Re: [meteorite-list] Possible Meteorite Value if used as Tools

2010-03-02 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Martin Horejsi coined the term Tool box meteorite. I think he wrote an article on the idea and there were many more uses than I would of thought of. He had a huge slice of a meteorite that was used as a wheel chock to keep a wagon or cart from moving on a hill. I use a big NWA to set my

Re: [meteorite-list] Science page update / desert varnish on meteorites

2010-03-01 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Yes there is microscopic beauty even in desert varnish. I love to examine the stuff in incident cross polarized light. Email me for some eye popping 700X images. The minerals that make up the varnish have different reflective properties which allow for almost irridized looking effects

Re: [meteorite-list] February Meteorite Times

2010-02-26 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi Frank, Yep, Martin sure has a way with the words! But after reading that I think he should of been an author of novels as well as his many science articles and papers. Tom In a message dated 2/25/2010 10:38:14 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, fcre...@prodigy.net writes: Hi Tom and

[meteorite-list] February Meteorite Times

2010-02-25 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Well worth the wait on the February Meteorite Times! A collection of great articles. My favorites were Jim and Maria's (separate) Tucson recaps, John's Micro Vision article on armored chondrules (Well done, you've got to check it out!) and Martin's Accretion Desk on Alfianello. In it he

Re: [meteorite-list] Microscope search

2010-02-19 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi Paul, I love to talk about microscopes. In fact I just bought an other one today. In May of 2008 I did a little write up for Meteorite Times titled The right microscope for you It does not go into which brand is better than others or the like but rather, what type of microscope

Re: [meteorite-list] Microscope search

2010-02-19 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi list, Richard is absolutely right when he said. so a simple $100 stereo microscope might be enough to get your feet wet and help solidify the direction you want to go if, I mean when you purchase your next microscope! He touches on an aspect that meteorite and microscope enthusiasts

[meteorite-list] Kainsaz CO3 micrograph gallery post

2010-02-18 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi List, I have a new set of micrographs on my gallery. They are of Kainsaz, a CO3. I am trying a less than conventional approach to these images and the results are interesting. There are some cool barred chondrule structures so many of you may enjoy them. The link is at:

[meteorite-list] Martin Cubes Antiqued wood scale cubes Ad

2010-02-09 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi list, As I have mentioned to the list previously, I have stared making wood scale/orientation cubes. There are a couple versions of these things. One is the new cube with a simple oil finish. The other is an old wood finished with several layers of toasted and striped Danish Oil and

[meteorite-list] A new name for complex BO chondrules is needed?

2010-02-05 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi list, I have read (and been told) the barred olivine chondrules wire a result of a shock wave traveling through the early soup. Maybe in some instances but not in this one. It GREW! If ordinary BO chondrules are a result of a shock wave then a new name is needed for this type of

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Yields Carbon Crystals Harder Than Diamond

2010-02-03 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi list, This is off topic (sort of) to this very interesting post but it does mention graphite and diamonds. I have shared this observation before and every time I have mentioned it I have been taken wrong! Has any else noticed how the graphite inclusions in the fossil EL3, NWA

Re: [meteorite-list] Matters Arising. When in Rome!

2010-02-03 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi List, This is the first time I have chimed in on one of these rants but here goes: The biggest mistake was not the photo! Heck, tourists love fake stage coach hold ups staged all over Arizona. They even have one in Knot's Berry Farm in California. The photo was just for fun. The

[meteorite-list] Melt vein micrograph

2010-01-31 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi list, I thought some of you might get a kick out of a melt vein micrograph I just took. It is in DaG 478 an L6. Only classified as an L6 but it has some of the most beautiful impact melt. I just bought an aus Jena Neophot 21 to get some hard to find parts and I am having fun with

[meteorite-list] Historic meteorite scale cube?

2010-01-31 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi list, Indulge me on this one. I still have scale cube envy over ordering my cube from Jeff a few seconds too late to get the lowest number! His are the best I have seen and I am not trying to better those perfect cubes. I treasure my #14 cube! That said, It is snowing up here in

[meteorite-list] Historic meteorite scale cube?

