Re: [meteorite-list] LOSS OF METEORITE BY UPS

2011-12-20 Thread E
Tell us some of these horror stories, please. It'll make for great fireside reading this season ;) Alf On 21 Dec, 2011, at 10:40, Linton Rohr linton...@earthlink.net wrote: Yeah, I have a feeling it will show up eventually, Count. We just got some Christmas candy in SoCal, that was mailed

Re: [meteorite-list] Russian meteor composition

2013-02-16 Thread E
Could the pink red colour be a reflection of the sun? It usually happens during sunrise/sunset when airplane contrails turn pink and red. On 17 Feb, 2013, at 7:25, Nicholas Gessler, Ph.D. nick.gess...@duke.edu wrote: Hi Rob et al, I've spent several hours searching for different video

Re: [meteorite-list] Somewhat larger Chebarkul pieces off Russia 24 TV now

2013-02-18 Thread E
beautiful. Awesome crust. I wonder what's the going rate for those bits. On 19 Feb, 2013, at 11:19, Bjorn Sorheim astro...@online.no wrote: I just photographed somewhat larger meteorites from Chelyabinsk/Chebarkul area off the russian TV channel Russia 24. Not so big, but improving.

[meteorite-list] Sikhote Alin 475g

2013-02-28 Thread E
Dear List, Does anyone happen to know in whose collection this particular example of the Sikhote Alin 475g individual resides now? It was sold by catchafallingstar.com some time ago and here is the link to pictures still on the website: http://www.catchafallingstar.com/sa475.htm Please PM

[meteorite-list] Sikhote Alin

2013-05-29 Thread E
Dear List, Does anyone have a very aesthetic, nicely regmaglypted Sikhote Alin they'd like to sell? Please let me know off list. Thanks, El __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list

[meteorite-list] Admire pallasite nuggets

2013-06-05 Thread E
Dear List, Does anyone own a specimen of the admire pallasite nuggets as sold by kdmeteorites.com? I'd like to hear some thoughts about the stability of the treatment process, the aesthetics of the resulting metal matrix and the general sentiment regarding an original meteorite which may be

Re: [meteorite-list] (AD) SALE

2012-12-08 Thread E
Hi Steve, pardon me for the off-topic, but is your last name Arnold or Anold? It's been bugging me for some time now. Regards, Alf On 8 Dec, 2012, at 23:20, steve arnold chicagosteve1...@gmail.com wrote: Hello again list. I hope meteorites have fallen in texas. What a year it's been for

Re: [meteorite-list] Russian Meteor event?

2013-02-15 Thread E
When can we expect this to go on sale? ;) On 15 Feb, 2013, at 22:43, Stuart McDaniel actionshoot...@carolina.rr.com wrote: What a coincidence if it IS an iron!!! Stuart McDaniel .(mobile).. On Feb 15, 2013, at 9:32, Graham Ensor graham.en...@gmail.com wrote: Yes Mark...I

Re: [meteorite-list] Russian Meteor event?

2013-02-15 Thread E
I won't be going...but I'll buy a piece! PM me if you get there and find anything. On 15 Feb, 2013, at 23:43, Yinan Wang veom...@gmail.com wrote: Perhaps Marcin is trying to downplay it so he can get to the strewn field first :) Sent from my iPhone On Feb 15, 2013, at 7:00 AM, Michael

Re: [meteorite-list] Russian Meteor event?

2013-02-15 Thread E
If so, the $999 price is a steal! On 16 Feb, 2013, at 1:01, Michael Farmer m...@meteoriteguy.com wrote: It must have been delivered by SR71 Blackbird to alive arrived from Central Russia to Nevada in less than 12 hours since impact:) Michael Farmer Sent from my iPhone On Feb 15, 2013,

Re: [meteorite-list] Wanted: JINJU new fall

2014-03-22 Thread E
Any luck Matija? The list's been unusually quiet about this Korean fall. On 21 Mar, 2014, at 16:47, Matija Bericic matija.beri...@yahoo.com wrote: Dear hunters, I am looking for at least 5 g piece of new fall JINJU meteorite for research. Let me be your first customer. I am willing to pay a

Re: [meteorite-list] Norwegian skydiver nearly struck by meteorite

2014-04-03 Thread E
He says he's flying in front of Jon Vegard who then enters the same airspace as the rock. That rock might have come from Jon. On 3 Apr, 2014, at 23:51, Michael Farmer m...@meteoriteguy.com wrote: Fake, absolutely mathematically impossible. More likely a small stone in his pack came out when

Re: [meteorite-list] Norwegian skydiver nearly struck by meteorite

2014-04-04 Thread E
Any news from Robert Ward, anyone? With the silence, you'd think it fell in North Korea instead of the South. On 5 Apr, 2014, at 7:39, valpar...@aol.com wrote: Why do we have to waste time with this.? Giant fall two weeks ago in South Korea and like 3 posts about it. Some idiotic crap and

Re: [meteorite-list] Some more spectacular meteorite finds.

