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A few years ago I lead a meteorite search with the just founded Colorado Meteorite Society (COMETS) for the Johnstown achondrite fall of 1924. We did visit (not search) the graveyard where a burial service was interrupted by a fifteen pound meteorite landing thirty feet from the church door. Our
Hey Walter,
Do these look like Park Forest to you, first of all. I have'nt
seen any close-ups till this set, but for a fresh fall, which we'll assume
these are meteorites and they did'nt hit a dog, cow, crashed through a roof
and destroy any CPU peripherals(printers, etc.), or the
I forgot to mention the metal veins in the black melt pieces. Let the
conjecture begin.
G,night
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Steve Witt
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video of Park Forest meteoroidhttp://abclocal.go.com/wls/news/032703_ns_skyflash.html
Ron Hartman
extremely but no esagerated - I have see others ask
$200/gr. for this fallfor a similar price I buy
Siena or Ensisheim
Matteo
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Funny, you are usually the one defending extremely
high prices Matteo. We
wouldn't want the price of Park Forest to be in
ruin.
Good morning list.I want to thank those who purchased some of my micro's
yesterday.I was on the computer all day except for when I had to go
bowling for 3 hours las night.Just want to let everybody know I still have
7 piece's of each type left.7 crusted and 7 non crusted piece's.There are
still
Well, the situation is even worse today. Several
new dealers have show up, desperate for specimens and finding that the buying
price is well over $12 gram, and they are offering more to get a specimen. so
this price is rising further, out of control, so many people searching the
streets
March 31, 2003
Greetings Meteorite Enthusiasts!
I may not have found an actual space rock yet, but I
have strong suspicions that I did when it deals with
impact crater material. Keep in mind these are rock
pieces found in end moraines deposited by glaciers,
since there is no bedrock near my
How 'bout this.
Big flashbig crashmuch confusionlots of cash.
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You forgot the ending phrase.Total delusion
Dave F.
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How 'bout this.
Big flashbig crashmuch confusionlots of cash.
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Or, even more succinctly: Flash ... Crash ... Dash ... Cash!!!
How 'bout this.
Big flashbig crashmuch confusionlots of cash.
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(I sent this post last night, but I don't think it made it through
Sorry if this is a duplicate.)
Greetings List,
Having a great time, wish you were here!! I really mean that. This
has been the ride of a lifetime. I've had 12 hours of sleep since
Thursday, just split a pizza with my dog and
If anyone wants
to write a book on this fall and wants some stories that are
absolutely beyond belief (and want to spend a couple of hours on the
phone with me let me know). This has been, without a doubt the most
memorable four days of my life. Good night.
Thanks for the thoughtful
I have a proposition can anyone anywhere please tell me why every time there is a "meteorite fall" the media repeatedly calls it a meteor shower? I mean we all know what a meteor shower is. Is there anyway to educate these people? They are supposed to be the ones reporting the news and educating
If you can come up with a way to prevent the media from spreading
misinformation.
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Very detailed first hand accounts of 2 of the house smashers. Great
stuff!
http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/yrtwn/south/281syt3.htm
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Determining an orbit would be the icing on the cake.
http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/astronomy/astronews/
Cheers,
Charlie
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Hello All!
My Tucson Show Video (CDROM-Version) arrived today
and I would like to extend my thanks to all who contributed,
especially Bob Holmes and John Gwilliam.
What a blast that is to see you folks in person and even
hear you talking. Even though Geoff has been thoroughly
Americanized, his
Title: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite fall Vs. Shower
Hi Ron,
The answer to your question, is there any way to educate these
people? is no.
Anyone who has ever been involved in a newspaper reported
event knows they NEVER get it right. For them to become
educated requires an incident or
Hi
I have some Orgueil for sale on eBay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=3239item=2168015105
I see that I have already had a bid! That was quick!
thanks for your indulgence
dave
IMCA #0092
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Greetings Everybody,
As a new list member, I just wanted to introduce myself to everybody;
My name is Ryan,and I live in Franklin, WI (Milwaukee Co.) Some of you dealers may already know who I am from previous purchases. I have been collecting for a few years now, but have recently taken up the
One question, I know nothing about orbit data, but I
must assume that with so many camera angles that
caught this fireball on tape, that this meteorite
should be one with a known orbit! Is this the case?
-- Mike Farmer
Very good question Mike.
Several researchers have contacted me begging for
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Hello Mark and List
Bombs are typically highly vessiculated magmas. What
you may be thinking of are ejected old magmas which
are ripped from the walls of a volcanic vent and would
have shapes that are irregular if not just plain
blocky. These differ from bombs in that they are from
previous
Harlan,
Do not take this wrong as I mean no offense. There
has been roughly 300 messages posted to the list regarding this fall in the last
72 hours. If you did not read them you have completely missed the story and the
reason why there is not a flood of it for sale. Otherwise you probably
You have indicated that there has been 300 emails
reference this fall. I have only had about 40 to 50 on my computer.
Am I doing something wrong? Thanks John
Welcome Ryan. Good luck hunting and enjoy this
fascinating and educational hobby
Dave
Greetings Everybody,
As a new list member, I just wanted to introduce
myself to everybody;
My name is Ryan,and I live in Franklin, WI
(Milwaukee Co.) Some of
One thing that strikes me in this story is : if your kid comes and tells
you there is a noise, believe them! Could be anything! How many
accidents have happened due to telling them to go back to sleep?
