[meteorite-list] new thread - how to tell if you are stepping up

2007-01-24 Thread Bob WALKER
Listoids ah yes the slippery slope dummies guide to tell if you are stepping up from being a basic collector and probably are spending too much time and money... (1) you buy a loupe (2) you finally track down (and buy) a scale cube (3) you realise you need to upgrade your digital camera skills

Re: [meteorite-list] new thread - how to tell if you are stepping up

2007-01-24 Thread Gary K. Foote
8 out of 10 isn't bad. I must be reaching for the stars - errr... meteors. Gary On 24 Jan 2007 at 20:57, Bob WALKER wrote: Listoids ah yes the slippery slope dummies guide to tell if you are stepping up from being a basic collector and probably are spending too much time and money...

Re: [meteorite-list] new thread - how to tell if you are stepping up

2007-01-24 Thread tett
Me too. 8 out of 10. And... -You hide emails form your wife which detail meteorite purchases and payments. -Your ebay watch list exceeds 50 Cheers! tett - Original Message - From: Gary K. Foote [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent:

Re: [meteorite-list] new thread - how to tell if you are stepping up

2007-01-24 Thread almitt
Greetings, I've seen the term thin slides used to describe thin sections every now and then. Having been a big supplier of sections for many years I have never called them thin slides or slides. Wondering if this is a scientifically accepted term for thin sections or not. It's not an

Re: [meteorite-list] new thread - how to tell if you are stepping up

2007-01-24 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
It's a thin section of sample material (In this case meteorite) attached to a glass slide. I could see them called either just as well. I guess I got stuck in the middle 5 steps on the list. Love the rocks, hate all that Website crap. Check out my micrographs of thin sections of

Re: [meteorite-list] new thread - how to tell if you are stepping up

2007-01-24 Thread Alexander Seidel
Well, I believe calling them slides is a rather informal term, which may be used by those who know what they are talking about. In fact, I am using this term when me and my supplier of thin sections email each other, who is a well-known and respected old time dealer based in the U.S., and he

Re: [meteorite-list] new thread - how to tell if you are stepping up

2007-01-24 Thread Michael L Blood
You get a resale number (FREE and easily obtained from your local state - tell them you occasionally sell on eBay and want to be sure to pay state tax when someone buys in your state, the same with swap meets and from your web page). In San Diego, it takes about 10 minutes. This allows you