[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2012-01-18 Thread valparint
Dakhleh Glass http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpod.asp __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Happy 125th Harvey

2012-01-18 Thread almitt2
Hi Mike, Since it is Harvey's BD, people might want to read more about him here: http://www.meteorite.com/nininger/ Best to all! --AL Mitterling Quoting Mike Jensen meteoritepl...@gmail.com: Hi All Yes it is HH Niningers birthday today Jan 17th. He would have been 125! -- Mike -- Mike

[meteorite-list] AD two big Pultusk for sale

2012-01-18 Thread Tomasz Jakubowski
Dear List Members, a friend of mine ask me to announce that he have 2 larger Pultusk pieces for sale. Pultusk is well known Polish historical fall. Specimens was found in 2011 (in summer time), and carefully cleaned (non chemical method). Specimens have 950g and 523g (oriented shape). Here is

Re: [meteorite-list] Provenance of Universities' Material

2012-01-18 Thread Jeff Grossman
I guess this means that the Smithsonian, AMNH (New York) and Natural History Museum (London) curators don't recognize rarity and value. Perhaps it's something else. The fact of the matter is that large institutional collections are, in general, rather lacking in NWAs, Libyan, and Omani

Re: [meteorite-list] Tissint Mars Meteorite, Main Mass?????

2012-01-18 Thread Jim Strope
THAT, is a detail that I can agree on!!! Thee have been some really great pieces posted here and on Facebook recently. Greg Hupe's video was particularly nice. Jim. http://www.catchafallingstar.com/ Sent from my iPod On Jan 18, 2012, at 12:44 AM, Darryl Pitt dar...@dof3.com wrote: Hi,

[meteorite-list] Distorted Neumann Bands . Heat effected zone

2012-01-18 Thread Jim Wooddell
Enjoy the picture! Makes for a really nice 8x10 for the wall!! http://k7wfr.us/J22.jpg Jim Jim Wooddell http://k7wfr.us __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing

Re: [meteorite-list] Provenance of Universities' Material

2012-01-18 Thread Peter Davidson
Hello List I feel we have discussed this particular topic before on the list - and at some length. In common with the Smithsonian, the AMNH and the Natural History Museum London (and many other museums) we at the National Museums Scotland do appreciate rarity and value, but like our colleagues at

Re: [meteorite-list] Provenance of Universities' Material

2012-01-18 Thread Adam Hupe
Hopefully the scientists and curators of the future will be more sample oriented.  A meteorite from the asteroid belt, Mars,the Moon or any other yet to be proven locations doesn't care where it lands.  A hundred years from now, future stewards of the stones may ask what the hell were they

Re: [meteorite-list] Provenance of Universities' Material

2012-01-18 Thread Steve Dunklee
They might ask what were we thinking but sure will be glad we saved them! Cheers Steve --- On Wed, 1/18/12, Adam Hupe raremeteori...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Adam Hupe raremeteori...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Provenance of Universities' Material To: Adam

Re: [meteorite-list] Distorted Neumann Bands . Heat effected zone

2012-01-18 Thread Ruben Garcia
Hi Kim, This is really cool. I saw it yesterday at ASU as I arrived while Laurence was studying the specimen. Pretty amazing that the heat rim is so pronounced. On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 6:32 AM, Jim Wooddell nf11...@npgcable.com wrote: Enjoy the picture!  Makes for a really nice 8x10 for the

Re: [meteorite-list] Distorted Neumann Bands . Heat effected zone

2012-01-18 Thread Jim Wooddell
Hi Ruben and all! Pretty good for a UAW! It's an awesome sample! I had a glossy 8x10 made of it last night and bought a frame. It's now hanging in my computer room. That would look nice in your room at Tucson! Wal-Mart has a sale going on their canvas prints. I was going to have a few of

Re: [meteorite-list] Distorted Neumann Bands . Heat effected zone

2012-01-18 Thread Steve Dunklee
you can get paper that looks like canvas at staples. then print it with a Kodak printer. cheers Steve Dunklee --- On Wed, 1/18/12, Jim Wooddell nf11...@npgcable.com wrote: From: Jim Wooddell nf11...@npgcable.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Distorted Neumann Bands . Heat effected zone To:

Re: [meteorite-list] Tissint Mars Meteorite, Main Mass?????