2006-05-19 Thread E J
Armando Afonso wrote: You look for them while you drive, with the air conditioning at the maximum, or walking by foot? The question is that you look fresh like a biological lettuce from Tucson in the photos, and I remember my look during a little trip to Morocco. I normally have a very

Re: [meteorite-list] Lost Opportunities Past and Future was Some ..meteorite finds.

2006-05-19 Thread E J
Armando Afonso wrote: But I blame them as much as you, for a unconcerned approach to the subject. I far more concerned about the subject than one would imagine, and I understand how it can offend. I don't think I'll ever get over the Tagish Lake Fiasco even if I understand the decisions made.

Re: [meteorite-list] Seeking Knowledge and Dealing with Meteorwrong Owners was Classification Q

2006-05-23 Thread E J
Hello Gary, Pete, List I've held back discussing this again as I am not the one on the vision quest. However, you've raised the issue of getting this classified aka lab tested--at a meteorite lab amongst other things. You think he can sell this for a sum and rebuild his failing ministry. He'll

Re: [meteorite-list] Vision Rock: Final Answer?

2006-05-25 Thread E J
You want the truth? You can't handle the truth... Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men Gze This started out as a fight I had no dog in; now it is so beyond worth dealing with, it is a Dog I have no fight left in. Next time I speak up tell me to remain /in stfu/. I posted lengthy

Re: [meteorite-list] DEMOCRATIC FILTERING

2006-05-26 Thread E J
Hey! Great to have you back...rolling eyes Perhaps it isn't the conspiracy you feel it to be. I can understand your sense of paranoia but your allegations are not consistent with the reality of Internet operations. Off topic but many Internet managers maintain a dynamic list(black list)

[meteorite-list] Rainy Strewnfield?

2012-04-25 Thread e...@meteoritesusa.com
According to the weather channel it's supposed to rain today and tomorrow in the strewnfield. Good luck out there guys! Congrats to those who've found stones! Regards, Eric __ Visit the Archives at

Re: [meteorite-list] AD: MURRAY, LA002 Mars meteorite, NWA2999, Barbotan man killer meteorite, LUCE', Forest City, Barwell more meteorites ending on eBay soon!

2012-05-14 Thread e...@meteoritesusa.com
Hi All, The use of the word Hammer when referencing/advertising meteorites, should only be used to describe an actual stone which hit an artifact (man made object). Using the word Hammer or Hammer Fall in advertisements to sell stones that are not actual Hammer-Stones is misleading and

[meteorite-list] OT - eBay Sputnik Listing

2003-06-05 Thread Stephen E. Smith
Sorry for the off topic post. This is a cool eBay offering: # 3611062497 Have a good day everyone. Steve __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] Alabama Superbolide of Dec.5, 1999 --Coldwater,AL?

2003-07-12 Thread E. L. Jones
I recall doing some preliminary work on a bolide tracked by DOD which should have terminated in the vicinity of Coldwater(?) Alabama (East of Montgomery) about that time. To my knowledge no one ever reported searching even though discussed widly on the list. The track data was pretty good

Re: [meteorite-list] Alabama Superbolide of Dec.5, 1999 --Coldwater,AL?

2003-07-12 Thread E. L. Jones
I recall doing some preliminary work with another list member on a bolide tracked by DOD which should have terminated in the vicinity of Coldwater(?) Alabama (East of Montgomery) about that time. To my knowledge no one ever reported searching even though discussed widely on the list. The

[meteorite-list] Moon orbit and the death of dinosaurs was(Where Did The Moon ComeFrom?)

2003-07-13 Thread E. L. Jones
Howard Wu wrote: As I recall from the discovery channel the moon had orbited alot closer to the earth and has been drifting further away overtime. That is true Howard, in fact as you mathematically work backwards from where the moon is today-- you'll see that the moon gets closer and closer

RE: [meteorite-list] Kentucky?

