Re: [meteorite-list] Today's meteorite fall anniversary
John and Gregory, Well, no quakes in New England thursday night/friday morn, but as rabid baseball fans I'm sure you guys can understand the gloomy mood pervading Boston and the rest of New England at the moment. We do get an average of 2-3 small quakes each month in RI and southeast Mass.but few are noticed. A small one last week produced a loud bang similar to the famous Moodus noices that have been heard in the Moodus, Ct. area for many centuries. Regards, Charlie __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Rocket Launch contrail
Good Morning from Pasadena, Just now observed the lingering contrail of a launch all the way over at Vandenberg CA. The way that this rocket exhaust twisted and was distorted by the atmosphere at that high altitude reminded me of our discussion about debris trails from fireballs. Definitely different from all the jet airliner contrails that were in the sky at the same time. By the time I found my digital camera, it had dissapated too much to show the distinctive twisting. I should check the launch schedule (if it isn't classified info) and be better prepared the next time. Bob V. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] a return to PARK FOREST, again
Hi list.I got some good news today from my friend who lives down in olympia fields.He decided to become a meteorite hunter this week for a day and found 3 new piece's totalling 40 grams.Around the entrance to the olympia golf course.So that gives me new hope that some more can be found in and around that area, as well as olympia fields proper.So I will becoming back down to PF on nov. 8th.I will meet anyone who wants to join me in mattson early.Say 7:30 am?I will have my cell phone on so you can get a hold of me.I have always believed that there is alot more of PF lying out there somewhere.Let me know if anyone can make it that day. steve arnold, chicago, usa = Steve R.Arnold, Chicago, IL, 60120 I. M. C. A. MEMBER #6728 Illinois Meteorites website url http://stormbringer60120.tripod.com http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/illinoismeteorites/ __ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] nitric acid disposal
IF I remember the admonitions of my chemistry teacher correctly..NEVER add Acid to the water but add water to the acid. Should there be a boil up you'll get wet and not disolved. Elton __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] nitric acid disposal
--- E.J [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: IF I remember the admonitions of my chemistry teacher correctly..NEVER add Acid to the water but add water to the acid. Should there be a boil up you'll get wet and not disolved. Elton Hello Elton and list, I think it's the other way around, isn't it?? Perhaps this explains why: Never add water to acid, the heat of hydration could boil the water/acid mixture as the first drops of water mix with the acid. When you add acid to water, it takes a lot of heat to boil the large volume of water that you are hopefully using. Or, using this memory aid: Lab Safety - Remembering that you add Acid to Water not Water to Acid AW can be a short form for Acid to Water; WA can be a short form for Water to Acid. When verbalized, AW sounds pleasant and good. A!. WA sounds menacing and bad, WAHH!. If you can introduce this laboratory safety rule to your students with lots of enthusiasm, most will remember the rule because of your antics. I hope this helps... (But it's been a LONG time since high school chemistry! ;-) Sincerely, Robert Woolard __ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] nitric acid disposal
Dear Robert, List; At the risk of being risky, I do add Acid to Water...and have for about 10 years while preserving water samples for state regulated testing as per...EPA guidelinesmmm.! More so than which order, is to remember to wear glasses, be in a ventilated area and wear rubber gloves and apron. The acid spillage in the wrong place is a much larger concern to me than the order of the acid and water. Be Safe. Dave (one eye) Freeman ;-) Robert Woolard wrote: --- E.J [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: IF I remember the admonitions of my chemistry teacher correctly..NEVER add Acid to the water but add water to the acid. Should there be a boil up you'll get wet and not disolved. Elton Hello Elton and list, I think it's the other way around, isn't it?? Perhaps this explains why: Never add water to acid, the heat of hydration could boil the water/acid mixture as the first drops of water mix with the acid. When you add acid to water, it takes a lot of heat to boil the large volume of water that you are hopefully using. Or, using this memory aid: Lab Safety - Remembering that you add Acid to Water not Water to Acid AW can be a short form for Acid to Water; WA can be a short form for Water to Acid. When verbalized, AW sounds pleasant and good. A!. WA sounds menacing and bad, WAHH!. If you can introduce this laboratory safety rule to your students with lots of enthusiasm, most will remember the rule because of your antics. I hope this helps... (But it's been a LONG time since high school chemistry! ;-) Sincerely, Robert Woolard __ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] nitric acid disposal
What ever it is I'd like for the truth be known...My recollection is this was to avoid acid splash back. However, 35 minutes-- little alone 35 years, is a long time to test recall for me. Your explaination seems more rational . Elton Robert Woolard wrote: Hello Elton and list, I think it's the other way around, isn't it?? Perhaps this explains why: Never add water to acid, the heat of hydration could boil the water/acid mixture as the first drops of water mix with the acid. When you add acid to water, it takes a lot of heat to boil the large volume of water that you are hopefully using. Or, using this memory aid: Lab Safety - Remembering that you add Acid to Water not Water to Acid AW can be a short form for Acid to Water; WA can be a short form for Water to Acid. When verbalized, AW sounds pleasant and good. A!. WA sounds menacing and bad, WAHH!. If you can introduce this laboratory safety rule to your students with lots of enthusiasm, most will remember the rule because of your antics. I hope this helps... (But it's been a LONG time since high school chemistry! ;-) Sincerely, Robert Woolard __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] NEW Eucrite, absolutely the strangest ever seen!
