Or somebody's drug lab exploded...any white powdery residue left in
the crater ??
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Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 14:39:05 -0400
From: Galactic Stone Ironworks meteoritem...@gmail.com
Subject: [meteorite-list] Photo of alleged Columbia impact crater
Here's the official website:
http://www.staffordshirehoard.org.uk/
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A true class act and a great guy !!!
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Date: Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:27:53 -0500
From: Darren Garrison cyna...@charter.net
Subject: [meteorite-list] Six-year old finds meteorwrong follup
To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Message-ID: 6irv95hgenk6aiomq36c74rkkh5i25a...@4ax.com
First off, many thanks to everyone (the several dozen of you) who
requested details about the contents of my collection.
Also, the pieces Anne lists below are just a sampling of the ones she
requested I pull out in order to have them in time for Tucson. I
believe there are about 35 pieces
Hey Howie.
While it's certainly your right to advertise your opinion, try not to
be so ignorant when you do it.
It's The Hague (as in Netherlands)not Haag (as in Robert).
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Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:47:41 -0700
From: Howard Steffic
It’s been a long time since I posted anything to this list, having
stopped collecting meteorites back in May 2005, but I still receive the
digests and read them with interest.
Since then, my collection has been packed away and stored in my den
closet….a horrible waste of these important
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The tornado that destroyed Greensburg was rated as an F5the most powerful
class of tornado. The MINIMUM wind speed of an F5 is 261 mphand up to 318
mhp.
Much less powerful tornados pick up cars and trucks weighing a ton or more and
easily toss them over 100 yards/meters. So a puny
...like the Declaration of Liberty
Did I sleep through a history lesson back in grade school? grin
I assume you meant the Declaration of Independence ??
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After much reflection on and review of my interests and goals, I have decided
to sell my meteorite collection and concentrate on other interests that hold
deeper meaning for me on a personal level.
I will first offer the collection intact, to those on this list. Should there
be no interest
Wow ! The response for information regarding the sale of my collection has
been, to say the leastoverwhelming.
In order to save my typing finger, I have uploaded a copy to AOL's FTP area.
The listing can be viewed and downloaded at:
http://members.aol.com/cmcdon0923/private/metsell.xls
OKtry this tie-in
Does the Pope have access to the Vatican's meteorite collection?
Please, leave religion off this list unless it pertains to meteorites.
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Hey Steveyou are one class act! Are you bucking for nominations for the
Stupid/Ugly American of the Year Award ?? If so, you won my vote. And since
you are in Chicago, may I vote more than once?
Exactly what part of Australia Only didn't you comprehend? Must be a result
of that Chicago
Mikey C. !
Now there's a name that we hadn't (thankfully) heard in a long time.
I guess the slabbed silver dollar market must not be doing too well.
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For those searching in eastern Pennsylvania, how about:
Paradise
Bird In Hand
Blue Ball
and last but not leastIntercourse.
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i dont get it - smeone was booted off of ebay for selling a
'fake'meteowrong?
Wouldn't a fake meteor-wrong be a meteor-right? You knowtwo negatives
make a positive, and all that.
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Well Tom, at least you have your priorities right !!! Meteorites (as well as
stamps, coins, or any other collectible) are just THINGS...possessions, period.
They don't matter worth squat in the grand scheme of things. Ownership of a
THING can't even begin to compare to the job of raising
Beautiful clear night here in the Dallas area.but a bit on the cold side
(30F). I only spent a few minutes out watching around midnight, but saw
several nice meteors in that short period.
Craig
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Deja vu all over again
Didn't we just have a thread on this last weekwhich turned kind of ugly
towards the end?
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Not sure if it's reliable or not, but a quick web search seems to come up with lots of
hits for the Greensburg, KS pallasite as the top piece, at 1000 pounds.
Here's a link to the Big Well site where it's housed, but the link on their page to
the actual meteorite appears to be broken.
Now that's one NEAT looking meteorite !
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Do you know which meteorite came closest to your backyard?
Probably Allen, Texas (H4) seeing that I live in the town right next to Allen.
Another candidate could be McKinney, Texas (L4), which is about 10 miles away. I
have specimens of each.
But because McKinney was found prior to my town
I absolutely ain't a meteorite, so what is it?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=3239item=2272486362rd=1
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I was ten years old, soon to be eleven, and I remember sitting in the living room with
my parents, in front of a black and white television watchting a blurry image.
