[meteorite-list] Impact Melt Breccia

2008-12-08 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey List, Does anyone have a comprehensive list on all of the: H Impact Melt Breccias L Impact Melt Breccias LL Impact Melt Breccias Other Impact Melt Breccias Thanks, Steve Arnold #1 www.SteveArnoldMeteorites.com **Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favo

Re: [meteorite-list] Ad New Canadian Meteorite for sale

2008-12-07 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 12/7/2008 10:30:14 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Maybe the two guys are just "publicly" asking $50 a gram, so that the Canadian Government will have to pony up the $50/g to buy what they want from them All, You know, on further thought, IF th

Re: [meteorite-list] Ad New Canadian Meteorite for sale

2008-12-07 Thread MeteorHntr
Is this in Canadian dollars or US dollars? Steve Arnold #1 www.SteveArnoldMeteorites.com **Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom0010) __

Re: [meteorite-list] Ad New Canadian Meteorite for sale

2008-12-07 Thread MeteorHntr
All, Maybe the two guys are just "publicly" asking $50 a gram, so that the Canadian Government will have to pony up the $50/g to buy what they want from them (and or to buy from the other land owners) but in reality they are NOT expecting to sell any to the rocks for ANY price at this time

Re: [meteorite-list] Speaking of illegal Meteorites...

2008-12-06 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 12/6/2008 6:11:07 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I honestly think that the legal status doesnt matter to most private collectors, it only really effects the dealers who would aquire it to sell it. I agree, many private collectors might not care, but I

Re: [meteorite-list] Ad New Canadian Meteorite for sale

2008-12-06 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 12/6/2008 5:31:12 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I doubt the meteorite will oxidize much, at these temps, there is no more liquid water so they should be perfectly preserved for the most part. Michael Farmer * Good Point Mike, Then

[meteorite-list] Speaking of illegal Meteorites...

2008-12-06 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey Guys, All this talk about meteorites not being able to come out of Canada has me thinking... Argentina is known to come down hard on illegal fossil dealers at Tucson recently. Is there going to be a shortage of Campos this year at Tucson since the new laws came into effect in Argentina

Re: [meteorite-list] Ad New Canadian Meteorite for sale

2008-12-06 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 12/6/2008 5:01:12 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I highly doubt it will be in Tucson, if it is then it is illegal, and I would not touch it. India doesnt scare me much, but Canada sent people to Tokyo two years back to look for fossils. They don't pl

Re: [meteorite-list] Ad New Canadian Meteorite for sale

2008-12-06 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 12/6/2008 4:47:37 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Steve, I am sorry, but your comment than they wont make profit at $50 or even $100 gram made me almost fall out of my chair! Lets see, a kilo at $50 gram = $50,000. Lets say half goes to the landowner

Re: [meteorite-list] Ad New Canadian Meteorite for sale

2008-12-06 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 12/5/2008 12:16:00 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I agree 100% on this. $50 per gram is too high, the Carancas for example was $100 per gram at first, now it can be had for under $20 per gram. I have read several places that it is only valued at $1 -

Re: [meteorite-list] Canadian Material for Americans has to wait

2008-12-06 Thread MeteorHntr
Ryan, There is no law in Canada that you can't contact McCartney or Sonny. In fact, you are free to buy whatever you want from them. The export laws only affect exporting of the specimens. No one has suggested that you can't own one of the rocks McCartney or Sonny found. You just can'

Re: [meteorite-list] Canadian Material for Americans has to wait

2008-12-06 Thread MeteorHntr
Ryan, I'm not sure I understand your logic here. If you wished American Institutions would care enough to pay a fair retail price to the legal owners of new meteorites, then I think we would all agree with you. But America has the principles of freedom and property rights that go strongly

Re: [meteorite-list] Ad New Canadian Meteorite for sale

2008-12-05 Thread MeteorHntr
All, I agree that this probably will sell for much lower in the future...well at least I hope Supply and Demand will allow the prices to come down later because a lot of it to comes on the market. But we should keep something else in mind here: I don't know how much TKW Sonny and McCartney

