Re: [meteorite-list] Crackpot impact theory

2005-09-25 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, Hey, I'm not saying that the comet made from a supernova isn't garbage -- it IS garbage. However, the irradiations that Firestone discovered seem to be real -- it's the other stuff that's whack-o. Morrison's right; it's a no-brainer. Which leaves us with the problem of explaining

[meteorite-list] LOW PRICED NWA SALE

2005-09-25 Thread dean bessey
Here is another sale that my mother put together from my left over meteorites that I stored in her house before I moved to New Zealand. I am getting ready now for munich but should be able to get a couple more internet sales in before then. Hope everybody will be coming to munich to visit this

[meteorite-list] Re: Crackpot impact theory

2005-09-25 Thread Marco Langbroek
Two things in particular, plus a few others, made me frown about this hypothesis. One is the comet coalesced from supernova material. That's just not the current idea of how comets formed. So I do hope that Firestone in his paper provides a scientificaly viable mechanism for this alternative

Re: [meteorite-list] Capot Rey...photos please of the H5

2005-09-25 Thread M come Meteorite Meteorites
Hello This is the slice with probably IMB I have in collection http://it.geocities.com/tunguska2004/CapotRey2.JPG the probably IMB on Capot Rey its many similar to the breccia I have in my NWA 1270 http://it.geocities.com/tunguska2004/NWA1270-2.JPG Matteo M come Meteorite - Matteo

[meteorite-list] Crackpot impact theory

2005-09-25 Thread Paul H
Darren Garrison, Sat Sep 24 22:42:22 EDT 2005, wrote: Here's what another real scientist http://www.thesolarsystem.org/davidmorrison.html has to say about his new theory: Scientists say cosmic debris killed mammoths Keay Davidson, Chronicle Science Writer Saturday, September 24, 2005

[meteorite-list] Ad, Sale NWA's

2005-09-25 Thread Steve Witt
Greetings List, I have 2,760 gram lot of assorted NWA's for sale. $.10 cents a gram or best offer by midnight tonight. (Sun 9/25). I'll pay half of the shipping. Please contact me off list if interested. thanx, Steve Steve Witt IMCA #9020 http://www.meteoritecollectors.org

Re: [meteorite-list] Altithermal and Impact? WS: Crackpot Impact Theory

2005-09-25 Thread drtanuki
Dear Paul, Darren and List, Thank you both for your postings on this topic. I had the opportunity to work for the Smithsonian Institution under Dr. Dennis Stanford from 1979-1981. We were excavating a bison kill site in NE Colorado near my home. Part of my work was to study the soils at the

RE: [meteorite-list] Crackpot impact theory

2005-09-25 Thread Axel Emmermann
Hello people, my original message seems to have been sent to the wrong person. Apologies to the recipient who's also a list member. my name is Axel Emmermann and I'm new to his list. Actually Dirk Ross sort of dragged me in: Hi Dirk ;-))) I'm not a scientist although my hobbies and interests

RE: [meteorite-list] US National Hero.......... Was: Crackpot impact theory

2005-09-25 Thread drtanuki
Dear Axel and List, As some of you may know, Axel Emmermann was the person responsible for aiding in the recovery of the stolen NASA Lunites and other meteorites stolen by Thad Roberts and gang at the JSC. He was never reward by NASA or the US Government with a piece of the moon or much of

Re: [meteorite-list] Earthites

2005-09-25 Thread Steve Schoner
I think that Earthites would have a very high amount of Maskelynite should plagioclase be present in the parent rock. The impacts from earth would be so energetic as to create more of this mineral than in Martian meteorites. The atmospheric composition would then, just as the case with Martian

[meteorite-list] Re: Supernova Explosion May Have Caused Mammoth Extinction

2005-09-25 Thread Darren Garrison
Want to hear a funny joke? Here's a great one. This was just e-mailed to me, Sterling, and Pete Pete. I had thought that he was posting on the list again but then I saw that it was e-mailed to us directly: On Sun, 25 Sep 2005 20:10:16 -0500, S. Ray DeRusse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [meteorite-list] Earthites

2005-09-25 Thread drtanuki
Steve and List, Thanks for your contribution to this discussion. Your information may help lead to the finding of an Earthite. Best, Dirk Ross...Tokyo --- Steve Schoner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think that Earthites would have a very high amount of Maskelynite should plagioclase be

Re: [meteorite-list] Re: Supernova Explosion May Have Caused Mammoth Extinction

2005-09-25 Thread Darren Garrison
I want to apologize to the list for forwarding that e-mail-- I just found it hilarious that that bad-penny turned up to question someone else being called a crackpot, and then trashing a valued list member. But as someone pointed out to me, he doesn't deserve the free publicity.

[meteorite-list] A Cool Early Earth?

2005-09-25 Thread Darren Garrison
http://www.sciam.com/print_version.cfm?articleID=0005FA5D-5F7C-1333-9F7C83414B7F __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] Article in Tucson Paper

2005-09-25 Thread Notkin
Dear Friends and Listees: Tucson's largest daily newspaper, the Arizona Daily Star, ran a small article about our charity raffle, this past Thursday. I made a scan for those who would like to read it. I apologize for the really appalling image quality. The photo misprinted, and the