2010-01-31 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi list, Indulge me on this one. I still have scale cube envy over ordering my cube from Jeff a few seconds too late to get the lowest number! His are the best I have seen and I am not trying to better those perfect cubes. I treasure my #14 cube! That said, It is snowing up here

[meteorite-list] Paper on chondrule formation and synthetic chondrules

2010-01-19 Thread starsandscopes
Hi List, I thought some of you might enjoy this portion of a science paper on meteorite chondrules. It is part of a paper on microscopes posted in Molecular Expressions (An online microscope site) The first half of the paper is on microscopes so many of you will want to skip that part.

[meteorite-list] Weird Iron Sulfide Barred Chondrule Looking Feature

2010-01-19 Thread starsandscopes
Hi List, I just ran onto an Iron Sulfide inclusion in an unclassified impact melt. It is structured like a barred chondrule. I have never seen any like it before. Has any one else seen this feature? I have some micrographs if any one wants to look just email me. I will post images

Re: [meteorite-list] Interesting poll...

2010-01-18 Thread starsandscopes
Let me guess, an immense contribution to the sciences but the return on investment looks like a charity endeavor. Martin Luther said after nailing his little paper to the door of that church (very roughly translated) Here I stand because I can do no other. Few of us have figured a way

Re: [meteorite-list] Interesting poll...

2010-01-18 Thread starsandscopes
See, We all have our voices. It's not just me!!! In a message dated 1/18/2010 7:34:53 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, star_wars_collec...@yahoo.com writes: its funny you say that. Last night I wanted to cut into a new NWA... at 4am. Greg --- On Mon, 1/18/10, starsandsco...@aol.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Martian Iron Meteorite containing fossil BV/HC/RBC.......

2010-01-17 Thread starsandscopes
Hi Shawn, I this is the same guy who has been posting using many peoples micrographs, giving credit of course, (But that is even worse!!!) his views of animal and human bits he sees in meteorite micrographs. One partial segment The figure is imaged by Mr. Tom Phillips, an e. ...

Re: [meteorite-list] Martian Iron Meteorite containing fossil BV/HC/RBC....

2010-01-17 Thread starsandscopes
Wow! I guess if all of don't read and BELIVE we are: members of the entire Scientific Establishment are totally corrupt -- actually, members of a PSEUDOSCIENTIFIC Establishment -- who have NOT sought truth about man's origin and ancestry but have gone along with a COLLOSAL LIE to

[meteorite-list] A good read on converting standard microscopes to polarizing-chondrule formation

2010-01-17 Thread starsandscopes
Hi list, Not a typo, one article that covers such things as conversion of a standard bright field microscope to polarization, various lighting techniques, as well as chondrule formation. A little slow in parts but then again, this isn't HBO! An example to persuade you to take a look or

Re: [meteorite-list] Refraction and cutting solvents

2010-01-16 Thread starsandscopes
Hi Paul, I am not aware of any change to optical properties of material due to lubricants but with the more advanced testing watch out. I had some material that I polished with a diamond slurry to 1/4 micron. I sent some to a respected researcher that I occasionally consult (he helps

[meteorite-list] An offer for meteorite microimaging to dealers (No thin section required)

2010-01-16 Thread starsandscopes
Hi list, For the last couple years I have been working nearly exclusively on thin sections in cross polarized light. This was due, only partly, to my failure to come up with a satisfactory digital photo adapter on my Neophot but most significantly to Jeff Hodges fantastic thin section

Re: [meteorite-list] What is a Meteorite Strewnfield? Meteorite Photos

2010-01-10 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Great informative and fun article. I saved the link to my favorites so I can share it with others. My micrographs often draw questions from new meteorite enthusiasts that I find difficult to answer. The nature of a strewn field is something that must be understood to successfully hunt

[meteorite-list] Only the best microscope ever!