Re: [meteorite-list] New Canadian Meteorite

2008-12-05 Thread MeteorHntr
Greg and All, I agree Greg, and likewise I hope the Canadian Government Researchers are making their GPS coordinates of all their finds available to private hunters so that the private hunters can compile data into their GPS units to be able to get all the meteorites recovered from within t

Re: [meteorite-list] Ad New Canadian Meteorite for sale

2008-12-05 Thread MeteorHntr
Greg, As I understand, the Canadian law was put in place to give Canadian Scientists first shot at ALL the grant money on research for any newly found meteorites in Canada. If any meteorite is allowed outside the Canadian borders, it would allow some other scientist or institution in ano

[meteorite-list] Unique Achondrites

2008-12-02 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey Guys, Speaking of Ungrouped Achondrites, is there a nice comprehensive list of Unique or ungrouped achondrites? Is there a list of "less than 5 member grouped" (or potentially future grouped) achondrites or chondrites for that matter? I was thinking that Coolidge was a carbonaceous

Re: [meteorite-list] status of NWA brachinites

2008-12-02 Thread MeteorHntr
Greg, and List, So, does this place NWA 595 in another group (grouplet) or would it be totally unique and anomalous, being the only representative known from it's parent body (so far)? Looking at anomalous irons, we see a list of MANY such meteorites. In fact, being "anomalous" or "uniqu

[meteorite-list] AD: Brenham for Trade

2008-11-28 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello Listees, Over the past 3 years I have personally posted little on the list about the Brenham Meteorites that I have found that are for sale. The assumption was that if any of you wanted any, you would know where to come to talk to me about them. While my inventory is getting prett

Re: [meteorite-list] Bob Haag in the News

2008-11-22 Thread MeteorHntr
List, http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=9453ad78-e1e0-4e74-a50e- ddd770048a80 Actually, this story is a VERY good story, not just because our favorite hero Bob Haag is mentioned. This reporter actually got the story right on so many points that few other reporters sel

[meteorite-list] Bob Haag in the News

2008-11-22 Thread MeteorHntr
Not sure if this was posted, but Bob got mentioned in this story: http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=9453ad78-e1e0-4e74-a50e- ddd770048a80 Steve #1 **One site has it all. Your email accounts, your social networks, and the things you love. Try the new AOL.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteor(ite) crater discovered

2008-11-06 Thread MeteorHntr
So, are they afraid someone will come along and steal the crater? Or are they afraid someone will come along and find a meteorite, "steal" it, and ruin all their science? I don't get it? Steve #1 http://www.whitecourtstar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1282298 Meteor crater identified Post

Re: [meteorite-list] Million Dollar Fake Meteorite Bust

2008-11-04 Thread MeteorHntr
Seriously, WHO would buy a $4.5M meteorite? Maybe a $450 fake meteorite, or a $45,000 fake meteorite, but $4,500,000??? And then WHY would anyone do it? Steve In a message dated 11/4/2008 11:08:53 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: IMO, it should only be illegal to

[meteorite-list] Million Dollar Fake Meteorite Bust

2008-11-04 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey guys, Anyone here trying to buy a meteorite for $4.5M? http://www.thanhniennews.com/society/?catid=3&newsid=43452 Steve Arnold #1 **Plan your next getaway with AOL Travel. Check out Today's Hot 5 Travel Deals! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/10075x1212416248x120077180

[meteorite-list] AD: Make offer Ebay

2008-08-27 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey Guys, I have a couple of items on Ebay, with "Make and Offer" option attached. If there is something you like, make me an offer. If it is too crazy, I might decline it. But if it is reasonable, or close to reasonable...you never know... Use this following link, as it let's me get a 7

[meteorite-list] AD: New Steve Arnold Ebay Items UP

2008-08-21 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey Guys, Just a note that I have some new items up on Ebay in my store. I'm not doing the Reverse Auction this time, mixing it up a bit, BUT I do have items listed at Buy It Now, and if you don't like my prices, feel free to make me an offer at a price you think is fair. Check them out h

