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From: Jason Utas meteorite...@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:12:22
To: Ted Bunchtbe...@cableone.net;
Meteorite-listmeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Largest 'Fall' Meteorite
Right, but I
Hello All,
About a month ago, I started uploading a few new photos on Flickr -
some hunting photos and shots of some irons, etc.
I'm finally done - not because I'm out of photos, but because Flickr
imposes a 200 photo limit on free accounts.
It's full!
www.flickr.com/cameteoritefinder - newer
Hello All,
Those auctions I listed a while back are ending - tonight!
There are about five hours left at the moment on the following items:
1) A 2.06g Tamdakht fragment with a small patch of nicely textured
fusion crust. This is the result of a larger stone's violent
encounter with earth - not
Hello All,
I'm looking for information about Carancas - does anyone have any
remotely detailed information about the size distribution of fragments
found - or the weight of the largest specimen(s) recovered?
Thanks,
Jason
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Hello All,
I have four auctions up and running now:
1) A 2.06g Tamdakht fragment with a small patch of nicely textured
fusion crust. This is the result of a larger stone's violent
encounter with earth - not overly impressive in itself, but when one
thinks about what led to its formation - kind
Hello All,
I'm not saying it's necessarily a good or bad thing, but - first-off,
it seems like we should clear up some misconceptions. I just went
through the list archives and turned this up:
http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/meteorite-list/2006-November/028708.html
There you have a copy of
Hola All,
The rule was only good so long as dealers upheld it.
It was originally put in place to limit Steve Arnold's (Chicago)
postings, but it failed. Other dealers seemed happy enough to go
along with it on their own out of, for lack of a better word, courtesy
to other list members, who
Yo,
An acapulcoite might have a chondrule, but a lodranite, given the
increased metamorphism, highly doubtful.
That's what differentiates lodranites from acapulcoites - larger grain
size due to more intense/prolonged periods of metamorphism.
I would say a mesosiderite - compare to Clover Springs
Hello Piper,
Of course - hence the differential weathering rates of Campos (old
versus new), to name one of many examples.
Perhaps the best example of such weathering can be seen on irons from
Gibeon. I unfortunately don't have a copy of Buchwald here, but if
anyone does have access to the second
individual...:o}
Guido
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From: Jason Utas meteorite...@gmail.com
Sent: Sep 28, 2009 4:45 AM
To: Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] flow lines on weathered irons (was question
on cleaning irons)
Hello Piper,
Of course - hence
Hello Guido, All,
Regardless of how well you cleaned your Nantan, whatever you found
under the surface was not flow lines. The material you removed from
the surface of your iron was a good portion of the exterior of the
meteorite itself; you were likely centimeters below the original
surface of
PM
To: Jason Utas meteorite...@gmail.com;
meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Shivalingams impactites?
Crypto-crystalline quartz (I think)
On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 11:32 AM, Jason Utas meteorite...@gmail.com
wrote:
Hello Mel,
Shiva Lingams are ordinary stones
Hello Mel,
Shiva Lingams are ordinary stones that have been polished by people
into their respective shapes to create the religiously symbolic stones
that people so seem to like. They are generally made of ordinary
rocks with nothing really special about them - unless you believe in
their
Hola,
Wha-la -
Photos:
http://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/16856.php
http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,27574,26090814-2761,00.html
And I think it might be interesting to note this article, where Dr.
Philip Bland can be quoted as stating that Eucrites are not, in fact,
from Vesta.
Go
And in case you didn't check the met-bull, the Bunburra Rockhole
meteorite has been classified as a typical Eucrite.
He stated that said meteorite is not from Vesta, but Eucrites are
widely accepted to have come from Vesta.
I suppose we don't have solid proof of that yet, but it is generally
Well, oxygen isotopes are one thing, but orbital data would seem to be
a strange way to classify a meteorite to me; given the past four and a
half billion years of collisions, things have been far too 'messed up'
in the inner solar system for that to mean much; we have comets
present in stable
Good point; and seeing as such meteorites haven't been
reclassified/re-typed, it seems as though this brings up a very valid
flaw in the classification system of basaltic achondrites. Perhaps
there are some scientists out there who can shed some light on why
meteorites such as these are called
Hello Melanie,
The few largest stony meteorites yet found are:
1) The Jilin meteorite from China. It weighs 1,770 kg.
