Re: [meteorite-list] What do you think of that?

2004-01-21 Thread Pekka Savolainen
Some iron fragments have been found from the area, but it`s hard to say, if they are from this bolide yet; FIRST NEWS ON METEORITE RECOVERY. The Spanish researcher Dr. Javier Garcia Guinea of the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales in Madrid and the Centro Superior

Re: [meteorite-list] What do you think of that?

2004-01-21 Thread Michel Franco
PLEASE DON't MIX UP ALL EUROPEAN DEALERS. my 2 cents MICHEL FRANCO, HUNTER AND DEALER. - Original Message - From: Martin Altmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 1:01 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] What do you think of that? the European

Re: [meteorite-list] What do you think of that?

2004-01-21 Thread Martin Altmann
Yep, Michel, Paul, Mike, this was my point, when I cited Mike's remark. I'm a little dissapointed, because whenever I have a meteoritic question to this list, I recieve 0 - 3 answers, but if I steal a cookie from MikeMatteo's 5 o'clock-tea-table, I'll get 8 or 10. (btw anyone there for my

Re: [meteorite-list] What do you think of that?

2004-01-21 Thread Michel Franco
Sorry Martin, I studied latin 40 years ago. I left it behind. Have you a translation in meteoritics !!! Best R. Michel - Original Message - From: Martin Altmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 10:41 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] What do you

[meteorite-list] Large Fireball observed over Central Germany

2004-01-21 Thread Dr. Svend Buhl
Hello list, this morning between 06:30 and 06:37 local time more than 600 people called the authorities in the Mainz / Bingen / Hunsrueck / Eifel area, reporting strange lightning in various colours, visible for at least 8 seconds. At this time the area was mostly cloudy, but two eyewitnesses

Re: [meteorite-list] What do you think of that?

2004-01-21 Thread Pekka Savolainen
We were trying to have a bit closer look at the pics of this item, and I just recived a short note from prof. Martti Lehtinen (university of Helsinki) I can aggree. The specimen looks a bit old to be a fresh iron. There may be some troilite inclusions in the sample, but it may also show some

[meteorite-list] Question about ...

2004-01-21 Thread Bernhard \Rendelius\ Rems
I got a news submission for Wolrd of Meteorites, concerning the sale of a litosiderite what the hell is this? Bernhard

Re: [meteorite-list] Large Fireball observed over Central Germany

2004-01-21 Thread Martin Altmann
Hi, here some pictures from the enlightening of the sky. (reported from Ulrich Rieth to the german meteorite mailing list). http://www.swr3.de/musik/gallery/gallery.php?path=/musik/gallery/aktuell Martin A. - Original Message - From: Dr. Svend Buhl [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL

Re: [meteorite-list] Question about ...

2004-01-21 Thread Pekka Savolainen
Well, if you mean this beauty, perhaps from Mars?, http://www.meteorite.com.ve/description.html http://www.meteorite.com.ve/description.html it may mean "stoneiderite". Litos = stone...;- And we seem to have a new currency in Europe in use, I can pay in Eurus...perhaps this is a message

[meteorite-list] the hartmans

2004-01-21 Thread Steve Arnold, Chicago!!!
Hi list.Does anyone know if both RON and JIM Hartman are going to be in tucson this year?I never really got to meet RON for very long, I had to leave to go home.Let me know. steve arnold, chicago. = Steve R.Arnold, Chicago, IL, 60120 I. M. C. A. MEMBER

[meteorite-list] Large Fireball over Germany

2004-01-21 Thread Dieter Heinlein
Hi List, we have just recalled the films from our meteor observing cameras in order to check out the bolide of this morning at 6:33 CET. The fireball passage time lies within the exposure time of our camera stations. Unfortunately the weather was very poor. Regards Dieter

Re: [meteorite-list] Question about ...

2004-01-21 Thread magellon
Hi, It is just a suspicious rock until Mr. Rodriqez has it properly verified and classified by a classifying institution. Your question should be directed to him. He should take the same steps everyone else does. An inexperienced Florida analyst issued a meteorite certificate. He had never seen

[meteorite-list] re: large fireball over central Germany

2004-01-21 Thread Marco Langbroek
Hello Svend, Many reports from Belgium on the VVS mailinglist. Contact Philippe Mollet (e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) - Marco -- Dr Marco Langbroek Leiden, the Netherlands 52.15896 N, 4.48884 E (WGS 84) e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] website: http://home.wanadoo.nl/marco.langbroek weblog:

Re: [meteorite-list] Question about ...

