[meteorite-list] AD: Killer stuff on Ebay now

2011-03-03 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey List, I have some killer stuff on Ebay right now: A 2,400 gram 19 inch wide slice of Muonionalusta in a super heavy duty frame encased in oil. I also played around with 3 different lights to get some whacky cool images with the various light reflecting off the Widmanstatten str

[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - March 4, 2011

2011-03-03 Thread Michael Johnson
http://www.rocksfromspace.org/March_4_2011.html __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] OT transpermia vs. God vs. Science

2011-03-03 Thread John L
Hello John, Ha ha ha Need more help, how do you spell M&M's Gary, waiting in earnest for my NWA 6575, aloha. John - Original Message - From: "John.L.Cabassi" To: "'Meteorite List'" Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 10:53 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] OT transpermia vs. God vs. Sc

[meteorite-list] Campos on Ebay

2011-03-03 Thread Count Deiro
Hi all who are interested, At Anne's suggestion, I tried to contact the seller without success. In my attempt, I offered to bid on all of his Campos subject to my inspection... as he gives a Las Vegas address. I just noticed that experienced buyers of meteorites are bidding on these offerings

Re: [meteorite-list] OT transpermia vs. God vs. Science

2011-03-03 Thread John.L.Cabassi
- Houston ... we have a problem. - Copy ISS - Houston ... We have too much spare time - Copy ISS. Open compartment 2 - Copy Houston. Waiting instructions - ISS ... You will find 5 pounds of M&Ms. First we'd like a percentage on colors. Second, we'd like a percentage on rejects Thirdl

Re: [meteorite-list] Gary's gorgeous NWA 6575 diogenite

2011-03-03 Thread Greg Catterton
I keep thinking Bilanga when I see this. Its an awesome meteorite! Greg Catterton www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com IMCA member 4682 On Ebay: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/wanderingstarmeteorites On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WanderingStarMeteorites --- On Thu, 3/3/11, Greg Hupe wrote: > Fr

Re: [meteorite-list] Gary's gorgeous NWA 6575 diogenite

2011-03-03 Thread Greg Hupe
Hi Bernd and List, I agree, Gary's diogenite is beautiful! You mentioned NWA 4302, another Johnstown-like diogenite I sold in 2006, unfortunately is only had a TKW of 46.2 grams in two pieces and the few specimens available sold out immediately at the time. Last April while I was in the field

[meteorite-list] Gary's gorgeous NWA 6575 diogenite

2011-03-03 Thread Bernd V. Pauli
Gary wrote: "I am very pleased to announce NWA 6575, ... a fresh specimen with cataclastic texture...simply delicious with beautiful green hypersthene crystals and metallic inclusions..." Hi All, The only diogenite in my collection that can compete with this NWA beauty when it comes to freshnes

Re: [meteorite-list] OT transpermia vs. God vs. Science

2011-03-03 Thread John L
Michael, Need help; what's a meeteaeorr'ite John - Original Message - From: "Michael Blood" To: "James Sleep" ; "'Bob King'" ; "Meteorite List" Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 7:46 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] OT transpermia vs. God vs. Science This is the meteorite list

Re: [meteorite-list] OT transpermia vs. God vs. Science

2011-03-03 Thread Michael Blood
This is the meteorite list. It is for discussions about METEORITES. Michael On 3/3/11 4:18 PM, "James Sleep" wrote: > The fatal flaw in both the > teacher's that you have to see, hear or > touch something for it to be real. If that were true, then World War I > may never have happened be

Re: [meteorite-list] OT transpermia vs. God vs. Science

2011-03-03 Thread James Sleep
The fatal flaw in both the teacher's that you have to see, hear or touch something for it to be real. If that were true, then World War I may never have happened because I wasn't there. The laws of quantum mechanics and entropy allow that to be true.James _

Re: [meteorite-list] OT transpermia vs. God vs. Science

2011-03-03 Thread James Sleep
-Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of cdtuc...@cox.net Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 10:39 AM To: Pete Pete; meteoritelist meteoritelist; Rose, David MD Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] OT trans

Re: [meteorite-list] OT transpermia vs. God vs. Science

2011-03-03 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Einstein suffered from tonsurphobia... Don't forget he was also a Sweatshirtphiliac. Sterling K. Webb -- - Original Message - From: "JoshuaTreeMuseum" To: Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 2:23 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] OT tra

Re: [meteorite-list] Ebay, Again!