2003-09-21 Thread David E. Hostetter
Hi, list: Sorry to get into this late, but better late than never! I visited the Middlesboro area for the second time a couple of months ago, and recommend going to see it. Driving into town on the main road from the Interstate, it's clear that the geology is different from the surrounding

Re: [meteorite-list] NWA LUNAR and MARTIAN

2002-01-28 Thread Stephen E. Smith
Dejavu! This sounds like the same e-mail that you sent out right before the Tucson show last year. Trying to undermine the value of NWA482 right after it was recovered. Steve Smith Michael Casper wrote: Beleive it or not.I just got off the phone with a reliable source.(in NWA)Lunar and Mars

Re: [meteorite-list] NWA LUNAR and MARTIAN

2002-01-28 Thread Stephen E. Smith
r... xoxox, MC - Original Message - From: Stephen E. Smith To: Michael Casper Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 2:31 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] NWA LUNAR and MARTIAN Dejavu! This sounds like the same e-mail that you sent out right before the Tucson show last ye

Re: [meteorite-list] NWA LUNAR and MARTIAN

2002-01-28 Thread Stephen E. Smith
r... xoxox, MC - Original Message - From: Stephen E. Smith To: Michael Casper Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 2:31 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] NWA LUNAR and MARTIAN Dejavu! This sounds like the same e-mail that you sent out right before the Tucson show last ye

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite May Have Fallen In Maryland

2002-02-28 Thread Stephen E. Smith
Hi everyone, I just spoke to Mrs. Pearce about the stone. They took it to the Smithsonian today and it turns out to be sandstone. They are very embarrassed and were sorry their friend from NASA called the media. I am sending both their boys a meteorite so they aren't disappointed

Re: [meteorite-list] To My investors

2002-03-13 Thread Stephen E. Smith
Hi all, This is a very unfortunate situation. I personally enjoy dealing with almost everyone on the list. I find everyone, pretty much, a pleasure to deal with. My interests are wide and varied as are the personalities on the list. I can vouch for how pleased I am with my meager investments

[meteorite-list] Source of Birthday Meteorite Info

2002-07-03 Thread Stephen E. Smith
Hi everyone, Monica Grady's Catalog of Meteorites will search the data base by any date selected and print reports. I hope everyone has a copy of the data base. Steve __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[meteorite-list] Catalog of Meteorites - Source

2002-07-03 Thread Stephen E. Smith
Hello again, Just a follow up. If you don't have the Catalog of Meteorites by Monica Grady, it's available on Amazon.com. See: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0521663032/qid=1025703835/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-4208449-1583951 Steve __

Re: [meteorite-list] Ready To Tackle Armageddon (Don Quixote Mission)

2002-08-09 Thread Stephen E. Smith
Hey All, I just hope they knock it the right way and not towards us. Remember the Peter Principle. Steve Ron Baalke wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2166598.stm 'Ready to tackle Armageddon' By Ivan Noble BBC News August 9, 2002 A space mission to knock a potential

Re: [meteorite-list] (no subject)

2002-08-15 Thread Stephen E. Smith
We know!! We know. Jeez, enough already. Steve Smith Steve Arnold, Chicago!!! wrote: Hello list. I have even better news. I'm offering the 12.5 gram slice of the TUCSON RING for the same price. This is the one for sale, not the 10 gram slice. But think, you are getting 2.5 grams more

Re: [meteorite-list] Canyon Diablo....was Is Amgala Official? / New Bulletin

2005-05-10 Thread E. L. Jones
Hello Tom and list That was the happenstance location* in the northwestward quadrant of what was to become identified as the strewn field where meteorites from this find were first identified by science. (1891? all though, meteorites from this field were known and traded much earlier). The

Re: [meteorite-list] List as bad as blog!

2005-05-27 Thread E. L. Jones
Congrats! Good work. Now you know at least that that name is setting you up. I do similar things with addresses that move freely amongst the many free and throw away accounts Over the years has anyone else ever wondered if and why so many of the So n So's Our Hero, Stop Bashing Him !,

Re: [Meteorite-list] re: Astroids associated with meteorites (McSween)

2005-05-29 Thread E. L. Jones
Hello Jerry, You probably are thinking of Meteorites and Their Parent Bodies 2nd Edition by Harry (Hap ) McSween, Jr -- whist not assisting on the Martian projects is from my alma mater, the Univ. of Tennessee @Knoxville. (IMHO) until the Nortons came along with Rocks in Space and

