Give the adversaries 50 gram matched specimens of Duel Hill at 20 paces.
Bill
From: joshuatreemus...@embarqmail.com
To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 17:02:25 -0400
Subject: [meteorite-list] Fw: 8.9 Quake in Japan, 10 meter Tsunami, Hope Dirk
and others
This reminds me of the irrational fears people have over the body scan
when going through airport security. The amount of harmful non-ionizing
radiation from the scanner is significantly less than the radiation from
their upcoming flight. According to the National Council on Radiation
Hi,
The facts are, as of a minute ago, that there has been no containment
vessel breach in any of the reactors. Therefore, there has been no
significant release of radiation. Nobody...nobody.. has received an
exposure that would cause any measurable harm. I don't care what you've
read, seen, or
Excellent exposition, Sterling. I trust you will forgive me if I plagerize and
use the data in an upcoming symposium. No profit to me and I will attribute.
I'm sure that your ear to the track picked up the release yesterday that the
Surgeon General's actuarials have increased the life span for
A tektite? People who live in rock houses shouldnt throw glass stones? Lol
On Wed Mar 16th, 2011 8:59 PM EDT Richard Montgomery wrote:
Without question...Whitecourt. Not much of a chance the opponent has one to
throw back (at least not with an export permit...but that depends on where the
Decent article here by George Monbiot:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/georgemonbiot/2011/mar/16/japan-nuclear-crisis-atomic-energy
Links to the latest UN report which estimates total deaths attributable to
Chernobyl as... 43:
Morons and idiots please take your comments off of the meteorite list... people
are dying in Japan and you are making jokes about killing with stones... GO to
another LIST!
Dirk Ross... Take my name off of idiot posts. Thank you.
--- On Thu, 3/17/11, Steve Dunklee steve.dunk...@yahoo.com
Nuclear power is the cleanest. Safest most reliable source of power we have.
The radiation and polution given off by the use of coal. Over a ten year span
results in somewhere around 10 to 20 thousand cancer deaths . Not to mention
the increased birth defects from mercury poisoning. And large
Hi Keith,
James Tobin has a great book to get you started in finishing
meteorites it is called: Tool Techniques of Cutting Finishing
Meteorites.
Peter
From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com
[mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Keith
Wandry
Good morning Sterling,
As macabre it may sound in the light of the horrible events in Japan,
I seriously doubt, that it makes sense to compare immediate deaths in
accidents of the direct energy production, Sterling.
From Hiroshima, Nagasaki, the testing of nuclear weapons and the Chernobyl
Us gun and military collectors had to do the same a while back after ebay
decided to stop letting you sell anything assault rifle related, including
anything banned in Kalifornia but not banned anywhere else, ammo of any kind,
bayonets of assault-rifle nature, and then they stopped the sale of
The only problem with those pictures is that they were taken in different
seasons so it is kind of deceiving in the brown versus green images. Still none
the less an aweful situation.
--
Stuart McDaniel
Lawndale, NC
cdtuc...@cox.net wrote:
=
OMG;
ABC is amazing. Very sad.
Hi Keith,
That clear-coat or wet look comes from a high polish, which is
usually about 800 grit or higher. I can get that wet look by going
all the way to 1500 grit and then finishing the piece with jeweler's
rouge. Although, the rouge is not really necessary in most cases to
get that final
I think part of this is targeted at sellers who charge huge shipping fees
specifically to avoid the final value fee. I saw a nice Canyon Diablo go for a
couple hundred dollars a few weeks ago and the shipping was $100!
I don't have any great love for Ebay. I think they are slowly, but surely,
Count,
That's nothing. I've heard various talking heads rewriting physics over the
last week. One expert prattling about the shift in the earth's axis stated
that the earthquake changed the mass of the planet. Another sage assured us
that potassium iodide neutralizes radiation. No need for
Speaking of the Surgeon General...she famously got it wrong during a
national press conference yeaterday by stating we could stock up on IODIDE
crystals. Makes me shudder.
Isn't that what powers a Galaxy Class vessel in star trek...or is that
another kind of class?
GeoZay
Hi
Where I can buy (or how to search it) glass for thin sections ? Or this is
normall glass ? And what is standard thickness ? 1 mm or can be also 2mm ?