2009-12-31 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi List, That's a tall lead-in typed the Subject line. Maybe a few qualifiers are in order such as polarizing optical microscope but that's about it! This microscope is listed on eBay. I don't know the seller and I wish I was in the position to add a new scope to the family. Many

[meteorite-list] Ebay listings ad

2009-12-30 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi List, Thanks for looking Ending tonight are several auctions of material (samples and thin sections) that I have bought largely from List members over the last several years. Many of the samples have a 1/4 micron polish for microscope work and many of the samples and thins have been

[meteorite-list] Meteorite publications ad

2009-12-27 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi List, This is an ad for some meteorite publications. These items were just listed on eBay. My selling links are: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=260529427235ssPageName=S TRK:MESELX:IT http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=260529441363ssPageName=S

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - December 24, 2009

2009-12-23 Thread starsandscopes
Say it aint so, Joe Your family doesn't love the rocks? Same here, Tom In a message dated 12/23/2009 7:56:55 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, skyrockmeteori...@yahoo.com writes: Great photo Linton, great idea. That is what I want, but will not get any of those damn rocks as they call

Re: [meteorite-list] E-chondrites

2009-12-21 Thread starsandscopes
I noticed that with the heavily weathered examples they develop a yellow sulfur looking powder in spots. The OC's tend to have a little more orange rust color. I'm not saying this is an accurate indicator but rather, I am wondering if others have noticed this as well. Tom In a message

Re: [meteorite-list] Scalecubes.com

2009-12-21 Thread starsandscopes
Me to, Mine came in the mail today as well. A measure of it's Cool Factor is how long it takes me to put it on a microscope (My personal highest form of compliment) The shots are just taken through a stereo scope but it nicely shows off the crisp detail. Very nice Jeff! Well done!

Re: [meteorite-list] Scalecubes.com and Scale cube envy!

2009-12-08 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
That's cool Gary, I'm writing this at 3 AM because now I can't sleep. Only in the meteorite world would any one understand scale cube envy! Tom In a message dated 12/7/2009 10:59:32 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, fuj...@mac.com writes: On Dec 7, 2009, at 7:15 PM, starsandsco...@aol.com

[meteorite-list] JaH 073 micrograph

2009-12-07 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi list, The email embed program for images leaves a lot to be desired. The images are coarse and with out detail but when I send a full size image, few get through to all of you that request them. The solution? I used PhotoShop to reduce the image from 4000 pixel wide to 1000. It

[meteorite-list] TC3 show and an observation

2009-12-04 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi List, I watched the National Geographic's Naked Science: Countdown to Impact which is the story of asteroid/meteorite TC3. What caught my attention was the diversity of material within the samples collected. After a few years of weathering, would all those stones even be thought to

[meteorite-list] Looking for acrylic thin section boxes

2009-11-27 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi List, I hate to trouble the list with this request but I have looked (with no luck) for those snap together single thin section boxes. I have seen micro mount display sets sold in them as well. A few years ago I bought some from a list member dealer and I can't remember who was

Re: [meteorite-list] What is or is not a chondrule?

2009-11-24 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
I wonder if this weird crystal structure found in a slice of JaH 055 would qualify for being called a chondrule or a small inclusion. Tom Phillips http://www.meteorite.com/meteorite-gallery/meteorite-pages/JaH-055-Crystal.h tm In a message dated 11/24/2009 9:40:26 A.M. Mountain Standard

[meteorite-list] Barred Chondrule Fans JaH 055 incident light micrograph gallery update

2009-11-14 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi List, Last week I emailed the list about a SaU 001 chondrule shot that I wanted to send in full resolution to anyone who wanted it. There were over 40 takers but unfortunately many had Internet provider limits on file size so they couldn't get the full size file. I had some beautiful

[meteorite-list] Ad Petrographic microscope eyepiece

2009-11-13 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi list, I have the usual meteorites and microscope stuff listed on eBay but I wanted to call attention to a particular item for meteorite thin section fans. It is an Olympus eyepiece with a grain size reticle built in. It is real cool and fun to use. You can find it at

[meteorite-list] SaU 001 Incident Light Micrograph

2009-11-09 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi List, My first love in meteorite micrographs is high magnification incident light (reflected) images of thick samples. My first article in Meteorite Magazine was this technique. For the last couple years I have only worked on cross polarized transmitted light images of thin sections.

