[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: Allende Contributed by: Ray Watts http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpodmain.asp?DD=01/18/2015 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD: Morasko iron meteorites, Thin Sections
Dear List Members! FOR SALE on my E-Bay are the following meteorites: Oriented MORASKO IAB-MG iron meteorite, individual 374.7 gr 350USD Etched and shocked MORASKO big end-cut 332.7 gr 320 USD (rare pattern with Neumann-lines) PULTUSK H5 chondrite full slice 11.1 gr 170 USD Regmalypted Agoudals, etced Agoudals and lot of NEW Thin Sections - rare class and pieces: NWA 753 RUMURUTI R3.9 110 USD NWA 3118 CV3 Carbon. Chondrite - 49 USD NWA 4473 Achondrite, HED, Diogenite - 59 USD NWA 5435 Achondrite, Brachinite - 89 USD NWA 6380 Achondrite, HED, Diogenite (2 pcs) - 59 USD/TS NWA 7397 MARTIAN Shergottite - BIG sample - 320 USD NWA 8267 CM2 - rare - carbon. Chondrite - 59 USD NWA 8615 Achondrite, HED, Howardite - BIG - 79 USD PEEKSKILL - rarites - Chondrite H6, FALL - 170 USD KORRA KORABES, Chondrite H3, Awsome chondrulas - 29 USD JAH 054, Achondrite, Ureilete - BEAUTIFULL - 79 USD NWA XXX - Prob. Chondrite LL amfoterite, BIG and NICE - 29 USD NWA XXX - Prob. Chondrite L, BIG and BEATIFULL (3 pieces) - 29 USD/TS IMPACTITE TSs: POPIGAI, IMB with diamonds?, RUSSIA - BEAUTIFULL and RARE - 39 USD AZUARA, IM breccia - rare, SPAIN - 17 USD See them here: http://www.ebay.com/usr/cbo891 Thanks! Zsolt IMCA#6251 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] The True Story of Ann Hodges: History’s Only Meteorite Victim
Poor woman! She would be shocked to hear how high the prices are for this particular meteorite, these days. Anytime money is involved, you can count on some greedy person taking advantage of a good story and a decent person. I saw an ex-dealer offering up some of the "Bruiser" stone in Tucson when in fact it came from a different meteorite from the same fall. Some unfortunate collector paid for a round small part-slice of the "Bruiser" only to get a secondary sample from a piece that hit the side of a dirt road and lacked proper provenance! Greed is a funny thing. Adam - Original Message - From: "Shawn Alan via Meteorite-list" To: "Meteorite Central" Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2015 12:23 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] The True Story of Ann Hodges: History’s Only Meteorite Victim Hello Listers I wish I was a victim from a meteorite Lunar fall :) Enjoy the TRUe STORy Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 ebay store http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html Website http://meteoritefalls.com The True Story of Ann Hodges: History’s Only Meteorite Victim January 16, 2015 By First to Know Getting hit by a falling meteor is far more uncommon than getting struck by lighting. How uncommon you might ask? There is only one confirmed person in history to have ever been hit by one. And she had the evidence to prove it. Back in November 1954, Ann Hodges was taking a nap in her Sylacauga, Alabama, home when a rock about 12 inches in circumference came crashing through the ceiling. The meteorite then collided with her thigh, leaving behind a large, conspicuous bruise. Thankfully, it didn’t smash into her head, or the scene would have been much more gruesome. When word got around about the meteor, the entire town flocked to her home. There were so many people curious to see what happened that she became extremely nervous and had to be taken to the hospital. Because she was a simple country woman, she wasn’t used to all the attention. It made her frenzied. The incident didn’t end there. Despite a government geologist confirming that the object was, in fact, a meteorite, police confiscated it and requested the Air Force’s verification. Many people in the tiny town thought the smoke trails in the sky and loud explosion meant a plane had crashed, while others, paranoid by the Cold War, blamed the Soviets. The object needed some clearing up. Once verified, the only other thing left to do was figure out who the rock belonged to. Of course, Hodges believed it was rightfully hers to keep. “I feel like the meteorite is mine,” she said, according to the Alabama Museum of Natural History. “I think God intended it for me. After all, it hit me!” But, as luck would have it, she wasn’t the only person wanting to stake a claim for the space rock. Her landlady, Birdie Guy, wanted to keep it for herself. Guy found a lawyer and sued Hodges, alleging that it was hers because it landed on her property. Although the law was leaning in her favor, the community wasn’t too happy about that verdict. So, in exchange for $500, they settled out of court. Soon after, the woman and her husband, Eugene, received an offer from the Smithsonian for the rock, though they turned it down — hoping to score a better offer. An offer they’d never get. No one approached them to purchase the controversial entity. In 1956, the Hodges wound up donating it to the museum. If you’re interested in checking it out, it’s still on display. The entire story is just a little heartbreaking, especially when you consider that Ann suffered a nervous breakdown from the meteorite