[meteorite-list] World Meteorite Day Aug. 23

2008-08-18 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey Guys, Wow, our very own "World Meteorite Day!" http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1219029910313020 .xml&coll=7 Don't forget to mark you calendars. The Steve Arnold **Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? Read reviews

[meteorite-list] AD: New Steve Arnold "Reverse Auction" on Ebay

2008-08-04 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey All, Just a notice that even now I am loading up a new batch of meteorites on Ebay in "Reverse Auction" format, or more accurately in another: "Steve Arnold's Famous Ebay Discount Marathon." Every 24 hours or so, I will increase the Discount off of the already reasonable price. The

[meteorite-list] AD: New Steve Arnold "Reverse Auction" on Ebay

2008-08-04 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey All, Just a notice that even now I am loading up a new batch of meteorites on Ebay in "Reverse Auction" format, or more accurately in another: "Steve Arnold's Famous Ebay Discount Marathon." Every 24 hours or so, I will increase the Discount off of the already reasonable price. The p

[meteorite-list] More on Mitchell's Aliens

2008-07-27 Thread MeteorHntr
Now Mitchell is saying NASA had nothing to do with the Alien cover up, but that he got confirmation years ago from the Pentagon. This story doesn't end. http://www.foxnews.com/video2/video08.html?maven_referralObject=2689866&maven_ referralPlaylistId=&sRevUrl=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,29

[meteorite-list] Astornaut Video on Aliens and UFOs

2008-07-27 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey All, Here is another new video interview with Edgar Mitchell about UFOs and Aliens on Reuters site: http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=87905&videoChannel=1 Steve #1 **Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today.

[meteorite-list] 3D Glasses

2008-07-27 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey Guys, I was in my local Walmart yesterday and near the front of the store was a Hanna Montana display with a 3D sign on the top, and they were giving away F R E E 3D glasses. I am not sure if they are for an upcoming TV show or what. But it is hard to argue with the price. Assuming

[meteorite-list] NASA knows about Space Aliens, audio files

2008-07-24 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey List, Here is the actual audio clip of NASA Moon-Walking Astronaut Dr. Edgar Mitchell (6th man to walk on the Moon) talking about real space aliens on UK radio interview with Kerrang! Radio. http://www.kerrangradio.co.uk/Article.asp?id=804160&spid= Interesting. If NASA has communic

[meteorite-list] A new way to collect Mars samples

2008-07-24 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey Guys, Maybe NASA could get these guys to bring us some Martian samples. They would be real fresh samples and it should cost us far less than $8 Billion dollars that the other idea they floated would cost. http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24070088-13762,00.html Think of it as a ba

Re: [meteorite-list] Mars in 3D

2008-07-18 Thread MeteorHntr
Larry, Wow, some of those sure look like water washes one sees in Earth deserts. I found myself ducking my head lower (as if I was looking out a window) in hopes of seeing farther out onto the horizon of some of these photos. SNC rocks by the BILLIONS and BILLIONS! Thanks Larry. Steve #

[meteorite-list] Another Meteorite Movie Meet Dave

2008-07-11 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey All, Here is another movie with the topic of a meteorite in it, out yesterday: http://guides.news.com.au/movies/movie/?title_id=35204 Steve #1 **Get the scoop on last night's hottest shows and the live music scene in your area - Check out TourTracker.com! (http://

Re: [meteorite-list] Mission to Bring Back Soil Samples from Mars Gets 2018 L...

2008-07-10 Thread MeteorHntr
OK, I know I am responding to my own post, but... $9,000,000 a gram is about 10,000 times MORE expensive than the $1,000 a gram range that most SNC sell for now. 10,000 times more expensive! Meteorites are S under-priced. Steve #1 In a message dated 7/10/2008 8:52:40 P.M. Central

Re: [meteorite-list] Mission to Bring Back Soil Samples from Mars Gets 2018 L...