What the heck does Gabbroic mean? Took a look at the images on your web page. Sure is one cool looking meteorite Mike - Original Message - From: Michael Farmer To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 6:49 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] NEW Eucrite, absolutely the strangest ever seen! I have finally got a classification that I have been waiting two years for. It is NWA 1925, a new Gabbroic Cumulate Eucrite. This sucker is the strangest meteorite I have seen, we did not know what to think when we cut it. Likewise the scientists have been having a fit with it. It is unlike any known eucrite, large crystals up to 8mm of Plagioclase and Pyroxenes. Read the data for yourselves. I have a little for sale, and that is it. Grab it now, Ted Bunch said that it is one of the most interesting meteorites that he has ever seen. It is listed on my website. I also hope to get the India webpage up later tonight. Mike Farmer www.meteoritehunter.com
[meteorite-list] Re: LUNARCHARITY: A Moon Rock for Emanuel!
On Oct. 17, 2003, Martin Altmann wrote: Please don't delete the message and take a look on this auction, even when you hate ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2197271212 THE DEAL IS SIMPLE: You get a good sized piece of a rare Moon rock (0.292gm, not a speck!) and the boy will get a wheelchair, a computer for writing and medication. The finder is a member of this list, So perhaps Norbert you can say some words? Yeap, that's true. The specimen that Martin is auctioning off for poor little Emanuel is a genuine piece of the new lunar breccia Dhofar xxx, lab.nr. 2001, so you can bid with confidence! The classification has already been done (incl. O-isotope analysis), and I can assure you that this is the real McCoy. Hey Martin, I think it's a fabulous idea to auction this piece off for charity, and I'm very proud that my new lunar will help this little guy! So bid high, bid often - I don't have any of this special lunar left for sale, so it might be your last chance to add it to your collection, and to do it without buyer's remorse ;) All the best, Norbert __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Rocket Launch contrail
Bob and List, Over the past several years, I've also witnessed rocket launch contrails from Vandenburg. Most were seen while in Costal Mexico, and the corkscrew effect caused by high level winds makes for a magnificent display. Us folks here in Arizona are also treated to occasional early morning launches from the White Sands Range in New Mexico. These pre-dawn trails are high enough that they catch the light from the sun and the orange worm trails in our still dark sky are quite spectacular. Like Bob, I never seem to have my digital camera ready, although, they do announce some of the White Sands launches in advance. Best, John Gwilliam At 09:36 AM 10/18/03 -0700, Robert Verish wrote: Good Morning from Pasadena, Just now observed the lingering contrail of a launch all the way over at Vandenberg CA. The way that this rocket exhaust twisted and was distorted by the atmosphere at that high altitude reminded me of our discussion about debris trails from fireballs. Definitely different from all the jet airliner contrails that were in the sky at the same time. By the time I found my digital camera, it had dissapated too much to show the distinctive twisting. I should check the launch schedule (if it isn't classified info) and be better prepared the next time. Bob V. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Worden Meteorite images up
Since it is a quiet Saturday night, I thought I could post a few images of the Worden Michigan car/garage hammer. See the web site here for more info... http://www.mhmeteorites.com/worden/worden1.htm Have a nice weekend! === Matt Morgan Mile High Meteorites http://www.mhmeteorites.com PO Box 151293 Lakewood, CO 80215 USA FAX: 303-763-6917 __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] NEW Eucrite, absolutely the strangest ever seen!
