[meteorite-list] (ad) nwa 987 forsale
Good morning list.First off I want to wish a big GOOD LUCK to bob haag and bob c. in thier chances of finding any of the west,texas pieces.I have a 136 gram half stone of NWA 987. AN L3.8 class type 3 forsale.It comes from the bruno and corinne fectey collection.$475 takes it with free shipping.Pics upon request. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Almost, but not quite!
We almost had a good fall! Here's the link to the article. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.783c3aae6eb418393fc6f8c443ef6765.2f1show_article=1 David H. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] (ad) nwa 987 forsale
On Tue, 3 Mar 2009 07:00:51 -0800 (PST), you wrote: I have a 136 gram half stone of NWA 987. AN L3.8 class type 3 forsale. It comes from the bruno and corinne fectey collection.$475 takes it with free shipping. Wow, I have to say for anyone who can afford this (sadly, that ain't me) this as a very, very nice meteorite at a great price per gram. You should snatch it up. Here are photos from my slice of 987-- taken with a cheap microscope, but you can still see how nice the chondrules are. Most of page 4 and all of page 5 are NWA 987: http://www.angelfire.com/d20/darren_garrison/index_3.htm __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] WEST HAS COME TO REST
Hi again list.My 7.2 gram west,texas piece came today.WOW It is everything that everyone has said it is.Black crust!100%!Not a ding on it!The true meaning of the word pristine.The best looking meteorite I have ever seen.Congrats to all the hunters down there.I hope you find more. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD - Ebay auctions
Hi to everyone, Hope all is well! I have some nice meteorite samples listed for sale on ebay. Auctions end in the next 2-3 days. Some of the items include (many from Mike Farmer and the Hupe Collection) NWA 1877 - Olivine Diogenite .08g NWA 3140 - Ureilite 4.4g NWA 4024 - Winonaite 1.05g NWA 5511 - LL5 (Provisional) Bilanga - Diogenite .146g You can view my auctions here: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZstar_wars_coiiector Thanks for looking, Have a good day! Greg C. IMCA 4682 www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Thin Section Images
Here are a few thin section images, I know some here enjoy looking at them. NWA xxx Howardite (very nice looking) http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c165/jedisdiamond/HowarditeDL_2.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c165/jedisdiamond/HowarditeDL.jpg NWA 3140 - Winonaite http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c165/jedisdiamond/NWA3140_1.jpg Dunite (not a meteorite, but still very nice looking) http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c165/jedisdiamond/Dunite.jpg NWA 5480 (Olivine Diogenite) to compare with the above picture: http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c165/jedisdiamond/NWA_5480_11.jpg Greg C. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] ASU lecture
Hello List- Here is a note from ASU about an event they are hosting. Thought you might be interested. Bob Holmes We thought you might be interested in a free lecture at ASU this Wednesday, March 4, at 7:30pm, entitled Catastrophic Solar System: Impacts and the Latest Revolution in Earth Science. Information is attached, or can be found at http://beyond.asu.edu. You may also telephone (480) 965-3240. Hope to see you there! ASU Center for Meteorite Studies meteori...@asu.edu __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD: 41g West Texas Meteorite For Sale: ORIENTED!
