[meteorite-list] AD - Auctions Ending This Afternoon - Check Them Out!
Dear List Members, I would like bring to your attention some great items now listed on eBay and due to end at auction early this afternoon. Most items are started out at just 99 cents and definitely worth a look. Click below to see some great auctions: http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/raremeteorites!_W0QQ_nkwZQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZQQ_mdoZ Three Generous Sized Lunar Meteorite Specimens Started at Just 99 Cents: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=200293285168 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=200293298649 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=200293299284 Complete Mesosiderite Priced Below My Costs: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=200293291916 And Many More Examples Worth Looking at Can Be Found at This Link: http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/raremeteorites!_W0QQ_nkwZQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZQQ_mdoZ Thank you for looking and if you are bidding, good luck. Best Regards, Adam Hupe The Hupe Collection Team LunarRock IMCA 2185 raremeteori...@yahoo.com __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] A little off topic -- adhesive I don't know what it is called
Hi Mike, Sound liike the rubber cement we used in kindergarten. Doesn't penetrate so you can peel it off most applications. According to Wiki, it was marketed in England as Cow goo, but is generally as uncommon in Europe as it is ubiquitous in the USA, probably to prevent kids from sniffing it or due to flammability concerns in the Old World. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_cement Best wishes, Doug -Original Message- From: Mike Miller meteoritefin...@gmail.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 10:04 am Subject: [meteorite-list] A little off topic -- adhesive I don't know what it is called Hi all I know this is sorta off topic but there is a glue that is used to glue items to their packaging and it seems to hold pretty good but all you have to do is pull the product off and the glue just lets go and does not stick permanently. You can also rub it right off the back side too, or right off the packaging. (It is much like rubber) It is like it holds the product it in place firmly but doesn't really stick to the product. I know I see it all the time but I just can't remember the last time I saw it used. Well I do plan to use it to hold meteorites in place so this is not 100% off topic. I hope this make enough sense that someone can point me in the right direction. Thanks -- Mike Miller 230 Greenway Dr. Kingman Az 86401 www.meteoritefinder.com 928-753-6825 __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] A little off topic -- adhesive I don't know what it is called
Mike, It's called Booger Glue! :) Or Glue Dots http://www.gluemachinery.com/booger-glue-fugitive-glue.shtml?gclid=CLaCv7_-95cCFQhJagod5QmcDg http://www.gluefast.com/packaging-bundling.html http://www.google.com/products?q=Glue+DotsbtnG=Search+Productsshow=dd http://www.google.com/products?q=Glue+DotsbtnG=Search+Productsshow=dd Hope it helps... -- Eric Wichman Meteorites USA www.meteoritesusa.com Subject: [meteorite-list] A little off topic -- adhesive I don't know what it is called From: Mike Miller meteoritefin...@gmail.com Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 09:04:13 -0700 To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Hi all I know this is sorta off topic but there is a glue that is used to glue items to their packaging and it seems to hold pretty good but all you have to do is pull the product off and the glue just lets go and does not stick permanently. You can also rub it right off the back side too, or right off the packaging. (It is much like rubber) It is like it holds the product it in place firmly but doesn't really stick to the product. I know I see it all the time but I just can't remember the last time I saw it used. Well I do plan to use it to hold meteorites in place so this is not 100% off topic. I hope this make enough sense that someone can point me in the right direction. Thanks -- Mike Miller 230 Greenway Dr. Kingman Az 86401 www.meteoritefinder.com 928-753-6825 __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Rusting pallasites
Although most pallasites are very stable, there are a few (and I have samples!) that seem to start spalling off bits in short order; it doesn't help that I live less than a mile from the ocean. If you don't want to use the galvanic method of treatment for pallasites, is there a good way to treat them and stop them from rusting? Is the tried-and-true soak-in-lye-and-denatured-alcohol process appropriate, or will that just result in more problems? Best! Tracy Latimer _ Life on your PC is safer, easier, and more enjoyable with Windows Vista®. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/127032870/direct/01/ __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Incomparable Olivine Diogenite - NWA 5480 - AD