-[ MARCIN CIMALA ]-[ I.M.C.A.#3667 ]-
http://www.Meteoryty.pl marcin(at)meteoryty.pl
http://www.PolandMET.com
The enigmatic tektites that were previously reported from Mayan
archaeolgical sites (Hildebrand and others) in Guatemala and Belize
have now been found in geological context. They have been reported
from the Cayo district in Belize where a few recoveries have been
made. An article about them is
Good Morning All Poor man Method If you don't want to spend a bundle
on lapidary equipment and you have a durable wrist, I would suggest a good
Silicon-carbide sand paper, a 12X12 marble tile, and a shallow plastic pan.
I buy Norton Black Ice paper from our local Grainger store, use a single
Hi Brian all,
#1, this 8.9 Quake... in the Subject box should have been
Deleted MANY posts ago.
#2, Any and all who are curious as to who is whom, a great
many of the people on the list can be seen on my Friends Page at:
http://michaelbloodmeteorites.com/MeteoriteFriends08.html
I wonder how many people have died from solar, wind, and hydroelectric power?
You forget the long term impact of radiation exposure.
Don't get me wrong, Nuclear power is good when safety precautions are in place,
but we seem to wait for disasters and then respond to them.
I have been an
Hi Dennis and List,
You and I probably have very big forearms and hands - like genetic
freaks or mutated super heroes. LOL
A couple of specifics on how I do it (others' mileage may vary) -
I don't always start out at 100 grit - that is for very hard
chondrites that may have a deep saw mark to
Good morning we have added lots of new material obtained in Tucson. On
the website we have added some WOW Muonionalusta full slices, great
etch! A new Seymchan siderite with a really great end cut, super cool
shape and some big Morasko slices with big inclusions in them. That is
just on the
Wind turbines, (1mega watt each) would need millions of them and they only work
when the wind is between 8 and 38 MPH.
The Audubon Society hates them for killing migratory and predatory birds...
Solar, is just that, no storage for the power and only works when the sun is
shining. The State land
Hi Gang,
For the record, I am entirely in favor of responsible and safe nuclear
power. With the best and brightest minds in the world, a well-funded
nuclear program should be a safe alternative to fossil fuels. Of
course, the inherent safety problem is the fuel itself. The fuel is
where all
I personally appreciate the instructions guys...
GeoZay
In a message dated 3/17/2011 8:39:48 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
meteoritem...@gmail.com writes:
Hi Dennis and List,
You and I probably have very big forearms and hands - like genetic
freaks or mutated super heroes. LOL
Dirk...sincere apologies to you. I pray you are still okay. Point well
taken, and again, sorry.
- Original Message -
From: drtanuki drtan...@yahoo.com
To: Steve Dunklee steve.dunk...@yahoo.com;
meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 3:00 AM
Subject:
Excellent post! Thank you Mark, on behalf of all of us who have taken the time
and mental effort to study the science and try to desseminate the truth about
things nuclear to a gullible populace whose ignorance is palpable.
Regards,
Count Deiro
IMCA 3536
-Original Message-
From:
Michael - well said.
I friend of mine in Colorado built her house that is entirely self-suffiecient
using solor power.
Greg S.
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 09:16:56 -0700
From: m...@meteoriteguy.com
Subject: OT: Solar Power
To:
Hi Mike and List,
You are not exaggerating. That is some super-looking Seymchan siderite. :)
Nice job.
Best regards,
MikeG
--
Mike Gilmer - Galactic Stone Ironworks Meteorites
Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com
As a geologist who has done some work for the solar industry, I can tell you it
isn't green or renewable. All the materials in a panel need to be mined or
manufactured, which leaves a footprint on the environment. Also solar panels
have a 20 year lifespan and cannot (yet) be recycled.
We just
Easy Dirk. People are dying all over the globe. For the past week..it is your
friends and neighbors in Japan... at the hands of nature. Yesterday, today and
tomorrow the slaughter is in Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Middle East, Africa,
Mexico and South America...by human beings themselves. The
Well put Count.
GeoZay
In a message dated 3/17/2011 9:52:13 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
countde...@earthlink.net writes:
Easy Dirk. People are dying all over the globe. For the past week..it is
your friends and neighbors in Japan... at the hands of nature. Yesterday,
today and tomorrow the
Hi all,
I have just heard that a meteorite that i sent to a collector in the
US has been lost or stolen whilst in transit. The box was delivered by
the USPS flatpacked in a USPS plastic bag without any of the contents.
No note or paperwork or any kind! I sent this via the premium
international
Dear Martin and List,
We just filed paperwork with the USPS for a lost international shipment
that never left the US...
