Re: [meteorite-list] Arizona Haboob - Video

2011-08-29 Thread Craig Moody
Yes Jonathan, Well done and thank you! From: bernd.pa...@paulinet.de To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2011 22:06:56 + Subject: [meteorite-list] Arizona Haboob - Video Hello Jonathan and List, Beautiful, awe-inspiring,

[meteorite-list] Arizona Haboob-Video

2011-08-29 Thread David R Childs
Wonderful Jonathan! Very well made, congratulations. David R Childs __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Conception Junction approved (question)

2011-08-29 Thread Jim Wooddell
Carl, this may help: Conversions 1% = 10,000ppm = 10,000ug/g = 10mg/g 10% = 100,000ppm = 100,000ug/g = 100mg/g 100% = 1,000,000ppm = 1,000,000ug/g = 1000mg/g Jim Wooddell - Original Message - From: cdtuc...@cox.net To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; Laurence

Re: [meteorite-list] CONCEPTION JUNCTION, MISSOURI PALLASITE

2011-08-29 Thread Randy Korotev
Martin: Milton is unique in large part because of it's olivine composition. I've taken Fig. 2 from the LPSC2003 abstract you mention below and added a point (red) for Conception Junction (our analyses). http://meteorites.wustl.edu/Conception_Junction__Milton.jpg Milton is off by itself

[meteorite-list] New mineral in NWA 1934 discovered: Brearleyite

2011-08-29 Thread karmaka
New mineral in NWA 1934 discovered: Brearleyite Researchers at Cal­tech and sev­eral author insti­tu­tions have named a newly dis­cov­ered min­eral in a mete­orite, “brear­leyite,” in recog­ni­tion of Uni­ver­sity of New Mex­ico Pro­fes­sor and Chair of Earth and Plan­e­tary Sci­ences Adrian

Re: [meteorite-list] New mineral in NWA 1934 discovered: Brearleyite

2011-08-29 Thread karmaka
Congratulations, Pro­fes­sor Brear­ley !!! -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: karmaka karm...@email.de Gesendet: 29.08.2011 18:25:15 An: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Betreff: [meteorite-list] New mineral in NWA 1934 discovered: Brearleyite New mineral in NWA 1934 discovered:

[meteorite-list] more on Chinese impact petroglyph

2011-08-29 Thread E.P. Grondine
Hi all - I received this message. Apparently Robert is having trouble posting to the list. Dirk, can you help him fix this? Hello Ed, I tried to post additional info on the ancient Chinese impact to meteorite-list but failed as usual. I'll have to tweak my settings a bit more. Anyway, you

[meteorite-list] What is it?

2011-08-29 Thread Walter L. Newton
Found this little 4.7 gram pebble among a parcel of unclassified NWA meteorites I purchase a few years ago from Morocco. It's non-magnetic and when I cut it open, this is what was inside. I realize that a picture is not the final determination on what a stone is or isn't, but, any educated

[meteorite-list] A Plan To Place An Asteroid In Earth Orbit

2011-08-29 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/27112/ A Plan To Place An Asteroid In Earth Orbit Chinese scientists have discovered a near Earth asteroid that, with a slight push, could enter Earth orbit Technology Review (MIT) August 29, 2011 Most of the discussion about near Earth

[meteorite-list] What is it?

2011-08-29 Thread Walter L. Newton
Found this little 4.7 gram pebble among a parcel of unclassified NWA meteorites I purchase a few years ago from Morocco. Its' non-magnetic and when I cut it open, this is what was inside. I realize that a picture is not the final determination on what a stone is or isn't, but, any educated

[meteorite-list] A Plan To Place An Asteroid In Earth Orbit

2011-08-29 Thread Bernd V. Pauli
Interesting idea. What could possibly go wrong? What if the nudge is a little bit too strong? What if the Moon interferes? What if this NEO is thus sent hurtling toward planet Earth? - utter devestation - millions of people killed - wildfires - tsunamis - earthquakes - tons and tons of material

Re: [meteorite-list] A Plan To Place An Asteroid In Earth Orbit

2011-08-29 Thread Marcin Cimala
You forgot Bernd the most importand change Interesting idea. What could possibly go wrong? What if the nudge is a little bit too strong? What if the Moon interferes? What if this NEO is thus sent hurtling toward planet Earth? - utter devestation - millions of people killed -

Re: [meteorite-list] AD: Page City, Arispe, NWA 6164, Santiago Papasquiero .....

