[meteorite-list] Meteorites Poster

Hello list, For those of you who have ordered the Meteorites: A-Z poster it has been delayed in going to press. We look for the new release date to be the 25th. All those who put in an order for one will be seeing a ship date then. Sorry for the inconvenience. Best, Sarah Kennedy Science

[meteorite-list] Asteroids and Torino Scale

Hello List Members, Just wanted to remind you that the Asteroids and Meteorites poster has the new revised (July '03 edition) Torino Scale on it that Dr. Binzel has done. See: http://shop.store.yahoo.com/scimall-usa/asandme.html For those who teach astronomy, which is most of us, this is really

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Poster for Collectors

Good morning list, Finally, there is a meteorite poster for the collector! Geoff Notkin and I have gathered forces to produce the first one ever! see: The World of Meteorites: A to Z http://shop.store.yahoo.com/scimall-usa/woofmefrtoz.html This is destined to become a poster classic along

Re: [meteorite-list] Spoof warning Additional, State Parks

Thanks Al. The kind I recognized them to be - they use knives. Its quiet. They did get close enough to guess their nationality. One additional comment...:) Sarah -- almitt wrote: Ahhh Sarah and all, You needed Mr. Smith and Wesson. One shot through the

Re: [meteorite-list] Spoof warning Additional, State Parks

sport. You should absolutely get self defense training if you do high risk things. Sarah --- Jensan Scientifics/ Sci-Mall wrote: Thanks Al. The kind I recognized them to be - they use knives. Its quiet. They did get close enough to guess their nationality

[meteorite-list] Spoof warning Additional, State Parks

Hello list, Life is not what it should be in the PayPal world, but that also applies to vacations and state parks. For those of you going West for vacation fun, as I usually do, the road can be hazardous. I had always wanted to visit Mt. St. Helens and so my kids and I decided to make a

[meteorite-list] Kaaba

Hi List, Does anyone have a picture of the Kaaba? Thanks. Sarah Science Mall __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] Hoba Picture

Hello list, Does anyone have a picture of the Hoba meteorite that is useable for publishing? Thanks Best, Sarah Jensan Scientifics __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] New Items to Chose From

Hello List, I am sure many of you are wondering about what is going to happen to Jensan Scientifics and Science Mall-USA since the passing of my husband, Dave. I wish to inform you that both businesses will continue and much of our mission will be the same: Our progress as a nation can be no

[meteorite-list] Duncan Steel

Hi List, Does anyone know Duncan Steel's email? Sarah Jensan Scientifics - Zelimir Gabelica wrote: Thanks for your suggestion Mark. I did send some optimistic words to Steve through the Flagstaff Medical Center site and it works perfectly. I encourage, among

[meteorite-list] The Perplexing Ice Hole Mystery

Listees, The ice hole mystery can be a perplexing one. Another idea that should not be overlooked is that the area is either geothermal or methane in nature, can be percolating through vents in the floor of the lake, bubbling up, and causing the ice to fracture from below. The idea of methane

[meteorite-list] Thankful For Meteorite and

Dear listees, I thought it would be nice to think of what piece out of our whole collection we were thankful for this Thanksgiving Day. And which piece we wished we had and could be thankful for, the prettiest pieace, and our favorite pieces (2): So my pick of... the piece I own and am thankful

[meteorite-list] Thanks for Condolences

List Members: Thank you so much for all the kind condolences I received about Dave's passing. He was truly a great man indeed...!!! I printed out all of your messages for family and friends to see, and for me to hold dear to my heart. It will comfort them as it has me in many difficult

[meteorite-list] A Passing On

Dear List Members, I regret to inform you that my talented and amazing husband, David L. Coleman passed away yesterday after a sudden stroke. Davids talent went beyond the scope of just loving science. With me he invented many wonderful educational posters and geolgical study sets that changed

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Values

Sounds like noted telescope maker and author Thomas Cave. I seem to remember numerous articles in Sky and Telescope, often in concert with William Sheehan. Dave and Sarah [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know the author but if he is a List member I

[meteorite-list] Come ON, NASA!!!

