[meteorite-list] 2021 Tucson show!
Hello Rock Nuts, I spoke with Stanley Chun, the manager of the Hotel Tucson City Center last week. He was very enthusiastic about the coming show. He said there was a meeting with the city of Tucson about the show and he was told that the city will be allowing the show. He said there will be the necessary protocols and the hotel will provide hand cleaner and masks. Stanley was very excited to share that the hotel parking lot has been torn up and they have replaced the entire parking lot and added even more surface where possible. There will be no tents on the asphalt parking lots and this will add 150 additional parking spaces. The hotel ownership continues to invest in making Hotel Tucson a premier experience. According to Stanley, there are a few show spaces still available. Patrick, Phil, and I will be set up and showcasing in our new suite #112, the same building but the first room facing the courtyard right by the entrance to the food tent. Wishing everyone good health and safety. E.T. __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and 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] A meteorite friend has left us.
Many of you here on the list are not on Facebook. Thought I had better share the sad news that dear friend and mentor to many of us, Dick Pugh died this week. Dick was a wonderful guy, a science teacher, an educator to a world audience, a fireball expert, published author, a true mentor, and someone who anyone could approach to ask questions about meteorites. He was a country boy from Montana who lived his adult life in Oregon, teaching students, educating locals on native plants of Oregon, and replanting them in organized events. Dick was a walking, talking encyclopedia of the geologic history of the Northwest and over the years he recruited tens of thousands of meteorite hunters. Dick had a way of making difficult issues simple and putting things into layman’s terms so that understanding meteorites and hunting for them was easier to understand and get excited about. I remember the day like it was yesterday. I went into Portland, to the campus to meet with Dick for his lecture on meteorite identification and hunting for them. There on his desk was a collection of world-renowned dream specimens, from Henbury to Allende. I knew about meteorites and I had a couple, but this was my first encounter with a collection and its owner! I say it this way because I could not take my eyes off his collection of ‘eye candy’. This man infected me with a passion that has never faded. We had connected because I had seen a massive fireball driving home in mom’s 62 Volkswagen van the night of my 17th birthday on a cold, clear night in January. It took a month of searching before I was referred to the Northwest’s fireball expert. Dick asked me a list of questions over the phone about what I had witnessed. I could tell from the questions that this guy was taking what I had seen very seriously and that I had finally reached the right person. It was a little over a month later when Dick called to say, “well congratulations, your fireball was seen by 113 other witnesses!” Then he invited me down to the campus for his “two-bit lecture on meteorites and fireballs.” I’ll always remember what dick shared with me that day, he said “every year when the new classes start, I tell all my students, if you can predict the winning team for every Monday night football game for this coming season or you can find a new meteorite, you get an automatic A.” Two of his students went on to find new meteorites years after they graduated his class. Dick was the heart and soul of Cascadia Meteorite Laboratory. He left a Black Hole in our universe. He is up there right now throwing rocks at us! Rest well dear friend. __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and 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] A meteorite friend has left us
Many of you here on the list are not on Facebook. Thought I had better share the sad news that dear friend and mentor to many of us, Dick Pugh died this week. Dick was a wonderful guy, a science teacher, an educator to a world audience, a fireball expert, published author, a true mentor, and someone who anyone could approach to ask questions about meteorites. He was a country boy from Montana who lived his adult life in Oregon, teaching students, educating locals on native plants of Oregon, and replanting them in organized events. Dick was a walking, talking encyclopedia of the geologic history of the Northwest and over the years he recruited tens of thousands of meteorite hunters. Dick had a way of making difficult issues simple and putting things into layman’s terms so that understanding meteorites and hunting for them was easier to understand and get excited about. I remember the day like it was yesterday. I went into Portland, to the campus to meet with Dick for his lecture on meteorite identification and hunting for them. There on his desk was a collection of world-renowned dream specimens, from Henbury to Allende. I knew about meteorites and I had a couple, but this was my first encounter with a collection and its owner! I say it this way because I could not take my eyes off his collection of ‘eye candy’. This man infected me with a passion that has never faded. We had connected because I had seen a massive fireball driving home in mom’s 62 Volkswagen van the night of my 17th birthday on a cold, clear night in January. It took a month of searching before I was referred to the Northwest’s fireball expert. Dick asked me a list of questions over the phone about what I had witnessed. I could tell from the questions that this guy was taking what I had seen very seriously and that I had finally reached the right person. It was a little over a month later when Dick called to say, “well congratulations, your fireball was seen by 113 other witnesses!” Then he invited me down to the campus for his “two-bit lecture on meteorites and fireballs.” I’ll always remember what dick shared with me that day, he said “every year when the new classes start, I tell all my students, if you can predict the winning team for every Monday night football game for this coming season or you can find a new meteorite, you get an automatic A.” Two of his students went on to find new meteorites years after they graduated his class. Dick was the heart and soul of Cascadia Meteorite Laboratory. He left a Black Hole in our universe. He is up there right now throwing rocks at us! Rest well dear friend. __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and 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] A note from E.T.