Re: [meteorite-list] tkw of campo silicates

2005-06-02 Thread E. L. Jones
Steve Arnold, Chicago!!! wrote: I just cannot seem to put 2 and 2 together Possibly the greatest understatement ever seen in the annals (anal, too!) of meteorite communication Would someone translate this pedantic prose of mine to the person asking this question? If he

Re: [meteorite-list] ....a question about apollo material

2005-06-02 Thread E. L. Jones
Steve Arnold, Chicago!!! wrote: ...I have a question regarding OWNING apollo material.Why can we not own any of this material? The reason is is is against federal law for private ownership of Apollo samples. There seems to be some loopholes for dust which for a time was confiscated by NASA

Re: [meteorite-list] AD: Video Footage of our trip to Oman

2005-06-06 Thread E. L. Jones
Maybe it is just me but... Darren Garrison wrote: balgh blagh blagh yada yada would never buy photos from someone who wasn't established to my satisfaction . And THAT is why I didn't even concider for a SECOND paying for a unseen, non-profesional video by someone who's abilities I had NO

[meteorite-list] On This Day - June 7, 1923... UK fall

2005-06-07 Thread E. L. Jones
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,61-1643510,00.html On This Day - June 7, 1923 What a labourer thought was gunfire was a rare meteorite. THE Natural History Museum at South Kensington has received a very rare and interesting gift in the shape of a meteorite, which fell just before 1pm

Re: [meteorite-list] thin section waste?-an explaination

2005-06-08 Thread E. L. Jones
Ok folks... a little knowledge is a dangerous thing- and I prefer a safe list. Thin sections: Why? Thin sections are made for petrological studies-- and of course for we Obsessive Compulsive Collectors just because they exist and no fancy meteorite specimen is complete with out metal label

Re: [meteorite-list] boy oh boy

2005-06-18 Thread E. L. Jones
a classic: I can't seem to put 2 + 2 together... EJ BTW Interesting development in the legal world: The Illinois State Attorney General aware that some meteorite dealer (sic) in E-town, Illinois is claiming to be Incorporated (e.g. Using Limited or Ltd. in a business name which is the same thing

Re: [meteorite-list] this goes out to J. W. and to Steve's Special Friends

2005-07-01 Thread E. L. Jones
A BFO just hit me --no, not a bolide but a Blinding Flash of the Obvious ( Oblivious to some)-- tDe Nile River runs through Chicago as well as North East Africa. I know Steve isn't reading this directly( yeah? Right!), cause I am in time out by Steve --and I never made the bashem list.

Re: [meteorite-list] Happy 4th of July/nice weekend

2005-07-03 Thread E. L. Jones
A Hardy Good Morning to you and yours, Mr. Steve and may you have a great one also! To our friends from GB-- Reay Sorry 'bout that unique method of tea brewing in Boston, ya know. Again, to our best friends in the UK and all around the world Independence twas the one of the truly

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites - warm or hot to the touch?

2005-07-03 Thread E. L. Jones
Hello Guys and Gals, The Mohahans fall was reported by the young finders to be barely hot potato holdable owing to the warmth. As to the Portales Valley and the tarp, I believe there was a bit of debate as to whether or not the tarp was melted or embedded. As an alumni of Ft Hood, Texas I

Re: [meteorite-list] like this deal'll ever go thru...

2005-07-12 Thread E. L. Jones
Anyone have an idea who the Bruce W. is that told this i'll-litter-it all over Ebay Seller that he no doubt has the real McCoy ( totally insider pun) How ironic that Peenutgrl was the opening bidder. Elton harlan trammell wrote:

Re: [meteorite-list] Wanted (AD)

2005-07-12 Thread E. L. Jones
Speaking of Dutch Meteorites..what became of the object that punched through a warehouse roof there a few years back. I faintly recall it being a possible hoax. Elton PS:Post all the wanted or ads one like so long as ONE is considerate. Jan Bartels wrote: Hello listoids, Since there's at

Re: [meteorite-list] Steve's posts--forged ?

