[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2012-06-01 Thread valparint
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: NWA 032 Contributed by: Peter Marmet http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpod.asp __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2012-06-01 Thread Marcin Cimala
Hi For me this one looks like Tissint, not a lunar. NWA032 is different . I think its mistake -[ MARCIN CIMALA ]-[ I.M.C.A.#3667 ]- http://www.Meteoryty.pl marcin(at)meteoryty.pl http://www.PolandMET.com marcin(at)polandmet.com http://www.Gao-Guenie.com GSM:

Re: [meteorite-list] SM17 donated to UC Davis

2012-06-01 Thread Jim Wooddell
http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=255842,00.html __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2012-06-01 Thread Jim Strope
You are correct, Marcin. NWA 032 looks like this. http://www.catchafallingstar.com/nwa0321155.JPG Jim Strope 421 Fourth Street Glen Dale, WV 26038 http://www.catchafallingstar.com/ __ Visit the Archives at

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2012-06-01 Thread Peter Marmet
Hi Marcin and list, yes Marcin, wrong text, it's my 2.366 g slice of TISSINT! Best, Peter Am 01.06.2012 um 15:17 schrieb Marcin Cimala: Hi For me this one looks like Tissint, not a lunar. NWA032 is different . I think its mistake -[ MARCIN CIMALA ]-[ I.M.C.A.#3667 ]-

[meteorite-list] Anyone recognize this material?

2012-06-01 Thread Phil Morgan
Hello Everyone, I received a corner of a larger stone in a batch of unclassified Moroccan material. The cut surface was rusty and dusty and I didn't realize it as a cut at first. Someone somewhere thought it was worth a closer look. Anyway, I was curious whether anyone here had the rest of it

[meteorite-list] Questionable Claxton?

2012-06-01 Thread Michael Gilmer
Hi Folks, I ran across this one on eBay today - http://www.ebay.com/itm/170848569598 A couple of red flags went up. First, the seller is new to eBay has a zero feedback. Second, this is one the largest Claxton specimens I have seen. The description is minimal, although the seller claims he

[meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - More Approvals and Achondrites

2012-06-01 Thread Michael Gilmer
Hi Listees, In the last two days there have been many new approvals - everything from NWA's to a Bulgarian fall from 1931. Some of these are very interesting achondrites. Linkage -

Re: [meteorite-list] Questionable Claxton?

2012-06-01 Thread Sean T. Murray
It's very legit - I know the seller and have seen the specimen several times. It used to be part of the Falling Rocks collection. Sean. -Original Message- From: Michael Gilmer Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 7:24 PM To: met-list Subject: [meteorite-list] Questionable Claxton? Hi Folks,

[meteorite-list] PEEKSKILL

2012-06-01 Thread Darryl Pitt
Hi Folks, News on two fronts: I've finally joined Facebook (The Macovich Collection). Third front. This coming Monday, Bonhams will be selling an especially fine partial slice of Peekskill with painted fusion crust. http://m.bonhams.com/auctions/19564/lot/2252 Wishing everyone a

Re: [meteorite-list] Questionable Claxton?

2012-06-01 Thread Darryl Pitt
I'll go a step furtherI provided the illustrated specimen to Falling Rocks. /dp On Jun 1, 2012, at 2:50 PM, Sean T. Murray wrote: It's very legit - I know the seller and have seen the specimen several times. It used to be part of the Falling Rocks collection. Sean.

Re: [meteorite-list] Questionable Claxton?

2012-06-01 Thread Darryl Pitt
I'll go a step furtherI provided the specimen illustrated to Falling Rocks. On Jun 1, 2012, at 2:50 PM, Sean T. Murray wrote: It's very legit - I know the seller and have seen the specimen several times. It used to be part of the Falling Rocks collection. Sean. -Original

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: May 28 - June 1, 2012

2012-06-01 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES May 28 - June 1, 2012 o Channel (28 May 2012) http://themis.asu.edu/node/5902 o Tharsis Flows (29 May 2012) http://themis.asu.edu/node/5903 o Gigas Sulci (30 May 2012) http://themis.asu.edu/node/5904 o Windstreak (31 May 2012) http://themis.asu.edu/node/5905