Dear List Members, I hope everyone had a happy and safe New Year's celebration! To start up the new year, I would like to give you an updated list of the remaining specimens of NWA 5480, the Incomparable new Olivine Diogenite. NWA 5480 Olivine Diogenite: Available Specimens (Only 11 pieces left): 670g End Cut http://www.lunarrock.com/ebay/nwa5480/large/dsc3.jpg 168.3g cs http://www.lunarrock.com/ebay/nwa5480/large/dsc5.jpg 137g cs http://www.lunarrock.com/ebay/nwa5480/large/dsc7.jpg 127g cs http://www.lunarrock.com/ebay/nwa5480/large/dsc8.jpg 494g Complete Stone (Awesome swirl feature) http://www.lunarrock.com/ebay/nwa5480/dsc3.jpg 462g Complete Stone (Great display of the 'mixed' minerals) http://www.lunarrock.com/ebay/nwa5480/dsc5.jpg 269g Complete Stone http://www.lunarrock.com/ebay/nwa5480/dsc7.jpg 71.3g End Cut http://www.lunarrock.com/ebay/nwa5480/dsc00010.jpg 16.1g cs http://www.lunarrock.com/ebay/nwa5480/dsc00015.jpg 14.4g cs (Sale Pending) http://www.lunarrock.com/ebay/nwa5480/dsc00016.jpg 14g cs http://www.lunarrock.com/ebay/nwa5480/dsc00017.jpg cs - complete slice ps - part slice Pricing: Whole stones (Just 3 available) - $10.00/g Large end cuts (Only one left) - $12.00/g Large slices and small end cut (Only 3 left) - $16.00/g Small slices (2 available slices) - $20.00/g As soon as I sell the remaining two smaller slices, I may choose to cut one of the complete stones to make more slices available, unless the complete stones sell in the meantime. Thank you for considering these! Best regards, Greg Greg Hupe The Hupe Collection NaturesVault (eBay) gmh...@htn.net www.LunarRock.com IMCA 3163 Click here for my current eBay auctions: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Re-2: A little off topic -- adhesive I don't know what it is called
Hi Mike, All, Sorry that email got away too soon, It is Cow Gum, not Cow Goo after reading my link to wiki, I wanted to add, that the solvent in rubber cement might not be the best thing to expose your meteorite to, but this stuff called mineral tack (only the white one is considered inert for mounting specimens). I haven't tried it but I'd try it if I had an opportunity. Why don't you give it a try and if possible let us know what you think, this looks like the good stuff for $ for 25g and $11 for 100g. To remove it make a tiny ball and blot off the pieces that remain behind in the lower parts of an irregular surface and it omes clean. It is a specialized putty. Item: 360120441273 Link (other better pries may be available, I didn't look too hard): http://cgi.ebay.com/Removable-White-Mineral-Specimen-Mounting-Tack-100g_W0QQitemZ360120441273QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116 Best wishes, and Happy New Year Doug -Original Message- From: mexicod...@aim.com To: meteoritefin...@gmail.com; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 10:15 am Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] A little off topic -- adhesive I don't know what it is called Hi Mike, Sound liike the rubber cement we used in kindergarten. Doesn't penetrate so you can peel it off most applications. According to Wiki, it was marketed in England as Cow goo, but is generally as uncommon20in Europe as it is ubiquitous in the USA, probably to prevent kids from sniffing it or due to flammability concerns in the Old World. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_cement Best wishes, Doug -Original Message- From: Mike Miller meteoritefin...@gmail.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 10:04 am Subject: [meteorite-list] A little off topic -- adhesive I don't know what it is called Hi all I know this is sorta off topic but there is a glue that is used to glue items to their packaging and it seems to hold pretty good but all you have to do is pull the product off and the glue just lets go and does not stick permanently. You can also rub it right off the back side too, or right off the packaging. (It is much like rubber) It is like it holds the product it in place firmly but doesn't really stick to the product. I know I see it all the time but I just can't remember the last time I saw it used. Well I do plan to use it to hold meteorites in place so this is not 100% off topic. I hope this make enough sense that someone can point me in the right direction. Thanks -- Mike Miller 230 Greenway Dr. Kingman Az 86401 www.meteoritefinder.com 928-753-6825 __ =0 Ahttp://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list meteorite-l...@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list meteorite-l...@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - January 5, 2009