Mark others, This is totally absurd. Look up "gabbro" if you can spell it. Then write. Norm (an earth geologist that doesn't make up new definitions---) - Original Message - From: Mark Ferguson To: tett Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 7:49 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] NEW Eucrite, absolutely the strangest ever seen! Hi Tett and list A gabro is a collection of individual rocks (they don't have to be the same kind of rock either)welded or held together by some cemmenting substance. Here on earth, the cemment can be cristobalite, opal, limestone, stiltstone, and many other items. A cemment with rock in it is a manmade gabro. So, gabroic infers that it is like a gabro. Mark - Original Message - From: tett To: Michael Farmer ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 4:14 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] NEW Eucrite, absolutely the strangest ever seen! What the heck does Gabbroic mean? Took a look at the images on your web page. Sure is one cool looking meteorite Mike - Original Message - From: Michael Farmer To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 6:49 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] NEW Eucrite, absolutely the strangest ever seen! I have finally got a classification that I have been waiting two years for. It is NWA 1925, a new Gabbroic Cumulate Eucrite. This sucker is the strangest meteorite I have seen, we did not know what to think when we cut it. Likewise the scientists have been having a fit with it. It is unlike any known eucrite, large crystals up to 8mm of Plagioclase and Pyroxenes. Read the data for yourselves. I have a little for sale, and that is it. Grab it now, Ted Bunch said that it is one of the most interesting meteorites that he has ever seen. It is listed on my website. I also hope to get the India webpage up later tonight. Mike Farmer www.meteoritehunter.com
Re: [meteorite-list] nitric acid disposal
Has anyone thought of sodium bicarbonate as a neurtalizer? Carefullyspoon it in till it stops bubbling. After that, it is safe to flush down the drain, or tossoutside. Steve Schoner/amstett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Better yet, donate the stuff. It lasts a long time and high schools as well as colleges use nitric acid. Of course, they may not be allowed to accept the acid without proper MSDS sheets or proof that it is not contaminated. Cheers, tett - Original Message - From: harlan trammell To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 1:17 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] nitric acid disposal call a local college and ask their chemistry department head what THEY do w/ used up lab chemicals. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [meteorite-list] nitric acid disposal Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 16:03:36 EDT A while back I thought I'd try my hand at doing some iron-etching. After a few less than impressive attempts, and with the increasing realization that nitric acid is tremendously nasty stuff, I'm now wanting to get rid of the (almost) gallon I have. My local city Household Hazmat Disposal Center won't deal with it, as it's not "household" waste, and the Business Hazmat Disposal Center won't deal with it because I'm not a business. I'm wondering if I could carefully effect some sort of dilution-process and dispose of it myself, and I welcome any advice or suggestions, on-list or off. Thanx Gregory Add MSN 8 Internet Software to your current Internet access and enjoy patented spam control and more. Get two months FREE! __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search
Re: [meteorite-list] NEW Eucrite, absolutely the strangest ever seen!
Excuse Friggin me, I am not a geologist, nor a great typist. Any other criticisms? Mike Farmer - Original Message - From: N Lehrman To: Mark Ferguson ; tett Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 8:25 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] NEW Eucrite, absolutely the strangest ever seen! Mark others, This is totally absurd. Look up "gabbro" if you can spell it. Then write. Norm (an earth geologist that doesn't make up new definitions---) - Original Message - From: Mark Ferguson To: tett Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 7:49 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] NEW Eucrite, absolutely the strangest ever seen! Hi Tett and list A gabro is a collection of individual rocks (they don't have to be the same kind of rock either)welded or held together by some cemmenting substance. Here on earth, the cemment can be cristobalite, opal, limestone, stiltstone, and many other items. A cemment with rock in it is a manmade gabro. So, gabroic infers that it is like a gabro. Mark - Original Message - From: tett To: Michael Farmer ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 4:14 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] NEW Eucrite, absolutely the strangest ever seen! What the heck does Gabbroic mean? Took a look at the images on your web page. Sure is one cool looking meteorite Mike - Original Message - From: Michael Farmer To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 6:49 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] NEW Eucrite, absolutely the strangest ever seen! I have finally got a classification that I have been waiting two years for. It is NWA 1925, a new Gabbroic Cumulate Eucrite. This sucker is the strangest meteorite I have seen, we did not know what to think when we cut it. Likewise the scientists have been having a fit with it. It is unlike any known eucrite, large crystals up to 8mm of Plagioclase and Pyroxenes. Read the data for yourselves. I have a little for sale, and that is it. Grab it now, Ted Bunch said that it is one of the most interesting meteorites that he has ever seen. It is listed on my website. I also hope to get the India webpage up later tonight. Mike Farmer www.meteoritehunter.com
[meteorite-list] New Eucrite
Wow, I guess it is too cheap! The respnonse was overwhealming, I sold out my share in minutes. I will have more available tomorrow, as my partner has authorized me to sale his share, so anyone with an interest in acquiring a specimen of this beautiful and rare new meteorite, email me with what you might like. I don't have much to go around, so email me fast! Mike Farmer
