Re: [meteorite-list] Micrograph Art (Terrestrial Basalt)

2009-10-31 Thread Melanie Matthews
Those are really cool - I especially like the chondrule ones,, I had to save a few to my computer picture archives! --- Melanie IMCA: 2975 eBay: metmel2775 Known on SkyRock Cafe as SpaceCollector09   Unclassified meteorites are like a box of chocolates... you never know what you're

Re: [meteorite-list] Micrograph Art (Terrestrial Basalt)

2009-10-31 Thread Carl 's
Hi Tom, All, Wait a minute. To my novice eyes, this stone sure looks like a meteorite to me. Being found amongst a pile of unclassified NWAs suggests to me that this does not belong where this was found. Are darkly crusted terrestrial basalt usually found on this desert? Could this be an

[meteorite-list] Ancient Atomic Bombs

2009-10-31 Thread Michael Groetz
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24575/ Sand dunes in the Egyptian desert. What phenomenon could be capable of raising the temperature of desert sand to at least 3,300 degrees Fahrenheit, casting it into great sheets of solid yellow-green glass? ...

[meteorite-list] Sunday Auctions Ending

2009-10-31 Thread Jason Utas
Hello All, First and foremost, Happy Halloween! Mmmm, by far the 'sweetest' holiday of them all... Anyways, I do have a pair of auctions ending tomorrow - both visible here: http://shop.ebay.com/calimeteoritefinder/m.html?_nkw=_armrs=1_from=_ipg=_trksid=p3686 There's the main mass of NWA 1953 -

Re: [meteorite-list] Collection succession planning

2009-10-31 Thread Pat Brown
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