[meteorite-list] QMIG update

2008-01-22 Thread Bob WALKER
Listoids QMIG update http://qmig.org mirror http://qmig.net Its always pleasing to look in your letter box and find new stones waiting for you... I've put some pics up of a gorgeous 220 g Tenham individual that was lurking in my letter box - I admit to being a sucker for Tenham - In my opini

Re: [meteorite-list] Mecurian Meteorite????

2008-01-22 Thread Rob Wesel
Hello Darren, List A 2007 paper was published in MAPS taking the other side of the Angrite-Mercury hypothesis: Hutson, M.L. and A. Ruzicka (2007) The case against Mercury as the angrite parent body. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 42, Abstract #5238 Here are the ones in favor: Unique Angr

[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - January 23, 2008

2008-01-22 Thread SPACEROCKSINC
http://www.rocksfromspace.org/January_23_2008.html _ **Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp0030002489 __ http://www.meteorit

[meteorite-list] Uruacu Whole Specimens 25 cents per gram

2008-01-22 Thread David & Kitt Deyarmin
I only have 2 pieces of Uruacu left They are whole specimens and I'm selling them for 25 cents per gram plus shipping If interested contact me off list at bobadebt at ec.rr.com You can view an image of the pieces by clicking this: http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p298/BobaDebt/4Pieces.jpg

[meteorite-list] Tucson Announcements: 1 of a Series

2008-01-22 Thread Notkin
Dear Listees: Greetings all. I know many of you will shortly be heading this way, and I also know many of you are Tucson show veterans. However, you'll find things very different around town in 2008 and I thought it would be helpful to post a few tips and announcements over the next few days.

Re: [meteorite-list] Mecurian Meteorite????

2008-01-22 Thread Darren Garrison
On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:10:43 -0600, you wrote: >So what meteorite did the esteemed Dr. Love say was a possible >Meurcian Meteorite? I sure would like to know! Those angerites are pretty mercurial. http://meteoritestudies.com/protected_MERCURY.HTM

[meteorite-list] Mecurian Meteorite????

2008-01-22 Thread Peter A Shugar
So what meteorite did the esteemed Dr. Love say was a possible Meurcian Meteorite? I sure would like to know! Pete __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/lis

Re: [meteorite-list] History Channel - Sikhote Alin

2008-01-22 Thread Rhonda Rose
Oops, sorry, right country, wrong event. Rhonda --- Greg Redfern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rhonda it is not SA, but the 6-30-08 Tunguska event. > > All the best, > > Greg Redfern > NASA JPL Solar System Ambassador > http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/ambassador/index.html > WHAT'S UP?: THE SPACE PLACE

Re: [meteorite-list] History Channel - Sikhote Alin

2008-01-22 Thread Greg Redfern
Rhonda it is not SA, but the 6-30-08 Tunguska event. All the best, Greg Redfern NASA JPL Solar System Ambassador http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/ambassador/index.html WHAT'S UP?: THE SPACE PLACE http://www.wtopnews.com/?sid=600113&nid=421 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMA

[meteorite-list] History Channel - Sikhote Alin

2008-01-22 Thread Rhonda Rose
Hi Everyone: I don't know if it's a repeat but the History Channel is doing an hour program on the Sikhote Alin right now, 8PM Eastern time zone. Rhonda Rose Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home p

[meteorite-list] FW: Auctions Ending Today, See Highlights Below!

2008-01-22 Thread michael cottingham
From: michael cottingham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 4:37 PM To: 'michael cottingham' Subject: FW: Auctions Ending Today, See Highlights Below! Hello, Some Great Pieces up for au

Re: [meteorite-list] Latest MESSENGER Images Show Fascinating Views of Mercur...

2008-01-22 Thread lebofsky
Tom: There will be an article by Melinda Hutson on this very subject (meteorite from Mercury) in either the February or May issue of Meteorite. Larry On Tue, January 22, 2008 4:26 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, Thanks for the post. I had to remember to breath! > > > Dr. Love had said ther

Re: [meteorite-list] Latest MESSENGER Images Show Fascinating Views of Mercur...

2008-01-22 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi, Thanks for the post. I had to remember to breath! Dr. Love had said there is a chance that meteorites from Mercury are already in some collections. What is the current view of Mercurian Meteorites on Earth. Thanks, Tom In a message dated 1/22/2008 4:53:15 P.M. Central Standard Time

[meteorite-list] MESSENGER: Mercury in Color!