Hi all, A beautiful oriented specimen of the West Texas meteorite up for sale for a limited time. All serious offers will be considered, best offer gets it. As of right now this is the ONLY piece I am offering up for sale. http://www.meteoritesusa.com/west-meteorite-41g-oriented.htm This is a beautiful piece worthy of the finest collections and one this large is super RARE and being oriented, well that's a huge plus. This is a must have piece. Gorgeously thumbprinted with great shape, and a wonderful rollover lip. The seller wishes to remain anonymous but I can tell you they are not sure they want to sell it, time is of the essence on this deal. Please send all offers to me via email OFF-LIST. You can call me if you have questions. Regards, Eric Wichman Meteorites USA 904-236-5394 Also I have 4 oriented NWA 869 I'm listing later today. http://www.meteoritesusa.com/west-texas-meteorite.htm __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Newfound Moon May Be Source of Outer Saturn Ring
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-035 Newfound Moon May Be Source of Outer Saturn Ring Jet Propulsion Laboratory March 03, 2009 NASA's Cassini spacecraft has found within Saturn's G ring an embedded moonlet that appears as a faint, moving pinprick of light. Scientists believe it is a main source of the G ring and its single ring arc. Cassini imaging scientists analyzing images acquired over the course of about 600 days found the tiny moonlet, half a kilometer (about a third of a mile) across, embedded within a partial ring, or ring arc, previously found by Cassini in Saturn's tenuous G ring. The finding is being announced today in an International Astronomical Union circular. Images can be found at http://www.nasa.gov/cassini, http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov and http://ciclops.org . Before Cassini, the G ring was the only dusty ring that was not clearly associated with a known moon, which made it odd, said Matthew Hedman, a Cassini imaging team associate at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. The discovery of this moonlet, together with other Cassini data, should help us make sense of this previously mysterious ring. Saturn's rings were named in the order they were discovered. Working outward they are: D, C, B, A, F, G and E. The G ring is one of the outer diffuse rings. Within the faint G ring there is a relatively bright and narrow, 250-kilometer-wide (150-miles) arc of ring material, which extends 150,000 kilometers (90,000 miles), or one-sixth of the way around the ring's circumference. The moonlet moves within this ring arc. Previous Cassini plasma and dust measurements indicated that this partial ring may be produced from relatively large, icy particles embedded within the arc, such as this moonlet. Scientists imaged the moonlet on Aug. 15, 2008, and then they confirmed its presence by finding it in two earlier images. They have since seen the moonlet on multiple occasions, most recently on Feb. 20, 2009. The moonlet is too small to be resolved by Cassini's cameras, so its size cannot be measured directly. However, Cassini scientists estimated the moonlet's size by comparing its brightness to another small Saturnian moon, Pallene. Hedman and his collaborators also have found that the moonlet's orbit is being disturbed by the larger, nearby moon Mimas, which is responsible for keeping the ring arc together. This brings the number of Saturnian ring arcs with embedded moonlets found by Cassini to three. The new moonlet may not be alone in the G ring arc. Previous measurements with other Cassini instruments implied the existence of a population of particles, possibly ranging in size from 1 to 100 meters (about three to several hundred feet) across. Meteoroid impacts into, and collisions among, these bodies and the moonlet could liberate dust to form the arc, said Hedman. Carl Murray, a Cassini imaging team member and professor at Queen Mary, University of London, said, The moon's discovery and the disturbance of its trajectory by the neighboring moon Mimas highlight the close association between moons and rings that we see throughout the Saturn system. Hopefully, we will learn in the future more about how such arcs form and interact with their parent bodies. Early next year, Cassini's camera will take a closer look at the arc and the moonlet. The Cassini Equinox mission, an extension of the original four-year mission, is expected to continue until fall of 2010. The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the Cassini-Huygens mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington. The Cassini orbiter and its two onboard cameras were designed, developed and assembled at JPL. The imaging team is based at the Space Science Institute, Boulder, Colo. Media contacts: Carolina Martinez 818-354-9382 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. carolina.marti...@jpl.nasa.gov Joe Mason 720-974-5859 Space Science Institute, Boulder, Colo. me...@ciclops.org 2009-035 __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] NICE cumberland FALLS aubrite for sale
i am taking offers on my VERY NICE CUMBERLAND FALLS aubrite slice. it is approx. 10g with lots of surface area. any INTELLIGENT OFFER will be accepted. this stuff goes for $200+/g on websites. paypal personal (add 4% for fees( , u.s. checks, cash only. this is a very rare AUBRITE FALL that CAME IN WITH A BANG! __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Display