Hi Folks, I am writing to pay homage to James Tobin and Paul Harris for all that they do for the meteorite community. We all owe them a debt of gratitude for bringing the meteorite community together in so many ways. So much of what they do takes work , effort and dedication with virtually no reward or recognition. Many of us owe them for a great deal of the business we have enjoyed over the years. It is so incredibly unselfish of both of them to promote web based businesses in the marketplace. I was on the phone today with Jim when a call came in from Al Lang. Al asked a question that only Jim could answer so after merging the calls, we had a nice confab. Al is setting up at the 22nd street tent where he was located last year. He asked Jim if there was going to be a dealers list for the Tucson show coming up in a couple of weeks. Both Al and I learned just how thankless Jim and Paul's efforts really are. Jim replied that because all of the information must be input manually and because some people who don't send in their location information or do it too late, have berated them because they not featured on the coming show list, that they have considered not providing the list any longer. Jim related a story of a dealer who climbed their cage at the IMCA dinner last year because they were not on the list, even though they had not provided any location information. Its easy to understand why they would not want to deal with that grief again. I would like to personally and publicly thank Jim Tobin and Paul Harris, two of the nicest guys on this planet, for their generosity and all of the wonderful contributions they make to our hobbies, businesses and the amazing science that is Space and these beautiful rocks that fall from the sky! Regards, E.T. __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and 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] Near miss 'City Killer' asteroid 2019 KO
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/7/26/8931776/near-earth-asteroid-tracking There should be a few major fireballs produced by this gravel pile passing so near to Earth! Get ready! __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and 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] Fred
So sad and shocking to learn of Freddie's demise. He and his wife Debbie were just here last weekend fishing and crabbing with us. The world is a sad place without Fred. My condolences to Fred's wire Debbie, his family and friends. E.T. __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and 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] microscope find
For all you thin section collectors, spotted this ultraphot on EBay. Ex NASA equipment and a good deal. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Zeiss-Ultraphot-III-Microscope-with-Rare-IIIB-Cabinet-and-Side-Table/362343678325?hash=item545d5dc175:g:fYwAAOSwV0NbF1cA https://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/362343678325-0-1/s-l1000.jpg Zeiss Ultraphot III Microscope with Rare IIIB Cabinet and Side Table | eBay www.ebay.com Neither of these affect its use for optical viewing or for through-the-eyepiece digital photography work. | eBay! __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and 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] Pictures of Holbrook
A number of list members replied that they don't have Facebook accounts. Here are images of my Holbrook stone. Please let me know if you would like to see more pictures. https://i.imgur.com/3CtHTsE.jpg https://i.imgur.com/kmfrTsh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/rddpu28.jpg Thanks, Edwin __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and 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] Holbrook
Hello Listers, I am considering selling my collection specimen of Holbrook. I have no idea of what something like this stone will sell for nor what to ask. The weight is 1037 grams. I am writing to ask members of the community for their ideas on the value of this specimen. It is a Foote Mineral Company specimen, nicely oriented and fresh. Please check out the pictures posted on my Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/edwin.thompson.758 PM me there or at: edwinthomp...@hotmail.com Thanks for your input. Edwin __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and 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] Advert- meteorites
Hello list members, Please check out the meteorites I have recently listed on EBay. Lots of great meteorites and great pictures. Thanks, E.T. https://www.ebay.com/sch/etmeteorites/m.html __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and 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 - Chunks of Mars for sale
Hello list members, We are selling a number of very nice partially crusted specimens of the shergottite NWA 6963. The fusion crust is very fresh and most specimens have more than 50% crust. There are pieces from 1.3 grams to 31.5 grams. Offering this material for $150.00 per gram. If interested, please private email us at etmeteori...@hotmail.com for a list of sizes and pictures. Thanks for your consideration, Edwin and Patrick __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and 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] Art Ehlmann