2008-07-10 Thread MeteorHntr
Wow, Only $4.5 Billion (up to $8B) to return a single 500 gram SNC specimen! That would be $9 Million to $16 Million per gram. How many DIFFERENT SNC specimens could be found on planet Earth if $8,000,000,000 would be spent on hunting for them over the same period of time this project wo

[meteorite-list] The New Space Race

2008-07-10 Thread MeteorHntr
Hi All, This is an interesting article about how the US is losing the new space race: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/07/10/scinasa110.x ml I can't help but think that all the Chinese, Indiana, Japanese, Taiwanese, South Korean, Israeli, Brazilian and European k

Re: [meteorite-list] Fwd: How many meteorite dealers are there?

2008-07-10 Thread MeteorHntr
OOOppps, I forgot to put the "JOKE WARNING" in the subject line and more warnings before and after the joke in my last post. I am sorry if I offended anyone. It was ONLY a joke. Steve #1 In a message dated 7/10/2008 11:14:54 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Martin

Re: [meteorite-list] Fwd: How many meteorite dealers are there?

2008-07-10 Thread MeteorHntr
Martin, Is there actually any PROOF that your last statement (below) is true? I think we should avoid speculation and stick to documented facts when posting on the list! Steve #1 In a message dated 7/10/2008 6:02:52 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ...Someone, who

Re: [meteorite-list] 'Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites' The Bible

2008-07-02 Thread MeteorHntr
Larry, I would offer a review, but it will take me a month just to look at all the pictures and read all the captions...then I will get around to reading it. Maybe someone should make a Meteorite Comic Book for kids like me? Steve #1 In a message dated 7/2/2008 11:57:16 A.M. Central Dayli

Re: [meteorite-list] 'Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites' The Bible

2008-07-02 Thread MeteorHntr
Tim, What I love about the picture with you in it, is that so many pictures show people apprehending meteorites, but your photo shows that YOU are the one captured by the meteorite. And what a great picture it is. No doubt you, like many in the field, are the ones being captured by me

Re: [meteorite-list] Auction Results? - any word

2008-06-11 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 6/11/2008 7:41:49 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What you need to do is go to the Heritage web site, register, then you can gain access to the results. T. Bunch Thanks. Interesting results. I would assume that if a lot is not listed in the "Auct

[meteorite-list] Auction Results?

2008-06-09 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey Guys, Anyone with the results of the Auction this last weekend? All I saw in the news was that Michigan sold for $20,000, and the 3/4 ton Nantan went for $90,000. Steve Arnold #1 **Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. (http://citysbe

[meteorite-list] AD: Monahans 1998 & New Batch of "Reverse Auction" items up on Ebay

2008-06-02 Thread MeteorHntr
998 crumbs the other day. I don't have many, but I have made some photo copies of the cover of the People Magazine that ran the story and the inside story with the autographs of all the "Monahans 7" on the photo. PHOTO: http://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/people2.jpg I h

[meteorite-list] Fukang at Bonhams

2008-06-02 Thread MeteorHntr
Has anyone heard if the Large Fukang ended up selling after the auction at Bonhams in April? Steve Arnold #1 **Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4&?NCID=aolfod000302)

[meteorite-list] Greensburg hit by another tornado last night

2008-05-24 Thread MeteorHntr
What are the odds? http://www.kansas.com/news/story/413984.html Steve #1 **Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4&?NCID=aolfod000302)

Re: [meteorite-list] AD: Whole Thing Baby!

2008-05-08 Thread MeteorHntr
Michael, I see your high bidder so far, is at $200,100.00 and their hidden ebay name starts with an "a" and has 10,005 positive feed back, one with a cool shooting star. I wonder who is interested in meteorites and has just crossed over that 10,000 feedback mark??? :-) Sounds like you h

Re: [meteorite-list] DEAN HITS 10, 000 EBAY FEEDBACKS - NOW WITH A SHOOTING S...

