[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of Day - March 28, 2011
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[meteorite-list] OT Dormant Volcano in Brazil
List, This may be off topic but ,check out slide number 32. It looks like one of Tom Phillips micrographs of a giant chondrule in plain polarized light. Too bad we don't get to see it with crossed nicols. In the south of Brazil there is a dormant volcano that has always captured the interest of adventure-loving people. If you are one of them but think it is too far to travel and join them or else if you see that your level of both financial and physical fitness do not allow Such adventure, then sit back, relax and watch this amazing trip inside earth. Beware, do not ever think you are one of the first stepping into this amazing inner river, pools, stalactites and stalagmites. There are traces of man being there thousands of years ago. http://cid-67758f45b7ca3b3f.office.live.com/view.aspx/%E6%96%B0%E8%BF%91%E6%94%B6%E8%97%8F%E4%BB%96%E4%BA%BAPPS/cavernoso.pps Enjoy. Carl __ 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
[meteorite-list] AD: Ebay - Krinov's books and nice meteorites
Hello List, I have a few rare books on ebay ending in less than two days: - Meteorites. Krinov. 1948: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=190515654742 - Messengers of the Universe. Krinov E.L. 1963: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=190515654567 - Dwarf Planets (asteroids) Krinov E.L. 1951 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=190515654840 - Stones from the sky Krinov E.L. 1950: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=190515655000 - The Iron Shower. Krinov E.L. 1981 (Book about Sikhote-Alin): http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=190515655212 And I started a few very nice meteorite auctions today - Dar al Gani 400 (ALUN-A) - 0.132 g: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=190517256134 - Divnoe (ACUNGR) - 0.61g http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=190517256155 - Gebel Kamil (IRUNGR) - 618 g: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=190517256206 - Koltsovo (H4) - 5.41 g: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=190517256238 - Tennasilm (L4) - 1.92 g: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=190517256368 - NWA 1242 [As Sarir] (MES-A2) 2.56 g: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=190517256298 - Ozernoe (L6) - 9.0 g: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=190517256327 Thank you for your time! Sergey --- Sergey Vasiliev U Dalnice 2684/1 Prague 5, 155 00 Czech Republic --- http://www.sv-meteorites.com http://impactites.net http://systematic-mineralogy.com __ 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
[meteorite-list] UPDATE on Tucson event (April 2nd)
Just wanted to let everyone know that the 4th Avenue Street Fair will be in full swing during our gathering, so parking will be difficult. Expect delays! Our very own Lisa Marie Morrison (of Sirocco Design) may be set up near the Sky Bar selling her jewelry (including some meteorite jewelry!). So we may have an impromptu field trip (our very first)! Clear skies, ~El Minador - Original Message From: Mark Bowling mina...@yahoo.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; meteorite_hunt...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sun, March 27, 2011 12:20:41 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Gathering in Tucson Saturday!!! (4/2) Hey all, Saturday April 2nd the Tucson Meteorite Club will be gathering at the Skybar around noonish. Feel free to join us if you will be in the Tucson area. Last month we had some excellent meteorites and gear for show tell - it seemed like everyone had a great time!! There are many good restaurants in the area for before/after the gathering, or you can order Brooklyn Pizza next door and have it delivered to the Sky Bar. Think about it fun, fellowship, food y ¡¡¡METEORITOS!!! http://www.skybartucson.com/ 536 N. 4th Avenue Ph. 622-4300 Mark B. Vail, AZ __ 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 __ 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
[meteorite-list] NASA To Release MESSENGER's First Orbital Images of Mercury
March 28, 2011 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.br...@nasa.gov Paulette Campbell Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md. 240-228-6792 paulette.campb...@jhuapl.edu MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-069 NASA TO RELEASE MESSENGER'S FIRST ORBITAL IMAGES OF MERCURY MEDIA TELECONFERENCE SCHEDULED FOR 2 P.M. EDT WEDNESDAY WASHINGTON -- NASA will release the first orbital image of Mercury's surface, including previously unseen terrain, on Tuesday afternoon, March 29. Several other images will be available Wednesday, March 30, in conjunction with a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT to discuss these initial orbital images taken from the first spacecraft to orbit Mercury. NASA's MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging, or MESSENGER, entered orbit March 17 after completing more than a dozen laps within the inner solar system during the past 6.6 years. Media teleconference participants are: -- Sean Solomon, MESSENGER principal investigator, Carnegie Institution of Washington -- Eric Finnegan, MESSENGER mission systems engineer, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel. Md. To participate in the teleconference, reporters must contact Dwayne Brown at dwayne.c.br...@nasa.gov or 202-358-1726 for dial-in instructions. For MESSENGER information and images, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/messenger Audio of the teleconference will be streamed live on NASA's website at: http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio -end- __ 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