It is so sad to hear of Art's passing. Art was a dear friend and a very fine gentleman. My heart goes out to Carol. __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and 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] LARGE LUNAR MASS - AD
Hello List members, I am offering a beautiful 487 gram lunar meteorite. Will consider offers over $25.00 per gram. Please private email me for pictures. You can also check out pictures of this specimen at my Facebook page. Now is your chance to add a well over one pound chunk of the moon to your meteorite collection! https://www.facebook.com/edwin.thompson.758 Email me at etmeteori...@hotmail.com to make your offer. $25. per gram equals $12,175.00, this is your starting point! Thanks, Edwin __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and 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] Friends
To all of those in our meteorite community, some very sad news. Our dear friend and the guy with the biggest smile, Carlos Oddi passed away on December 30th. Carlos lost his battle with cancer but, he went out with pride, he was active and doing what he loved until nearly the end. Carlos was responsible for bringing to market: Rio Limay, Garabato, Laguna Manantiales and many other Argentine meteorites. For many of us who knew and loved him, his passing will leave a hole in our lives. Edwin __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and 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] Possible meteorite trades
Hello to all list members, I am reaching out to the farthest corners of the known world to appeal to any and all collectors. Having dealt in and collected meteorites, tektites and related books since I was just a kid, collecting all kinds of rocks which included a few cherished meteorites as early as the age of six, life has been blessed with lots of treasured finds. By the age of nine my parents allowed me to go off on summer long geology exploring science camp trips with older kids. For three years this was how I spent my summers, digging in fossil beds and agate beds all across the Northwest, areas that have been closed to this sort of activity since the mid to late sixties. At age seven I joined the Oregon Archaeological Society and at age fourteen I was given the privilege of being a dig site foreman for a Scappoose Indian housing and burial site before it was built into the now dismantled Trojan Nuclear Energy Power Plant along the banks of the mighty Columbia river near my home here in Oregon. Over time, life has changed and my interests have changed with the exception of a few common threads. One of them being that rocks from Space are the coolest of all rocks! Many of you know that from 1987 until 2002 I displayed and sold meteorites, fossils and artifacts at roughly 48 gem and mineral shows each year around the western United States. During those wonderful years of travel both here and abroad, I had the joy and pleasure (and still do) of meeting collectors and seeing their amazing collections. What I have seen and I am sure that many of you can relate to this, is that most of us who collect rocks from Space, also collect other things. I have seen a collection of antique surfboards, a huge collection of ancient suits of armor, cannons, guns, diamonds, polished stone spheres, stamps, coins (I think coins are how Michael Casper made his fortune! Good for him!). I've seen amazing collections of fossils, minerals and gem stones in private homes and on and on. Long story made shorter, I stopped collecting these beloved meteorites when I formally started selling them back in 87'. I have learned that this might have been a huge mistake but it's the choice I felt I needed to make in order to pay the bills and to remain competitive in an ever shrinking world market. But, the collecting bug never went away, it just changed shape and theme. Here is the pitch; about 1990 I started collecting antique handmade glass marbles. These gorgeous, colorful treasures were made by glass workers in the Lauscha region of East Germany from approximately 1880 until 1920. They are rare and hard to find. I have amassed a large collection and yet am always searching for more. I would be delighted to trade meteorites, tektites or books, even art, rare wine or cashy money for any number of these marbles. If you are a marble collector then I would enjoy talking with you about your collection and collecting direction. Recently Patrick got infected by this same obsession and he is an avid collector of the more recent machine made marbles from as early as the 1920's and 30's and later. If you just want to talk marbles please drop me a line. If you know someone with marbles to sell or if you have some yourself, please give me a chance to make an offer. On a less selfish thread, I think it would be a lot of fun to read about the things that others collect. I recall the first time I met Mike Bandli in Tucson years ago he was dealing in Space surplus and he had a huge collection of super cool artifacts. I learned at this last Tucson show that John Kashuba and I have nearly matching collections of rare, old wines. Hey, there is a meteorite collector in New York who collects live scorpions! And who hasn't seen Bruce Wegman's digital watch collection? Come on folks, share the fun! Best regards, E.T. __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and 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] meteorite