The questions are: Where were you when
Neil Armstrong first stepped out on the
Moon 35 years ago? Where did you watch
it and
Well, I think it's a good start, although I don't know how far it should go. Some
things to consider:
Could IMCA be held responsible in any way for someone who purchases something with
IMCA's blessing which turns out to be misrepresented? What if IMCA renders an
opinion that seller X is
There was a very large fireball over North Texas last night around 21:30 CDT.
I don't have any more info, but it was caught on video by the dashboard camera of a
police car. Looks like if flared at least twice and there may have been some
fragmentation.
Unfortunately I missed it because I was
Here is a link to still frames from the police video showing last night's North Texas
fireball.
I'm trying to get the link to the actual video, and will post it if I get it to work.
http://www.nbc5i.com/slideshows/index.html
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Try this URL for the police video.
http://www.nbc5i.com/weather/3506058/detail.html
On the left side of the page, click the FEEDROOM map/image, and it should bring up a
video of the actual newscast. It's a bit choppynot sure why...the one I saw on
the news was perfectly smoothit
The video that I referred to was of high speed projectile impact testing performed by
NASA, so I think they could be considered somewhat rigorous.
I'm not saying the tests referred to in Ron's original posting weren't important, but
maybe the article just didn't spell out the reasons that it
??
I've seen video of this type of test being performeded numerous times on various TV
programs on places like The Discovery Channel, etc.
So unless I missed something here, what was so special about this test?
Craig
In a message dated 6/29/2004 12:50:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Ron
I too have lost out many times to snipers, but I look at it this way
If I am interested in an item, and I personally determine that I am willing to pay a
maximum of $X for it, then I will submit a bid in the amount of $X.
If someone else bids more than $X, either a day before the auction
Hopefully he hasn't bought the farm..
Hi Ryan and all,
Could he be down on the farm? ;-)
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while the more rare ones are comprised of solid steel.
Hm.What's the classification for a steel meteorite.
Hopefully this was poetic license by the author, and not a quote from either of our
list members.
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In his defense, I think he does state in the listings that he doesn't guarantee that
they're meteorites.
Like eBay says.caveat emptor.
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a new theory was needed, so they made one up and it worked!
One of my favorite retorts to manager-types when they come up with some brilliant new
idea (which those of us that actually do the work know is doomed to fail) is:
Theories always work on paper.
I did hear about itas a matter of fact I saw it going overhead (I'm about 35 miles from Fort Worth)it passed over my house, and the entire area lit up like it was noon.
But, there wasa really nice 5 gram rusty piece of Nantan ending on eBay,and I didn't want to miss out on sniping it at
Markjust let it/them go.
You will never change their minds...this is just how the bleeding heart
political-correctness crowd is.
As they would have us all believe: There are no bad people in the world (except for
conservative Republicans)just people who make bad choices.
Now let's
Oh goodyamother possible opportunity for the Canadian government to let another
meteorite disolve into oblivion, ala Tagish Lake.
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Mmm...shrimp.
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You - no name.Can't swim?Roman Jirasekwww.meteoritelabels.com
Aa reply from our neighbor to the north.
Yes Roman, I can swim.Thank you for asking.
I have some of my best vacation memories fromcamping and boating on Lower Beverly Lake, in Delta, Ontario. An absolutely beautiful area.
That's why when the little bottle says to take 'x' number of pills at a given time and
interval, it's important that you follow those instructions, or this is what can
happen.
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Congratulations Rob.
And lest we forget, Ron also has one named after him"(6524) Baalke".
Typical partisan crap.no matter what the President would have proposed, the angry
liberals would have found something to complain about.yada...yada...yada.yawn.
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However, if such event does happen, I would like a partslice.
Can I get a slice with some dried blood on it or bone fragments embedded in it?
Paint residue is special, so why not blood and bone?
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I feel honored.I've received a slam from Matteo.
If I translate correctly, he's calling ME an idiot for posting my I hope he wins it
comment. (And who's the one that bid on it?)
Now all I need is a mention by Proud Tom, and my life will be complete!
What a tool !!
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for banned you from the list, you have put a private
message in pubblic.
I hope...
I feel honored.I've received a slam from Matteo.
If I translate correctly, he's calling ME an idiot for
posting my I hope he
wins it comment. (And who's the one that bid on
It's funny to see WHO has placed a bid on that :-)
Let's hope he wins it !!
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. get NASA to put a box under the lunar return vehicle that the astronauts can
fill with moon rocks that will burn up during reentry will and drop new lunar
meteorites over the US?
Might not be a good idea
What if one hits an angry liberal on the head? They'll claim that NASA and
"MommyMommywhat are those?"
"Don't stare sweetiethey're just angry liberals. They don't know any better."