[meteorite-list] A couple of new historical treatments
Hi folks, I've added a couple of new entries. An account by the Islamic explorer Ibn Batuta describes an incident involving a Turkish king in 1325. I've been unable to identify the location of this town via google or via MetBul Turkish meteorites, so I've just given it the name described in the account: http://historicfalls.com/2011/03/28/birki/ The second is two accounts of the Hatford fall in England, on 1628. Joining up the dots from the references, I've also indicated a tentative flight path: http://historicfalls.com/2011/03/28/hatford/ Mark __ 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] NASA To Release MESSENGER's First Orbital Imagesof Mercury
Sweet! Ryan Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry® -Original Message- From: Ron Baalke baa...@zagami.jpl.nasa.gov Sender: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 13:40:16 To: Meteorite Mailing Listmeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] NASA To Release MESSENGER's First Orbital Images of Mercury March 28, 2011 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.br...@nasa.gov Paulette Campbell Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md. 240-228-6792 paulette.campb...@jhuapl.edu MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-069 NASA TO RELEASE MESSENGER'S FIRST ORBITAL IMAGES OF MERCURY MEDIA TELECONFERENCE SCHEDULED FOR 2 P.M. EDT WEDNESDAY WASHINGTON -- NASA will release the first orbital image of Mercury's surface, including previously unseen terrain, on Tuesday afternoon, March 29. Several other images will be available Wednesday, March 30, in conjunction with a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT to discuss these initial orbital images taken from the first spacecraft to orbit Mercury. NASA's MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging, or MESSENGER, entered orbit March 17 after completing more than a dozen laps within the inner solar system during the past 6.6 years. Media teleconference participants are: -- Sean Solomon, MESSENGER principal investigator, Carnegie Institution of Washington -- Eric Finnegan, MESSENGER mission systems engineer, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel. Md. To participate in the teleconference, reporters must contact Dwayne Brown at dwayne.c.br...@nasa.gov or 202-358-1726 for dial-in instructions. For MESSENGER information and images, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/messenger Audio of the teleconference will be streamed live on NASA's website at: http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio -end- __ 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 __ 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
[meteorite-list] Polished Butts - Toliet humor aside, what exactly are they?
Hi Folks, I have seen several references to polished butts in the Met Bulletin. For example, from this recent entry (NWA 6580) approved yesterday - Type specimens available at Cascadia include 1 piece originally 20.0 g, from which one polished thin section and one polished butt were made. Thompson holds the main mass. I did the usual Google Search (polished butt) to find out what this was, and you don't want to know what the results of that search were. Let's just say, that is has nothing to do with meteorites or thin sections. So I have to ask the List - what is a polished butt? Best regards, MikeG -- -- Mike Gilmer - Galactic Stone Ironworks Meteorites Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone EOM - http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/collection.aspx?id=1564 --- __ 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] Polished Butts - Toliet humor aside, what exactly are th...
My guess would be that it's a polished endcut. Jim K In a message dated 3/28/2011 3:54:41 P.M. Central Daylight Time, meteoritem...@gmail.com writes: Hi Folks, I have seen several references to polished butts in the Met Bulletin. For example, from this recent entry (NWA 6580) approved yesterday - Type specimens available at Cascadia include 1 piece originally 20.0 g, from which one polished thin section and one polished butt were made. Thompson holds the main mass. I did the usual Google Search (polished butt) to find out what this was, and you don't want to know what the results of that search were. Let's just say, that is has nothing to do with meteorites or thin sections. So I have to ask the List - what is a polished butt? Best regards, MikeG -- -- Mike Gilmer - Galactic Stone Ironworks Meteorites Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone EOM - http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/collection.aspx?id=1564 --- __ 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 __ 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] Polished Butts - Toliet humor aside, what exactly are they?
