[meteorite-list] look to the skys

2002-11-08 Thread STEVE ARNOLD
Hi all. As you all know, meteorites is my passion, but a greater passion is Astronomy. I have been an amateur astronomer since 1966. I have a 8" in. Celestron telescope. It is a dobsonian! All thru the year I'm out watching the skies. Be ready for the coming of Mars. Over the next 10 months, it

[meteorite-list] SALE - Mbale nice pieces

2002-11-08 Thread M come Meteorite Meteorites
Hello all I have some very nice pieces of Mbale fall, with 90% fusion crust, nice matrix with veins ans condrules, this is the list of the pieces: GR.30 END PIECE $300 GR.73 END PIECE $730 GR.75 END PIECE $750 GR.62 END PIECE $620 GR.47 SLICE $470 GR.53 SLICE $530 GR.10 SLICE $100 GR.84

[meteorite-list] Feldspar minerals in the inclusions in earthly/lunar basalts

2002-11-08 Thread Bjørn Sørheim
Hello list, Finding an extrusive volcanic(e.g. basaltic) stone in a volcanic field on our planet, certainly gives no hint to think it came from the Moon or Mars or elsewhere in the solar system. A bit otherwise when you find such a stone say ~500 km from nearest volcanic field. In the northern

[meteorite-list] Please remove me from the list

2002-11-08 Thread TektiteDawg
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Re: [meteorite-list] look to the skys

2002-11-08 Thread Michael L Blood
Meteorites is my passion, too! M on 11/8/02 4:55 AM, STEVE ARNOLD at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: meteorites is my passion __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images - November 1-8, 2002

2002-11-08 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES November 1-8, 2002 o Pit-chain in Noctis Labyrinthus (Released 1 November 2002 http://themis.la.asu.edu/zoom-20021101a.html o Textures in Utopia Planitia (Released 4 November 2002) http://themis.la.asu.edu/zoom-20021104a.html o Hecates Tholus (Released 5

Re: [meteorite-list] Feldspar minerals in the inclusions in earthly/lunar basalts

2002-11-08 Thread mafer
Hi Bjorn Minerals, regardless of where they are from, earth, moon or mars, are still those minerals and as such have properties that will identify them as such. I guess what I'm saying is that the elements of which the minerals are made of are the same, no matter if from here or there, and so,

[meteorite-list] Feldspar minerals in the inclusions in earthly/lunar basalts

2002-11-08 Thread Robert Verish
--- Original Message --- [meteorite-list] Feldspar minerals in the inclusions in earthly/lunar basalts Bjørn Sørheim [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri, 8 Nov 2002 17:22:40 +0100 (MET) Hello list, SNIP!! But the question I have is concerning the feldspar inclusions. I

[meteorite-list] Liftoff for Mars Meteorites

2002-11-08 Thread Ron Baalke
http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2002/1107/1 Liftoff for Mars Meteorites ROBERT IRION Science Now A trip from Mars to Earth would be a blast for an astronaut, but it's no big deal for a rock. That's the conclusion of a new study, which finds that small asteroids striking the

Re: [meteorite-list] Feldspar minerals in the inclusions in earthly/lunar basalts

2002-11-08 Thread mafer
Hi Bob The most probable reason I can think of is that the feldspars that are found in meteorites are not typically vary large. By that I mean in some fashion, large enough to see with the unaided eye, while those found in terrestrial rock are, even when small, distinguishable by the eye. The fizz

Re: [meteorite-list] Feldspar minerals in the inclusions in earthly/lunar bas...

2002-11-08 Thread LITIG8NSHARK
Good evening Folks, I must say that I am grateful that I am not paying for the current lesson in meteoritics. I couldn't afford it. Education like this is invaluable. Thank you very much Mark for your expertise. Best Regards to all of you, Paul In a message dated 11/8/2002 10:08:23 PM Eastern

Re: [meteorite-list] look to the skys

2002-11-08 Thread Sharkkb8
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Meteorites is my passion, too! M on 11/8/02 4:55 AM, STEVE ARNOLD at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: meteorites is my passion Hi, Michael. I are passionate about them, too. They is a lot of fun! Gregory

Re: [meteorite-list] look to the skys

2002-11-08 Thread Dave Schultz
I enjoy them also, but my girlfriend just calls them my stupid ole rocks! Blasphemer! HeHe. Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Meteorites is my passion, too! M on 11/8/02 4:55 AM, STEVE ARNOLD at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: meteorites is my passion

Re: [meteorite-list] Feldspar minerals in the inclusions in earthly/lunar bas...

2002-11-08 Thread mafer
Thanks Paul I'm relatively new to meteoritics, reading all I can thats relevant (our school library has some of the classic must read like Todd, Wesson and the like and I've read both those and one other (his name eludes me right now, but his book was on opaque minerals in meteorites, and to

Re: [meteorite-list] look to the skys

2002-11-08 Thread mafer
Now Dave, how does she know they're stupid??? they may just be dumb. - Original Message - From: Dave Schultz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 7:39 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] look to the skys I enjoy them also, but my

Re: [meteorite-list] Large *unknown* iron?

2002-11-08 Thread Mark Miconi
At the top of the page click on view all lots from this catalog or go to: http://search.liveauctions.ebay.com/search/search.dll?GetResultht=11ctlgid =3107lc=0ccn=Miscellaneous There are more meteorites including a gibeon with a nice thumbhole. ALL over priced if you ask me! Mark M. -