2012-01-18 Thread Michael Farmer
Heard lots of things, seeing is believing. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 17, 2012, at 8:15 PM, Darryl Pitt dar...@dof3.com wrote: Hi, Wow and congratulations!! Probably not the main massheard there were one or two that are larger---but that's just a detail. Best / d,

[meteorite-list] Stolen Gear

2012-01-18 Thread Jim Wooddell
FYI http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/local/localbrad/9476636.Police_hunt_gang_who_stole___400_000_of_metal_detectors_from_lorry_in_Bradford/ Jim Jim Wooddell http://k7wfr.us __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! Visit the Archives at

[meteorite-list] Holey Iron -Has 6 Natural Holes

2012-01-18 Thread Ruben Garcia
Just cleaned this 2 kilo iron today.. Has anyone ever seen a small-ish iron with more natural hoes than this? http://www.mrmeteorite.com/holeymeteorite.htm -- Rock On! Ruben Garcia Website: www.MrMeteorite.com Articles: www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos:

Re: [meteorite-list] Holey Iron -Has 6 Natural Holes

2012-01-18 Thread Bob Loeffler
Natural hoes? They do it for the money, naturally. ;-) Very cool iron, Ruben! Bob L -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Ruben Garcia Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 11:42 AM To:

Re: [meteorite-list] Provenance of Universities' Material

2012-01-18 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Adam, List, 100 years from now, we'll be de-orbiting asteroids and moving them into HEO (high Earth Orbit) to chew them up as a resource. 300 years from now, we be in the Zone, dismantling them there, surveying, sampling, coring, lasering... Contaminating. Every REALLY fresh meteorite currently

[meteorite-list] Tissint Martian Meteorite, oriented mass. Private collection. 968 grams.

2012-01-18 Thread ROCKS FROM SPACE
http://www.rocksfromspace.org/tissint-mass.html __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Tissint Martian Meteorite, oriented mass. Private collection. 968 grams.

2012-01-18 Thread Gary Fujihara
Sweet stone Mike! Sent from Gary's iPhone On Jan 18, 2012, at 10:09 AM, ROCKS FROM SPACE rockma...@yahoo.com wrote: http://www.rocksfromspace.org/tissint-mass.html __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! Visit the Archives at

Re: [meteorite-list] Tissint Martian Meteorite, oriented mass. Private collection. 968 grams.

2012-01-18 Thread Matson, Robert D.
Wow! It must have taken a handsome chunk of change to acquire this piece -- I should think a couple digits followed by four zeroes! -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of ROCKS FROM SPACE Sent:

Re: [meteorite-list] Tissint Martian Meteorite, oriented mass. Private collection. 968 grams.

2012-01-18 Thread Matson, Robert D.
Hopefully less than a Bugatti Veyron! :-) -Original Message- From: Michael Farmer [mailto:m...@meteoriteguy.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 12:31 PM To: Matson, Robert D. Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Tissint Martian Meteorite, oriented

Re: [meteorite-list] Holey Iron -Has 6 Natural Holes

2012-01-18 Thread Steve Dunklee
too many vesicles that must not be a meteorite lol! --- On Wed, 1/18/12, Ruben Garcia mrmeteor...@gmail.com wrote: From: Ruben Garcia mrmeteor...@gmail.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Holey Iron -Has 6 Natural Holes To: Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Wednesday,

[meteorite-list] Heat affected zone?

2012-01-18 Thread eric
Sorry if this seems an elementary question. Are heat affected zones in meteorites caused during atmospheric entry/ablation? Does this stone appear to have a heat affected zone? http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2546227454530set=a.2546225014469.2117331.1219094173 Regards, Eric

Re: [meteorite-list] Tissint Martian Meteorite, oriented mass. Private collection. 968 grams.