2005-07-16 Thread E. L. Jones
Hello Cyber Sleuth's and Peace Loving Meteorite Enthusiasts! I am not in anyway trying to participate in the latest round of I, Steve. (But by writing this I guess I am and I have previously apologized for THIS post in my previous posts) This is about the supporters of His Works perhaps

Re: [meteorite-list] The Scorpion and the Turtle wasList policies and ad posts thoughts

2005-08-04 Thread E. L. Jones
choses to do so by destroying and disrupting-- He is a scorpion it is just his nature. It always has been and always will be--it is just his nature--it- is -j u s t-- h i s --n a t u r e.. It isn't going to change. This Sscorpion doesn't act with malice, it is just his way, it is the standard

Re: [meteorite-list] Question on oriented SA shrapnel

2005-08-10 Thread E. L. Jones
I've been around this so long ,it never occured to to think this was the result of ground impact, but I understand how it would look that way. When one thinks about it, All or the SAwe find was shrapnel-form at the beginning of breakup. Fragments which separated earlier had longer opportunity

Re: [meteorite-list] IAU SPEAKS OUT ON 2003 UB313 PLANET STATUS

2005-08-12 Thread E. L. Jones
Greetings, Wasn't Pluto given dual status a few years back when it was facing demotion. I thought in addition to the 9th planet it was assigned KBO 1000...right? wrong? partially right? Elton Sterling K. Webb wrote: Hi, The IAU has made an official announcement on the question of

[meteorite-list] Full disclosure and list conventions-OT

2005-08-13 Thread E. L. Jones
Perhaps a bit off topic except that it deals with the list itself. I've remained silent hoping the practice would go away but it hasn't. Sunshine is a good disinfectant. Call me paranoid, nosy, or confrontational-- but do not call me out because I choose to speak up about games/ploys someone

Re: [meteorite-list] re: meteorite lands near Mt. Fuji Japan

2005-08-19 Thread E. L. Jones
Dirk can add to this as he wishes, however Mt Fuji is around 12,400ft±--(I walked up part of it and am still out of breath 2 years later) Any trail falling below the near crest would indicate incandescence below 12,000. (2miles±) and would be sufficient for estimating 10k ft. Somewhere, I

[meteorite-list] Estimating distance and height ... was meteorite lands near Mt. Fuji Japan

2005-08-20 Thread E. L. Jones
Chris Peterson wrote: In order for a much smaller object to persist to low height would require a very unusual combination of conditions. This was 20 years ago, this particular meteorite; Maryville,TN 1983, I observed coming in around 4 am in the morning so it had a high relative speed; a

Re: [meteorite-list] Accusation.. W as Odd Rock - Is it...??

2003-12-06 Thread E. L. Jones
For Pete's sake it is a friggin visit cookie that Lycos or Geocities or Yahoo all attempt to place when going to any of their sites. Doug said he knew it wasn't a meteortite but asked what it was. Sorry Charly that we disturbed your winter hybernation. Elton Charles Viau wrote: That site

Re: [meteorite-list] Is there room for a meteorite question ?

2003-12-09 Thread E. L. Jones
Hello Lars, The cooling speed must remain within the limits of a few degrees per million years for the nickel atoms to migrate and align. I think the temperature bands where Widmanstätten pattern (i.e. taenite/kamacite lattices) can occur is between 1400° and 800°C. (pressure relative).

[meteorite-list] Is this a meteorite or just a wierd rock? foundary plug]

2003-12-09 Thread E. L. Jones
Hello David, For all my experience in researching old mines and old furnaces, it is trough plug from a foundry operation. Some foundries, especially older ones that didn't have overhead cranes and large crucibles have channels in the floor from the furnace to a bank(tree) of molds. The

Re: [meteorite-list] Question Orissa

2003-12-10 Thread E. L. Jones
Orrisa fell at the begining of a record monsoon if you recall Mike Farmer's post from the scene. I don't know why Orrisa is full of metal--go figure that a meteorite with metal..I ask for my money back! Elton M come Meteorite Meteorites wrote: Hello Why Orissa, a fresh fall, have sign of

[meteorite-list] Streak'n

2003-12-10 Thread E. L. Jones
Great Idea Mark! The tank lid of an american standard toilet will also work in a pinch--or so I've been told...(grin) The back of a floor tile can be used also. Watch about using shards as they also can cut. A good diagnostic streak is at least the size of a jumbo pencil lead. Minerals

Re: [meteorite-list] A Blast From Heaven? Canary ISlands

2003-12-10 Thread E. L. Jones
Hello Jose Campos wrote: I would like to know more about that island in the Azores (?) being watched for a possible massive landslide. If my memory is right, I think that I read (quite sometime ago, some 2 yrs ago or so), about something similar - but refering to one of the Canary islands -

Re: [meteorite-list] Fusion crust vs desert varnish?