[meteorite-list] Flow lines? on an unknown stone

2009-11-05 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi List, I was thinking some of you may of seen features like this and could save me some investigation time. I would like to email some pics of a stone with what looks like flow lines and orientation. It has light magnetic attraction and no chondrules. There are olivine chunks in the

Re: [meteorite-list] Flow lines? on an unknown stone

2009-11-05 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Jason took a look and said it looks like long term static weathering. I will put it in my cool looking meteorwrong pile. Thanks every one for looking and thanks Jason! Tom In a message dated 11/5/2009 6:28:10 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, starsandsco...@aol.com writes: Hi List, I was

[meteorite-list] Micrograph Art (Terrestrial Basalt)

2009-10-30 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi List, I took some shots of a Terrestrial Basalt that turn out beautiful. It was of course, a stone in a NWA unclassified meteorite mix that looked the part only better! The thin section was in hand so I went to work. I think you will enjoy the images. They are posted to my Meteorite

[meteorite-list] Angrite and Olivine Dioginite micrographs posted to the Gallery

2009-10-18 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi list, Most of you already know I have a Gallery of meteorite micrographs hosted by Meteorite Times. I take the pictures and Paul sets up the Galley. We just added two new sets: NWA 4662 Angrite NWA 1877 Olivine Dioginite Just go to:

[meteorite-list] Zeiss Application Library

2009-10-12 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi list, I was allowed a page on the Microscopy Digital Imaging, Carl Zeiss MicroImaging Inc. Application Library. Kind of a big deal when you look at some of the other individuals and institutions represented there. Please take a look. Tom Phillips

[meteorite-list] Thumbprints! Ad

2009-10-09 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi list, I just listed a 8.3 Kg unclassified NWA with some real beautiful thumbprints. It has a fair amount of weathering but still shows well. Please take a look and let me know what you think. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=260489046852ssPageName=S TRK:MESELX:IT

[meteorite-list] Al Hugf 007 question

2009-10-06 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi all, I was working on a thin section Al Hugf 007 L4 and coming up with some cool micrographs. I haven't learned much about this meteorite and never seen it for sale except for the samples I obtained from Ivan Kourtyrev several years ago. I tried to look up info and there is little out

[meteorite-list] NWA 5488 Micrograph Gallary update (Lodranite!)

2009-09-16 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi list, Paul (Meteorite Times) just updated my micrograph gallery with some NWA 5488 Lodranite images. He made a few improvements to the site and we added a full size image of the month in the features section. I am shooting at 12 mp so the file is big enough to print. Just go to

[meteorite-list] John's article on MT

2009-09-11 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi list, Be sure and check out John Kashuba's Micro Vision article on this months Meteorite Times. Interesting article and great micrographs! Tom In a message dated 9/11/2009 11:24:40 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, p...@meteorite.com writes: Greetings Everyone, The September issue of

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Times Micro Visions

2009-08-29 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi List, John Kashuba is taking over the monthly column Micro Visions on Meteorite Times. He is an interesting writer and a great microscopest (with a lot of meteorite knowledge). I am looking forward to his articles. Please check them out. He will be starting in this next September

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Hunters Sentenced- new information

2009-08-26 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
You must be joking! It's not like they were breaking into her house. I own 700+ acres in Idaho and if I took a shot at someone every time there were dirt bikers, snowmobilers, horse riders, hikers or hunters on my land, I would run out of ammo. Crossing someone's land that is not fenced

Re: [meteorite-list] To Answer Steve's Question

2009-08-22 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi Anita, Good call! Out of over a ton of unclassified stony meteorites I have only one with a natural hole. It is 172 gr unclassified and has been cut. I purchased it cut and never obtained the other slice. So you might say I just got the hole. I have had some others with holes but

[meteorite-list] impactacite question.