2004-01-21 Thread David Freeman
Good Call Ken! DF Maybe it's just a litto meteorite :-P . magellon wrote: Hi, It is just a suspicious rock until Mr. Rodriqez has it properly verified and classified by a classifying institution. Your question should be directed to him. He should take the same steps everyone else does. An

[meteorite-list] Fireball Seen Over Colorado

2004-01-21 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.cloudbait.com/science/fireball20040111.html January 11, 2004 Fireball Cloudbait Observatory Guffey, Colorado This slow, bright meteor was seen by residents of Colorado at 7:05 PM. It was also caught on two of the DMNS Allsky Network cameras. 175 witness reports have been received as

[meteorite-list] Mars Global Surveyor Images - January 15-21, 2004

2004-01-21 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR IMAGES January 15-21, 2004 The following new images taken by the Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) on the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft are now available: o Granicus Valles (Released 15 January 2004) http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/2004/01/15/index.html o Frosty Polygons

[meteorite-list] Specialists at NASA Spar On Where Mars Rover Should Go

2004-01-21 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2004/01/21/specialists_at_nasa_spar_on_where_mars_rover_should_go/ Specialists at NASA spar on where Mars rover should go By Beth Daley The Boston Globe January 21, 2004 PASADENA, Calif. -- The room went wild when Spirit hit the Martian dirt. With six

[meteorite-list] One cent ebay sale tonight

2004-01-21 Thread Michael Farmer
http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/meteorite-hunter/ Hi everyone, I have ~50 meteorite auctions ending tonight, all but 3 started at one cent, some great pieces, prices couldnt get any lower. They sell where they end tonight. http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/meteoritehunters/ Be sure to see

[meteorite-list] Tucson information

2004-01-21 Thread Michael Farmer
Well, it is that magical time of year again. The wonderful sunny Tucson show. The tents are all up here and cargo is piling up along the highway. I will share a room with Eric Olson again this year. We will exhibit at the INN Suites on Granada and 5th street. Room #184. I can be

[meteorite-list] USA meteortites.

2004-01-21 Thread Howard Wu
DNAndrews [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Mike and others,I accept your back handed slap with dignity. It was deserved. I too miss Bernd. He was my favorite list personality when I first became a member. Over time I noticed he posted less and less. It is no wonder with all the

[meteorite-list] New Mars Rock Hints At Past Water (NWA 1950)

2004-01-21 Thread Ron Baalke
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3414143.stm New Mars rock hints at past water By Dr David Whitehouse BBC News January 21, 2004 A rock found in the Atlas Mountains of southern Morocco in 2001 has been confirmed as Martian in origin. The meteorite's chemical signature was checked out by

[meteorite-list] Mysterious Object Caught On Video Over Kansas City Sky

2004-01-21 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/2780356/detail.html Mysterious Object Caught On Video Over Kansas City Sky NORAD Says It Did Not Track Object NBCSandiego.com January 21, 2004 A security camera from a downtown energy corporation captured a bizarre sight in the eastern sky over Kansas City last

[meteorite-list] USA meteortites.

2004-01-21 Thread Howard Wu
It seem less strange that Americans are finding "fresh" meteorites in the vast western United States by weekenders than that they are all headed to Sahara Africa to '"seed" them here. No one is getting rich of of selling American meteorties.Most are being kept by the finders.There is very little

[meteorite-list] Fw: Ebay Auctions Ending Tonight!

2004-01-21 Thread Michael Cottingham
- Original Message - From: Michael Cottingham To: Michael Cottingham Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 12:58 PM Subject: Fw: Ebay Auctions Ending Tonight! Hello Everyone, Please check out my auctions that are ending tonight! Go to:

RE: [meteorite-list] New Mars Rock Hints At Past Water (NWA 1950)

2004-01-21 Thread Treiman, Allan
Hi, list -- This article, and ones like it, have been going round for a couple months, and need a bit of clarification. This meteorite, NWA1950, seems very similar to the Martian lherzolites, like ALHA77005, LEW88516, Y-793605, YA-1075 (and possibly GRV 9927). It is great to see, but

[meteorite-list] ad - ebay auctions and new webpage

2004-01-21 Thread Moritz Karl
Hi Everybody! Finally I have added some new ebay auctions. Including a small and pretty slice of DaG 400 without reserve starting at $ 0.01. Go check them out if you like. http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/meteoriten/ Thank you and Good Luck to anyone bidding. Also I would like to

[meteorite-list] A rocky meteorite probably fell down in the North Sea.

2004-01-21 Thread Bjørn Sørheim
I have some information to add about this 17th January 9:00 a.m. case which I recently posted. There are now at least 2 articles online about this story: http://aftenbladet.no/nyheter/lokalt/article.jhtml?articleID=186681 http://aftenbladet.no/nyheter/lokalt/article.jhtml?articleID=186854 They

Re: [meteorite-list] the hartmans

2004-01-21 Thread Ron Hartman
We shall both be there if plans go as we hope.(Thurs. thru Sunday and for the auctions)Anyone wanting membrane boxes should advise me ahead of time so I can have your order with me. There are some new sizes and shapes including a 100 mm x50 mm x 25mm (#12) and soon a 16mm deep (#11) box.

Re: [meteorite-list] What do you think of that?