2008-05-07 Thread MeteorHntr
Congrats Dean! Well deserved. Steve #1 In a message dated 5/7/2008 10:27:01 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Well, not directly meteorite related I guess but a lot of those feedbacks are for meteorite sales. And anyway, I just wanted to brag. Took me 9 years to acompo

[meteorite-list] AD: The First Steve Arnold's Famous Ebay Discount Marathon

2008-05-04 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello Guys, Just a formal notice that I have started listing things on my ebay store, in preparation of starting the First Steve Arnold's Famous Ebay Discount Marathon. I started with 28 items, but 4 have already sold before I had a chance to discount them. Humm, maybe I started those fo

Re: [meteorite-list] Greensburg Kansas Anniversary

2008-05-03 Thread MeteorHntr
Dave, Thanks for the comments. I think what makes this extra tough is that there is no real "right" way to rebuild. Mike mentioned the money being spent in the war in Iraq, and how it could rebuild Greensburg in a few minutes. His comment is true as a political statement. However, som

Re: [meteorite-list] Greensburg Kansas Anniversary

2008-05-03 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello Dave and All, Thanks for the post. As many of you know, my house in Greensburg was destroyed by the tornado one year ago tomorrow. Well, technically, it wasn't totally destroyed then, but by the time the city came along and bulldozed it without my permission it was then totally dest

Re: [meteorite-list] What the heck is going on?? Nothing!!! It's DEAD!!! JOKE

2008-05-03 Thread MeteorHntr
Michael, You know what? I have a problem with you having a problem with me having a problem with Paul having a problem with others saying there is a problem, because I EXPRESSLY stated my last post that I had NO problem with Paul having a problem with others saying there is a problem.

[meteorite-list] WARNING: NOT a Joke; definition of "Gimmick" enclosed

2008-05-01 Thread MeteorHntr
Warning, this is NOT a joke. This is a serious post: Hello List, Check out:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimmick Thanks, Steve **Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod000

Re: [meteorite-list] GimmiCK Sale - WARNING Joke enclosed!!!!!!!!!

2008-05-01 Thread MeteorHntr
*WARNING, JOKE BELOW ***ATTENTION: JOKE COMING*** HEAR YE, HEAR YE, HEAR YE: JOKETH APPROACHETH This is test of the Humorous Broadcast Network. This is a joke, and only a joke. If this were a real insult, you would have been informe

Re: [meteorite-list] Ebay sale tonight.

2008-05-01 Thread MeteorHntr
Mike, My bad. I should have written in my last post that my reply was all just a joke. Or at least I could put in a wink ;-) so people would know it was a joke. Of course nothing in your post was a gimmick. Next time I will put something in the Subject line saying that a joke is encl

Re: [meteorite-list] Ebay sale tonight.

2008-05-01 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 5/1/2008 12:48:22 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hello again, it is that day of the week, EBAY day! >"Ebay Day"??? Gimmick http://www.meteorite.com/farmer/ See the link above linking all of my auctions from both of my ebay usernames. >Two Ebay N

Re: [meteorite-list] Steve Arnold's Famous Reverse Auction

2008-04-30 Thread MeteorHntr
All, OK, I am going to give this reverse thing a try again. However, so as to not ruffle any feathers, I am going to call it "Steve Arnold's (soon to be) Famous Ebay Discount Marathon." To do this I have to load things up on my Ebay Store, that I just opened. It is going to take me some

Re: [meteorite-list] Warning to List members

2008-04-29 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 4/29/2008 2:34:37 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This morning I awoke to a barrage of emails from him, and from other people I know, where Randall was emailing using the name Gary Goldstein (pretending to be a lawyer) as is his usual way of doing busin

Re: [meteorite-list] Steve Arnold's Famous Reverse Auction

2008-04-29 Thread MeteorHntr
Doug, You said: Sometimes you really can get good deals. But, theoretically, if only one item is for sale, the expected revenue from the sale is identical to an auction as long as you have full participation. If I had to guess, I'd say the payback to you will be lower than a normal aucti

Re: [meteorite-list] Steve Arnold's Famous Reverse Auction

2008-04-28 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey Guys, I really didn't want to get into this yet, as I wanted to be the first to try this on Ebay. Talk about it too much, and someone else might try this before I get to do it first! But I will explain it so you guys don't get too confused. Ebay has an Auction format and a "Buy It Now

[meteorite-list] Steve Arnold's Famous Reverse Auction

2008-04-28 Thread MeteorHntr
Hell All, I am curious, if anyone on the list remembers the "Steve Arnold Famous Reverse Auctions" I have held in the past? If you do, and especially if you bought something via the old Famous Reverse Auctions, please contact me directly off the list. I am thinking about doing one again,