Yep, it does look like a Campo. E.T. __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and 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] iron meteorite
Yep, Looks like a Campo. Cheers, E.T. __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and 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] Meteor wine
Hello list members, I am searching for a bottle of Meteor wine. A friend would like to include one in his public meteorite display. I have searched through known wine buying venues and found a bottle in California, but they want $200.00 for one bottle, a bit steep for this project. I have seen several different bottles with meteors on the label over the years. If you have a spare bottle please kindly contact me. The bottle can be empty of contents and could be returned after being displayed. Purchase or trade could be considered. Just doing a favor for a long time friend. Thanks, Edwin Thompson etmeteori...@hotmail.com Viva Le Tour! __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and 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] The meteorite giveaway drawing winner!
Patrick and I would like to thank everyone who participated in the meteorite giveaway drawing. I have to say that doing this makes me wish I had more specimens to give away. If I ever win the lottery, we will do this a lot more often. I created all of the tickets tonight and mixed them in an E.T. Meteorites hat. Patrick had the fun of blindly drawing the winning ticket from the hat. And the winner is.Twink Monrad! Way to go Twink. We are very happy for you. We can ship them to you right away or deliver them to you in person next week in Tucson. Your wish is our command. Sincerest regards to everyone who joined in the fun. Edwin and Patrick (Patrick will be flying to Tucson for a long weekend during the middle of the show) etmeteorites.com __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and 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] 2016 E.T. meteorite giveaway!
The January, 2016 meteorite giveaway! I didn't win the powerball lottery last night, but am still feeling the spirit of giving. Digging through the vaults, preparing and packing for the Tucson show, I came across these cosmic gems and decided to give them away. The oriented Gao stone was broken and glued together long before I bought it 10 years ago. It weighs 7.6 grams. The Amgala stone (Oum Dreyga) is very fresh, lighting makes it look more weathered than it really is. I bought this stone on one of many trips to Northwest Africa, this trip was in January of 2004. It is a gorgeous stone, complete but for one surface which broke in flight and was partially healed over with secondary fusion crust. The primary fusion crust on this 48 gram stone is black as night with a purple hue similar to that found in Allende or Murchison crust. The two end cuts of NWA-1906 are cuts from stones totaling one kilo of this R-4 type meteorite that I bought from Blaine Reed many years ago. So here is the deal. Write a private Email to etmeteori...@hotmail.com Please, don't write messages, we are busy preparing for Tucson and will not have the time to reply, much less read messages. Simply write your name in the body of the email and write this message; 'Count me in' I will collect names for a week, put them in a hat and have someone draw the name of the winner. Whether you are a dealer, collector, researcher, teacher, curator, curious kid or simply someone who enjoys winning free stuff, feel free to add your name to the hat. Next week we will draw a name, announce the winner and ship these magic Elf Stones to the lucky one. The winner will be announced next week! We will be in Tucson at Inn Suites - Hotel Tucson City Center from January 26th until around the 10th to 12th of February. In addition to minerals from my personal collection, fossils, books and meteorites, we will be sharing lots of fine tequila and bourbon. Come on by for a dram of Pappy! More party, less work! Hoping Patrick makes his promised four day appearance this year. Edwin Find pictures on my Facebook page. __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and 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] An annual meteorite gathering
