Dear List,
NE US/Canada Meteor Event night 29/30MAY2011 Detected; no other details yet
except that it was widely seen.
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2011/05/mbiq-detects-ma-ny-nh-pa-me-ont-meteor.html
Best Regards, Dirk Ross...Tokyo
2011 Year of Green Meteors!
Hi list,
No doubt that everybody has recently noticed that no much materail shwoing up
from morocco and the prices are going up too high,do you know why?this is
because of some new brokers' behavors..
more details are coming soon
Thank you for understanding
Said Haddany
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G'Day Chris, Jim, Count and List
Yes, I find the dremel diamond wheel very good
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Hi Chris,
Try a Dremel "cut off blade" They are very thin and comes in 1" and 2'
diameters. They are hard enough to cut metal and work on chondrites if you want
to triangle out a piece. My Dremel grinding and polishing wheels don't have
enough torque to bite into the material and they leave a r
Hello Chris,
I use a dremel diamond wheel when I am in the field from my truck and
it works perfect. Just have to be careful on the amount of pressure
applied.
You can see me using them in my YouTube videosfrom my website
http://desertsunburn.no-ip.org . Check them out if you have time!
Kin
Dear list members,
New sunday new great collection pieces!
I have listed 5 great meteoritic collectors' items on ebay.
All start at only $ 1.99 and the auctions have no reserve price!
Do not miss the chance for these great pieces.
NWA 5549 silicated iron - very nice large Individual 570g
ht
Yes, any kind of diamond tool should cut the mustard. And then some.
I've a set of six 6" diamond files in various shape configurations that
are perfect for just about anything you can think of needs cutting or
filing.
They may be perfect for just what you want to file.
Costs about $70.00, or s
Hello List Members,
I am offering a number of low TKW meteorites for a friend on ebay.
They are from a few different meteorite dealers and come with the
original information cards. There are some great specimens available.
All items can be found under my ebay username: thecooleststuff_503,
or yo
Hi Chris,
I use a coarse diamond sharpening stone.
Thanks,
Peter
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Hi Listers:
I have a couple of dozen NWA chondrite all unnamed and unclassified. I
haven't a lapidary saw or power grinder so I'm trying to file
an edge off each meteorite with a hand file to see what I may have.
Tried various files for metal that my late Dad left me in his old tool
kit. Mos
Hi all,
There are a lot of people planning on coming and I have started a
MASTER email list. If you have not been receiving emails from me -but
asked to be in on the email loop - please contact me and let me know.
Important!
It has come to my attention that I made an error regarding Motels.
To b
Hello Listers
I would like to say thank you for everyone that submited their answers for the
POP QUIZ.
Question:
Which class of meteorites closely matches the chemical composition of the Sun?
Answer:
CI
I would like to say only 8 Listers got it right and the first Lister turned
down the
Sorry list for the OT.
John,
Seems that your mail-server (address xfdn.com) doesn't love us anymore.
Our emails are bounced back.
Any idea?
Thanks,
Martin
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In "Zapotectite- what kinda name is that?" at
http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/meteorite-list/2011-May/076972.html ,
Carl asked:
"They say some were found in Mayan Ruins?"
These tektites were found in Tikal, Guatemala.
Go read:
Hildebrand, A. R., 1994, Appendix H, Report on tektites around at
Hi David,
if such a stone was either purchased or sold, then I'd think, no matter of
which potential nature this stone may be - the determination of the value
will happen in a very trivial manner: the price, which was paid for.
Hence in fact that's also the method taxes/customs on meteorites are
c
Hello List,
David asksis there a "best" way?
You who are dealers would agree that shipping insured and registered, with
signature required by recipient, leaves the best paper trail and chance of
recovery. But, David goes on to torture the soul by asking, "What if the lost
specimen turns ou
Hi All,
It's understood and agreed that the best way to assure the likelihood of
a meteorite specimen, or other item, being sent via the USPS, or a
private carrier, reaching it's intended destination is by insured
registered mail with return receipt requested.
But how does someone estimate an acc
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