2003-12-10 Thread E. L. Jones
Good Question and a long standing sleeper discussion on the list. Most of all of the NWA's I have actually held in my hand don't show what is true desert varnish. Many however show wind polishing and that abrades the original fusion crust away to a degree. The cheaper NWA's are so

Re: [meteorite-list] Is this a meteorite or just a wierd rock? foundary plug

2003-12-11 Thread E. L. Jones
Hello David, For all my experience in researching old mines and old furnaces, it is trough plug from a foundry operation. Some foundries, especially older ones that didn't have overhead cranes and large crucibles have channels in the floor from the furnace to a bank(tree) of molds. The

Re: [meteorite-list] Fireballs and Electrophonic sounds

2003-12-12 Thread E. L. Jones
Hello Mike, Research on Electrophonic sounds related to fireballs is a work in progress and the book is still on page one. There are many widely placed reports and in Mongolia within the past 5-6 years a scientific expedition was recording audio and captuerd the sound. Current (no pun

Re: [meteorite-list] Help with Posting-Theads if anyone has ever wondered

2003-12-12 Thread E. L. Jones
I assume you want your replies to be indents under the original questio, thus remaining chronologically located in the threadand much more easy to follow. Depending on your software there is a thread code, or message ID chain, embedded somewhere in the header so that when you reply, other

Re: [meteorite-list] Yafa fall: prices--Congratulations!

2003-12-13 Thread E. L. Jones
in July 15, 2000. We cut a small piece of it, and it was evident that it belongs to Yafa (13 42'40 N, 45 10'12 E), which was classified as Ordinary Chondrite H5 [MetBull 86, see also http://www.physics.utoronto.ca/~isotrace/yafapix2.htm]. This person wants me to sell the piece for him. Anybody knows

Re: [meteorite-list] kudos-Why sell if it off in pieces?

2003-12-15 Thread E. L. Jones
I guess it is yours to do with as you wish--- but it is a terrible shame to sell it off in pieces when it's most wonderful feature is the way it goes back together! For classification I could perhaps see sending a corner piece-- but to sell off a miracle meteorite in pieces seems cruel and

Re: [meteorite-list] Dry Lake Stewnfields??

2003-12-16 Thread E. L. Jones
The short answer is-- like everywhere else, they have been accumulating over time but they've been in deep freeze for eons and there have been no meteorite list members there to pick them up--well actually there have been some meteorite list members there picking them up but that is another

Re: [meteorite-list] Patterns in Sikhote-Alin-Social Circle

2003-12-16 Thread E. L. Jones
Just some more meteorite trivia... Some irons (e.g Social Circle, GA USA) have very distorted patterns suggesting remelting. The current theory is that this meteorite passed very close to the sun and in doing so came close to reblending the whole Widmanstatten pattern/ taenite crystal

Re: [meteorite-list] They're baaaaack.....

2003-12-16 Thread E. L. Jones
RUMOR CONTROL: Nicolas Cage is reported to have a 680+ gram piece so I doubt this is the largest piece in private hands. Elton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2211392065category=3239 __ Meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] First Detection of Carbon Monoxide in Uranus

2003-12-16 Thread E. L. Jones
I always thought it was methane coming in y'ur anus geeze now it is carbon monioxide too! I guess flatus sniffing is dnagerous eah? What?..one momentYes Rozanna Rozanna Dana? er Emily Lutella. oh! Nevermind. Ron Baalke wrote: Observatoire de Paris Paris,

Re: [meteorite-list] Strewn fields vs Distribution Ellipses

2003-12-17 Thread E. L. Jones
Hello List, Let me throw this out to help clarify the concepts. I have a statistical major but after my accident some procedures are fuzzy to me and today most is done by computers anyway, so bear with me. I'll try too post a field technique for estimating an ellipse another time. The strewn

Re: [meteorite-list] Christmas Day Mars Landing (Beagle 2)

2003-12-19 Thread E. L. Jones
Yes you should be proud Mark But a fiver will get you a tener that 99/100^th of NASAs technology is involved at one stage or another ( stage? get it?) It is a Great Christmas Gift to us all. God Speed Beagle2! Elton mark ford wrote: I think us Brits should be proud of Beagle2 ! - Even if it

Re: [meteorite-list] STATESBORO BLUES

2003-12-19 Thread E. L. Jones
Reality is like rain...it has to soak in. Let him try to broker it for a while and when the buyers walk away the price will come down... The possibility is that Jerry was misquoted. As of yet we don't know if he has actually talked to anyone who knows true values/ prices. I am sure if