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[meteorite-list] NICE Allende on ebay
i have 2 nice samples on ebay: a millbillilie + allende @ ONE DOLLAR NO RESERVE. take a look: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZpaleoasis __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] A little off topic -- adhesive I don't know what it is called
Hi Doug I think it must be a type of rubber cement, my wife just reminded me of where I see it a lot. On those gift cards you buy at the super store.They are a plastic card (like a credit card) and they are glued to a paper backing with all the information on them. You just peel the card off and the glue stays on the card board. They also use it when your bank sends you a new bank card it is glued right to the paper with all your information. It is held firmly in place but the glue does not even rip the paper. On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 9:15 AM, mexicod...@aim.com wrote: Hi Mike, Sound liike the rubber cement we used in kindergarten. Doesn't penetrate so you can peel it off most applications. According to Wiki, it was marketed in England as Cow goo, but is generally as uncommon in Europe as it is ubiquitous in the USA, probably to prevent kids from sniffing it or due to flammability concerns in the Old World. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_cement Best wishes, Doug -Original Message- From: Mike Miller meteoritefin...@gmail.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 10:04 am Subject: [meteorite-list] A little off topic -- adhesive I don't know what it is called Hi all I know this is sorta off topic but there is a glue that is used to glue items to their packaging and it seems to hold pretty good but all you have to do is pull the product off and the glue just lets go and does not stick permanently. You can also rub it right off the back side too, or right off the packaging. (It is much like rubber) It is like it holds the product it in place firmly but doesn't really stick to the product. I know I see it all the time but I just can't remember the last time I saw it used. Well I do plan to use it to hold meteorites in place so this is not 100% off topic. I hope this make enough sense that someone can point me in the right direction. Thanks -- Mike Miller 230 Greenway Dr. Kingman Az 86401 www.meteoritefinder.com 928-753-6825 __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -- Mike Miller 230 Greenway Dr. Kingman Az 86401 www.meteoritefinder.com 928-753-6825 __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Re3: A little off topic -- adhesive I don't know what it is called
Hi again, Mike, Yeah, your wife is right about that stuff. I need a wife one of these days before I loose my memory and need to glue myself back together...I know you are really mechanically inclined and like fooling around in the shop, but personally I'd hold off putting any hot melt boogerglue (or stable hydrocarbon-based solvent rubber cements for that matter) on my meteorites. Just a feeling. Companies like HENKEL (mfgr of Mineral Tack) in Germany have done a lot of work on this stuff, and 9.9 out of 10 mineral collectors recommend their stuff. The real thing to consider is long term stability and whether it impregnates your meteorites with any nasties, initially, and especially when it gets old and little bad chemical reactions start happening inside discoloring and exuding other crap. Meteorites are porous regarding the impregnating, don't think the progeny of meteorites and boogers is something the world is ready for yet... If you don't want to buy grams of the Mineral Tack and prefer something on the order of a bulk specialty glue, visit the MIKON Mineralien-Kontor GmbH room in the Executive Inn Suites when you get a chance in Tucson, they´ll be in room 164. From the InnSuites, just go north towars La Fuente restaurant. Before you get there the motel will be the third block past Speedway on the right. They sell the white mineral tack in bulk. It is designed for20long term stability and minimumal orleaching out and the best part is that it stays pliable for years. That is good, because unlike the bank card snot, if you want to readjust the position, you always can. Another story is the bank card hot melt application crap, IMO whoever started that should be shot and credit and debit cards should be attached with two-component epoxy to protect the world from itself and save a lot of butts next time around. If you can't see it at the Tucson show, here is the web link. If it