FYI
We are moving our missing/lost/stolen page from meteorite.com into our
Meteorite-Times Classifieds. This will make it much easier to keep the
information updated and
I've tried polishing a few stones and while it is as straight forward as
described, it is also very time consuming. Also for me, two decades in another
career have wrecked my wrists, so I'm looking for an inexpensive, (read CHEAP)
powered lap. I don't have anywhere near a high volume so I don't
(Metal) mining engineers would love to see solar power take over (as long as we
can use nuclear or coal to power the mine). ;-)
Here is an interesting read some of my engineering buddies sent me. Even today
solar takes up a large foot print.
Hey Martin.
Sorry to hear of your loss. In the previous career I mentioned in my own thread
a short time ago, I handled a lot of US Mail. You would be amazed at how mail
is handled... Or maybe not... by contractors who do not work for the post
office as a normal course of moving the mail.
I
I'm not a scientist, but from what I've heard and read, huge solar farms in
desert areas require a lot of water for cleaning, etc. These farms are put
where there is an abundance of sunny days.the deserts.where water is
scarce. I live in Precott Valley, AZ. We're already short
Hello Listers,
Off topic considering the way the List has been this past month :)
I had done some looking around awhile back ( And I mean awhile back) and I had
found an article by Dr Sunshine called Ancient Asteroids Enriched in Refractory
Inclusions, which covered the topic of what is the
Ok guys, time to stop the off topic thread.
Thanks, Art
On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 12:00 PM, GREG LINDH gee...@msn.com wrote:
I'm not a scientist, but from what I've heard and read, huge solar farms
in desert areas require a lot of water for cleaning, etc. These farms are
put where there
Greetings List,
I have some beautiful specimens of Kaliningrad (Russia) amber that I would like
to trade for a meteorite or meteorites. My offer is Six pieces; 4 rough, 1 very
large gorgeous 17 gram polished specimen and 1 - 2.7 gram polished specimen
with a spider and a mosquito inclusion.
Hi Paul, Richard, all,
I have instigated a claim anyway and will wait and see. The package
was well packed in a box with the specimen wrapped in bubble wrap and
packed with polystyrene beads. I have had the odd lost packet
previously but never had one where the packaging arrived minus its
Hi Marcin,
I have ordered petrologic glass slides and cover glass from Wards Scientific
Supply.
The slides:
http://wardsci.com/product.asp_Q_pn_E_IG0004280_A_name_E_Petrographic+Microscope+Slides
The cover slips:
How exciting!
What a great mission with a complex flight path!
Keep your fingers crossed that all works well.
Let's find out more about this mysterious and mercurial 'hot little dwarf'
with the big iron heart.
Thank you, Ron, for another informative list entry.
Martin
-Ursprüngliche
March 17, 2011
Dwayne Brown
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1726
dwayne.c.br...@nasa.gov
Paulette Campbell
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md.
240-228-6792
paulette.campb...@jhuapl.edu
MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-061
NASA TV TO COVER MESSENGER SPACECRAFT
Hi all,
Have the Meteoritical Society caught up on mailing MAPS in the current month
yet?
I have not received Jan or Feb 2011 yet.
Thank You,
Pat
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Watching right now on NASA TV.
Stuart McDaniel
Lawndale, NC
Secr.,
Cleve. Co. Astronomical Society
-Original Message-
From: karmaka
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 6:37 PM
To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] MESSENGER On Autopilot for Orbit Insertion
MESSENGER Spacecraft Enter(s) Mercury's Orbit
I think today qualifies as one of those, Woo Hoo!!! moments! Let the data
start flying in!!
Best Regards,
Greg
Greg Hupe
The Hupe Collection
gmh...@centurylink.net
www.LunarRock.com
IMCA 3163
I got both today.
Chris
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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com
- Original Message -
From: Pat Brown scientificlifest...@hotmail.com
To: Met List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 5:52
Hello Pat and Chris
I got Feb issue yesterday and Jans last week. But I am behind and still reading
over the OCT-NOV issue which I have to say is one of the best issues I gotten
in a while, But again I would rate Almahata Sitta one of my top meteorites or
top meteorite that I like. As for Dec
Dear List,
When is a possible iron meteorite too small to have tested? What looks like a
tiny oriented iron. Is only 7mm long,
5mm high by 4mm wide. I am not sure what the weight would be? maybe a gram?
maybe alot less. No clue.
In 2010 I went to my cousins farm, (rock hunting) Got out of my
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