2011-03-03 Thread Count Deiro
I'm on it. Guido -Original Message- >From: actionshoot...@carolina.rr.com >Sent: Mar 3, 2011 11:09 AM >To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, impact...@aol.com >Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ebay, Again! > >His email says g.marcos @ yahoo. > >Looks like obsidian to me. > > > impact

Re: [meteorite-list] Ebay, Again!

2011-03-03 Thread Pat Brown
These look like slag to me. Pat > Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 14:09:17 -0500 > From: actionshoot...@carolina.rr.com > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; impact...@aol.com > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ebay, Again! > > His email says g.marcos @ yahoo. >

[meteorite-list] AD-NWA 6575 diogenite, NWA 6577 PM Eucrite

2011-03-03 Thread Gary Fujihara
Aloha listoids, I am very pleased to announce NWA 6575, a new diogenite from out of the Sahara. A fresh crusted 135g individual was purchased out of Morocco January 2011, and has yielded some incredible slices. Dr Tony Irving analyzed the stone for classification and describes it as a fresh s

[meteorite-list] FW: OT transpermia vs. God vs. Science

2011-03-03 Thread Dennis Miller
I love these two Albert Einstein quotes! "Before God, we are all equally wise-and equally foolish." and while discussing the Universe, "God doesn't play dice." Dennis Miller > From: joshuatreemus...@embarqmail.com > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011

[meteorite-list] Meteorite slicing, polishing and imaging

2011-03-03 Thread Rob Holcomb
I'm thinking about slicing up my 4 kg of unclassified ordinary Chondrite meteorites (since I haven't been able to sell them) and had a few questions. Do those of you that have saws recommended a specific blade? width? type? Do you "etch" the surface the same was you would with typical metallurgi

Re: [meteorite-list] Ebay, Again!

2011-03-03 Thread Brian Cox
Anne and all, This first listed specimen looks a lot like "Snowflake Obsidian" notice the gray oval spots on it in one of the 3 photos. Some of the other specimens look like slag also. He's the "High Roller" and has many feedback on his Campo and some Wabar iron. All the best! Brian __

[meteorite-list] OT transpermia vs. God vs. Science

2011-03-03 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
SNOPES? What proves that SNOPES is true? -Richard Montgomery Snopes is an unquestionable arbiter of the truth, much like Wikipedia, the Amazing Randi and the Urban Dictionary. - I heard that Einstein suffered from tonsurphobia, the abnorma

[meteorite-list] OT transpermia vs. God vs. Science

2011-03-03 Thread Shawn Alan
Hello Pete Lister, Your very controversial on the List today Pete :) JK. Now I wonder, if Alber Einstein collected meteorites what would he own first Sikhote - Alin? I bet he would want something more with proof and I think he would like LAigle meteorite fall in his collection. :) Shawn Alan

Re: [meteorite-list] Ebay, Again!

2011-03-03 Thread Richard Montgomery
Anne, I can pick up a bunch of those between each rail-road tie. - Original Message - From: To: Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 10:58 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Ebay, Again! Hello, Yes, back to meteorites. Maybe! This Ebayer has just been brought to my attention: _http://shop.e

Re: [meteorite-list] OT transpermia vs. God vs. Science

2011-03-03 Thread GREG LINDH
Who penned this article is irrelevant. A lot of attention here on the List has been spent on Einstein's religious beliefs and whether he wrote the article. Who cares? It's easy to go off on tangents in order to avoid the 800 lbs gorilla in the room.The article has flaws, I'm sure, but it

Re: [meteorite-list] OT transpermia vs. God vs. Science

2011-03-03 Thread GREG LINDH
Who penned this article is irrelevant. A lot of attention here on the List has been spent on Einstein's religious beliefs and whether he wrote the article. Who cares? It's easy to go off on tangents in order to avoid the 800 lbs gorilla in the room. The article has flaws, I'm sure, bu

Re: [meteorite-list] trans-topica vs. meteorites

2011-03-03 Thread Darren Garrison
On Thu, 3 Mar 2011 10:36:01 -0800, you wrote: >I wrote "in charge". > Okay then, then the analogy is that we shouldn't worry about taking care of our health because we might be shot some day. Just because there are factors impacting our lives and environment that are outside our control in n

[meteorite-list] 2nd Arab Impact Cratering and Astrogeology Conference (AICAC II)

2011-03-03 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.fsac.ac.ma/aicaii/index.html THE SECOND ARAB IMPACT CRATERING AND ASTROGEOLOGY CONFERENCE (AICAC II) 13-20 November 2011, CASABLANCA, MOROCCO HASSAN II CASABLANCA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF SCIENCES In partnership with Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Sciences ORGANIZES the secon

Re: [meteorite-list] Ebay, Again!