2009-08-09 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi List, About a year ago I posted the list for some of you to view an interesting breccia I had found. Several people took a look at my photos and agreed the stuff was quite interesting but no conclusions were drawn. Does any one want to look at some pics and tell me if this material is

[meteorite-list] Way over the line

2009-07-23 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
I have joined in to this mess once only to clarify it was not me who wrote the hateful email about Steve Arnold (Chicago). It was some other Tom. I have read some of the posts but this is way over the line. It's not signed. Any one know who this is? If ever there was reason to eject

[meteorite-list] Stupid rhymes do not make it OK!

2009-07-23 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
In a message dated 7/23/2009 3:37:50 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, altm...@meteorite-martin.de writes: Hey Bernd, flame wars in rhymes are more agreeable. Absolutely not! Putting a cute trim on a stinking pile of shit does not make it smell better. It only serves to intensify the insult

Re: [meteorite-list] new arizona meteorite/ freebies (AD)

2009-07-20 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi list, This is Tom Phillips. I often post to the list just using my first name so I felt I should make this clear. This last post (signed Tom) was not from me, I am not such an ass! Tom Phillips In a message dated 7/20/2009 7:52:43 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, tommy2...@hvc.rr.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Andromeda Strain Infects the List - Outsiders Beware!

2009-07-17 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
In a message dated 7/17/2009 6:09:58 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, meteoritem...@gmail.com writes: 1) The List is not usually like this. In fact, the List is usually a intellectual utopia where reason and good-natured debate rule the day. That is the funniest thing I have read in a month!

Re: [meteorite-list] WHO IS THE Worst and least SUCCESSFUL METEORITE HUNTER O...

2009-07-16 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi Michael, I just might have you beat. I spend most of my meteorite time on the microscopes but I have spent more days hunting than I care to remember and nothing. My icing on the cake was when I took my son to Gold Basin and was certain he would find some thing. I bought a 156 gr.

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Feature Article in Tucson's Desert Leaf

2009-07-11 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Thanks Geoff, Just received the magazine! Cool article. Beautiful cover art. I have been curious about Tucson as a city and the magazine has a wealth of info on Tucson. Thanks again, Tom In a message dated 7/2/2009 11:10:07 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, geok...@notkin.net writes:

Re: [meteorite-list] Martian Hematite Spherules of Meridiani Planum

2009-06-20 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
In a message dated 6/20/2009 8:53:10 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, joshuatreemus...@embarqmail.com writes: Paul: Don't forget the Martian Hematite Spherules of Meridiani Planum: http://www.geocities.com/rlewis6/Spherules_MERB.htm

[meteorite-list] Hilarious ad

2009-06-15 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi list, This is a great ad. No need to take it seriously and say we focus on fakes more than the real thing. This is just for fun! http://providence.craigslist.org/clt/1221289678.html Tom **Download the AOL Classifieds Toolbar for local deals at your fingertips.

[meteorite-list] Circular polarizers and micrographs

2009-06-07 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi List, Many of you are not at all interested in meteorite micrographs but quite a few list members have contacted me over the years about various aspects of meteorite micrographs. Many list members are taking very high quality shots but have not shared them with the list yet. In my

[meteorite-list] Looking at rocks

2009-05-28 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi list, There have been a couple requests to look at rocks today so I figured, why not add an other to the list. I very recently purchased this eBay lot # 260412467815 and before I get a look at them I was wondering if there were any opinions as to what they might be. Particularly the

Re: [meteorite-list] Tumbling Weathered-up Stony Chondrites

2009-05-22 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi Mike, I bought a few Kg. of small Ghubara fragments that were tumbled. The before and after results were cool! They looked awful before tumbling. I have never tried it myself but I have put dirty samples in walnut shells in a brass tumbler dry for cleaning. My call on the water would be

[meteorite-list] Solar meteorite

2009-05-14 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Since working on the NWA 5000 thin section over a year ago I have worked with quite a number of lunar slides. I have always been primarily interested in the glass. My most recent effort is NWA 4483 Lunar feldspathic granulitic imapactite. It has a lot of glass. It is nearly 85% isotropic

Re: [meteorite-list] black diamonds from Canyon Diablo

2009-05-02 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi Laurence, Great paper! Thanks for sharing. I had a related observation that I thought you might be able to shed some light on. The EL3 Enstatite NWA 2965 (and a whole lot more names/numbers) has small graphite inclusions. I notice them most in the Blue Phase. I have found that

Re: [meteorite-list] ONE AD PER WEEK I have an idea!