2008-01-22 Thread Ron Baalke
http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/news_room/status_report_01_22_08.html MESSENGER Mission News January 22, 2008 Mercury in Color! One week ago, the MESSENGER spacecraft transmitted to Earth the first high-resolution image of Mer

[meteorite-list] Latest MESSENGER Images Show Fascinating Views of Mercury's Surface

2008-01-22 Thread Ron Baalke
http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/news_room/status_report_01_20_08.html MESSENGER Mission News January 20, 2008 Latest MESSENGER Images Show Fascinating Views of Mercury's Surface -

[meteorite-list] Near-Earth Asteroid 2007 TU24 to Pass Close To Past Earth on Jan. 29 - Should be Observable with Modest Sized Telescopes

2008-01-22 Thread Ron Baalke
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news157.html Near-Earth Asteroid 2007 TU24 to Pass Close To Past Earth on Jan. 29 - Should be Observable with Modest Sized Telescopes Don Yeomans NASA/JPL Near-Earth Object Program Office January 22, 2008 Asteroid 2007 TU24, discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey on

Re: [meteorite-list] debat , , monzogabbro /dolerite/ mare basalt/ lunar.

2008-01-22 Thread Martin Altmann
Hi Zelimir, yes all known pieces comprise a tkw of 1439g. The other pieces were btw. once offered here on the list. As you correctly remembered there are the 477g of Aziz, the 895g + small fragments and crumbs of the main mass holder and we had 44.5g. So there must be a mistake in the entry. Best

Re: [meteorite-list] debat , , monzogabbro /dolerite/ mare basalt/ lunar.

2008-01-22 Thread Zelimir Gabelica
Hi Aziz, Martin, Very interesting reading! I have a couple of comments/questions though: A) Comments: 1) Among the possible pairings cited in the web reference (and Met. Bull) reported by Aziz, the NWA 773 is a norite and (from the pics in Met. Bull.) has a slightly different texture than NWA

[meteorite-list] FW: Auctions Ending Today, See Highlights Below!

2008-01-22 Thread michael cottingham
From: michael cottingham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 7:36 AM To: 'michael cottingham' Subject: AD: Auctions Ending Today, See Highlights Below! Hello, Some Great Pieces up for auction! Most were started at 0.99 cents!  Als

[meteorite-list] most popular meteorite - answer

2008-01-22 Thread Jeff Grossman
Congratulations to several of you who were right on the money. Here are the top 20, including the number of times the full page was viewed. I almost suppressed the results for the pseudometeorites in the #2 and #5 positions since most of these hits were people following links from the Meteori

Re: [meteorite-list] most popular meteorite

2008-01-22 Thread Moni Waiblinger
Good morning All, I was going to say Sikhote-Alin also. But maybe Jeff could give us another clue as to if this 'article' is a NWA or one of the US? ;-) and Jeff, I hope you are dry and not being hit with the heavy rains. Greetings, Moni > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: meteorite-list@meteori

Re: [meteorite-list] debat , , monzogabbro /dolerite/ mare basalt/ lunar.

2008-01-22 Thread Martin Altmann
Hi Aziz, as shown on the pages of the links, you gave here, the chemistry is more or less identical with the LaPaz-pairing-group and NWA 032/479. And the texture is the very same like the texture of the LAP-Moons. So from my amateurish point of view, I could imagine, that NWA 4734 could end with t

[meteorite-list] debat , , monzogabbro /dolerite/ mare basalt/ lunar.

2008-01-22 Thread habibi abdelaziz
hello list members , well , i get just yet an email , about nwa 4734 classification obtain =lunar. not definitive il ya a parler. 1= witch other stone stone is called only lunar,without suite;? 2= first this stone was called monzogabbro than , American scientist call it mare basalt, 3= than

Re: [meteorite-list] most popular meteorite

2008-01-22 Thread Jeff Kuyken
G'day Jeff & all, Without reading the 60+ emails after this and anyone else's response, (hope you haven't answered yet ;-)) I'd say it is either Sikhote-Alin or NWA 869. But sheesh... it could be anything! ;-) Cheers, Jeff - Original Message - From: Jeff Grossman To: meteorite-list@met