2012-01-18 Thread Michael Farmer
Not in my collection, already in major private collection. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 18, 2012, at 1:27 PM, Gary Fujihara fuj...@mac.com wrote: Sweet stone Mike! Sent from Gary's iPhone On Jan 18, 2012, at 10:09 AM, ROCKS FROM SPACE rockma...@yahoo.com wrote:

Re: [meteorite-list] Tissint Martian Meteorite, oriented mass. Private collection. 968 grams.

2012-01-18 Thread Michael Farmer
It was more than a new Ferrari! Sent from my iPhone On Jan 18, 2012, at 1:29 PM, Matson, Robert D. robert.d.mat...@saic.com wrote: Wow! It must have taken a handsome chunk of change to acquire this piece -- I should think a couple digits followed by four zeroes! -Original

Re: [meteorite-list] Provenance of Universities' Material

2012-01-18 Thread MexicoDoug
Hey Sterling and Adam Why? Because in 500 years, untouched asteroids will become contact-prohibited quarantined nature preserves. If we buy a Golden Age Passport now, can we get a Grandfather clause both to visit and to collect a daily BLM-sized 25 pounds plus one large piece up to 250 pounds

[meteorite-list] Tucson College Rodeo - February 4th

2012-01-18 Thread Richard A. Kowalski
Hello all, Late January and the entire month of February are very busy days in Tucson. I don't have to mention all of the various gem and mineral shows that have during that time, but besides these shows, we also host the Accenture Match Play Championship and other events as well as two

Re: [meteorite-list] Tissint Martian Meteorite, oriented mass. Private collection. 968 grams.

2012-01-18 Thread Greg Hupé
Awesome stone, Stunning! Thanks for posting, Michael... and Thanks for sharing, Mike!! Best Regards, Greg Greg Hupé The Hupé Collection gmh...@centurylink.net www.LunarRock.com NaturesVault (eBay) IMCA 3163 Click here for my current eBay auctions:

Re: [meteorite-list] Tissint Mars Meteorite, Main Mass?????

2012-01-18 Thread MexicoDoug
Holy Sky Rock, Batman! http://www.diogenite.com/HolySkyRocksBatman.mp3 http://www.diogenite.com/HolyKUFOsBatman.mp3 http://www.diogenite.com/HolyAstonomyBatman.mp3 The thickly ablated but notably bat-winged edges of this incredible specimen gives an idea of the total mass that fell Kindest

[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - January 18, 2012

2012-01-18 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES January 18, 2012 o Many Fantastically Colorful Gullies in a Fresh Impact Crater http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_024927_1445 This is an especially pristine crater so the slopes may be particularly steep and unstable. o Gullies in Bamberg

Re: [meteorite-list] Heat affected zone?

2012-01-18 Thread Göran Axelsson
e...@meteoritesusa.com skrev 2012-01-18 20:23: Sorry if this seems an elementary question. Are heat affected zones in meteorites caused during atmospheric entry/ablation? Yes, it is heating from the molten surface that is conducted into the meteorite. The depth is depending on temperature,

Re: [meteorite-list] Tissint Martian Meteorite, oriented mass. Private collection. 968 grams.

2012-01-18 Thread Richard Montgomery
If I were to tell my non-meteorite friends that someone (well, most of us, especially me!) would actually have that shiney rock than a Ferrari, they'd laugh and would never understand. I wouldn't blink at the opportunity. Mike, congrats on having your priorities in line. I spent the day

Re: [meteorite-list] Tucson College Rodeo - February 4th

2012-01-18 Thread Richard Montgomery
Richard K...when is the Accenture? My friend Nick might be playing...crap, now I'm rethinking my re-thinking. -Richard Montgomery - Original Message - From: Richard A. Kowalski kowal...@lpl.arizona.edu To: Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wednesday, January

Re: [meteorite-list] Provenance of Universities' Material

2012-01-18 Thread Erik Fisler
I wonder if it's a good idea to buy parent body real estate hehe Sent from my iPod On Jan 18, 2012, at 2:20 PM, MexicoDoug mexicod...@aim.com wrote: Hey Sterling and Adam Why? Because in 500 years, untouched asteroids will become contact-prohibited quarantined nature preserves. If we