Hi List, I am in the process of moving, and before I broke down my meteorite display, it occurred to me that I had never taken a photo of the entire display. So before I started packing stuff away, I took this photo. In the upper right corner are clear acrylic cubes with my larger specimens. There are also assorted Riker displays. 47 of the smaller specimens are kept in 3x4 Riker boxes with labels from Roman Jirasek. Some of my tinier specks are kept in a separate cabinet because they aren't showy enough to merit a Riker box. There is also a Canyon Diablo display with spheroids from the Nininger collection and a variety of specimens from the crater. I also grouped together some of my most rare (but obscure) NWA pieces into a single large Riker display. It's the one in the center row, on the bottom. It's loaded with ureilite, brachinite, chassignite, olivine diogenite, dunite, and a few others. I really like how Roman's bent labels look inside the Riker boxes. Honestly, I'm not a big fan of the flat labels - they have that area at the bottom for writing in the information. They take up too much window space in a 3x4 Riker (reducing the maximum size of the specimen that can accompany it) and I just don't like the aesthetics of the bottom portion of the label. So, the bent labels meant for free-standing use fit perfectly because they press flat again the glass anyway, and the bottom part is not visible. To keep things neat, I have an idea for filling in the black portion of these labels. For my NWA labels, I print out the number on adhesive label paper, cut it out, and carefully apply it to the metal label. Everything looks neat that way and I can simply peel off the adhesive paper number if I decide to use the label for another specimen. Scattered about the display are a few vintage meteorite-related postcards and misc memorabilia. The empty bottom right-hand portion of the display is where my cat usually sleeps. I ceded that area of the display to the cat because I had no choice. Here is a link to the photo, forgive the flash - http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj24/Meteoritethrower/Meteorites/The%20Collection/meteor-display-1.jpg Clear skies! MikeG . Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA) Member of the Meteoritical Society. Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network. Websites - http://www.galactic-stone.com and http://www.glassthrower.com .. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteorwritings West, Texas Special Edition
Dear Listees: I am back home in dear old Tucson after a terrific adventure in central Texas. Great to see so many of my pals out there. The March edition of my Meteorwritings column just went live on Geology.com. We had been planning an introductory-level article on meteorite hunting and then revised that idea somewhat, in order to include an extensive report from West. Here it is: http://geology.com In addition, my meteorite blog has an informal take on the adventure, with a different set of photos: http://meteoriteblog.org Thanks to my publisher, Dr. Hobart King, for his interest in this story, and also to Suzanne Morrison and Steve Arnold for the use of some of their great photos. With best wishes, Geoff N. www.aerolite.org www.meteoriteblog.org __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] WEST TEXAS METEORITE HUNT
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[meteorite-list] AD-15% off
Hi all! I'm offering 15% off to all members, Pay Pal, Money Orders, please visit my web site at: http://www.gaiawonders.com Thanks!Hans Dal Molin IMCA # 6580 _ Hotmail® is up to 70% faster. Now good news travels really fast. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_70faster_032009 __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Awesome 11 gram oriented West Texas meteorite for sale
Email me off list for price 98% crusted only two tiny dings - here it is http://www.mr-meteorite.net/westforsale.htm Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona Website: http://www.Mr-Meteorite.Net Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=meteorfrightp=v __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Awesome 11 gram oriented West Texas meteorite for sale
Hey List, If a meteorite hits a dirt road, is it a hammer stone? If it has been run over by meteorite hunters and roughed up a bit, is it a hammered hammer? Steve Arnold Arkansas **A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1219957551x1201325337/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62) __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] WEST TEXAS METEORITE HUNT
wow, what a great site. Thanks for the link Rob --- On Tue, 3/3/09, Michael Johnson mich...@spacerocksinc.com wrote: From: Michael Johnson mich...@spacerocksinc.com Subject: [meteorite-list] WEST TEXAS METEORITE HUNT To: Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 10:56 PM http://www.rocksfromspace.org/WTM.html __ 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] Awesome 11 gram oriented West Texas meteorite for sale
On Tue, 3 Mar 2009 20:41:16 EST, you wrote: If it has been run over by meteorite hunters and roughed up a bit, is it a hammered hammer? And if said hunters are drunk at the time, are they hammered hammer hammerers? __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Awesome 11 gram oriented West Texas meteorite for sale
Questions like that made me think it was Chicago Steve asking the question not Arkanasas Steve !!! Bill From: meteorh...@aol.com Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 20:41:16 -0500 To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awesome 11 gram oriented West Texas meteorite for sale Hey List, If a meteorite hits a dirt road, is it a hammer stone? If it has been run over by meteorite hunters and roughed up a bit, is it a hammered hammer? Steve Arnold Arkansas **A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1219957551x1201325337/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62) __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list _ Express your personality in color! Preview and select themes for Hotmail®. http://www.windowslive-hotmail.com/LearnMore/personalize.aspx?ocid=TXT_MSGTX_WL_HM_express_032009#colortheme __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD -Super Items And New Meteorite!