hysterics. According to the museum, “she never did recover” from the frenzy that followed that fateful day. The couple later separated, and, in 1972, she went on to die of kidney failure in a nursing home. She “wasn’t a person who sought out the limelight. The Hodges were just simple country people, and I really think that all the attention was her downfall,” explained museum director Randy Mecredy. What makes this woman’s story so rare is that meteorites typically fall into the ocean or land somewhere desolate (not on top of a woman napping on her couch), according to Michael Reynolds, a Florida State College astronomer. “Think of how many people have lived throughout human history,” Reynolds said. “You have a better chance of getting hit by a tornado and a bolt of lightning and a hurricane all at the same time.” In the photo above, Moody Jacobs reveals her bruise from the incident. Source: http://firsttoknow.com/true-story-ann-hodges-historys-meteorite-victim/ __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com h
[meteorite-list] The True Story of Ann Hodges: History’s Only Meteorite Victim
Hello Listers I wish I was a victim from a meteorite Lunar fall :) Enjoy the TRUe STORy Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 ebay store http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html Website http://meteoritefalls.com The True Story of Ann Hodges: History’s Only Meteorite Victim January 16, 2015 By First to Know Getting hit by a falling meteor is far more uncommon than getting struck by lighting. How uncommon you might ask? There is only one confirmed person in history to have ever been hit by one. And she had the evidence to prove it. Back in November 1954, Ann Hodges was taking a nap in her Sylacauga, Alabama, home when a rock about 12 inches in circumference came crashing through the ceiling. The meteorite then collided with her thigh, leaving behind a large, conspicuous bruise. Thankfully, it didn’t smash into her head, or the scene would have been much more gruesome. When word got around about the meteor, the entire town flocked to her home. There were so many people curious to see what happened that she became extremely nervous and had to be taken to the hospital. Because she was a simple country woman, she wasn’t used to all the attention. It made her frenzied. The incident didn’t end there. Despite a government geologist confirming that the object was, in fact, a meteorite, police confiscated it and requested the Air Force’s verification. Many people in the tiny town thought the smoke trails in the sky and loud explosion meant a plane had crashed, while others, paranoid by the Cold War, blamed the Soviets. The object needed some clearing up. Once verified, the only other thing left to do was figure out who the rock belonged to. Of course, Hodges believed it was rightfully hers to keep. “I feel like the meteorite is mine,” she said, according to the Alabama Museum of Natural History. “I think God intended it for me. After all, it hit me!” But, as luck would have it, she wasn’t the only person wanting to stake a claim for the space rock. Her landlady, Birdie Guy, wanted to keep it for herself. Guy found a lawyer and sued Hodges, alleging that it was hers because it landed on her property. Although the law was leaning in her favor, the community wasn’t too happy about that verdict. So, in exchange for $500, they settled out of court. Soon after, the woman and her husband, Eugene, received an offer from the Smithsonian for the rock, though they turned it down — hoping to score a better offer. An offer they’d never get. No one approached them to purchase the controversial entity. In 1956, the Hodges wound up donating it to the museum. If you’re interested in checking it out, it’s still on display. The entire story is just a little heartbreaking, especially when you consider that Ann suffered a nervous breakdown from the meteorite hysterics. According to the museum, “she never did recover” from the frenzy that followed that fateful day. The couple later separated, and, in 1972, she went on to die of kidney failure in a nursing home. She “wasn’t a person who sought out the limelight. The Hodges were just simple country people, and I really think that all the attention was her downfall,” explained museum director Randy Mecredy. What makes this woman’s story so rare is that meteorites typically fall into the ocean or land somewhere desolate (not on top of a woman napping on her couch), according to Michael Reynolds, a Florida State College astronomer. “Think of how many people have lived throughout human history,” Reynolds said. “You have a better chance of getting hit by a tornado and a bolt of lightning and a hurricane all at the same time.” In the photo above, Moody Jacobs reveals her bruise from the incident. Source: http://firsttoknow.com/true-story-ann-hodges-historys-meteorite-victim/ __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD - ebay: METEORITE THIN SECTIONS
Hello All, I have 17 great meteorite thin sections on ebay, ending this Sunday: http://kuerzer.de/qOxGIz8tU All the best, Peter Peter Marmet - IMCA #2747 http://www.thinsections.ch http://www.marmet-meteorites.com __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list