*
EVERYBODY read Howard's links. Do it now. Don't just read the Mars story, read them all.
I can't wait until Nov. to vote (again)
Can someone with a new copy of "the book" post the details under the entry for "Glatton"
I only have the 1985 version, and since it fell in 1991, obviously it's not included.
I just aquired a small fragment from Rob Elliott, and am curious about what, besides what's on his site, is known about
Definitely NOT the shuttleit's not capable, at least in its current configuration,
of extended space flight.
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As there are quite a few space savvy folks on this listjust asking a question pertaining to Bush's speech.
He said the moon was the logical place to initiate space exploration missions. Yet the moon has harsh environmental challenges.and it seems those challenges are less on Mars.
want to cut a slice of Lamont that is in my collection.
I dont have any equiptment or knowlege to cut it efficiently and professionally.
Ihave tocut these slices within a week.
So I cant really wait for a saw to be ordered and delivered.
This might help.
told him the space debris can bring anywhere from $5 to $1 million a gram.
And we wonder why the public acts the way they do when the are fortunate enough to acutally find a meteorite. So when the owner of this stone eventually does go to sell it, what estimate do YOU think he's going be
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2211392065category=3239
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We understand it all too well. As Southerners we enjoy laughing at ourselves but
only when it comes from another true Southerner, otherwise it is considered
prejudicial.
And thats a major problem in todays world..a comment/act is only
prejudicial, or racist, or politically incorrect (or
You do all understand that this is a parody, and not a legitimate newspaper article?
Lighten up folks..
Rainy and cold (OK...actually just 50F) here in Dallas
We were supposed to have a public star party tonight, but rain has a way of changing one's plans.
Craig
Why or how
Simple: The world is full of idiots.
This is just his 15 minutes of fame.
I believe he has about 9 minutes left.
I recently acquired (freebie) an old (Sears) Craftsman 6 Gem Maker saw and polisher
combo. There was no blade in it, but the motor appears to run fine. I plan to tear
it down and give it a good cleaning and lubrication this weekend.
Does anyone out there have any experience with these saws?
Meteorites are magnetic and contain an alloy of iron and nickel mixed with silicate materials. The geologists say the meteorites that struck the state may have their origin either in Jupiter or Mars.
Sigh..
Ignorance is blissor so they say.
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For anyone thinking about buying a display case for your collectioncheck this out !!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2566688058
If only I had the roomand the money !
Remember this, just because you CAN do something doesn't mean you SHOULD do it.
Well said, and along a similar vein.from a bumpersticker I saw :
"Just because everybody has one, doesn't mean you have to act like one."
Think about it for a secondit'll come to you...
Wow.what are details behing the "iron wrong"?
I must admit, that unless there's something obviously wrong (e.g., weight) when viewing it in person, I would probably have bought it.
Craig
Another thing that I have always wished for is some type of standardization in the
title field.
I first mentioned this back before there was a separate Ebay category for meteorites,
and we were just lumped into the MINERALS section. You had to specifically search for
the word meteorite to see
Sometimes I feel that this list is becoming one big Spanish Inquisition!!!
There's a Monty Python skit somewhere in there somewhere, but it just won't come out !
Eight others also received treatment for temporary blindness or for losing
consciousness after seeing the spectacle.
This is beginning to get out of hand.first, flaming debris setting huts on
firenow heart attacks, blindness, and unconsciousness.
I echo the others' sentimentsnice display case !!!
I'm toying with the idea of building a way to house/display my collection, in that I have two oak bookcases in my den, and am sketching plans to install slide out drawers similar to those found in "mineral cabinets" to store my specimens.
Personally.I prefer the black/white centimeter scaled strips used as opposed to
the cubes. Seeing one of the scales in front of a whole specimen or slice, gives me a
better perspective of the true size of the specimen.
I've toyed around with making one of these scales using MS
Using their estimated maximum weight of 190 grams, that works out to $2,368 per
gramsignificantly more than the regular going rate for Zagami. (Hey
SELL2ALL.for something you value at 450 large, go buy a scale.)
BUTdoes a piece of this size demand any type of premium? And if
and should not be quoted or publicized.
So we posted them on the INTERNET !?!?!?!?!?
OKnobody tell.
GRIN
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the 2.5 kilogram (5.5 pound) rock was identified as possibly belonging to a
Brenham pallasite meteorite that fell in Kansas in 1882.
Not the best sentence structure... Are they saying that the 2001 find WAS a piece of
Brenham, or just that it was a pallasite, SIMILAR to Brenham?
the
What are the police studying a meteorite
strewnfield for? Is there a fear that sombody from
space is planning a round of attacks by throwing rocks
or something?