Dear List Members, Thank you for affording me the opportunity to present some updates and items for sale in this forum. First, I would like to bring your attention a very odd Enstatite Chondrite, NWA 5409. NWA 5409 is an EL3 with the oddest looking chondrules and matrix I have ever seen. I would have never guessed the classification before it was sent off for study. Be sure to check it out as I listed all of the pieces at once, including the main mass since the TKW is so low. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=140305327542 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=200316413138 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=140305328208 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=140305328496 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=200316415306 I still have two pieces of the recently announced NWA 5410 Lodranite left. If the only complete slice doesn't sell at the current bargain price, I will cut it into smaller more affordable pieces and offer them later. This is what a traditional Lodranite should look like. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=140305329496 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=140305124703 I am offering the last of my NWA1195 Martian inventory. These pieces came from the very last slice in my personal collection. They are cut extremely thin and are diamond-lap polished on both sides. With a TKW of only 315 grams and no pairings, I was bound to run out sometime so here may be your last opportunity to get a piece. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=140305325099 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=140305325504 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=200316410031 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=140305326390 Only two thin slices that are still show priced are left of NWA 5000. Get a piece of The Rock, the best lunar meteorite in existence! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=200316094639 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=140305326603 Other lunar meteorite specimens, many started at just 99 cents with no reserve: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=200316070250 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=140305112315 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=140305112709 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=200316092489 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=200316092877 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=140305123749 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=200316406470 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=200316406869 And Way To Many More Great 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
[meteorite-list] West, Texas --stats, etc
Hello List, I, too, had a great time at the new West, Tx fall. My son and I arrived there on Wed afternoon, Feb 18th, 3 days after the fall, and hunted all day Thu-Sat, the 19-21st. This was our 1st father-son hunt and it turned out very well, as we found 5 specimens, with a total weight of 270g over those 3 days. ( My son beat me by a factor of about 2.5 to 1 in regard to weight found!) When we arrived home, my wife saw the beautiful stones and said she wanted to go find some of them. In spite of my warning her about the tough terrain and the biting, powerful winds, she still wanted to go. She had been on one hunt with me 13 years ago, with no finds. So, after having to let my regular job interfere with our meteorite hunting for a week, she and I headed back down there for another try over Sun-Tues, 3-1-09 thru 3-3-09 . We got very lucky again, as we both ended up finding one before it was time to leave. Our find stats for about 5 day's hunting were: Total number = 7 individuals Total weight = 407g I THINK my son's 133g find is PERHAPS the 5th (or so) largest stone?? But this is exactly the point I was hoping to make with this post. It really would be nice if everyone would post their totals as well. That way, we wouldn't be guessing/estimating the total number of stones and the TKW. I think everyone would be very interested to see what the true numbers are. Best wishes, Robert Woolard __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Texas, what a trip.
Hi all, I'm heading home (again) from West, Texas. This trip I found more than the first trip a week ago. I hunted for 8 days total, got skunked 1 day and ended up with 15 stones total. I found three stones today which was my second best total of the entire trip. Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona Website: http://www.Mr-Meteorite.Net Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=meteorfrightp=v __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] West, Texas --stats, etc