Hi all, We find it hard to believe that after the loss a couple of years ago of the whole Mars Polar Lander mission (that is; the main lander AND its independent surface probes) without a trace during a planned communication blackout, JUST like that of the Contour spacecraft...that NASA would

[meteorite-list] 2002NY40 Flyby

Hi Bernd and all, Well, we just came in from observing asteroid 2002NY40 hu past Earth! Conditions were 65 F, a bit gusty from the north (cold front a few hours ago swept most cloud awayYAH!), but still a little high, thin cloud that gave the stars a hint of fuzzy halo. Using an

Re: [meteorite-list] Terrestrial Impact Craters

Hello Keith, hello Tracy, Tracy is correct in her appreciation of crater-wiping forces on Earth. There are very few terrestrial impact sites of great age (Barringer is a youngster at abt. 50,000 yrs) that remain without plenty of alteration! Here are two items to add to the discussion,

[meteorite-list] dry gas for irons?

Good evening Listees, Anybody know whether there are brands of pressurized air cans (as used to blow dust out of computers, off photo negs, etc) that features a dry gas suitable for displacing the air and preserving iron meteorites in sealed containers? Most, if not all cans tout that they are

[meteorite-list] Meteorite impact poster_thanx_AD

Hi again Listees! Thanks to Walter and Grant for their kind words on the Meteorite Impact Posters they got from our special List offer a few days ago. Several of you have asked what this is about, having missed the original announcement due to travel, or a few days of e-mail foulups some had

[meteorite-list] NEW meteorite impact poster-AD

Hello listees! A new Special Offer to List Members Only, for our just-released full size poster called... Meteorite Impact Craters on the Earth..See it here: http://www.sciencemall-usa.com/impactposter.html Created with contributions by: Bevan French, Smithsonian Institution Carolyn

[meteorite-list] dissolve scotch tape???

Hi all, We have had some very tiny mineral crystals (.05 in.) become stuck to gooey scotch tape by having the Post Office crush a vial they had been sent to us in. They are quite valuable. The tape accidentally but fortunately saved a few. Now we need to separate the little guys from the goo.

[meteorite-list] dissolve tape 2

Hi again, Typo in the last note...the little crystals are about .005 inch, not .05. And we thought the Post Office was just an anthrax menace.:) Dave and Sarah __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[meteorite-list] What IS this stuff???another puzzler

Hello again listees! What IS this stuff??? A rock type that was eagerly sought on the Moon by the Apollo astronauts, it appears as a central character in any discussion of how the Moon formed. Many meteorite collectors can now walk over to their shelves and see little bits of this rock type on

[meteorite-list] Age of Lunar Meteorites

Dear List, Can anyone supply us with the crystallization ages of these three lunar meteorites: DAG-400 Dofar-081 NWA-482 Thanks. Best, Dave and Sarah --- __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[meteorite-list] What IS this stuff???another puzzler

Hello again listees! What IS this stuff??? One of the most common elements IN Earth, yet nearly impossible to find in any deposit ON Earth. More likely to fall on your head (woof, Kevin, woof!). Can anyone get the answer BEFORE looking at the answer link given on the quiz page??? Look here:

[meteorite-list] What IS this stuff??? puzzler

Hello listees, What IS this stuff??? Sorta like impactite, sorta like vesicular impact melt. Can anyone get the answer BEFORE looking at the answer link provided??? Look here: http://www.sciencemall-usa.com/mystermineral.html .. BTW. The answer to last week's mineral

[meteorite-list] Miss the new poster announcement? AD

Dear Listees, We've been told by quite a few list members that they missed our original post on the new poster we have produced. YES, Meteorite List members DO have a special deal on this one. The good news is, list members are all entitled to the special deal no matter how they hear of

[meteorite-list] hint...NOT a chondrule

Dear listees, For anyone hankering for a rocky challenge. What IS this spheroid??? No ad, just a specimen identification quiz:) We have not seen this structure in this mineral before...can anyone identify and comment? http://www.sciencemall-usa.com/mystermineral.html Best, Dave and Sarah

Re: [meteorite-list] New Norton Book

Saw a copy of the first run of O.R.N's new book in Tucson. Spent some quality time with it for a half hour or so. Boys and girls.it's beyond praise. Get in line at Amazon NOW! Best, Dave Coleman . . TMS/TNS/HRC wrote: I preordered mine

[meteorite-list] Minerals and Astronomy

Hi all, Sorry for this unwarranted exuberance, but we feel great today! Some of you got to see the prototype of this new creation in Tucson at Twink and Jim's celebration. Here it is, in production at last! All the layout and all the photography done here by us, including some

[meteorite-list] Re: Kitchen Comet Cows

In my humble but doubtless unique opinion, too much of our world is run already by crude youth and their toadies, the crude youth marketeers. Perhaps like the methane itself, it's a product of decay. I vote not to encourage it. Dave Coleman ... And don't forget