2011-08-29 Thread Mirko Graul
Dear List Members, some new iron meteorites on ebay for auction without reserve price ending in arround 24 hours. PAGE CITY - Iron Of IVA - Rare Kansas iron - 15.2g slice

Re: [meteorite-list] A Plan To Place An Asteroid In Earth Orbit

2011-08-29 Thread MexicoDoug
Hi Bernd, Marcin, Listees - H ... maybe that little nudge they describe can be controlled by a horse's hair and we can call the mission 'Damocles'! There are no interplanetary driver licences required nor parking permit bureau to issue a parking citation (except a citation of the

Re: [meteorite-list] A Plan To Place An Asteroid In Earth Orbit

2011-08-29 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, Bernd, List, A mere 10-meter spherical asteroid? (To a physicist, everything is spherical at the first approximation...) That's 523.6 cu. meters. At a rock density of 2 to 3 metric tons per cu. meter, that's somewhere between 1047.2 and 1570.8 metric tons. As a disaster, it's on a par with

Re: [meteorite-list] A Plan To Place An Asteroid In Earth Orbit

2011-08-29 Thread Matthias Bärmann
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Re: [meteorite-list] A Plan To Place An Asteroid In Earth Orbit

2011-08-29 Thread David Pensenstadler
.but, just think of all the meteorites that those of us who are left will have!! - and, we will have ground truth too! Dave - Original Message - From: Bernd V. Pauli bernd.pa...@paulinet.de To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Cc: Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 5:51 PM

Re: [meteorite-list] A Plan To Place An Asteroid In Earth Orbit

2011-08-29 Thread Stuart McDaniel
Meteorites for everyone!!! (that is left alive) :-0 Stuart McDaniel Lawndale, NC Secr., Cleve. Co. Astronomical Society IMCA #9052 Member - KCA, KBCA, CDUSA -Original Message- From: Bernd V. Pauli Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 5:51 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject:

Re: [meteorite-list] A Plan To Place An Asteroid In Earth Orbit

2011-08-29 Thread MexicoDoug
Hello Sterling, Well, since the purpose of this is to mine an asteroid, it seems pretty foolish to waste all that effort on a 10 meter rock which you won't allow to be an iron. IT HAS TO BE AN IRON unless you want to waste money. Or do you want to mine antimony (element = Sb). That would

[meteorite-list] Broke site???

2011-08-29 Thread Jim Wooddell
Good evening all! Is anyone having issues with www.meteoriticalsociety.org??? I am getting 503's consistently. Jim Wooddell https://k7wfr.us __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] Broke site???

2011-08-29 Thread Greg Hupé
They must have approved a 'Hammer Stone' and knocked it out of service! ;-) GregH -Original Message- From: Jim Wooddell Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 9:31 PM To: Meteorite-List Subject: [meteorite-list] Broke site??? Good evening all! Is anyone having issues with

Re: [meteorite-list] Broke site???

2011-08-29 Thread Bob Falls
Hi Jim, I just went to http://www.meteoriticalsociety.org/ and did not have any errors. Best Regards, Bob Falls -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Jim Wooddell Sent: Monday, August 29,

Re: [meteorite-list] Broke site???

2011-08-29 Thread Jim Wooddell
The site is back operational, please disregard previous msg. Thanks Jim Wooddell - Original Message - From: Bob Falls bcmeteori...@gmail.com To: 'Jim Wooddell' nf11...@npgcable.com; 'Meteorite-List' meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 7:57 PM Subject:

Re: [meteorite-list] A Plan To Place An Asteroid In Earth Orbit

2011-08-29 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Doug, List, I'll refer you to the book, Mining The Sky, by John S. Lewis, which makes a nice solid 260-page case for the economic value of the asteroids. Or to Harrison Schmidt's economic analysis of the value of mining the lunar surface for REE's (Rare Earth Elements). Iron is worth about

[meteorite-list] (AD) EBAY AUCTIONS

2011-08-29 Thread steve arnold
Hello list.Its been awhile.I have 7 ebay ebay auctions ending in 11 hours under illinoismeteorites.A 11 gram slice of DIMBOOLA,a 5 gram part slice of billygoat donga,a 6.2 gram TAZA individual,a 142 gram endcut of NWA 788,A 19 GRAM TAZA,ALSO A 300 GRAM GRAM COUNTERAND THE PERFECT METEORITE.A 30

Re: [meteorite-list] A Plan To Place An Asteroid In Earth Orbit

2011-08-29 Thread MexicoDoug
Sterling wrote: Personally, I think the worry about accuracy of orbital maneuvers is silly and mis-placed. Few human operations are are so precise. Think about matching up with Vesta from hundreds of millions of km away! I can see it now: China say they are practicing mining and everyone