Extraterrestrial terrorists.
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A quick look at the list archives shows that the last message with any hint of reference to God was posted at about 06:42 Wednesday morning.
Now, approximately 16 hours later (give or take), you post this email..so who's guilty of keeping the thread alive now, and "abusing the list"?
They think the universe revolves around THEIR wonderful lord (sic) Jesus Christ
and everyone else is in the dark.
That's because a.) it does, and b.) they are.
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Gee Mark..at least you're being open minded about it.
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thus sparing the meteorite list the Non-Meteorite Thread That Wouldn't Die.
Thank you ! We need to reserve the list's bandwidth for MUCH more important
things like:
Why I Like/Don't Like Ebay
Dealer flame wars
Collector flame wars
Why Meteorites are Like Sex
The Ebay Police
Chicago
In a message dated 7/11/03 9:11:22 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
at the moment it looks to me, the theory, that the asteroid belt was formed from the material left over, when our solar system was formed, is more recent.
But if it's truly "left over", how do you account for
In a message dated 7/11/03 9:39:17 PM Central Daylight Time, GeoZay writes:
magnetic field of the proto-sun, generating heat high enough to melt the iron planetesimals in the regions of roughly Mercury out to earth
But the asteroid belt is beyond the earth...so how did that material suddenly
Let me comment from a collector's viewpoint.
The person asking you to refund their money is an idiot. I've bought several meteorites that have declined in price. (Anyone want to buy 0.5 gram of Zagami at $1500 per gram?) And while my transaction took place a few years ago (at the height of
But the main question is: Is it radioactive ?
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At a terminal velocity of 32 feet per second, that would be 1,980 seconds of
falling or 33 minutes of falling.
TV is more than 32 fpsthat equates to only about 22MPH.
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Well, I have a quite strong feeling, we have the first man-made pallasite in Shirokovsky...;-
No, we DO NOT have a "man-made pallasite". A pallasite IS a type meteorite.
Just as a counterfeit coin is not a coin, nor is a counterfeit stamp a stamp, if it turns out to be man-made, we will have a
In meteorites we don´t have the ethical norms widely accepted,
Ethics is not dependent of what you're selling, be it meteorites, fossils, coins,
stamps, gems, or elephant dung. It doesn't matter! You are either an ethical PERSON
or you are not.
There are some ethic norms in gems, if you
If the seller (initials: A.L.) is a member of this group, I would suggest he step
forward and state his position.
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I think we need to rethink this term, Strewn-field! Should this not be
strewn-town, strewn-city or strewn-something, Where is the field?
Or maybe..strewn-hood?
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Regarding this whole discussion on the price of PF, and ANY OTHER meteorite.
There's a little thing we have in this (but not only this) country (i.e., USA)...it's
called CAPITALISM. And closely tied to capitalism is a little thing called supply
and demand.
Heyit may not be the best
Look at your calendardoes today's date ring any bells?
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How 'bout this.
Big flashbig crashmuch confusionlots of cash.
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If you can come up with a way to prevent the media from spreading
misinformation.
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Get in line...
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If you watch the entire video feed, as the reporter rolls it around in her hands, it CERTAINLY seems to be partially crusted, and even may show some regmaglypt-type formations.
We may have an actual "hammer" in Chicago!
Since we were on this topic yesterday for Tatahouine.
Anyone want to offer up a recommendation on how to pronounce Thuathe? I'd like to
know how to greet them when my stones arrive.
My completely uninformed guess: Too - ah' - tuh
Sincerely,
Craig
Sorry...missed that post.
Thanks.
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This is like taking a kilo of pot and saying you busted a
dealer with a million dollars of dope, because, if you sell it by the joint.
DUDE Cool analogy
Sorryflashback to my mis-spent youth.
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I finally got my piece of honolulu meteorite.A half gram of a very elusive meteorite.
And we all can't wait to see it offered for trade on the list ! grin
You know that your a meteorite addict when you drive through states and know if the town you are driving past or though has had a meteorite fall or find.
Guilty...I do it all the time when we're driving or even when we're watching the news and they mention some town in west Texas and I
To quote the song by ChicagoDoes anybody really care?
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I think for it to be a witnessed fall, the witness has to survive to tell the
tale... ;-) --R
Kind of like the old If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is around to hear it,
did it make a noise? question, eh?
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I apologize if this is a duplicate posting to some/all of you, but personally I never
received it after originally sending it about 8:15 CST last night, so here it is
again.
Since sending the original email last night, I uploaded a few images at (long URL,
watch the word wrap):
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