2011-03-03 Thread actionshooting
His email says g.marcos @ yahoo. Looks like obsidian to me. impact...@aol.com wrote: > Hello, > > Yes, back to meteorites. Maybe! > This Ebayer has just been brought to my attention: > > _http://shop.ebay.com/hroller22/m.html?_trksid=p4340.l2562_ > (http://shop.ebay.com/hroller22/m.ht

[meteorite-list] Ebay, Again!

2011-03-03 Thread Impactika
Hello, Yes, back to meteorites. Maybe! This Ebayer has just been brought to my attention: _http://shop.ebay.com/hroller22/m.html?_trksid=p4340.l2562_ (http://shop.ebay.com/hroller22/m.html?_trksid=p4340.l2562) He is selling a lot of Campos, odd ones with only 11% iron! I don't believe any

Re: [meteorite-list] trans-topica vs. meteorites

2011-03-03 Thread Richard Montgomery
I wrote "in charge". Now, back to meteorites - Original Message - From: "Darren Garrison" To: "'Meteorite-list List'" Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 9:48 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] trans-topica vs. meteorites On Thu, 3 Mar 2011 09:42:09 -0800, you wrote: have some am

Re: [meteorite-list] OT transpermia vs. God vs. Science

2011-03-03 Thread Darryl Pitt
Hi Phil, No one suggested you had an agenda. Your introduction of Einstein as a "Deist who attended Catholic School" simply seemed to require a clarification. You also seem to have paid no heed to the differentiation I provided for your consideration. > In contemporary Judaism, there is

Re: [meteorite-list] trans-topica vs. meteorites

2011-03-03 Thread Darren Garrison
On Thu, 3 Mar 2011 09:42:09 -0800, you wrote: >have some ammo for the political debates surrounding climate-change claiming >that man-kind (and woman-kin) are in charge of what happens down here on the >planet...for me, meteorites and now knowing about impacts and potential >mass-extinctions-in

[meteorite-list] OT transpermia vs. God vs. Science

2011-03-03 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
I have no agenda other than seeking out correct biographical information about Einstein's religious beliefs. It's misinformation to state that Einstein was even selectively observant. He was a cultural and ethnic Jew, not a religious one. He believed in Spinoza's concept of god as the organizin

[meteorite-list] trans-topica vs. meteorites

2011-03-03 Thread Richard Montgomery
Hi Listperhaps this will change the current mood and switch topics! Somewhat similar to a recent thread, I want to mention the primary reason I got into meteorites was to discover things I'd known nothing about; to also have some ammo for the political debates surrounding climate-change cla

Re: [meteorite-list] OT transpermia vs. God vs. Science

2011-03-03 Thread Darren Garrison
On Thu, 3 Mar 2011 09:24:34 -0800, you wrote: >SNOPES? What proves that SNOPES is true? > http://xkcd.com/250/ __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentr

Re: [meteorite-list] OT transpermia vs. God vs. Science

2011-03-03 Thread Darryl Pitt
I am not going to debate this; for sadly obvious reasons, there exists a bounty of agenda-bent mis- and disinformation---which now includes my previous statement: I should have more circumspectly indicated Einstein was "selectively observant." In contemporary Judaism, there is a big differ

Re: [meteorite-list] OT transpermia vs. God vs. Science

2011-03-03 Thread Richard Montgomery
SNOPES? What proves that SNOPES is true? -Richard Montgomery - Original Message - From: "Pete Pete" To: ; "meteoritelist meteoritelist" Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 7:18 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] OT transpermia vs. God vs. Science SNOPES says that this is a bs, inve

Re: [meteorite-list] Oman

2011-03-03 Thread Chris Spratt
Which Mike? Chris (Via my iPhone) __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] OT transpermia vs. God vs. Science

2011-03-03 Thread Martin Altmann
And I always thought, Einstein believed in Spinoza... __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-l

[meteorite-list] OT transpermia vs. God vs. Science

2011-03-03 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
To provide a bit of clarification to the foregoingAlbert Einstein was born to into a non-religious Jewish family and as an extremely young child attended Catholic School for a couple of years; throughout his life Einstein was an observant Jew. That's not true, Einstein