2) Norton County, from New Mexico, USA, which weighs 1,073 kg.
After these two, the list gets a little confused with large stones
that were found fragmented, etc. I'd have added
Hola,
Well, I'd have to disagree. I wouldn't tell people to look for flecks
of metal - small rounded bumps, maybe, but...it's very unusual to see
metal on the broken surface of a chondrite.
My only criticism would be that there is a small chance that the stone
was carbonaceous or achondritic
Darren, All,
Well, have a look at the region from google earth. There are quite
literally hundreds (if not thousands) of elongate depressions that are
quite easily visible from the air. I used to spend quite a bit of
time looking for new craters on google earth, and the area really had
me
Hello Pete,
I'm not as well-versed in the science of such things as many on the
list, but I would point out that there are many multi-kg specimens of
Brenham that are composed entirely of iron. Other good examples of
similar features occurring in meteorites including, but not limited
to,
Hola All,
It's a nine-second exposure - why not a satellite? I don't know if a
long-term exposure of a satellite would result in a wiggly line, but
if it is as Elton says, possibly the result of the photographic
equipment used - well, any thoughts?
Regards,
Jason
On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 10:20
Hola Eric, Rob,
Like I said it's endless... I guess I'm not smart enough to figure out if
we're really real or not, but that's not really what I care about. I care
about knowledge. That's what I seek in my never ending quest for
understanding.
Pfft - it's just being able to stand back - and
Hola All,
I've seen a few examples, and one is viewable online (it's for sale,
oddly enough) on Marcin's Gao page:
http://www.gao-guenie.com/gao_oriented.htm
If you scroll down a bit, it's on the right side - it's hard to miss
the HOLE note in the photograph - click for better pics.
It looks
What might be interesting to note is the error on the auctioneer's website.
The auction started at 1pm GMT, not the advertised 2pm GMT. Time in
the UK isn't on GMT, because of daylight savings, and the auction thus
started an hour earlier than was advertised online.
Seems to me that Rob might
Hello All,
I've a few ebay auctions ending tomorrow evening (pacific time - they
end about a day from now) - a lowish number NWA main mass, and a slice
of a pretty LL5, both at a few dollars, with no reserve.
http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/the_meteorite_hunter_W0QQ_nkwZQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZQQ_ipgZ
Dirk, Brian, All,
This came up on the list a while back; from what I understood, Casper
sold those as well as a number of other stones under that name around
that time, and only classified one stone, before grouping a number of
similar-looking meteorites together under that name (I believe the
Hello Mark, All,
Those squiggly lines are what Nininger coined lawrencite, a
corrosive disease that occurs primarily in the presence of
terrestrial salts. While the term is fairly well-recognized, it
generally applies to meteorites which experience accelerated oxidation
even years after having
.
So what should I do - inform the ebay seller that he has a sick patient on
his hands that he is trying to unload? :)
Thanks again.
Mark Grossman
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To: Kashuba mary.kash...@verizon.net; Meteorite-list
meteorite-list
Hello McCartney, All,
I would agree with John Kashuba's suggest that what you are seeing is
an effect of airflow on the trailing edge of an oriented stone. I
have seen examples of similar features on several stony meteorites,
including NWA 869, Chergach, Amgala, and most clearly on an unnamed
NWA
that,
too, you're still an a** - and I'm sorry, but I don't know how you can
go about fixing that.
Good luck.
Jason
--- On Wed, 7/22/09, Jason Utas meteorite...@gmail.com wrote:
From: Jason Utas meteorite...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] WHATS WITH THE ATTACKING
To: Meteorite-list
Elton,
Jason wrote: Posting messages that were intended to be kept private to the
list is wrong - unless they are necessary in proving a situation such as a
deal gone wrong, or cheating having taken place,
So Jason which of your listed situations applies to what you've just done?
You're
Hey Phil,
See my response to Elton. Your response amounts to trolling even more
than his.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)
You're right, and I do have a job. I'm currently taking summer
classes and working Mon-Fri at the Space Sciences Lab as a lab
assistant. It's not much - just
Phil,
Nothing personal, if just sounds like you have a boner for Steve and Tom,
maybe you 3 could just get a room and save us the details of your lovers
spat.