The end cut of a stone or the cut off piece in thin section making. Ted On 3/28/11 1:54 PM, Michael Gilmer meteoritem...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Folks, I have seen several references to polished butts in the Met Bulletin. For example, from this recent entry (NWA 6580) approved yesterday - Type specimens available at Cascadia include 1 piece originally 20.0 g, from which one polished thin section and one polished butt were made. Thompson holds the main mass. I did the usual Google Search (polished butt) to find out what this was, and you don't want to know what the results of that search were. Let's just say, that is has nothing to do with meteorites or thin sections. So I have to ask the List - what is a polished butt? Best regards, MikeG __ 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] Polished Butts - Toliet humor aside, what exactly are th...
No toilet humor here. It is a chunk of meteorite encased in epoxy, polished, and from which thin-sections are cut. I prefer to call them cores. Less possibility of misunderstanding. Anne M. Black _http://www.impactika.com/_ (http://www.impactika.com/) _IMPACTIKA@aol.com_ (mailto:impact...@aol.com) President, I.M.C.A. Inc. _http://www.imca.cc/_ (http://www.imca.cc/) In a message dated 3/28/2011 2:59:26 PM Mountain Daylight Time, jimsk...@aol.com writes: My guess would be that it's a polished endcut. Jim K In a message dated 3/28/2011 3:54:41 P.M. Central Daylight Time, meteoritem...@gmail.com writes: Hi Folks, I have seen several references to polished butts in the Met Bulletin. For example, from this recent entry (NWA 6580) approved yesterday - Type specimens available at Cascadia include 1 piece originally 20.0 g, from which one polished thin section and one polished butt were made. Thompson holds the main mass. I did the usual Google Search (polished butt) to find out what this was, and you don't want to know what the results of that search were. Let's just say, that is has nothing to do with meteorites or thin sections. So I have to ask the List - what is a polished butt? Best regards, MikeG __ 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
[meteorite-list] Looking for someone with Mineralogical Mag. Vol. 28 No. 204
Dear List, I am looking for someone that owns or has access to the following journal for some meteorite research: The Mineralogical Magazine, Volume 28, No. 204 (1949) If someone would be willing to either scan or photocopy a specific article for me, I would be very grateful and will reward you with a meteorite. Please contact me off-list if interested. Alternately, if you have this complete issue available for sale, I would be interested in buying/trading for it. Thanks! Mike Bandli Historic Meteorites www.HistoricMeteorites.com and join us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Meteorites1 IMCA #5765 __ 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] Polished Butts - Toliet humor aside, what exactly are th...
Hi List, I agree, the word core is much better than polished butt. :) Thanks for the explanation. I had a hunch that it was related to thin-sections, but Google wouldn't give me anything useful or non-offensive. Best regards, MikeG -- Mike Gilmer - Galactic Stone Ironworks Meteorites Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone EOM - http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/collection.aspx?id=1564 --- On 3/28/11, impact...@aol.com impact...@aol.com wrote: No toilet humor here. It is a chunk of meteorite encased in epoxy, polished, and from which thin-sections are cut. I prefer to call them cores. Less possibility of misunderstanding. Anne M. Black _http://www.impactika.com/_ (http://www.impactika.com/) _IMPACTIKA@aol.com_ (mailto:impact...@aol.com) President, I.M.C.A. Inc. _http://www.imca.cc/_ (http://www.imca.cc/) In a message dated 3/28/2011 2:59:26 PM Mountain Daylight Time, jimsk...@aol.com writes: My guess would be that it's a polished endcut. Jim K In a message dated 3/28/2011 3:54:41 P.M. Central Daylight Time, meteoritem...@gmail.com writes: Hi Folks, I have seen several references to polished butts in the Met Bulletin. For example, from this recent entry (NWA 6580) approved yesterday - Type specimens available at Cascadia include 1 piece originally 20.0 g, from which one polished thin section and one polished butt were made. Thompson holds the main mass. I did the usual Google Search (polished butt) to find out what this was, and you don't want to know what the results of that search were. Let's just say, that is has nothing to do with meteorites or thin sections. So I have to ask the List - what is a polished butt? Best regards, MikeG -- __ 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] Polished Butts - Toliet humor aside, what exactly are th...