Re: [meteorite-list] OT transpermia vs. God vs. Science

2011-03-03 Thread Greg Hupe
Personally I liked the thread about the meteorite hunters on Mars a whole lot more! ;-) Best Regards, Greg Greg Hupe The Hupe Collection gmh...@centurylink.net www.LunarRock.com IMCA 3163 -Original Message- From: Pete Pete Sent: Thursday, Mar

Re: [meteorite-list] OT transpermia vs. God vs. Science

2011-03-03 Thread Darryl Pitt
To provide a bit of clarification to the foregoingAlbert Einstein was born to into a non-religious Jewish family and as an extremely young child attended Catholic School for a couple of years; throughout his life Einstein was an observant Jew. On Mar 3, 2011, at 11:12 AM, JoshuaTreeMus

Re: [meteorite-list] OT transpermia vs. God vs. Science

2011-03-03 Thread Darren Garrison
On Thu, 3 Mar 2011 10:38:32 -0500, you wrote: >Okay, So how does the lesson change because it was written by somebody else? >Are the facts wrong? Maybe it was written by Joe Blow? http://www.indianskeptic.com/chain-mail-god-vs-science/ http://www.rationalresponders.com/debunking_an_urban_legen

[meteorite-list] Oman

2011-03-03 Thread Dave Dave
Hi list, was looking for Mike for some time heard a rumor that Mike is in prison in Oman. Is it true? dave __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteor

[meteorite-list] Test1

2011-03-03 Thread Dave Dave
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[meteorite-list] OT transpermia vs. God vs. Science

2011-03-03 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Einstein was a Deist who went to Catholic School. One particular evening in 1929, the year he turned 50, captures Einstein's middle-age deistic faith. He and his wife were at a dinner party in Berlin when a guest expressed a belief in astrology. Einstein ridiculed the notion as pure superstiti

Re: [meteorite-list] OT transpermia vs. God vs. Science

2011-03-03 Thread Pete Pete
Here we go again! > Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 09:48:52 -0600 > From: nightsk...@gmail.com > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] OT transpermia vs. God vs. Science > > Hi everyone, > Realizing this list is supposed to be

Re: [meteorite-list] OT transpermia vs. God vs. Science

2011-03-03 Thread Bob King
Hi everyone, Realizing this list is supposed to be about meteorites, I'll quickly duck in and out with this observation. The fatal flaw in both the teacher's and student's arguments is that you have to see, hear or touch something for it to be real. If that were true, then World War I may never hav

Re: [meteorite-list] OT transpermia vs. God vs. Science

2011-03-03 Thread Rose, David MD
Albert Einstein was Jewish, so this was invented or altered. David -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Pete Pete Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 10:18 AM To: cdtuc...@cox.net; meteoritelist m

Re: [meteorite-list] OT transpermia vs. God vs. Science

2011-03-03 Thread George Blahun
More food for thought. Einstein referred to the Bible as "childish". http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/17/science/17einsteinw.html __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-l

Re: [meteorite-list] OT transpermia vs. God vs. Science

2011-03-03 Thread cdtucson
Okay, So how does the lesson change because it was written by somebody else? Are the facts wrong? Maybe it was written by Joe Blow? -- Carl or Debbie Esparza Meteoritemax "Rose wrote: > Albert Einstein was Jewish, so this was invented or altered. > David > > -Original Message- >

Re: [meteorite-list] OT transpermia vs. God vs. Science

2011-03-03 Thread Pete Pete
SNOPES says that this is a bs, invented story: http://www.snopes.com/religion/einstein.asp http://www.snopes.com/religion/einstein.asp > Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 09:56:47 -0500 > From: cdtuc...@cox.net > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Subj

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - March 3, 2011

2011-03-03 Thread James Baxter
I'm with Matthias; very nice to see you back, MJ Jim Baxter - Original Message - From: "Michael Johnson" To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wednesday, March 2, 2011 8:34:55 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - March 3,

[meteorite-list] OT transpermia vs. God vs. Science

2011-03-03 Thread cdtucson
I thought this was interesting enough to share here; Just food for thought. > The professor and student are for real! > > > > > > > > You'll be surprised who the student is...they'll tell you at the end. > > > “Let me explain the problem science has with religion." > > > The atheist

Re: [meteorite-list] What's Hitting Earth?

2011-03-03 Thread David Norton
The subject of meteoritic dust has been extensively studied since the 1950's. Nininger first promoted the volumes of dust generated by falls and conducted dust collecting experiments. Search google for "collection of meteoritic dust" and you will find papers and abstracts with long lists of referen

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Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - March 3, 2011

2011-03-03 Thread Matthias Bärmann
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