Nothing personal? Idiot.
Oh and in my spare time from my 2 jobs and raising 2 children under the age
of 5, I write meteorite
everybody knows he is a loaded canon and they know about Steve
But please go easy on Elton here. We need to keep all of the brainiacs here
including you. Thanks Carl
Again just my 2 cents.
--
Carl or Debbie Esparza
IMCA 5829
Meteoritemax
Jason Utas meteorite...@gmail.com wrote:
Elton
:
Jason,
Sounds to me that you've taken several semesters of BLATHERING at Berkley.
John Gwilliam...a man of few words
At 01:04 PM 7/23/2009, Jason Utas wrote:
Elton,
Jason wrote: Posting messages that were intended to be kept private to
the list is wrong - unless they are necessary
Hola Paul Martyn,
What's up your bum, eh?
Jason
On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 2:18 PM, litig8nsh...@aol.com wrote:
Once lived an old boor named Jason,
Excelling in conflict, he'd hasten,
With his butt-buddy Steve,
And no good up his sleeve,
His virtue spilled down the lu basin.
The Devil made
Tom,
What is said in private for a reason is generally meant to remain
there. You attacked Steve publicly using the list, and he shot back -
in private. At least he had the decency to keep private messages
where they belong.
Tom...you've just proved yourself worse than he is. Regardless of how
Hello All,
My first-ever ebay auction closes tonight shortly before 1am - here's the link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemssPageName=STRK:MESELX:ITitem=230353073435
There's only the one auction up at the moment, but I'll have some new
ones up and running sometime in the next few
any
interest in the form of a bid or two ;)
Have a look!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=230353073435
Thanks,
Jason Utas
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Hola,
Check out the last picture - there's a white chondrule clearly visible
in the upper right/center of the photo.
Also note the dark chondrule (large, but fuzzy) at the bottom edge of
the slice, a tad to the left of center.
I'd go with LL6; it has a few chondrules, and from what I understand,
know what type it is?
It would be the type you were left with, because that would be the
composition of the meteorite that was being analyzed.
You can only analyze what you have to work with...
Regards,
Jason
Regards,
Eric
Jason Utas wrote:
Hola,
Check out the last picture - there's
-- Forwarded message --
From: Jason Utas meteorite...@gmail.com
Date: Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 7:00 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] LDG Sclieren spelling
To: Michael Blood mlbl...@cox.net
Hello Michael,
That term applies to the flow-lines in all tektite material in general:
http
Hello All,
I have an 11.5g square-cut Esquel part-slice for sale or trade.
It's an older, slightly thicker slice so the olivine actually looks
bright green, rather unlike the thinner slices that have been on the
market more recently which have better surface area but much less
colour. From what I
Hello All,
Having arrived a little late on the scene, we were too late to
purchase the West newspapers that mentioned the fall - does anyone on
the list still have any extras they might be willing to sell?
Thanks,
Jason
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Of course, if anyone here is familiar with Tintin (in particular,
Tintin and The Shooting Star), one knows that the elements in at
least some meteorites can create such beasts...
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/3/4224425_e9c3ce4f4e.jpg
On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 10:52 PM, Mexicodougmexicod...@aim.com
Hola All,
Indeed, our package from Argentina was opened as well; though nothing
went missing, the box's integrity was compromised, as there was no
tape holding the bottom flap closed - it had all been cut, and looked
as though it might well have been opened. It wasn't a basic box with
two sets of
Hola All,
I've been looking at planning a trip to Buzzard Coulee in the near
future. Is there anyone who has been to the area who could help with
contact information for locals, potential problems (I know the export
laws), strewn-field data, things like that? I'd be going without my
father, so
Hola Greg,
So you call them greedy because they call you stingy...seems like we
have dealers calling thrifty collectors like you and me Tight Asses
and, well, you're doing better by criticizing them for asking for
higher prices, but you're pretty much doing the same thing to them,
notably without
Hello Mirko,
Without ever having seen a piece of Zacatecas 1792, I would side with
you; the piece of Zacatecas listed on the website does look exactly
like the 1969 mass. That said, the picture that I posted of the whole
mass:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zacatecas_(1792)_meteorite.jpg
Well that looks practically nothing like the piece on ebay, even given
the fact that the scale is clearly far larger in that image. The
brain-like schreibersite in the ebay auction is a fairly uncommon
occurrence in irons, and I see no similar inclusions in that large
section. Also, the pattern
Hello All,
I'm sorry to have to ask this again, but I'm still in need of contact
information for Terry Boswell.