comes out in German, just look for the British flag somewhere on the page and click on it. You get tons of this mineral tack putty (clay) for a good price. So yousee the US dealers are asking for a 1000% markup or something like that as far as I can see. Once you get an account(hmmm, wonder why they need for your birthdate, but they are a reputable company that has been around for a long time supplying the professional mineral crowd, still, no excuse for that), you might figure out how to get a 25%-off list discount, too. If any of this this is convincing enough, you could email them in advance and probably reserve some to pick up in Tucson. Here are the products and contact info for bulk purchases. http://www.mikon-online.com/catalog/index.php/cPath/44_38?osCsid=2 Best wishes and HNY, Doug -Original Message- From: Mike Miller meteo ritefin...@gmail.com To: mexicod...@aim.com Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 10:33 am Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] A little off topic -- adhesive I don't know what it is called Hi Doug I think it must be a type of rubber cement, my wife just reminded me of where I see it a lot. On those gift cards you buy at the super store.They are a plastic card (like a credit card) and they are glued to a paper backing with all the information on them. You just peel the card off and the glue stays on the card board. They also use it when your bank sends you a new bank card it is glued right to the paper with all your information. It is held firmly in place but the glue does not even rip the paper. On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 9:15 AM, mexicod...@aim.com wrote: Hi Mike, Sound liike the rubber cement we used in kindergarten. Doesn't penetrate so you can peel it off most applications. According to Wiki, it was marketed in England as Cow goo, but is generally as uncommon in Europe as it is ubiquitous in the USA, probably to prevent kids from sniffing it or due to flammability concerns in the Old World. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_cement Best wishes, Doug -Original Message- From: Mike Miller meteoritefin...@gmail.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 1 0:04 am Subject: [meteorite-list] A little off topic -- adhesive I don't know what it is called Hi all I know this is sorta off topic but there is a glue that is used to glue items to their packaging and it seems to hold pretty good but all you have to do is pull the product off and the glue just lets go and does not stick permanently. You can also rub it right off the back side too, or right off the packaging. (It is much like rubber) It is like it holds the product it in place firmly but doesn't really stick to the product. I know I see it all the time but I just can't remember the last time I saw it used. Well I do plan to use it to hold meteorites in place so this is not 100% off topic. I hope this make enough sense that someone can point me in the right
[meteorite-list] A little off topic -- adhesive I don't know what it is called
Hi all I know this is sorta off topic but there is a glue that is used to glue items to their packaging and it seems to hold pretty good but all you have to do is pull the product off and the glue just lets go and does not stick permanently. You can also rub it right off the back side too, or right off the packaging. (It is much like rubber) It is like it holds the product it in place firmly but doesn't really stick to the product. I know I see it all the time but I just can't remember the last time I saw it used. Well I do plan to use it to hold meteorites in place so this is not 100% off topic. I hope this make enough sense that someone can point me in the right direction. Thanks -- Mike Miller 230 Greenway Dr. Kingman Az 86401 www.meteoritefinder.com 928-753-6825 __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Greg Hupé's NWA 5480
a.k.a.: the Incomparable new Olivine Diogenite is *extremely* d i f f i c u l t to photograph and none of the pictures reveals its true crystalline beauty! It took me several attempts with illumination from different sides and varying exposure times before I could catch one (!) shot that does this diogenite a little justice! Try to imagine that those pale-brown areas are the orthopyroxene-rich zones and in person they are a shining green like the hypersthene crystals in Johnstown! The dark brown areas are olivines and their true nature is a dark, partly translucent amber color like the olivine crystals in some pallasites! Diogenitically Yours, Bernd __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] QMIG update