Being an x-smoker, I conjured up visions of cigarette butts. Couldn't imagine why anyone would polish one. Anita From: Michael Gilmer meteoritem...@gmail.com To: impact...@aol.com Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; jimsk...@aol.com Sent: Mon, March 28, 2011 5:35:14 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Polished Butts - Toliet humor aside, what exactly are th... Hi List, I agree, the word core is much better than polished butt. :) Thanks for the explanation. I had a hunch that it was related to thin-sections, but Google wouldn't give me anything useful or non-offensive. Best regards, MikeG -- Mike Gilmer - Galactic Stone Ironworks Meteorites Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone EOM - http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/collection.aspx?id=1564 --- On 3/28/11, impact...@aol.com impact...@aol.com wrote: No toilet humor here. It is a chunk of meteorite encased in epoxy, polished, and from which thin-sections are cut. I prefer to call them cores. Less possibility of misunderstanding. Anne M. Black _http://www.impactika.com/_ (http://www.impactika.com/) _IMPACTIKA@aol.com_ (mailto:impact...@aol.com) President, I.M.C.A. Inc. _http://www.imca.cc/_ (http://www.imca.cc/) In a message dated 3/28/2011 2:59:26 PM Mountain Daylight Time, jimsk...@aol.com writes: My guess would be that it's a polished endcut. Jim K In a message dated 3/28/2011 3:54:41 P.M. Central Daylight Time, meteoritem...@gmail.com writes: Hi Folks, I have seen several references to polished butts in the Met Bulletin. For example, from this recent entry (NWA 6580) approved yesterday - Type specimens available at Cascadia include 1 piece originally 20.0 g, from which one polished thin section and one polished butt were made. Thompson holds the main mass. I did the usual Google Search (polished butt) to find out what this was, and you don't want to know what the results of that search were. Let's just say, that is has nothing to do with meteorites or thin sections. So I have to ask the List - what is a polished butt? Best regards, MikeG -- __ 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 __ 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] Polished Butts - pics of mine... lol.
Anne is correct. Here is a few pictures of one of my polished butts... http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c165/jedisdiamond/DSCF5309-1.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c165/jedisdiamond/DSCF5310-1.jpg I keep them after thin section making, its a good way to pass around meteorites to kids to hold and check out. Greg Catterton www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com IMCA member 4682 On Ebay: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/wanderingstarmeteorites On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WanderingStarMeteorites --- On Mon, 3/28/11, impact...@aol.com impact...@aol.com wrote: From: impact...@aol.com impact...@aol.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Polished Butts - Toliet humor aside, what exactly are th... To: jimsk...@aol.com, meteoritem...@gmail.com, meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Monday, March 28, 2011, 5:12 PM No toilet humor here. It is a chunk of meteorite encased in epoxy, polished, and from which thin-sections are cut. I prefer to call them cores. Less possibility of misunderstanding. Anne M. Black _http://www.impactika.com/_ (http://www.impactika.com/) _IMPACTIKA@aol.com_ (mailto:impact...@aol.com) President, I.M.C.A. Inc. _http://www.imca.cc/_ (http://www.imca.cc/) In a message dated 3/28/2011 2:59:26 PM Mountain Daylight Time, jimsk...@aol.com writes: My guess would be that it's a polished endcut. Jim K In a message dated 3/28/2011 3:54:41 P.M. Central Daylight Time, meteoritem...@gmail.com writes: Hi Folks, I have seen several references to polished butts in the Met Bulletin. For example, from this recent entry (NWA 6580) approved yesterday - Type specimens available at Cascadia include 1 piece originally 20.0 g, from which one polished thin section and one polished butt were made. Thompson holds the main mass. I did the usual Google Search (polished butt) to find out what this was, and you don't want to know what the results of that search were. Let's just say, that is has nothing to do with meteorites or thin sections. So I have to ask the List - what is a polished butt? Best regards, MikeG __ 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 __ 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] Polished Butts - Toliet humor aside, what exactly are th...