2004-01-21 Thread Walter Branch
Hello Everyone, I have been off the list since 1/02 and have just re-subscribed. I am very disappointed to learn that Bernd has left the list but I am not completely surprised. To those who are (relatively) new to the list, Bernd is an extremely knowledgeable meteorite collector. A high school

[meteorite-list] Slice and End Piece SALE

2004-01-21 Thread dean bessey
I just built a webpage with over 50 slices and end pieces of NWA meteorites. See here: http://www.meteoriteshop.com/slicesalepage.html I havent polished them but they are priced really cheaply. I built this page to add to my main website but if anybody wants anything listed I can offer a 20%

[meteorite-list] Scientists Investigating Possible Meteorite Fall in Southwestern Germany

2004-01-21 Thread Ron Baalke
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Science/2004/01/21/320098-ap.html Scientists investigating possible meteorite crash in southwestern Germany Associated Press January 21, 2004 BERLIN (AP) - Scientists in Germany said they suspect the country's southwest was hit by a meteor fragment last night after

[meteorite-list] pictures of Mars lookalike rocks from PA

2004-01-21 Thread j . divelbiss
Hello all, I've posted a couple pictures of some of my rocks from PA on the World of Meteorites site that make me think of what Mars rocks might look like. I've included the dark metadiabase(a gabbro) that I commented on the other day that I think looks like the stuff we are seeing in the

Re: [meteorite-list] pictures of Mars lookalike rocks from PA

2004-01-21 Thread j . divelbiss
looks like you can't go to the page directly. If you are a member of the site...then take a look at the meteorwrong page to see these cool rocks. John Hello all, I've posted a couple pictures of some of my rocks from PA on the World of Meteorites site that make me think of what Mars rocks

[meteorite-list] Mars Exploration Rover Mission Status - January 21, 2004

2004-01-21 Thread Ron Baalke
MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION PASADENA, CALIF. 91109 TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov NEWS RELEASE: 2004-027 January 21, 2004 4 p.m. PST MARS

Re: [meteorite-list] pictures of Mars lookalike rocks from PA

2004-01-21 Thread Ron Baalke
I clearly remember from the Mars Pathfinder days, when people were contacting me because they thought they had Mars meteorites in their backyard. They're look exactly like the rocks in the Mars Pathfinder images, they would say. They have to be from Mars!. Ron Baalke

[meteorite-list] On-Line Spacewatch Volunteer Discovers Close-Approaching Asteroid

2004-01-21 Thread Ron Baalke
ON-LINE SPACEWATCH VOLUNTEER DISCOVERS CLOSE-APPROACHING ASTEROID From Lori Stiles, UA News Services, 520-621-1877 January 21, 2004 --- Contact Information Robert S. McMillan 520-621-6968 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Stu Megan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Related Web sites

Re: [meteorite-list] pictures of Mars lookalike rocks from PA

2004-01-21 Thread j . divelbiss
the meteorwrong page is in the gallary section of http://www.worldofmeteorites.com/index.php And the address I gave previously does work directly if you get it all in the address box. Enjoy, JD looks like you can't go to the page directly. If you are a member of the site...then take a

Re: [meteorite-list] pictures of Mars lookalike rocks from PA

2004-01-21 Thread j . divelbiss
OOPS last post on this...I mean the Meteorite Museum section...not the gallary Thanx, JD the meteorwrong page is in the gallary section of http://www.worldofmeteorites.com/index.php And the address I gave previously does work directly if you get it all in the address box. Enjoy,

[meteorite-list] test delete

2004-01-21 Thread Tom aka James Knudson
Thanks, Tom Peregrineflier IMCA 6168 __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] HTML help on ebay?

2004-01-21 Thread Tom aka James Knudson
Hello List, if one of you computer experts are bored and looking for something to do, would you help me? I placed a meteorite auction on ebay today and my daughter was kind enough to write me some HTML codes so it would look better. She put two addresses so we could add pics to the description

[meteorite-list] Anyone know this eBay seller?

2004-01-21 Thread Jeff Kuyken
G'day, Just wondering if anyone knows or knows of a seller on eBay by the name: myrmecolog I've been trying to get shipping costs for an auction I won a couple of weeks back but they haven't returned any emails. I think they are a French mineral dealer. Cheers, Jeff KuykenI.M.C.A.

[meteorite-list] New Nevada meteorite find

2004-01-21 Thread WAHLPERRY
Hi List, Here is a picture of a Nevada meteorite found Jan. 2004. The largest piece was found 20 feet away from the other three large pieces (which were about 3 feet apart). 27 smaller fragments were found within a 75 foot vicinity. When I found the largest piece only a small point of the top was

[meteorite-list] Nevada picture not sent

2004-01-21 Thread WAHLPERRY
Hi List, I got a message that the email may not go through due to the size of the message. I will try to set up a link tomorrow. Sorry to inconvenience anyone. Sonny

[meteorite-list] Finally the Nevada meteorite picture!

2004-01-21 Thread WAHLPERRY
Hi List, Ken was nice enough to offer me a link for my photo of the Nevada find. http://home.earthlink.net/~magellon/temp/smaller13.jpg This is the last time I promise! Sonny

Re: [meteorite-list] Finally the Nevada meteorite picture!

2004-01-21 Thread Impactika
In a message dated 1/21/2004 11:01:22 PM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Ken was nice enough to offer me a link for my photo of the Nevada find. http://home.earthlink.net/~magellon/temp/smaller13.jpg This is the last time I promise! This looks like a great puzzle. I hope