Finds = 9 Purchase = 1 Weight = 184 grams plus the Hopper Stone at 71 grams for a total return of 255 grams Rob Wesel http://www.nakhladogmeteorites.com -- We are the music makers... and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Willy Wonka, 1971 - Original Message - From: Robert Woolard meteoritefin...@yahoo.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 8:06 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] West, Texas --stats, etc Hello List, I, too, had a great time at the new West, Tx fall. My son and I arrived there on Wed afternoon, Feb 18th, 3 days after the fall, and hunted all day Thu-Sat, the 19-21st. This was our 1st father-son hunt and it turned out very well, as we found 5 specimens, with a total weight of 270g over those 3 days. ( My son beat me by a factor of about 2.5 to 1 in regard to weight found!) When we arrived home, my wife saw the beautiful stones and said she wanted to go find some of them. In spite of my warning her about the tough terrain and the biting, powerful winds, she still wanted to go. She had been on one hunt with me 13 years ago, with no finds. So, after having to let my regular job interfere with our meteorite hunting for a week, she and I headed back down there for another try over Sun-Tues, 3-1-09 thru 3-3-09 . We got very lucky again, as we both ended up finding one before it was time to leave. Our find stats for about 5 day's hunting were: Total number = 7 individuals Total weight = 407g I THINK my son's 133g find is PERHAPS the 5th (or so) largest stone?? But this is exactly the point I was hoping to make with this post. It really would be nice if everyone would post their totals as well. That way, we wouldn't be guessing/estimating the total number of stones and the TKW. I think everyone would be very interested to see what the true numbers are. Best wishes, Robert Woolard __ 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] West, Texas --stats, etc
Great idea Robert, and I hate that I missed you in West it would have been nice to hunt with you guys. Finds- 4 Weights- 1.9, 7.5, 21.8, 5.1 (total- 36.3 grams) Take Care, Jason Phillips Rocks from Heaven www.rocksfromheaven.com - Original Message - From: Rob Wesel r...@nakhladogmeteorites.com To: meteoritefin...@yahoo.com; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 10:53 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] West, Texas --stats, etc Finds = 9 Purchase = 1 Weight = 184 grams plus the Hopper Stone at 71 grams for a total return of 255 grams Rob Wesel http://www.nakhladogmeteorites.com -- We are the music makers... and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Willy Wonka, 1971 - Original Message - From: Robert Woolard meteoritefin...@yahoo.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 8:06 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] West, Texas --stats, etc Hello List, I, too, had a great time at the new West, Tx fall. My son and I arrived there on Wed afternoon, Feb 18th, 3 days after the fall, and hunted all day Thu-Sat, the 19-21st. This was our 1st father-son hunt and it turned out very well, as we found 5 specimens, with a total weight of 270g over those 3 days. ( My son beat me by a factor of about 2.5 to 1 in regard to weight found!) When we arrived home, my wife saw the beautiful stones and said she wanted to go find some of them. In spite of my warning her about the tough terrain and the biting, powerful winds, she still wanted to go. She had been on one hunt with me 13 years ago, with no finds. So, after having to let my regular job interfere with our meteorite hunting for a week, she and I headed back down there for another try over Sun-Tues, 3-1-09 thru 3-3-09 . We got very lucky again, as we both ended up finding one before it was time to leave. Our find stats for about 5 day's hunting were: Total number = 7 individuals Total weight = 407g I THINK my son's 133g find is PERHAPS the 5th (or so) largest stone?? But this is exactly the point I was hoping to make with this post. It really would be nice if everyone would post their totals as well. That way, we wouldn't be guessing/estimating the total number of stones and the TKW. I think everyone would be very interested to see what the true numbers are. Best wishes, Robert Woolard __ 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 __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Awesome 11 gram oriented West Texas meteorite for sale
Hi Ruben and the List, That is one very fine looking meteorite, might even be the pick of the litter! Thanks for the photos. Pat --- On Tue, 3/3/09, Ruben Garcia meteoritem...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Ruben Garcia meteoritem...@yahoo.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Awesome 11 gram oriented West Texas meteorite for sale To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 5:36 PM Email me off list for price 98% crusted only two tiny dings - here it is http://www.mr-meteorite.net/westforsale.htm Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona Website: http://www.Mr-Meteorite.Net Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=meteorfrightp=v __ 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] West Meteorite tally, PLEASE let's get this one right
I join Robert in requesting an exact stone count and weight tally in order to get this fall as close as possible to exact number of stones and TKW. I have the following Woolard 7 = 407g Wesel 10 = 255g Farmer 23 = 531.6g I know that more than 45 meteorite hunters showed up in the field, so come on guys, lets get the tally done as fast as possible so we can firm up the TKW on this fantastic new fall. Let's show the scientists that we as collectors can compile data and properly record a new fall all by ourselves. By the way, the one thing I never did run into down there was a single scientist. Pity, some of them hate collectors and dealers, but when a fall occurs, they are nowhere to be seen or collect a stone and rush off to the lab forgetting that there are hundreds if not thousands of other stones left to rot. Michael Farmer __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] West Meteorite tally, PLEASE let's get this one right