[meteorite-list] Dawn Journal - May 31, 2012

2012-06-01 Thread Ron Baalke
http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal_05_31_12.asp Dawn Journal Dr. Marc Rayman May 31, 2012 Dear Readers of all Dawnominations, Far from Earth, on the opposite side of the sun, deep in the asteroid belt, Dawn is gradually spiraling around the giant protoplanet Vesta. Under the gentle

[meteorite-list] New Research Suggests Meteorites Brought Methane to Mars

2012-06-01 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1112546200/meteorites-have-brought-methane-to-martian-atmosphere/ Meteorites Have Brought Methane To Martian Atmosphere Lee Rannals RedOrbit.com June 1, 2012 New research suggests meteorites may be the culprit behind how methane became present in the

[meteorite-list] New Horizons Successfully Practices The 2015 Pluto Encounter

2012-06-01 Thread Ron Baalke
http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/news_center/news/20120601.php It's a Sim: Out in Deep Space, New Horizons Successfully Practices the 2015 Pluto Encounter June 1, 2012 The science instruments aboard NASA's New Horizons spacecraft were running at full tilt, with cameras snapping images, sensors

[meteorite-list] AD - ebay: great METEORITE THIN SECTIONS and rare METEORITES

2012-06-01 Thread Peter Marmet
Hello All, on ebay, I have 10 very nice high quality meteorite thin sections for sale and in addition a couple of unusual meteorites, all ending in about two days! IN ADDITION I HAVE A COUPLE OF THIN SECTIONS AND METEORITES ENDING WEDNESDAY, ABOUT 8 PM PDT (Thursday, 05:30 am CEST). The thin

[meteorite-list] AD- Items Now Individually Priced--Large collection for sale- Planetaries, CI1s, other Achondrites and much more!

2012-06-01 Thread chris handler
Since I've had no takers wanting to purchase this as a lot, I'm selling them off individually now (thank you again to the generous trade offers, but I'm only looking to sell). The lot is still available at this moment at a reduced price of $1500, but only until the first individual items sell. I'm

Re: [meteorite-list] Anyone recognize this material?

2012-06-01 Thread Michael Gilmer
Hi Phil, Looks like an H5 or possibly an H6 to me. :) Best regards, MikeG -- --- Galactic Stone Ironworks - MikeG Web: http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone Twitter:

[meteorite-list] AD: Bear Creek 16.2 gram etched piece on ebay

2012-06-01 Thread Yinan Wang
Hi Everyone, This week, ending on monday night, I've got up a neat little etched piece of the Colordo meteorite Bear Creek: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=380443260084 It's a pretty attractive piece (with a little bit of corrosion along one edge) and pictured in the meteorite

[meteorite-list] AD: Rare, and seldom or never seen specimens for sale

2012-06-01 Thread meteorhntr
Hey List, I have a new batch of Meteorites in that will go up for sale.  A couple I will probably send to the saw ASAP, but others I will probably put on Ebay in another famous Arnold Reverse Auction, but before I do, I figured I would try to avoid the Ebay fees.  So, check them out here. 

[meteorite-list] Karl Aston - Please contact me off-list please

2012-06-01 Thread Michael Gilmer
Hi List, Would Karl Aston please contact me off-list? I'm not sure if the email address I have is current. Best regards, MikeG --- Galactic Stone Ironworks - MikeG Web: http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook:

[meteorite-list] Sutter,s mill meteorite for sale/AD

2012-06-01 Thread Mike Miller
Hi all I have a Sutter,s mill meteorite for sale it is about 70% crusted and weighs 11.6 grams. $12,000 OBO 928-279-3695 -- Mike Miller  Kingman Az 86409 www.meteoritefinder.com EBay ID flattoprocks

[meteorite-list] Meteorites hunting and Sun damage

2012-06-01 Thread Paul Gessler
I spend a lot of time searching/hunting in the sun and would like to point out this article to all of you who hunt meteorites on Dry lakes or deserts the world over. This is the best illustration of the sun's effects on human skin that I have ever seen. Cover up or you'll wind up like tan mom

[meteorite-list] Meteorites hunting and Sun damage

2012-06-01 Thread Paul Gessler
I spend a lot of time searching/hunting in the sun and would like to point out this article to all of you who hunt meteorites on Dry lakes or deserts the world over. This is the best illustration of the sun's effects on human skin that I have ever seen. Cover up or you'll wind up like tan mom