was a great experience fo

[meteorite-list] Fw: Teaching Meteorite Stuff

2007-12-24 Thread Ron
Hi, I apologize if this went through a second time. I'm curious, a friend and I, both of us belonging to a mineral club, go to area schools, mostly 6th and 7th grades and teach them about minerals and some easy fossils. If I wanted to expand this to include meteorites, what would I show, includ

Re: [meteorite-list] ARCTIC IRONS, was Mammoth Stew, etc

2007-12-24 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, Jason, List, Well, NWA statistics are pretty confused. Many differing "numbers" paired, may be same fall, may not. Total numbers not truly clear. Googling for terms that might yield an estimate of true total numbers produced Zilch results. What are the numbers? I just searched the Met

[meteorite-list] Happy Holidays!

2007-12-24 Thread SPACEROCKSINC
http://www.rocksfromspace.org/25-2007.html Sincerely, Michael Johnson www.spacerocksinc.com **See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop000304) __ http://www.meteorit

Re: [meteorite-list] Stuff

2007-12-24 Thread Darren Garrison
On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 21:35:22 -0600, you wrote: >It was not meant to offensive, but more of a comment on his stubborn refusal >to look at tons of evidence that is so contrary to only his view. "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan All I've seen Jason doing is wast

[meteorite-list] Stuff

2007-12-24 Thread Peter A Shugar
It was not meant to offensive, but more of a comment on his stubborn refusal to look at tons of evidence that is so contrary to only his view. Or put this way, Jason against the world. If you can't convince the world to adopt your way of seeing things, then maybe it's time for you to change your

Re: [meteorite-list] Jason

2007-12-24 Thread Jason Utas
I would say that if you don't care enough to involve yourself in the discussion - or know little enough about the subject to participate, that one should simply refrain from throwing comments like that around - say, those that pertain to nothing other than personal jibes. Over here we would call t

Re: [meteorite-list] ARCTIC IRONS, was Mammoth Stew, etc

2007-12-24 Thread Jason Utas
Hola Sterling, Not exactly what I meant - more along the lines of the data used to obtain it, not what source you cited (thanks, but I did read it - and you used it, hence the 'yours,' and the "I don't know where you got it" referred to the data used to obtain the reference...but fine, jump on me

Re: [meteorite-list] Jason

2007-12-24 Thread Bob WALKER
Listoids over here in oz we say: - a six pack short of a carton; or - some kangaros loose in the top paddock Meaning, what exactly? On Dec 24, 2007 6:01 PM, Peter A Shugar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Sterling, Is it just me? Or is jason about two tacos and a burrito short of a combination pla

Re: [meteorite-list] Jason

2007-12-24 Thread Jason Utas
Meaning, what exactly? On Dec 24, 2007 6:01 PM, Peter A Shugar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sterling, > Is it just me? Or is jason about two tacos and a burrito short of a > combination plate? > Pete > __ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-li

[meteorite-list] Jason

2007-12-24 Thread Peter A Shugar
Sterling, Is it just me? Or is jason about two tacos and a burrito short of a combination plate? Pete __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-l

Re: [meteorite-list] ARCTIC IRONS, was Mammoth Stew, etc

2007-12-24 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, Jason, List, Jason wrote: > I don't know where you get your .2% figure, but it's wrong. Well, it's in the quote from one of the sources I provided you with in the original email (below). It would probably help if you actually READ the Post before disagreeing with it. The source was Dr. Sv

Re: [meteorite-list] ARCTIC IRONS, was Mammoth Stew, etc

2007-12-24 Thread Jason Utas
Hello Sterling, All, I don't know where you get your .2% figure, but it's wrong. They may consist of .2% of submitted finds, but I know of at least forty or so irons that have yet to be submitted, in a number of peoples' hands. Out of the five or so thousand meteorites yet submitted, they alone wou

Re: [meteorite-list] ARCTIC IRONS, was Mammoth Stew, etc

2007-12-24 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, Jason, List, > I would dispute this claim [NWA depletion] > ... irons compose ~1.8 percent of finds... NWA iron finds are 0.2% in contrast to Antarctica's 1.8%. Sounds "depleted" (89% depletion) to me. That the Antarctic iron find percentage is "typical" of the planet is not so absolutely

Re: [meteorite-list] ARCTIC IRONS, was Mammoth Stew, etc

2007-12-24 Thread Jason Utas
Hola All, Sterling, you said: >The distribution (or relative absence) of irons in NWA material shows that there is no doubt that the NWA area was "cleaned out" of most of the iron meteorites that could be found thousands of years ago. Of course, they missed a few. But if the NWA meteorites refl

Re: [meteorite-list] ARCTIC IRONS, was Mammoth Stew, etc

2007-12-24 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, All, You couldn't ask for a less likely place to search for iron meteorites than the Canadian Arctic. First, a great deal of Canadian Arctic surficial material was "pushed" far south by those glaciers; there's a nice "car-eating" three-ton chunk of Canada on the road about a quarter-mile f

[meteorite-list] AD ; NWA matrial

2007-12-24 Thread Abdelaziz Alhyane
Hello List members I'm back from my vacation, and I have some amazing material to sell out : - 14kg Excellent nwa Iron - 200g winonaite - Another excellent 90g Lodranite breccia - The freshest black CK available at NWA market, only 673g - Very beautiful and fresh complete Ureilite 278g And more rar

Re: [meteorite-list] Mammoth Stew, Jason stops

2007-12-24 Thread E.P. Grondine
Hi Jason, all - Glad to hear you're done. That makes for a Merry Christmas indeed! I and others will be working on possible neutron flux from large hyper velocity impacts over the next few days, and its nice to know that you won't be distracting us with dribble. Now as for your latest nonsense

[meteorite-list] AD> 20% off on my website prices

2007-12-24 Thread Pelé Pierre-Marie
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[meteorite-list] Merry Christmas and a happy Newyear!

2007-12-24 Thread wahlperry
Hi, I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year. And may you all find a new lunar or Martian meteorite. Sonny P.S If you do find these meteorites you better send me a slice! More new features than

[meteorite-list] Season's Greetings

2007-12-24 Thread leandro saracino
Hi List, it has been great to spend a year with your daily voices. I appreciated many thoughtful discussions, I enjoyed the adventures, and appreciated the generosity in the dramatic moments... It's a pleasure and a honour to be part of all this. I wish all of you and your beloved a peaceful an

[meteorite-list] Question about my 2kg Uruacu Ad

2007-12-24 Thread David & Kitt Deyarmin
I originally offered this piece to the list at what I thought was a good price of $850 When it didn't sell I dropped the priceto $750. It still didn't sell, so last night I dropped the price again to $600. At first I contributed the lack of interest to the timing, with Christmas almost here

[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - December 24, 2007

2007-12-24 Thread SPACEROCKSINC
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[meteorite-list] QMIG update - new articles as promised...

2007-12-24 Thread Bob WALKER
Listoids Once again a very merry xmas and happy new year to all I've uploaded some rare articles on Gladstone, Glenormiston and Tenham (as promised) - damn ugly job with the computer refusing to co-operate until I reseated some ram chips and then I had to remember exactly how to do this ! w