If anyone has his cell number, I'd be much obliged; his home line
hasn't been picked up for quite a while, so I'm assuming he's out and
about on business.
Thanks,
Jason
Hola Greg,
Interesting point, but kind of moot; while you are correct in stating
that Adam is assuming relatively little financial risk in listing
items with starting bids of $0.99, if you have problems with the
prices they're fetching, the people you should be complaining to are
collectors, not
Hello Mike,
Indeed, that's not a piece of the more common Zacatecas (1969).
See here; that iron is clearly recrystallized:
http://www.nyrockman.com/museum/zacatecas-1462.htm
While I haven't been able to find a picture of the etch of the
Zacatecas (1792) iron, I was able to find this picture of
Hello Mike,
http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/test/Zacatecas1792_don_edwards.jpg
Clearly recrystallized, the piece on Don's site looks like a slice of
the 1969 individual. The trouble is that if that really is a piece of
the 1792 fragment, then the one on ebay isn't a piece of either
Right, but one has to understand that experts are trained to deal with
thin sections and polarizing microscopes. What we do as hunters,
dealers, and collectors is a much more laid-back, truly unscientific
way of dealing with space rocks.
Of course, that's not to say that we're not right most of
Hola All,
Well, contrary to what some were saying, and thanks to help from a few
list-members, we managed to come home with a few stones from the
recent fall. I know it's taken me about a month to get the pictures
up, but I've been busy with a number of things up here at school.
Here's the link -
Glassy surface, large vesicles...it's not a meteorite, and it looks
like textbook slag.
http://www.meteorites.wustl.edu/meteorwrongs/m218.htm
Jason
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 1:01 PM, Mike Groetz mpg...@yahoo.com wrote:
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/livingston/story/804260.html
Livingston
regarding the status of the
biggest meteorite list in the world - no matter which side of the fence you
are on.
Mark Grossman
- Original Message - From: Jason Utas
To: Meteorite-list
Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 12:43 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Wire Fraud and Steve Arnold
.
What a sad state of affairs Jason has described regarding the status of
the
biggest meteorite list in the world - no matter which side of the fence
you
are on.
Mark Grossman
- Original Message - From: Jason Utas
To: Meteorite-list
Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 12:43 AM
Subject
in general.
What a sad state of affairs Jason has described regarding the status
of the
biggest meteorite list in the world - no matter which side of the
fence you
are on.
Mark Grossman
- Original Message - From: Jason Utas
To: Meteorite-list
Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 12:43 AM
Hola All,
A very dignified and respectful message from the very person who made
it his mission to persecute the 'gentle giant' himself.
I would like to point out the past.
Elton's comments about Steve have ranged from the recent:
Do you get a cut in your unemployment check so now it is only $35 a
Hola Adam, All,
But that was the problem with West.
The atmosphere was positively toxic when we went because farmers and
landowners who had been paid $1/g for their stones saw them going on
ebay a few days later for $100/g. There was a great deal of land that
hadn't been searched and hadn't been
George, All,
I agree - it sounds good (something *is* better than nothing), but the
trouble is that we simply ran into a brick wall with many of them.
We'd call and they'd just say 'not interested' and hang up. Or tell
us that it was private property and to shove off.
Admittedly, we only had the
Hola,
I would again like to point out that, even though his posts may be
repetitive and annoying to some - maybe even most - of the
list-members who have yet to block him (you might give it a try if
you're so annoyed), well, the simple fact of the matter is that a
single one of his posts just
- no matter which side of the fence you
are on.
Mark Grossman
- Original Message - From: Jason Utas meteorite...@gmail.com
To: Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 12:43 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Wire Fraud and Steve Arnold ofChicago
Hello All,
The same silvery features are visible on many of the 'Berduc' stones
(and on many other falls); I believe that they are the result of the
melting of troilite present in the meteorite. This would create iron
sulfide, albeit iron sulfide that looks rather different from the
unaltered
Hello All,
We're planning on heading over to Texas in the next few days to have a
look around - if anyone could supply some information on welcoming
landholders or where exactly to hunt, it would be much appreciated.