Re: [meteorite-list] How to tell IMB Gaos from normal

2008-04-23 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey, I got one. Only two halves of a 9.1 gram stone, so I am not rich. But that puts me getting one in less than 1 out of 500 specimens. It definitely puts the 9.1 grams in for far less than 1% of my current material. Cool stuff. Steve In a message dated 4/23/2008 4:29:46 P.M. Cent

Re: [meteorite-list] How to tell IMB Gaos from normal

2008-04-23 Thread MeteorHntr
Thanks Guys, I think I might have found one... off to the saw... Steve Arnold Arkansas MrSteveArnold.com **Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp0030002851) __

Re: [meteorite-list] How to tell IMB Gaos from normal

2008-04-23 Thread MeteorHntr
Michael, Actually, yes I have seen impact melts before. But to be honest, I am not sure I have seen the outside of a Gao IMB. It might be that I don't have any in the batches I have had currently or before. I will assume if none of the ones I have now look like a typical IMB, then that

[meteorite-list] How to tell IMB Gaos from normal

2008-04-23 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello Guys, Having just got more Gao's in, I am curious what external features on Gaos would indicate that a particular specimen has the Impact Melt Breccia features inside? I don't want to cut all of them up just to find a few (or maybe none) have the great flow. All input, especially ph

Re: [meteorite-list] another new argentina fall??

2008-04-18 Thread MeteorHntr
Let's hope they have the funds to both pay the people to do the proper field work and the funds to pay the lucky finders a fair reward in recovering specimens. It is easy for a government to say "We get to keep everything" but it is another for them to follow through and spend the hundreds of

[meteorite-list] AD: Hundreds of "New" Specimens Just In

2008-04-14 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello List, I am excited to inform all of you that I just returned from Illinois today where I acquired and brought back ALL of the inventory that Jason Phillips had in his "Rocks from Heaven" business. Sometime in the near future I will get the list of all this inventory moved onto a websi

Re: [meteorite-list] meteorites not being able to leave certain countries

2008-04-14 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello Steve #2, The reason laws are passed to keep meteorites in a country can be summed up in one word: Money! As the old saying goes: "Follar the Dollar." (Translation: that is "Arkansas" for: "Follow the Dollar.") While it is easy to tag commercial meteorite dealers with being "greed

Re: [meteorite-list] Science tattoos

2008-04-09 Thread MeteorHntr
Here is a photo of my fireball tattoo: http://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/tatoo.jpg Steve Arnold Arkansas **Planning your summer road trip? Check out AOL Travel Guides. (http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv000316

[meteorite-list] How to make a Small Fortune

2008-04-02 Thread MeteorHntr
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Re: [meteorite-list] Time delay: Park Forest / Mar 01 Eyewitness Report

2008-03-27 Thread MeteorHntr
Bernd, Chris and all, I would think that like lightning, the closer you are the brighter the flash would seem, the louder the thunder and the closer the two would be to each other. And if the lightning hit a tree, there might be a delay in when the tree would fall over and hit your house.

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - March 26, 2008 / S...

2008-03-26 Thread MeteorHntr
Bernd and All, One man in Park Forest that I purchased a meteorite from was driving to his house in Park Forest and was at the stop light at the north central part of Steger when he saw the fireball flash and extinguish. He went through the light and drove home. He parked his car in front

Re: [meteorite-list] Michael Casper

2008-03-18 Thread MeteorHntr
And I thought Mike and Bill Jensen were the world's largest meteorite dealers? Steve In a message dated 3/18/2008 1:43:13 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It IS NOT TRUE, he lives near Cornell, and traded/sold them specimens. He also came on the scene, and within abou

Re: [meteorite-list] Current and future meteorite market

2008-03-17 Thread MeteorHntr
Bob, Just a slight suggestion: The Federal Trade Commission will not allow dealers to call meteorites "an investment." That term is only allowed with registered securities. Of course as a collector, you are free to call them what you like. ;-) And of course, politicians are exempt fro