Re: [meteorite-list] Tucson College Rodeo - February 4th

2012-01-18 Thread Richard A. Kowalski
On 1/18/2012 5:21 PM, Richard Montgomery wrote: Richard K...when is the Accenture? My friend Nick might be playing...crap, now I'm rethinking my re-thinking. -Richard Montgomery Looks like it begins a few days after the gem shows end. http://www.visittucson.org/visitor/golf/matchplay/

[meteorite-list] POP QUIZ FRIDAYS ANSWER AND WINNER OF THE ORNANS METEORITE

2012-01-18 Thread Shawn Alan
Hello Listers Sorry for the delay been busy with other projects. I would like to give a shout out to the Mars meteorite and the finalized name :) cool stuff, cant wait to read about it in my MAPS. If people do not know what I am talking about go to http://www.meteoriticalsociety.org/ an join

Re: [meteorite-list] Provenance of Universities' Material

2012-01-18 Thread Graham Ensor
Hi Peter, Glad you are managing to get the Tucson...sad I can't make it too this year and share the experiencethe greatest show there is...I'm sure you will have a great time there...I'm very envious. Graham On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 2:42 PM, Peter Davidson p.david...@nms.ac.uk wrote: Hello

Re: [meteorite-list] POP QUIZ FRIDAYS ANSWER AND WINNER OF THE ORNANSMETEORITE

2012-01-18 Thread John.L.Cabassi
G'Day Shawn Now that was a definite curve ball and a misunderstanding on my behalf. Your question was How many meteorite falls are there with accurate tracking data on atmospheric passage? I think the key words are meteorite and falls. Correct me if I'm wrong. I found Almahata Sitta is one of

[meteorite-list] Bilanga(ADIO) trade for Bassikounou(H5)

2012-01-18 Thread Brandon
Evening list, I have two really nice Bilanga specimens I'm looking to trade for a nice 100g+ Bassikounou individual. One is a 1.8g fresh encut and is really nice with tiny shock veins. The other is a 2.4g fragment with a neat shape. Bilanga was a witnessed fall at 10:30 am on October 27, 1999

Re: [meteorite-list] Tissint Martian Meteorite, oriented mass. Private collection. 968 grams.

2012-01-18 Thread John.L.Cabassi
G'Day Michael, Michael and whoever has now and List What an incredible day. That post by Jim Wooddell blew me away and then just to up the ante. Michael J. posts one of the most amazing images of an awesome Martian. I know you replied Michael F. that it's not yours anymore, but it reminded me of

Re: [meteorite-list] POP QUIZ FRIDAYS ANSWER AND WINNER OF THE ORNANSMETEORITE

2012-01-18 Thread Frank Cressy
Hi John, Here's the list of 13. Příbram 4/7/1959   Lost City 1/4/1970   Innisfree 2/6/1977   Peekskill 10/9/1992   Tagish Lake 1/18/2000   Morávka 5/6/2000   Neuschwanstein 4/6/2002  . Park Forest 3/27/2003   Villalbeto de

Re: [meteorite-list] POP QUIZ FRIDAYS ANSWER AND WINNER OF THEORNANSMETEORITE

2012-01-18 Thread sbdeboer
I thought St Robert Quebec was also a recorded fall .The 12th I believethat would be 14 then Regards Simon -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Frank Cressy Sent:

Re: [meteorite-list] POP QUIZ FRIDAYS ANSWER AND WINNER OF THE ORNANSMETEORITE

2012-01-18 Thread Shawn Alan
Hello All   If you like, take a look at this link which provides a graph of the 13 meteorite.   http://flic.kr/p/bf9EYZ     Shawn IMCA 1633 eBay Store http://www.ebay.com/sch/ph0t0phl0w/m.html? - Original Message - From: Frank Cressy fcre...@prodigy.net To: John.L.Cabassi

Re: [meteorite-list] POP QUIZ FRIDAYS ANSWER AND WINNER OF THEORNANSMETEORITE

2012-01-18 Thread John.L.Cabassi
G'Day Shawn, Frank and List Wow. Definitely pays to be educated. I appreciate everyone's input and I truly appreciate it. I stand corrected and now I'm researching where I went wrong. Thank you everyone. Cheers John -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com