This scientist could only make it there for one and a half days, on my own dime, and would have loved to stay. A downside of our profession is that most of us have to account for our (fairly pricey) time and don¹t have much in the way of flexibility. I¹m very interested in seeing the tally from this fall. Even better would be a detailed strewn field map with locations and masses, but even a rough depiction of the strewn field long axis (axes?) would be great stuff. Seems to me that a downside of your profession is that that information is used to support yourselves and so becomes proprietary. I understand that, but it is a real loss scientifically speaking. Cheers, Marc Fries On 3/3/09 9:06 PM, Michael Farmer meteorite...@yahoo.com wrote: I join Robert in requesting an exact stone count and weight tally in order to get this fall as close as possible to exact number of stones and TKW. I have the following Woolard 7 = 407g Wesel 10 = 255g Farmer 23 = 531.6g I know that more than 45 meteorite hunters showed up in the field, so come on guys, lets get the tally done as fast as possible so we can firm up the TKW on this fantastic new fall. Let's show the scientists that we as collectors can compile data and properly record a new fall all by ourselves. By the way, the one thing I never did run into down there was a single scientist. Pity, some of them hate collectors and dealers, but when a fall occurs, they are nowhere to be seen or collect a stone and rush off to the lab forgetting that there are hundreds if not thousands of other stones left to rot. Michael Farmer __ 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] From the famous Cleaveland meteorite quarry, no doubt
Nelson Davis was known as a perfectionist so obsessed with guests tracking dust into his Rosedale mansion that he covered his driveway in crushed meteorite stone from Cleveland. http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/595534 __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] West Meteorite tally, PLEASE let's get this one right
Actually Marc, I also went there on my own dime, like the other roughly 50 meteorite hunters. I have no paycheck coming in like you, I have to hustle if I want paid. I have no retirement fund other that what I sock away on my own, no health-care plan, no sick days or any other form of money other than what I make myself. I had plans, and work to do, and this meteorite fall forced me to change those plans, and prioritize my time. Of course not everyone can do that, but come on, central Texas, barely one hour from Austin or Dallas, and no interest from meteorite specialists. I also told the meteorite list a week ago that I am going to publish my strewn-field map, with almost 100 stones to be listed. I can not list the other team's stones, as again, they are sworn to secrecy and not likely to share that kind of data like I am going to. Give me till Thursday or Friday and I should have the map up for all who want it. Michael Farmer --- On Tue, 3/3/09, Fries, Marc D marc.d.fr...@jpl.nasa.gov wrote: From: Fries, Marc D marc.d.fr...@jpl.nasa.gov Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] West Meteorite tally, PLEASE let's get this one right To: meteorite...@yahoo.com meteorite...@yahoo.com, meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 10:17 PM This scientist could only make it there for one and a half days, on my own dime, and would have loved to stay. A downside of our profession is that most of us have to account for our (fairly pricey) time and don¹t have much in the way of flexibility. I¹m very interested in seeing the tally from this fall. Even better would be a detailed strewn field map with locations and masses, but even a rough depiction of the strewn field long axis (axes?) would be great stuff. Seems to me that a downside of your profession is that that information is used to support yourselves and so becomes proprietary. I understand that, but it is a real loss scientifically speaking. Cheers, Marc Fries On 3/3/09 9:06 PM, Michael Farmer meteorite...@yahoo.com wrote: I join Robert in requesting an exact stone count and weight tally in order to get this fall as close as possible to exact number of stones and TKW. I have the following Woolard 7 = 407g Wesel 10 = 255g Farmer 23 = 531.6g I know that more than 45 meteorite hunters showed up in the field, so come on guys, lets get the tally done as fast as possible so we can firm up the TKW on this fantastic new fall. Let's show the scientists that we as collectors can compile data and properly record a new fall all by ourselves. By the way, the one thing I never did run into down there was a single scientist. Pity, some of them hate collectors and dealers, but when a fall occurs, they are nowhere to be seen or collect a stone and rush off to the lab forgetting that there are hundreds if not thousands of other stones left to rot. Michael Farmer __ 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 __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Thanks Steve A.
A thanks goes out to Steve Arnold (Chicago) for a freebie slice of an unclassified meteorite just for paying attention. Thanks Steve! Jason __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