Re: [meteorite-list] Fwd: getting oriented on orientation

2008-03-05 Thread MeteorHntr
Darryl and All, I think we all are frustrated when a rounded rocks (or even chunky not even crusted fragments) are called "oriented." It wastes time as we look for why in the world it would be called "oriented" and it makes us wonder "If they will lie about that, what else are they lying ab

Re: [meteorite-list] getting oriented on orientation

2008-03-05 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello Mike and all, Mike, I like your suggestion. Obviously, a large contributing factor in a the final shape of a meteorite, has to do with it's original shape of the rock before the fireball (or as it broke apart in flight). Some rocks are just destined to look better (more nosecone or

Re: [meteorite-list] Speck Issues - Reply to this subject

2008-03-03 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello Walter, Frank, Mike and All, I agree, there is a potential problem with fraud. I would say, that a lack of ability to confirm certain meteorites as being what they are, is one of the factors that is keeping the hobby from exploding (even more so) in popularity. Of course on the rare

Re: [meteorite-list] Wed Total Lunar Eclipse

2008-02-20 Thread MeteorHntr
Geoff, Thanks for the heads up. I just ran outside to see cloudy skies here. I wonder how cloudy it is in SE Washington now? Anyone there willing to report? ;-) Steve Arnold **Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-t

Re: [meteorite-list] Greensburg Eco-Town with Eco-Bulldozers, Off Topic

2007-09-04 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey Guys, First, I apologize that this is slightly off topic, but it does end with a meteorite related topic. This past Monday afternoon, one of my Greensburg neighbors called me and asked if the City of Greensburg had given me notice that they were going to bulldoze my house? I told him

Re: [meteorite-list] Greensburg Fundraiser Web Pages V.1 Ready

2007-05-10 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey Guys, 9:02pm Greensburg Time Guess where Kelsey and I am at? We are at our home in Greensburg after Curfew! There might be only 4 of us residents staying here in the midst of Marshall Law. Our neighbors 3 doors down have never left. So that encouraged us. Kelsey and I were drivi

Re: [meteorite-list] Tornado snatches 1, 000 pound pallasite meteorite

2007-05-10 Thread MeteorHntr
List, If you look at photo #12 here: http://www.kansas.com/static/slides/050507tornadoaerials/ In the center of the picture about 1/6 of the way up from the bottom there is what looks like the 2 ft x 3 ft oak stand (possibly tipped over) that the 1,000 pound meteorite used to sit on. Some

Re: [meteorite-list] Greensburg hit with tornado

2007-05-05 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello List, As many of you know, with my recoveries at the Brenham site, I bought a house in Greensburg, Kansas a while back as a location to base my field work from. I got a call last night from my brother in Wichita wanting to be sure I wasn't at my house in Greensburg, when the news of

Re: [meteorite-list] MISSOURI, ILLINOIS FIREBALL ALSO SEEN IN KANSAS, MINNESOTA

2007-02-08 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 2/6/2007 4:10:56 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Here's the Kansas report (below). Interesting that it contains accounts of rumbling and popping noises when the object being described is likely 400 miles or more away! It must be an instance of the mu

Re: [meteorite-list] Northbranch H5

2007-01-16 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 1/14/2007 4:29:43 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've just received an excellent small part slice of Northbranch from the Hupe' Collection. It displays some unbelievable veins of FeNi, one of which crosses the whole specimen. I'm proud to have ad

Re: [meteorite-list] NJO ownership

2007-01-06 Thread MeteorHntr
OK Doug, So it would have to burn coming in. I gotcha that far. So... Where was the fireball?Did no one at all see one? Where was the sonic boom? Did no one at all hear one? Where are the flowlines on the blue-black metal surface? If it is from an interior piece of a late in flight br

[meteorite-list] Freehold NJ Map

2007-01-06 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey Guys, Check this map out: _http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&addtohistory=&address=&; city=&state=nj&zipcode=&country=US&geodiff=1_ (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&addtohistory=&address=&city=&state=nj&zipcode=&country= US&geodiff=1) Freehold i

