[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2013-04-26 Thread valparint
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: TYR 05181 (Iron, IIE) Contributed by: AMN http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpod.asp __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Chelyabinsk - IMB or SMB? The nomenclature of Melts.

2013-04-26 Thread plagioklas
I thought SMB and IMB are two abbreviations for the same things. Impact is an event, where an shock occurs. And melting shocks are caused by impacts. And melt breccia is melt with breccia of unmelted or not completely melted remains. An melt without unmelted or not completely melted remains

[meteorite-list] Chelyabinsk inclusions

2013-04-26 Thread Maurizio Eltri
Hello to all. I have a small Chelyabinsk specimen composed mainly of impact melt, which shows small inclusions in the surface of glassy appearance and red color. does anyone know what they are?

Re: [meteorite-list] Chelyabinsk inclusions

2013-04-26 Thread plagioklas
Hello, this is rust. Small rust patches can also be shiny. Sometimes these shiny spots contain some water and are still wet. This is a sign of continously rusting. sincerely plagioklas - Original Nachricht Von: Maurizio Eltri maurizio.el...@libero.it An:

Re: [meteorite-list] Chelyabinsk - IMB or SMB? The nomenclature of Melts.

2013-04-26 Thread Jim Wooddell
In classification I think there is this: Impact melt breccias = Shock melted rocks with unmelted clasts Impact melt breccia clasts = Clasts of impact melts with enclosed unmelted debris Impact melt clasts = Fragments solely of impact melt (Ref: http://www.lpi.usra.edu/books/MESSII/9013.pdf)

Re: [meteorite-list] Chelyabinsk inclusions

2013-04-26 Thread Maurizio Eltri
I had also thought about the rust, but they are not liquid, in fact they are pretty tough, but I can scratch them with the tip of a needle. Thanks Maurizio Eltri At 15:15 26/04/2013, plagiok...@arcor.de wrote: Hello, this is rust. Small rust patches can also be shiny. Sometimes these shiny

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: April 22-26, 2013

2013-04-26 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES April 22-26, 2013 o Images of Gale #14 (22 April 2013) http://themis.asu.edu/node/6140 o Images of Gale #15 (23 April 2013) http://themis.asu.edu/node/6141 o Images of Gale #16 (24 April 2013) http://themis.asu.edu/node/6142 o Images of Gale #17 (25 April

[meteorite-list] AD - ebay: IMPACT MELT CHELYABINSK INDIVIDUALS starting at $ 1.99 ! - Stunning Thin Sections - Rare Meteorite Slices

2013-04-26 Thread Peter Marmet
Hello All, on ebay - ending in about two days - we have some very special CHELYABINSK pieces, especially typical INDIVIDUALS, completly of BLACK IMPACT MELT!...starting at $ 1.99 and No Reserve! The thin sections were made by a very experienced professional thin section maker on professional

[meteorite-list] Chelyabinsk Sales-- Today versus Yesterday!

2013-04-26 Thread Don Merchant
Hi List. Just curious and was pondering a question. This in particular to well known/better known Dealers and regular Sellers of meteorites. It seems over the last month an increase in Dealers and Sellers (known, or at least more familiar by names) are selling specimens of Chelyabinsk on eBay

[meteorite-list] Charity Auction of Ash Creek meteorite for West, TX disaster relief

2013-04-26 Thread Marc Fries
Howdy all To support the town of West, TX, an Ash Creek meteorite from the West, TX fall is offered for auction. 100% of the purchase price will be donated to the West, TX Volunteer Fire Department, so please be generous with your bids. Funerals are underway right now for some of the

[meteorite-list] NASA, Partners Solicit Creative Materials Manufacturing Solutions

2013-04-26 Thread Ron Baalke
April 26, 2013 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jb...@nasa.gov RELEASE: 13-123 NASA, PARTNERS SOLICIT CREATIVE MATERIALS MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS WASHINGTON -- NASA, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S.

Re: [meteorite-list] Wolcott CT meteorite fall analysis

2013-04-26 Thread Matson, Robert D.
I think it's amusing that Connecticut-bound space rocks apparently have a preference for towns beginning with the letter W. ;-) --Rob -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Frank Cressy

Re: [meteorite-list] Wolcott CT meteorite fall analysis

2013-04-26 Thread Mendy Ouzillou
We wonder why? Mendy (not Wendy) From: Matson, Robert D. robert.d.mat...@saic.com To: Frank Cressy fcre...@prodigy.net; Marc Fries chief_scient...@galacticanalytics.com; Meteorite Mailing List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013

[meteorite-list] Meteorite art work :)

2013-04-26 Thread Shawn Alan
Hello Listers For those of you that enjoy art and meteorite here is some art working with both combined :) http://unspill.be/meteorites-3 Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 ebay store http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html http://meteoritefalls.com/    __

Re: [meteorite-list] Cassini Observes Meteors Colliding With Saturn's Rings

2013-04-26 Thread Robert Verish
Actually, Chris, the IAU has already formalized that definition of meteor. It did so back in 1961. I've explained what I mean by all of this in my article: http://meteorite-recovery.tripod.com/2008/mar08.htm Apparently, a well-respected astronomer wrote a popular book soon after the 1961