Listoids Small update to http://www.qmig.net with a photograph of Arrabury (linked from the Queensland Falls webpage) I can't seem to update qmig.org so I'll wrestle with the html code today Ill upload another photograph of the QMIG collection Arrabury 5.06 gram crusted specimen today and I have to remind myself to snaffle another small piece suitable for thin-sectioning This is the sort of photograph suitable for database collections such as the Encyclopedia of Meteorites... This was an interesting accession that took years of planning and adroit manouvre... the sole remaining specimen I could locate resided in Museum A which is governed by State legislation that excludes it from trading meteorites with private collectors yet another subtle example of repressive legislation... the solution was to get Museum B to trade with Museum A and snaffle the specimens from Museum B I hope to finalise some more Museum trades this year but most Listoids will understand that this is sometimes NOT easy and tis far better that you have something they really really want I'm edging closer to having specimens of most of the Queensland meteorites - if any Listoids can help with Maroo or Whitula Creek or other un-named Queensland specimens can they please contact me off-list Cheers __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] rocks from space
Hi list.I do not know what cave I have been living under,but I just got my first copy of o richard norton's ROCKS FROM SPACE.What a great book!This is a second edition,so I see it has out for a while.I have been collecting for 10 years,so I am no rookie,but I know after I read this I will add to my knowledge of this great hobby.I will bring with me for him to sign.Again what a great book! Steve R.Arnold,Chicago! a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://chicagometeorites.net/;http://chicagometeorites.net//a __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] O.R. Norton's RFS (I + II)
Steve #2 wrote: ROCKS FROM SPACE. What a great book! Absolutely true! There are three copies on my shelf - one of them signed by Richard and Dorothy (No, it's not or sale!) after I read this I will add to my knowledge of this great hobby. Again true as true can be! If a newbie or a rookie jumps into this great hobby and starts with the wrong books, i.e. books and articles that are far beyond his/her grasp, he or she will soon lose interest in this hobby. I would never advise a newbie to buy and read: HUTCHISON R. (2004) Meteorites: A Petrologic, Chemical, and Isotopic Synthesis Before you can read (and understand) such a book, O.R. Norton's RFS and O.R. Norton's Encyclopedia of Meteorites are a *m u s t read* !!! Best from snowy Southern Germany, Bernd __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] rocks from space
YEAH!!! Finally Steve, I think I told you several times to get this book, about 9 years agoit is a must read! Also, most people live in caves, not under them, but that might explain some things... Happy New Years and Best Wishes Michael Cottingham On Jan 5, 2009, at 1:38 PM, steve arnold wrote: Hi list.I do not know what cave I have been living under,but I just got my first copy of o richard norton's ROCKS FROM SPACE.What a great book!This is a second edition,so I see it has out for a while.I have been collecting for 10 years,so I am no rookie,but I know after I read this I will add to my knowledge of this great hobby.I will bring with me for him to sign.Again what a great book! Steve R.Arnold,Chicago! a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http:// chicagometeorites.net/http://chicagometeorites.net//a __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Sale - Aluminium scale cubes on Ebay
Dear list members, Why not start the new year with some new handmade scale cubes ? I'm offering 3 pcs on Ebay, Buy it Now - Ending in about 3 days. Pls take a look if interested: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemssPageName=STRK:MESELX:ITitem=220338105751 Best regards from frozen Switzerland (-12 Celsius tonight) Thomas __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] O.R. Norton's RFS (I + II)
I would never advise a newbie to buy and read: HUTCHISON R. (2004) Meteorites: A Petrologic, Chemical, and Isotopic Synthesis True, Bernd, but this book that you mentioned here is one of the best ones on the other end of the line, so to say. Just to add a positive touch to the flavor of the first line, which, in turn, should emphasize: *this* is a wonderful book for the advanced collector! I am quite sure, you will agree on this... :-) Best, Alex Berlin/Germany __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Incomparable Olivine Diogenite - NWA 5480 - AD