Re: [meteorite-list] x-Boötis (Quadrantids) Meteor Shower

2003-12-21 Thread E. L. Jones
of the potential solutions with the required Jan. 1491 perihelion date yield 0.5 q 0.6 AU in 1491, and this is probably too small to fit the data used by Hasegawa. Values in the more acceptable range of 0.7 q 0.8 AU (and 0.80 e 0.75) certainly arise for 1488 T 1494, however, the desired date

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Recovered from Jan 4th Bolide over Iberia(Spain)

2004-01-24 Thread E. L. Jones
Not trying to beat anyone with a scoop but since this hasn't hit the list I am posting the info from Ed Majden's post to Meteorobs Elton Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 18:14:48 -0800 From: Ed Majden [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: (meteorobs) Jan 4 fireball meteorite recovery I just received this email from

Re: [meteorite-list] Mars Rover Spirit Restored to Health

2004-02-04 Thread E. L. Jones
NASA doesn't want you to know that it may have gotten a viruse-mail or otherwise.(just kidding) MyDoom doesn't take long to fill up any in box anywhere! Actually, the memory, CPU and bus speeds are low, for amongst other things I suspect, because they opted for EMP hardened military

Re: [meteorite-list] shatter cone help?(quazi-risque)

2004-02-19 Thread E. L. Jones
Hello Tom, List, Scone Lovers Usually the material for sale is cone sections, rarely symmetrical, with or without other partial cones. There is usually one or more on eBlagh Humbug. Here is a great one and, if you can get a matched pair, you can have all the impact fantasies you can handle.

[meteorite-list] Elemental Abundances

2004-02-19 Thread E. L. Jones
/Plots/univabnd.html . Below our feet, there is an terrestrial abundance http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/E/elterr.html which is actually an estimate of the abundance in the lithosphere(crust and upper mantle). This does not include the deep mantle or core. There was a sorting

Re: [meteorite-list] Fair Use...wasIt is ridiculous now.

2004-02-25 Thread E. L. Jones
to gnash our e-teeth, and I agree with most of what John said. They have said it the way it is and I write this to only propose a compromise as to bringing the questionable auctions to the attention of the list. I implore all, again, who are on the IMCA mailing list to keep ebay meteorwrong

[meteorite-list] Re:Survival after a large impact event

2004-02-27 Thread E. L. Jones
There is always the Donner Protocol mark ford wrote: Mankind would have to live off food reserves until food could be grown there are more short term food reserves in towns and cities, my point was that - sure millions would die __ Meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] Why not oil /diamond blades for cutting meteorites?

2004-03-19 Thread E. L. Jones
Ok, I know this was covered recently but my archives are gone. I've been here years but, pretend I haven't and review for me the technical nuiances. Why is cutting with transformer oil not desirable for cutting/ windowing meteorites? Why do some recommend a carbide blade vs a diamond

RE: [meteorite-list] Pluto help

2004-03-29 Thread David E. Hostetter
Hi, Tom: Take a look at the Kuiper Belt Home Page. The formation and dynamics of the trans-Neptunian region are still poorly understood, but this page will give you an idea of what's being studied. http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/faculty/jewitt/kb.html There's also a pretty good book called

Re: [meteorite-list] Stones partly burried in the dessert sand

2004-04-02 Thread E. L. Jones
As to oxide coloration, I have been recently reading over the research on the Triassic sandstone red beds which were laid down around the time of the last Euro-Aftican-North American rift. Consequently the same formation has exposures in southwest Europe, Morocco, and The north eastern US.

Re: [meteorite-list] Sonic Booms Associated With Recovered Falls?

2004-04-07 Thread E. L. Jones
Eye/Ear witness observation: Maryville, TN, USA 1983, Bolide 1-2 kg single well rounded stone(H5?) recovered Yes to the report of the bolide, Yes to the sonic boom. Possible as to echo from distant ridges12-18 miles away. Angle of decent was apparently vertical from the observer's perspective

Re: [meteorite-list] Tatahouine:Slickensides vs Shattercones

2004-05-12 Thread E. L. Jones
Hello Steve, List. You raise a couple questions about geologic structures so here is the scoop and why. These photos are not an example of slickenside. Zag, however, has the definitive example of slickenside found within a meteorite. a slickenside appears polished--hence the term slick.

