[meteorite-list] Christies auction results

2021-02-25 Thread Paul Swartz via Meteorite-list
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[meteorite-list] Globally distributed iridium layer preserved within the Chicxulub impact structure

2021-02-25 Thread Paul via Meteorite-list
Iridium in undersea crater confirms asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs Hamish Johnston, Physics World, February 24, 2021, https://physicsworld.com/a/iridium-in-undersea-crater-confirms-asteroid-wiped-out-the-dinosaurs/ Tha paper is: Goderis, S., Sato, H., Ferriere, L, et al. 2021, Globally

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2021-02-25 Thread Paul Swartz via Meteorite-list
Today''s Meteorite Picture of the Day: NWA 13289 Contributed by: Beat Booz http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpodmain.asp?DD=02/26/2021 __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at

Re: [meteorite-list] Christies auction results

2021-02-25 Thread bill kies via Meteorite-list
Money laundering at a Christies auction? I guess it could happen but 350,000 for a 400 dollar item might red flag the deal a little too much. Here's a more plausible example, not sayin it's ML of course. After all, the beauty and depth of the soul of the artist involved are immeasurable.