Hello Greg, Glad I've received my slice ;-) I'll also echo Bernd's enthusiam for this meteorite...SPECTACULAR! Any chance you'd consider having thin sections made? I'm sure there are enough list members that would committ to purchasing one if they were available. All the best, Frank --- On Mon, 1/5/09, Greg Hupe gmh...@htn.net wrote: From: Greg Hupe gmh...@htn.net Subject: [meteorite-list] Incomparable Olivine Diogenite - NWA 5480 - AD To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Monday, January 5, 2009, 10:04 AM Dear List Members, I hope everyone had a happy and safe New Year's celebration! To start up the new year, I would like to give you an updated list of the remaining specimens of NWA 5480, the Incomparable new Olivine Diogenite. NWA 5480 Olivine Diogenite: Available Specimens (Only 11 pieces left): 670g End Cut http://www.lunarrock.com/ebay/nwa5480/large/dsc3.jpg 168.3g cs http://www.lunarrock.com/ebay/nwa5480/large/dsc5.jpg 137g cs http://www.lunarrock.com/ebay/nwa5480/large/dsc7.jpg 127g cs http://www.lunarrock.com/ebay/nwa5480/large/dsc8.jpg 494g Complete Stone (Awesome swirl feature) http://www.lunarrock.com/ebay/nwa5480/dsc3.jpg 462g Complete Stone (Great display of the 'mixed' minerals) http://www.lunarrock.com/ebay/nwa5480/dsc5.jpg 269g Complete Stone http://www.lunarrock.com/ebay/nwa5480/dsc7.jpg 71.3g End Cut http://www.lunarrock.com/ebay/nwa5480/dsc00010.jpg 16.1g cs http://www.lunarrock.com/ebay/nwa5480/dsc00015.jpg 14.4g cs (Sale Pending) http://www.lunarrock.com/ebay/nwa5480/dsc00016.jpg 14g cs http://www.lunarrock.com/ebay/nwa5480/dsc00017.jpg cs - complete slice ps - part slice Pricing: Whole stones (Just 3 available) - $10.00/g Large end cuts (Only one left) - $12.00/g Large slices and small end cut (Only 3 left) - $16.00/g Small slices (2 available slices) - $20.00/g As soon as I sell the remaining two smaller slices, I may choose to cut one of the complete stones to make more slices available, unless the complete stones sell in the meantime. Thank you for considering these! Best regards, Greg Greg Hupe The Hupe Collection NaturesVault (eBay) gmh...@htn.net www.LunarRock.com IMCA 3163 Click here for my current eBay auctions: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] O.R. Norton's RFS (I + II)
Couldn't be more true! Rocks from Space is great and so is Nortons other book A Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites. I recommend these books to anyone interested in meteorites at any level. From, Harry Mc On Jan 5, 2009, at 1:04 PM, bernd.pa...@paulinet.de wrote: Steve #2 wrote: ROCKS FROM SPACE. What a great book! Absolutely true! There are three copies on my shelf - one of them signed by Richard and Dorothy (No, it's not or sale!) after I read this I will add to my knowledge of this great hobby. Again true as true can be! If a newbie or a rookie jumps into this great hobby and starts with the wrong books, i.e. books and articles that are far beyond his/her grasp, he or she will soon lose interest in this hobby. I would never advise a newbie to buy and read: HUTCHISON R. (2004) Meteorites: A Petrologic, Chemical, and Isotopic Synthesis Before you can read (and understand) such a book, O.R. Norton's RFS and O.R. Norton's Encyclopedia of Meteorites are a *m u s t read* !!! Best from snowy Southern Germany, Bernd __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Dead Stars Tell Story of Planet Birth (Spitzer)
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-001 Dead Stars Tell Story of Planet Birth Jet Propulsion Laboratory January 05, 2009 PASADENA, Calif. -- Astronomers have turned to an unexpected place to study the evolution of planets -- dead stars. Observations made with NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveal six dead white dwarf stars littered with the remains of shredded asteroids. This might sound pretty bleak, but it turns out the chewed-up asteroids are teaching astronomers about the building materials of planets around other stars. So far, the results suggest that the same materials that make up Earth and our solar system's other rocky bodies could be common in the universe. If the materials are common, then rocky planets could be, too. If you ground up our asteroids and rocky planets, you would get the same type of dust we are seeing in these star systems, said Michael Jura of the University of California, Los Angeles, who presented the results today at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Long Beach, Calif. This tells us that the stars have asteroids like ours -- and therefore could also have rocky planets. Jura is the lead author of a paper on the findings accepted for publication in the Astronomical Journal. Asteroids and planets form out of dusty material that swirls around young stars. The dust sticks together, forming clumps and eventually full-grown planets. Asteroids are the leftover debris. When a star like our sun