Re: [meteorite-list] NJO ownership

2007-01-05 Thread MeteorHntr
Mike, That was my first thought, that it was a cleaned up Nantan. There just isn't the fresh look that other Iron falls have. I am curious, it is physically possible for a meteorite to enter our atmosphere so slow that it would fall without burning, no fireball, no melting of the sur

[meteorite-list] NJ Reporter/Editor Problems

2007-01-05 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello List, Check out this story: http://www.wnbc.com/news/10670320/detail.html In the story is this line: "However, scientists told NBC News that the object could be a meteorite because the Earth passed through a meteor shower on Wednesday night." Then a couple of paragraphs later is thi

Re: [meteorite-list] NJO ownership

2007-01-05 Thread MeteorHntr
Mt, I think you meant Sylacaga, and not Syracuse. Steve Arnold #1 In a message dated 1/4/2007 3:34:50 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In the USA, ownership of found or fallen meteorites was established long ago by the Supreme Court. This was reestablished in the Syrac

Re: [meteorite-list] Dave Shiflett-- no fan of the brenham

2007-01-03 Thread MeteorHntr
Dave and all, No, the big rock did not sell yet. And I am pretty sure the TV show that the story is supposed to be quoting did not state that it "sold for a million dollars," only that it is "worth about a million dollars." I just think the reporter got his facts wrong. Imagine that, a rep

Re: [meteorite-list] 2007 Peoples Choice Harvey Award Nominee

2006-12-23 Thread MeteorHntr
Michael, Mark, List, To say that this week is the busiest week that both Geoff and I have had all year would probably be an understatement. Therefore I am sorry it has taken so long for either of us to write in on this topic. (After all, Mark's first post was made a whopping 23 hours ago

Re: [meteorite-list] Re: The other Brenham hunter

2006-05-15 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 5/12/2006 12:34:36 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Only Steve (AR), Phil, Geoff, Don and Sheila Stimpson, USA today and maybe the mayor of Haviland know best what is going on here. Hello List, Sorry I am late in posting, as I have been off line for

Re: [meteorite-list] Treasure Hunters

2006-04-26 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello List and whomever you are that wrote this last email without signing it,I am glad you seem to be as concerned as we are about accumulating as much scientific data as possible on our excavations.  It is our hope to find a buffalo skull under one of our Brenhams, or a field mouse, or at

[meteorite-list] AD: Eugene Cornelius Meteorite Collection

2006-03-24 Thread MeteorHntr
8.2g http://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/norton1.jpg H.O. Stockwell, a native of Hutchison, KS invented a homemade metal detector the 1940s that was very successful at recovering iron meteorites from locati ons such is Odessa, TX, Brenham, KS, Trenton, WI etc. His hunting at the Brenham strewnfiel

[meteorite-list] Tucson Thank You & Brenham Info

2006-03-22 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello List, While this is coming a little late, I wanted to take the opportunity to thank everyone that came to visit us in our room at the Inn Suites, our booth at the Main Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, and the Meteor Mayhem Birthday Bash. It turned out to be an amazing show for my family

Re: [meteorite-list] Prospectors, Scientists Vie for Rocks More Precious Than...

2006-02-27 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 2/27/2006 12:58:14 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This worries some scientists who study meteorites for clues about the early life of our solar system. They wonder how many new finds they'll get access to before the space rocks are sliced into collect

Re: [meteorite-list] If I can choose.....!

2006-02-25 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 2/24/2006 10:28:45 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: An aubrite would be a great choice I think since they are so rare. I am curious to see what collectors would think they are worth per gram, known falls, finds, any locality, including NWA (if a confir

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Pricing/Values

2005-12-23 Thread MeteorHntr
Dean, Great post. There are so many factors to the value of any particular specimen as you pointed out. One thing I think people selling meteorites should do is take a little more time in justifying the price they are asking. This means justifying why the price might be particularly lo

[meteorite-list] New Site is UP!

2005-11-28 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello List, I am excited to announce that our newly revised website is up and running at: www.WorldRecordMeteorite.com (You may need to hit "Refresh" or clear your cache if you were at the site before. You should now see a photo with me resting my elbow on the rock on the home page.) S

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