2009-04-30 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
I agree with Dean, the negative vibe on this list has been high. I can think of several people whom I respect in the meteorite world (some who work in teaching and or research) that will not use the list because of this atmosphere. Let's face it, the list is about communication of

Re: [meteorite-list] Neither Carbonado Nor Meteorite

2009-04-09 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Those Carbonado's are cool. Any chance they were formed in space and some could show signs of entry that might resemble at least the texture of crust. If the shape and texture was there I can see why it would look like fusion crust as they are already black and glassy looking. There is a

Re: [meteorite-list] April Issue of Meteorite-Times is now up

2009-04-08 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi, Please take a look at this month's Meteorite Time's Micro Vision on NWA 4905 Basaltic Eucrite. Norbert Classen helped me out a great deal by providing a photo of his slice and giving a little information on this meteorite. It worked out so well that I just might talk him into

Re: [meteorite-list] Major web site updates - AD

2009-04-07 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Fantastic site! It's like going to a museum! Tom In a message dated 4/7/2009 12:26:04 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, i...@meteorite.fr writes: Dear list Members, We hope you're all doing well ! it has been a long time since we made changes on our web site www.meteorite.fr so, we just

[meteorite-list] Estheticist

2009-04-03 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Estheticist, I guess that is what I am. I want to care more about such things as composition and TKW or where and when it was found but I am drawn to big unclassified stones because of what they look like! The size is all about looking cool and not a comparative evaluation. What am I

[meteorite-list] Looking for information on NWA 4905 Basaltic Eucrite

2009-03-26 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi list, I was recently able to borrow a thin section of NWA 4905, the Basaltic Eucrite. I am very happy with the microscope images I took and I plan to use them in the next issue of Meteorite Times. I am unable to find much more information on this material that isn't already written

Re: [meteorite-list] Thin Section Page

2009-03-21 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Well done!!! Every one should take the time to view. Thanks for sharing. Tom In a message dated 3/21/2009 5:55:39 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, p.mar...@sunrise.ch writes: Hello All, I recently tried to take some pictures of my thin section collection. So, the thin section lovers

Re: [meteorite-list] West - Blue-Silvery Markings

2009-03-10 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi Robert and list, I just looked at the post of the image on Michael's site (Thanks!!!). http://www.rocksfromspace.org/West-markings.html SaU 001 has a copper metallic sheen on some of the examples. I wonder if it is the same process at work? I am convinced it is the result of

[meteorite-list] NWA 4905 Basaltic Eucrite Micrographs and Guess the stone!

2009-03-05 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi List, Tony Irving had sent me a thin section of NWA 4905 Basaltic Eucrite to image. While coming up with some very close up shots I researched a little and found a photo of the main mass on the Chladnis-Heirs site. I have a stone that looks very similar and I wanted to get opinions of

[meteorite-list] Educational help/ideas on meteorite display

2009-02-25 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi list, I am not trying to start a new thread. Luke emailed me with a request that I think many of you are much better qualified to help him with. I know this subject has come up several times recently but I didn't pay enough attention to whom the experts in education were. If you can

[meteorite-list] Very Funny Stone ID Help Request

2009-02-13 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi list, I thought you all might get a laugh out of this request to help with a mysterious stone. This one was obviously way above my pay grade! So I thought I would appeal to you all for any Wizards or practicing Shaman. I though about breaking into a plagiarism of Harry Potter's

Re: [meteorite-list] Olivine, Quartz, and Enstatite... was Slump glass

2009-02-09 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Well said Elton! Thanks Tom In a message dated 2/8/2009 11:40:07 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, mstrema...@yahoo.com writes: Good Question: What about Olivine, would the melt point of Olivine be higher than the glass? Molten olivine at silica glass melting(akafusion)temperatures.