Any strewn-field information in general would be nice, as it would
save us at
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[mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] Im Auftrag von Jason
Utas
Gesendet: Samstag, 14. Februar 2009 02:21
An: Meteorite-list
Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] What are the top 10 most
scientificallyimportantmeteorites?
Hola Martin,
I would have to disagree
it was --
then it might well be the most significant in increasing our
understanding of the evolution of our solar system.
Sterling K. Webb
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From: Jason Utas meteorite...@gmail.com
To: Meteorite-list
Hello Graham,
The list would probably include primitive stones such as Ivuna,
Orgueil, Murchison, Tagish Lake, and Allende, as well as ordinary
chondrites like Semarkona, etc. - and don't forget Krymka.
They all contain information about the earliest days of the solar
system - they're some of the
Hola Martin,
I would have to disagree - when you go that far back, you wind up
dealing with meteorites that are of historic, rather than scientific
interest. L'Aigle may be something of an exception because it did
lead to the *scientific* acceptance of meteorites, but, from today's
scientific
Hello Eric,
Looks like a very interesting stone - I would guess along your lines -
L or LL6...as to which one, it's ahrd to say, though, as there aren't
enough chondrules to judge (based on average size, etc).
Regards,
Jason
On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 5:45 PM, Greg Hupe gmh...@htn.net wrote:
Hi
Hola All,
I think the point of the pro-Obama's is that the (supposedly
quiet/innocent) Bush supporters in this case are simply being
hypocrites. They're telling people to stop posting their opinions and
then including little pro-Bush bits in their messages.
In almost every post, that's been the
Actually, Mark (Bowling), you're entirely missing *my* point.
I'm not saying that they (viz. the Obama supporters) are right in
posting their views. But they're not doing it and then telling the
Bush supporters to shut up. The Bush supporters are the ones bashing
on people for their views and
Eric, Dan,
They look natural to me, but, at least the two that you have cut,
don't look like meteorites. Note the cavity in the middle of each -
they look much more like terrestrial concretions. That said, some of
your specimens do look like the weathered pallasite coming out of
Morocco - NWA
Hola Bob, Michael,
I would go for either flickr.com (free account gives you 200 fairly
high-res pictures - per account, and unlimited photos of even higher
resolution if you pay), or the encyclopedia of meteorites site, run by
our list's own Pierre-Marie Pele.
Have a look:
Hello All,
I've been trying to contact Michel Franco, but have been unable to
reach him at the following address:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
- All emails have been returned to me.
Does anyone else know how to contact him?
Thanks,
Jason
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Hello Jeff, All,
The comparison to Carancas was provided as a contrast simply because
it is such an unusual and different meteorite, and yet the asking
price for these new Canadian stones is roughly what Carancas is going
for right now. It's a large, ordinary, equilibrated chondrite fall,
the
=
On Dec 7, 2008, at 3:34 AM, Jason Utas wrote:
Hello Jeff, All,
The comparison to Carancas was provided as a contrast simply because
it is such an unusual and different meteorite, and yet the asking
price for these new Canadian stones is roughly what Carancas is going
for right now
or not, beyond cheap meteorites have an effect on the
rest of the marketplace. They create their own gravity. That's all I'm
trying to say.
All best / Darryl
On Dec 7, 2008, at 11:02 AM, Jason Utas wrote:
Darryl,
Low-end numbers? Even Park Forest which was witnessed, caught
Hola,
I've heard that you fellows fetched over a kilogram.
$50/g isn't a bad price for you to set, considering that you both
probably spent less than $1,500 all told for the trip, each.
I mean, it's not like you had to deal with any dangers or risk. You
left when you knew meteorites had been
...And what's that supposed to mean?
On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 3:41 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Geez Jason,
You must be on restriction or something!
Sonny
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Sent: Sun, 7
Hello All,
I read through the legal print in the front of the catalog, and it
looks like it's ok to post the results publicly.