Has anyone, since it's April fools and everyone is hyped up, tried
throwing a brick onto
testing 1 2 3
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What the next video really needs is for Bernd and
Pauline to be in Tucson to be in it!
Twink Monrad
Dear List;
To coin a popular term from Jim and Dave at Meteorite Times, I am trying
to ferret out the burned rocks that I keep finding.
Has anyone deliberately burned meteorites in a camp fire (no, I am not
drunk, or stoned)? Have any of the nomads of the hot deserts ever
brought in any
I have two, 180 pound Brazillian Fila Mastiffs that are in charge of
investigating all unusual noisesso far the only thing they have returned
with is a somewhat bloody back pocket from a pair of blue jeans. We are
pretty sure that was terrestrial in origin.
Welcome to the group Ryan.
Mark M.
Good evening list.I got wonderful news from my friend today.He decided to
keep 4 of the 7 piece's he found in his back yard, bit I am getting the 3
largest.When he told me the size, I almost had a coronary.They are 360,
173, and 77 gram whole individuals.He said the all have about 95 percent
Steve I hope for your sake that this guy is giving you thousands of
dollars in pieces. And that they are meteorites.
Mike
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From: Steve Arnold, Chicago!!! [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 6:36 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] updates on
Hello again list.Just to let all know, tomorrow I will have my 1.4 gram
pieces on my website as well as what I have left of my micro's.Just talked
to my camera guy.Thought I would pass it along to all who still want to
buy some micro's.
steve
Steve,
Three individuals totaling 610 grams. That's some good friend you have
Steve. And some good fortune on your part. Have you given any thought
to sharing your good fortune by donating your remaining micros to an
area school perhaps?
Just a thought :-)
Charlie
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From: Michael
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To: Michael Cottingham
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 7:54 PM
Subject: Fw: THUATHE SALE !!! FINAL UPDATE!!!
Hello,
This is THE FINAL UPDATE!!!
HERE IS MY UPDATED VERSION. I WILL ALSO CONSIDER TRADING...LET ME
KNOW WHAT YOU MIGHT
Well everyone, the car smasher sold in about 30
seconds! Someone out there got a score! I wanted to keep it but at the price I
cant afford to keep more than one piece.
Many pieces today were not meteorites, so ill call
today the mother-of all-meteorwrongs day.
I will be trying to get out
This has turned out to be the meteorite fall of the century. So many
great stories over the past week of people with their cars and houses hit.
It is also refreshing to know that most of the people who have benefited really
need the money. You can't blame them for asking as much as the
There is only about 14 to 20 kilos known, only
about 6 kilos in private hands. The rest is still with the owners, all of who
saw the advice of the plantarium yesterdat telling them not to sell, it with
worth far more than any dealer will offer them. So thanks to them, the people
now want
I just watched my CD-ROM of the Tucson 2003 show video last night with my
wife. Yes, it was great! I even had a small part in it (about 28 seconds out
of my total 15 minutes of fame).
I was quite happy to see that Twink Jim had big parts in the video. These
two individuals absolutely define
Hi list. I want to give credit to bob evans for showing me prime spots for
where some of the park forest meteorites fell.If it wasn't for him, I
might not have found what I found.Thanks again bob.It is nice to have help
now and then.
steve arnold, chicago
Hi again everyone, I am sending this here since I
have too many orders to answer individually. I am requesting that all who want
pieces of this meteorite, send me payment via paypal for watever $$$ amount you
want to buy. I do not know what the final price will be, but you all read the
By the way, the price of the meteorite could well
approach far higher, I think it will sell later for $70 gram. This is a once in
a century fall, so I am saying that Matteo, sorry bud, you will never see
a gram for sale cheap, and you will find that it will be like Portales Valley,
many
http://www.nbc5.com/news/2077152/detail.html
Click here, this shows a news report done this
evening on NBC.
Pretty cool eh?
Mike Farmer.
This is of course, my collection piece.
Only 3 times a year for a shower? Does
anyone know what they really mean by that? There are more than that a month if
you look at http://comets.amsmeteors.org/meteors/calendar.html.
However, ones that hit the earth in this way there would be less of. Do they
mean a found strewn field?
Hi, Michael, Everybody,
You're probably right that the answer is no.
However, about that terminology. When a rock is in space,
it's a meteroid. When a meteoroid gets involved with a planet and
its atmosphere, it's a meteor. When a meteor survives to reach
the planetary surface or
buy for $6/gr.
good luck to all have to buy for $70/gr.
Matteo
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By the way, the price of the meteorite could well
approach far higher, I think it will sell later for
$70 gram. This is a once in a century fall, so I am
saying that Matteo, sorry bud,
To releave the suspense, there are NO occurrences of volcanos/volcanic
geology in eastern North America since before the Triassic(200±mya).*
The only volcanic stems left today in the Eastern North American plate
are a part of a plutonic and volcanic series in New England (Devonian
345 ±mya).
Hello Michael,
First, let me say nice to meet you, on this thing of ours.
I have'nt read all the Email- so I dont know if any conclusive analysis has
been made yet by a trained astrochemist or some Meteorite Lab on a genuine
sample of Park Forest.
I just need to know if you know, or
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Office of Inspector General
Washington, D.C. 20546
March 31, 2003
RELEASE 2003-025: HONDURAN MOON ROCK FORFEITED TO THE UNITED STATES
On March 26, 2003, U. S. District Judge Adalberto Jordan, ordered that
the United States is entitled to forfeit
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