Re: [meteorite-list] Classification -Nickel test

2004-05-13 Thread E. L. Jones
I understand that the popular ahem-bay nickel test kit returns a false positive in the presence of iron. Could someone else validate this? Elton __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [meteorite-list] Fw: Emailing: www.geocaching--Virus

2004-05-13 Thread E. L. Jones
Classic virus infection-- reads a part of a legitimate email in one's sent mail box, truncate and attaches itself to emails going out to the infected person's address book. Elton THis isn't your viris alert just there was a lot of emails going out about this post. Dennis Wells wrote:

Re: [meteorite-list]Silicosis's technical name... was Sheath

2004-05-06 Thread E. L. Jones
Like flu stands for influenza, silicosis gives rise to the longest named disease in the English Language: Pneumono-ultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis: Noninfectious form of silicosis, aka miner's lung disease. You heard it here. I knew some day I would be able to use this bit of

Re: [meteorite-list] what is the world standards for petrographical preparations(polarization microscopy)

2004-05-27 Thread E. L. Jones
I am also interested in the use of quartz as index markers. This isn't in any of my reference books. Are they attached to the specimen and ground at the same time as the thin section? Another question I have. Is there a house that specializes in preparation? Kinda of like the $2 a carat

Re: [meteorite-list] New Zealand meteorite--Hot Rock debate is back

2004-06-12 Thread E. L. Jones
A New Zealand newspaper reports: There was just a huge explosion and we looked around and there was just dust everywhere, says Brenda Archer. What they didn't expect to find was a very hot rock.--note a very hot rock. Would anyone who is in touch with the Archer's pursue this asspect in more

Re: [meteorite-list] Video re New Zealand event

2004-06-12 Thread E. L. Jones
I hope Joel told them to not throw away any of the items which were struck, gouged, or otherwise penetrated. Hummm...What is the exchange rate for NZ currency now adays? What is the fair value rate in New Orleans terms...? (ok just a little satire folks) Actually the report was very well

Re: [meteorite-list] Moldavite question Ozocerite

2004-07-07 Thread E. L. Jones
Yes as to the glass and amorphous nature of moldavites. The New Agers aren't concerned with technical accuracy. I have some ozocerite (aka Olefinite(?)) that the late Darryl Futrell gave me. I believe some early naturalist thought tektites reported that they were hardened wax or

Re: [meteorite-list] Wire Fraud and Computer Theft wasThe Animal

2004-07-14 Thread E. L. Jones
As I understand it, under both US and EU statutes, it is the crime of theft of computer services to access a digital network, system, instant messaging service, newsgroup, etc. when one is not authorized to do so. Repeatedly changing names and rejoining under false identity when one has been

[meteorite-list] Fireball (sic)story from Egypt July 15

2004-07-16 Thread E. L. Jones
Cross Posted from the Meteorobs LIst Gist: Several shacks caught fire owing to a meteor storm/meteor strike. From the Meteorobs list. Date: 16 Jul 2004 09:27:50 - From: Bharat Adur [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Burning houses in Egypt? To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [meteorite-list] New Meteorite? New Lunar from Sweden(sic)

2004-07-22 Thread E. L. Jones
I vote for slag as well.. Speaking of... did anyone else get an unsolicited series of photos from [EMAIL PROTECTED] aka göran lindfors advertising the new Swedish Lunar with blue and green glass(!) plus assortment of other meteorites--one so soft a knife could cut it? They apparently came

[meteorite-list] New Meteorite from Turlock, CA?

2004-08-21 Thread E. L. Jones
FYI From another list: I just saw a news item on the weather channel Anyway, apparently a meteorite was recovered in Turlock, CA. About the size of a potato, it landed right next to a sidewalk in front of a family's home. There seemed to be a thin flat protrusion from it with very exact 90 degree

Re: [meteorite-list] Ain't it an a* s * s* h * a * m * e ? ? ?

2004-09-07 Thread E. L. Jones
Dear Cj it is the first of September and time for the quarterly quarrels, rants, resignations, and rejoining ritual. or Q2R3R(Cue Squared aRe cubed aRe) event in NASA parlance. Don't worry about it, what goes around comes around, literally. It is especially bad this time owing to the need

Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 1110 issues

2004-09-12 Thread E. L. Jones
stan . wrote: is there really any need for this? Yes, actually, this amounts to surrogate strewn field data to be studied at a future time when it is more technically practical. let's be realistic here for a moment. sure an nwa number is assigned to specific fragments you reported - but if the

Re: [meteorite-list] Franconia wasNWA 1110 issues

2004-09-12 Thread E. L. Jones
Rob Wesel wrote: I see many on eBay as Franconia area meteorite the new NWA (Northwest Arizona). Bottom line, Adam is right but the model is impossible. Has anyone certified Franconia to be an area of meteorite coincentration and to fall under the new provisions? And who's political

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