1086 - 315g Gibeon Sphere - $475
1087 - 140g Gibeon Egg - $190
1088 - 490g Gibeon Slice - $375
1089 - 321g Gibeon Slice - Pass
1090 - 2 Gibeon Slices (281 + 262g) - $325
/ Darryl
On Dec 7, 2008, at 5:57 PM, Jason Utas wrote:
Darryl, Darren, All,
You referred to the low prices mentioned in my email when I had
included Park Forest. If you didn't mention Park Forest, you didn't
refer to my email in its entirety, and didn't clarify. How was I
supposed to know
P.O. Box 151293
Lakewood, CO 80215 USA
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From: Jason Utas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2008 16:17:18
To: Meteorite-listmeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Subject: [meteorite-list] Bonhams Auction Results
Hello All,
I read through the legal print
http://www.theage.com.au/news/technology/biztech/opal-miner-stumbles-on-mega-meteorite-crater/2008/11/22/1226770814042.html
A RETIRED geologist searching on Google Earth for a place to mine
opals may have discovered something much bigger: a meteorite crater in
outback NSW.
Mike Fry was using the
http://www.timesoftheinternet.com/21045.html
Researchers find ancient meteorite dust
PISA, Italy, Nov. 18 (UPI) --
Italian explorers and geologists in the Antarctic report finding the
world's largest and oldest cache of meteorite particles.
Some 1.35 million bits of space dust were found
Hola All,
I spoke with him a few days ago, and he said he was hoping to get the
website back up soon. As to why he's disappeared so completely from
the list, I can't say, but he's alive and well out there, so I
wouldn't worry too much.
Regards,
Jason
On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 10:01 AM, [EMAIL
Hola,
This fellow's been selling complete crap for the past year or so.
Terrestrial slag as a new plessitic octahedrite, Campo del Cielo's
as Canyon Diablo's (a difference of $200-250/kg in value), and bits of
terrestrial metamorphic/igneous crap (see the link) as lunar material.
He's repeatedly
Hello Steve,
When you bought those Glorietta's, they were Taza, if I'm not mistaken.
At least, the photo on your micro/macro page two that lists the 12
irons as Glorietta matches the photo from this auction...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:ITitem=170268341811
Hello Mike, All,
Not a meteorite...
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2008/10/steel_object_that_smashed_car.html
I anticipate less debate than there was with the last few fallen
pieces of iron
Regards,
Jason
On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 5:14 PM, Michael Murray [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Do we
Hola Darren, All,
The story may be crazy, but that meteorite shows weathering exemplary
of Antarctic meteorites. Note the thin cracks - almost certainly
lined with evaporites, hence the white lining. Also note the fresh
exterior and weathered interior. Bassikounou? Nothing like it. More
like
Hello All,
In light of the new iron being found, and it's supposed similarity to
Ziz, I've taken the liberty of shooting some of the Ziz irons.
All of the photos are available in large sizes, with the best
resolution I could give.
They're available at the following link:
Hola Mike, All,
As for the logic, I've never heard anyone say that finding a carbonaceous
clast in an L class meteorite means that the the two parent bodies are
related. It just means that at some point a fragment of one parent body
collided with another. If such clasts were common, then one
Hello Alex, All,
Well, first-off, the power needed to make a 35m crater...I don't think
conventional weapons would do it.
Secondly, I did some sleuthing and managed to find this:
http://www.gearthhacks.com/dlfile24600/African-Meteor-Crater?.htm
Third, when I plug in the coordinates available
Hey All,
While looking around, I stumbled across this:
25°01'03.94
133°17'15.25
Is this a known crater? It sure looks like a crater to me...a fresh,
obvious crater..
Regards,
Jason
On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 11:53 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Good evening Dirk (MEZ 20:40)
Hello list,
Hola Michael, Armando, All,
I found a nice website for calculating mass/energy/velocity:
http://www.1728.com/energy.htm
Using that, and the estimate from Peter Brown's (Univ. W. Ontario)
study of the event, which stated that roughly .03 kton TNT energy was
released, I was able to get the data
Hola,
Sounds like a decent story - until you look at the pictures.
1) That thing wasn't free-falling; look at the gouges in the picture -
it was moving almost horizontally. Meteorites don't do that, at least
without retaining enough velocity to make a crater (necessary mass to
do so would be,
Hola Mike, All,
Here are a few shots of a painting of mine from this past year...
http://flickr.com/photos/cameteoritefinder/2588462425/
Eh, I had fun with it, and for a rough job...I was satisfied anyways.
I've also recently uploaded a number of other photographs of
meteorites...have a look
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