I see no connontation of toilet humour, or scatological inference in the use of the word butt. This word has been in use for centuries in the Anglo Saxon tongue and dialects... see...(noun)Rifle Butt...the end of the shoulder stock of firearm. The (noun)Butt End...the end of lengths of rope, lumber and metal... and the phrase and word...(verb)Abutting and (noun)Abutment. A useful, descriptive, word that should be used with impunity. And I would see its appropriate use to described the remaining piece of a meteorite that has been reduced in size to a fraction of it's mass by cutting. Regards...and no charge, Count Deiro IMCA 3536 -Original Message- From: Anita Westlake anitawestl...@att.net Sent: Mar 28, 2011 2:37 PM To: Michael Gilmer meteoritem...@gmail.com, impact...@aol.com Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, jimsk...@aol.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Polished Butts - Toliet humor aside, what exactly are th... Being an x-smoker, I conjured up visions of cigarette butts. Couldn't imagine why anyone would polish one. Anita From: Michael Gilmer meteoritem...@gmail.com To: impact...@aol.com Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; jimsk...@aol.com Sent: Mon, March 28, 2011 5:35:14 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Polished Butts - Toliet humor aside, what exactly are th... Hi List, I agree, the word core is much better than polished butt. :) Thanks for the explanation. I had a hunch that it was related to thin-sections, but Google wouldn't give me anything useful or non-offensive. Best regards, MikeG -- Mike Gilmer - Galactic Stone Ironworks Meteorites Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone EOM - http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/collection.aspx?id=1564 --- On 3/28/11, impact...@aol.com impact...@aol.com wrote: No toilet humor here. It is a chunk of meteorite encased in epoxy, polished, and from which thin-sections are cut. I prefer to call them cores. Less possibility of misunderstanding. Anne M. Black _http://www.impactika.com/_ (http://www.impactika.com/) _IMPACTIKA@aol.com_ (mailto:impact...@aol.com) President, I.M.C.A. Inc. _http://www.imca.cc/_ (http://www.imca.cc/) In a message dated 3/28/2011 2:59:26 PM Mountain Daylight Time, jimsk...@aol.com writes: My guess would be that it's a polished endcut. Jim K In a message dated 3/28/2011 3:54:41 P.M. Central Daylight Time, meteoritem...@gmail.com writes: Hi Folks, I have seen several references to polished butts in the Met Bulletin. For example, from this recent entry (NWA 6580) approved yesterday - Type specimens available at Cascadia include 1 piece originally 20.0 g, from which one polished thin section and one polished butt were made. Thompson holds the main mass. I did the usual Google Search (polished butt) to find out what this was, and you don't want to know what the results of that search were. Let's just say, that is has nothing to do with meteorites or thin sections. So I have to ask the List - what is a polished butt? Best regards, MikeG -- __ 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 __ 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 __ 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] Polished Butts - Toliet humor aside, what exactly are th...
Hi Count and List, I was afraid that my ignorance of the subject would make me the butt of jokes. ;) Best regards, MikeG -- Mike Gilmer - Galactic Stone Ironworks Meteorites Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone EOM - http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/collection.aspx?id=1564 --- On 3/28/11, Count Deiro countde...@earthlink.net wrote: I see no connontation of toilet humour, or scatological inference in the use of the word butt. This word has been in use for centuries in the Anglo Saxon tongue and dialects... see...(noun)Rifle Butt...the end of the shoulder stock of firearm. The (noun)Butt End...the end of lengths of rope, lumber and metal... and the phrase and word...(verb)Abutting and (noun)Abutment. A useful, descriptive, word that should be used with impunity. And I would see its appropriate use to described the remaining piece of a meteorite that has been reduced in size to a fraction of it's mass by cutting. Regards...and no charge, Count Deiro IMCA 3536 -Original Message- From: Anita Westlake anitawestl...@att.net Sent: Mar 28, 2011 2:37 PM To: Michael Gilmer meteoritem...@gmail.com, impact...@aol.com Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, jimsk...@aol.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Polished Butts - Toliet humor aside,what exactly are th... Being an x-smoker, I conjured up visions of cigarette butts. Couldn't imagine why anyone would polish one. Anita From: Michael Gilmer meteoritem...@gmail.com To: impact...