[meteorite-list] Slump glass meteorite protection/display

2009-02-08 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi list, A couple weeks ago there was a thread on encasing meteorites in resin. Also in this months Meteorite Times there was a nicely written article Preserving meteorite slices in home-made glass mountings, by Gregory E Carr http://www.meteorite-times.com/meteorite_frame.htm I was

Re: [meteorite-list] Slump glass meteorite protection/display

2009-02-08 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Cool, The army says HUA (Heard, Understood and Accepted), well HUA. However, I know the Higgins (famous for slump glass) had all those issues but were able to overcome them in many materials. Slow heating and cooling can solve a lot. Please keep in mind I am not vested in this idea,

Re: [meteorite-list] Slump glass meteorite protection/display

2009-02-08 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
I was just asked if I was Army. No, I am the proud dad of a son who is Army EOD (Explosive Ordinance Disposal). He is a bomb guy. I am boring by comparison! Spending my nights looking at thin sections. (Thanks to Jeff Hodges and Greg Hupe, my thin section benefactors) Tom In a

[meteorite-list] D'Orbigny mcirographs on Coast to Coast site

2009-02-06 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Many of you saw the D'Orbigny Angrite skeletal crystal micrographs on Michael's Rocks from Space Picture of the Day a couple weeks ago. Those shots are on the Coast To Coast radio show web site. http://www.coasttocoastam.com/ I have done this several times and every time it brings many

Re: [meteorite-list] FUN QUESTION for ALL to Participate

2009-02-06 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi Don, If I had no saw or polishing options at all, I would take the slice. There is nothing like seeing billion year old space dust chondrules frozen in time and holding that in your hands. Crust is more of an acquired taste that must be (generally speaking) learned to be appreciated.

[meteorite-list] Wow, what a memory.

2009-01-21 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi all, I was just going through my meteorites and their back up documentation. I found an unpleasant reminder of Sept. 11, 2001. Greg Hupe had a 99 gr end slice of Zag that he had started a week earlier. I had bid several days before the end of the auction. When it ended on the

Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 5480 thin section image

2009-01-13 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Job well done! That is a beautiful image. Tom In a message dated 1/13/2009 9:56:14 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, star_wars_collec...@yahoo.com writes: I thought some of you might like to see a thin section image of the awesome new NWA 5480 Olivine diogenite I had made.

Re: [meteorite-list] Incomparable Olivine Diogenite - NWA 5480 - AD

2009-01-06 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Oh, I'll give you the colors of the rainbow! Greg has arranged for me to examine the thin section used to classify this OD. I'll post when the images are up. Speaking of Greg, he has provided me with the description (of a pairing NWA 4587) for this months Meteorite Times Micro Vision

Re: [meteorite-list] question for thin section collectors

2009-01-04 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi Leigh Anne, I'm answering on list so any one can correct me if I am not accurate in my assessment. First, a standard biological microscope slide is 1 X 3 or 25 mm X 75 mm. A standard petrographic slide is 25 mm X 45 mm. Quite a bit shorter! I have a large pile of petrographic slides

[meteorite-list] NWA 4901 write up request

2009-01-03 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi list, I was planning on using some killer micrographs of NWA 4901, the ungrouped achondrite paired with NWA 011, in the article I do for Meteorite Times. I have found some interesting write ups on the material but I don't want to just copy-paste any thing that sounds interesting. I

[meteorite-list] Estherville, Mesosiderite Micrographs

2009-01-02 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi list, I just took some very beautiful micrographs of Estherville, Iowa, Mesosiderite. This meteorite fell May 10,1879. The magnification is approximately 160X with a field of view of 0.40 mm taken in cross polarized transmitted light. If any one wants to take a look, just email me.

Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 5480 More Info AD

2008-12-23 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Way to go Bernd!!! I can't wait to get some on a scope! OD's are SO BEAUTIFUL in Xpol!!! Tom In a message dated 12/23/2008 4:15:50 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, bernd.pa...@paulinet.de writes: I must disagree with part of this statement ;-) Updated list of what is available and what

[meteorite-list] Request for help in ID of a mineral

2008-12-22 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi, I was thinking some of you might know what this is. I bought it off eBay just this last week. 250342026204 It was sold as a meteorite and while I had my doubts, my curiosity was tweaked. The photos are quite good and they speak for themselves. My observation is, it is not iron!

Re: [meteorite-list] heavily encrusted dark grey interior - largefind?

2008-12-18 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi John, I agree with you. It looks like a meteorite. Certain meteorites have weird (Is that the official scientific term?) adhesion properties. I have seen some scoured by the desert sand and other who seem to grab every piece of sand/rock and make it stick. It must have something to

Re: [meteorite-list] New thin section photos

2008-12-12 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Absolutely beautiful! Every one should go to this site. We all need some relaxation, why not relax while looking at meteorite hidden beauty. Not only is Jeff skilled at the microscope, he is very generous with his institutional sized thin section collection. Most of the exotic material

Re: [meteorite-list] Martin Horejsi's The Accretion Desk Souslovo, Russia

2008-12-10 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
OK meteorite fans, I have seen a list of Hammer Stones , how about Toolbox meteorites? I'll start with the easiest one, The Tucson Ring which was used as an anvil. Years from now I hope people remember it was Martin who came up with the term and knowing Martin, it won't be long before

[meteorite-list] Toolbox Meteorite Clarification?

2008-12-10 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
It seems that for a meteorite to be a Toolbox it's utilitarian life must of been started prior to it being discovered as a meteorite. Any use after it is known is merely a novelty. I have a 12.5 Kg NWA sitting on a fern stand, it makes a great place to put my hat. I can't imagine Martin

[meteorite-list] Martin Horejsi's The Accretion Desk Souslovo, Russia

2008-12-09 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Every one who has not checked out Martin's article in December Meteorite Times is missing out on a way cool article. I had never heard the term Tool Box Meteorite. It that a Martin original??? Anyway, It's got it all, great photos, cool story and a wonderful meteorite. Thanks

[meteorite-list] Polarizers way cheap! Big ones!

2008-12-08 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi list, All my images involve polarizers in one way or an other and over the last couple years I have had many inquiries of where to get polarizers cheap. I haven't had a solution other than scrounge them at yard sales etc. I just found an eBay seller that has 82mm PL for $8.50. This

[meteorite-list] NWA 3151 Brachinite Greg's thin section

2008-12-02 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi Dirk and List, I am not up to speed on the latest pairings or the going price for each. I respect a quality thin section and this NWA 3151 Brachinite thin section just that. Even if it is terrestrial basalt, a good thin section is a joy and believe me, even a Lunar thin is a

Re: [meteorite-list] NEW Olivine Diogenite - NWA 4223 - AD

2008-12-01 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi list members, For those who are interested in thin sections. Greg has been kind enough to (previously) lend me the NWA 3151 Brachinite that he has for sale. My micrograph article in Meteorite Times December is on this thin section. I felt obliged to say it is a wonderful sample

[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day My thoughts

2008-11-26 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
I agree, Michael does us all a favor nearly every day. My suggestion is that we all ask our selves when we make a submission to Michael for inclusion in his site: Is our submission just to share with all or are we promoting material we may have for sale? If we are using his service as

Re: [meteorite-list] What a watch!!!

2008-11-18 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hey list members. Let's all get together and each buy one. That way we might get a volume discount! Tom In a message dated 11/18/2008 4:19:30 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi, Pete, List, The original J. P. Morgan is reputed to have said, If you have to ask how

Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 3368 Pink Eucrite

2008-11-15 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Very beautiful slice Mike, thanks for sharing! I'm missing the pick of the day as well. What a cool find with the meteorite powder! I think it really is magic. Tom In a message dated 11/15/2008 7:16:17 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Good morning list. Have been

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