nears the end of its life, it puffs up into a red giant that consumes its innermost planets, while jostling the orbits of remaining asteroids and outer planets. As the star continues to die, it blows off its outer layers and shrinks down into a skeleton of its former self -- a white dwarf. Sometimes, a jostled asteroid wanders too close to a white dwarf and meets its demise -- the gravity of the white dwarf shreds the asteroid to pieces. A similar thing happened to Comet Shoemaker Levy 9 when Jupiter's gravity tore it up, before the comet ultimately smashed into the planet in 1994. Spitzer observed shredded asteroid pieces around white dwarfs with its infrared spectrograph, an instrument that breaks light apart into a rainbow of wavelengths, revealing imprints of chemicals. Previously, Spitzer analyzed the asteroid dust around two so-called polluted white dwarfs; the new observations bring the total to eight. Now, we've got a bigger sample of these polluted white dwarfs, so we know these types of events are not extremely rare, said Jura. In all eight systems observed, Spitzer found that the dust contains a glassy silicate mineral similar to olivine and commonly found on Earth. This is one clue that the rocky material around these stars has evolved very much like our own, said Jura. The Spitzer data also suggest there is no carbon in the rocky debris -- again like the asteroids and rocky planets in our solar system, which have relatively little carbon. A single asteroid is thought to have broken apart within the last million years or so in each of the eight white-dwarf systems. The biggest of the bunch was once about 200 kilometers (124 miles) in diameter, a bit larger than Los Angeles County. Jura says the real power of observing these white dwarf systems is still to come. When an asteroid bites the dust around a dead star, it breaks into very tiny pieces. Asteroid dust around living stars, by contrast, is made of larger particles. By continuing to use spectrographs to analyze the visible light from this fine dust, astronomers will be able to see exquisite details -- including information about what elements are present and in what abundance. This will reveal much more about how other star systems sort and process their planetary materials. It's as if the white dwarfs separate the dust apart for us, said Jura. Other authors are Ben Zuckerman at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Jay Farihi at Leicester University, England. This research was funded by NASA and the National Science Foundation. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., manages the Spitzer Space Telescope mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington. Science operations are conducted at the Spitzer Science Center at the California Institute of Technology, also in Pasadena. Caltech manages JPL for NASA. For more information about Spitzer, visit http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/spitzer and http://www.nasa.gov/spitzer . Media contact: Whitney Clavin 818-354-4673 Jet Propulsion Laboratory whitney.cla...@jpl.nasa.gov 2009-001 __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - January 4, 2009
Dear list members, Here's yesterdays RSPOD. Sorry for the delay! http://www.rocksfromspace.org/January_4_2009.html Michael Johnson http://www.spacerocksinc.com __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] IMPACTIKA's Tenth AnnEversary - AD
Hello Everybody, Yes, that's right, Impactika is now 10 years old. Hard to believe. And to celebrate that milestone, I decided to make my website easier to navigate so I reworked the Catalog page to combine it with the Meteorite page, so now everything is conveniently in one (long) list with a lot of links and pictures. All the Exceptional Pieces are there too, but easily visible. And I have more rare, historical, exceptional pieces than ever; things like Ibitira, Moss with crust, 2 Murchison (one with crust), Tres Castillos, Los Angeles 001 and 002, Cape York, La Primitiva, Palca de Aparzo, . and a huge slice of Huizopa (thanks to TCU), and many more. Just take a look at _www.IMPACTIKA.com_ (http://www.IMPACTIKA.com) or directly at: _http://www.impactika.com/Metlist.htm_ (http://www.impactika.com/Metlist.htm) And the Thin-Sections page has also been completely updated, with a lot of new pieces and pictures. You can find it at: http://www.impactika.com/TSlist.htm Thank you very much for all your business during all those Ten Years. Obviously I wouldn't be here without all of you. Anne M. Black http://www.impactika.com/ impact...@aol.com Vice-President, I.M.C.A. Inc. http://www.imca.cc/ **New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom0026) __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