@aol.com Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; jimsk...@aol.com Sent: Mon, March 28, 2011 5:35:14 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Polished Butts - Toliet humor aside, what exactly are th... Hi List, I agree, the word core is much better than polished butt. :) Thanks for the explanation. I had a hunch that it was related to thin-sections, but Google wouldn't give me anything useful or non-offensive. Best regards, MikeG -- Mike Gilmer - Galactic Stone Ironworks Meteorites Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone EOM - http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/collection.aspx?id=1564 --- On 3/28/11, impact...@aol.com impact...@aol.com wrote: No toilet humor here. It is a chunk of meteorite encased in epoxy, polished, and from which thin-sections are cut. I prefer to call them cores. Less possibility of misunderstanding. Anne M. Black _http://www.impactika.com/_ (http://www.impactika.com/) _IMPACTIKA@aol.com_ (mailto:impact...@aol.com) President, I.M.C.A. Inc. _http://www.imca.cc/_ (http://www.imca.cc/) In a message dated 3/28/2011 2:59:26 PM Mountain Daylight Time, jimsk...@aol.com writes: My guess would be that it's a polished endcut. Jim K In a message dated 3/28/2011 3:54:41 P.M. Central Daylight Time, meteoritem...@gmail.com writes: Hi Folks, I have seen several references to polished butts in the Met Bulletin. For example, from this recent entry (NWA 6580) approved yesterday - Type specimens available at Cascadia include 1 piece originally 20.0 g, from which one polished thin section and one polished butt were made. Thompson holds the main mass. I did the usual Google Search (polished butt) to find out what this was, and you don't want to know what the results of that search were. Let's just say, that is has nothing to do with meteorites or thin sections. So I have to ask the List - what is a polished butt? Best regards, MikeG -- __ 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 __ 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 -- __ 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] MHC Magazine: UPDATE
Just another quick update and notice. Hope everyone is having a GREAT day. http://www.mhcmagazine.com/blog/mhc-magazine-update/ Regards, Eric On 3/23/2011 5:42 PM, Meteorites USA wrote: All subscribers have already been notified. I do not have to post this to the list, but this update is simply a courtesy to those here on-list who'd like to know what's going on. I know this is on many minds. Thanks for your patience, comments, questions and support. http://www.mhcmagazine.com/blog/mhc-magazine/ Regards, Eric __ 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 __ 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] MHC Magazine: UPDATE
What do you mean subscriptions are radioactive???!! How do you know they are safe to read??? What kinda safeguards ? Do you ship them in lead coffins? Wait onewhat do you want honey? Oh! my reading glasses-- thank you, I've been looking for them for a week. Ok where was I? Ohua hut oh. Nevermind Elton PS: Happy almost April - Original Message From: Meteorites USA e...@meteoritesusa.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Mon, March 28, 2011 7:07:02 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] MHC Magazine: UPDATE Just another quick update and notice. Hope everyone is having a GREAT day. http://www.mhcmagazine.com/blog/mhc-magazine-update/ __ 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
[meteorite-list] William Higgins - Mooresfort Article - Among top 10 of Royal Society Pubs
Just a note of thanks to all those metlist subscribers who downloaded my article on William Higgins and the Mooresfort meteorite that was published in the Royal Society's peer-reviewed history of science journal, Notes Records of the Royal Society. I just learned today that it was on the top ten list of the most downloaded articles in 2010 - it came in as #7 on the list. To see the announcement, go to: http://rsnr.royalsocietypublishing.org/site/misc/top_ten.xhtml If you click on the link to the article, you can obtain a free download. Because of the popularity of the top 10 articles, the Royal Society has allowed free access to them throughout the year. The complete title of the article is: William Higgins at the Dublin Society, 1810-1820: the loss of a professorship and a claim to the atomic theory The article shows just how historic the Mooresfort meteorite really is! Thanks again to everyone who helped to make the article a success. Mark Mark Grossman Meteorite Manuscripts http://meteoritemanuscripts.blogspot.com http://twitter.com/MetManuscripts http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Meteorite-Manuscripts/152949358073543?v=wall __ 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