http://meteorites.pdx.edu/fundraiser.htm Hello list members, this is an invitation to a meteorite event at Cascadia Meteorite Laboratory at Portland State University in beautiful Portland, Oregon. For over ten years, we have held fun, successful fundraising banquets, sales and auctions to raise money to support the work done at C.M.L. (Cascadia Meteorite Laboratory). In the early years, the events were held here at my home featuring wonderful steaks, salmon and vegetarian on the grill. The wine and beer flowed endlessly in an effort to warm up the bidding. The auctions have always been great fun. Many of you may know our auctioneer Peter Abrahams. He is very well known in Astronomy circles and a long time meteorite collector. Peter handles the auction in a unique, intellectual and entertaining fashion. Your guaranteed to enjoy his style. The CML meteorite event quickly outgrew my home and has moved to the university. Just as CML has taken on a life of its own and grown into a substantial institution, we hope that this event will grow in size. This is an invitation to all members of the international meteorite community: researchers, curators, educators, dealers, hunters and collectors. In the future we hope to have a large vendor area, displays and lectures, food, drink, friends, trading, auction and field trips to places like our local active volcano (Mt St. Helens) and the Columbia Gorge. For you beer lovers, Portland is referred to as the microbrewery capital of the world! If you wish to be one of the pioneers and attend the first of this new era of CML events, please contact us through the link above. There will be selling tables for dealers who wish to attend this year's Spring 2015 CML event. Please support the lab with a visit to the beautiful Northwest and Portland, the river city! Edwin and Patrick __ 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] Meteorite trade
Hello list members. I have a very nice 40.47 gram piece of D'Orbigny that I am offering in trade for a 6 to 10 gram fragment of Nakhla. Please feel free to make alternative trade offers. Thanks very much for your consideration, Edwin __ 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] Meteorite trade
Sorry, I should have thought to include my email address. etmeteori...@hotmail.com Thanks, E.T. __ 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 - meteorite books
Hi folks, Over the years of my life I have amassed a large collection of books on numerous favorite subjects. In an effort to continue writing the series, 'The Meteorite Chronicles' I will be attempting to sell many of the books from this collection. The plan for now is to spend one week each month listing books on EBay and the other remaining three weeks writing. There are many books on each of these subjects: Meteoritics, Paleontology, Egyptology, Archaeology, Art History, Native Peoples and Artifacts of the Pacific Northwest, Astronomy, Travel, Classic Literature, Art and Art History. There are also a number of signed first editions from scientists and also from classic authors like T.S. Elliot, Tolkien and Samuel Clemens. When I chose to turn my meteorite collecting hobby into a business many years ago I also decided that it was important to me to put it all out there on the table and not hold back the best for myself. But, the collector in me turned to other collectibles in substitution of this denial. This collection of antiquarian and rare books is a reflection of that substitution. If the book collection thins out more rapidly than expected then I will turn on the art collection. Listed on EBay at this time are a number of books on Meteoritics and also Paleontology and just for fun I listed a signed Dr. Seuss and a book signed by T.S. Eliott. If you have interest, the EBay I.D. is etmeteorites. Please file me as a favorite vendor and you can see additional listings in future days. There are easily more than 10,000 books and a number of them are from the 1600's to 1800's. Just last night listed a wonderful book translated from Latin to English in 1694, a large antiquarian book on early sciences which includes a chapter on meteors, very cool beans! My sincerest thanks to everyone who bought the new book, EarthUnder at the Tucson show. By the time I got home last week I had sold out of both the hardbound and paperback editions. If you buy a copy from your local book store or on Amazon, Barnes and Noble or Inkwater Press, drop me a line if you wish and I will gladly mail you a signed bookplate. Book two; SkyThunder will be out soon. Thank you all more than words can say for your support. I am proud to be a part of this community. Regards, E.T. __ 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] Nomenclature
Meteorite nick-names are beginning to resemble the names of beers and hot brews in the Northwest: Black Beauty and Hot Shocolate __ 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 - EarthUnder - The Meteorite Chronicles - A sci-fi series
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[meteorite-list] EarthUnder - The Meteorite Chronicles debuts in Tucson - 2015
Hello list members, My new book, a science fiction/adventure, will debut at the Tucson show this year. We will be in the same suite #106 at Inn Suites/ Hotel Tucson City Center. The first in the series, EarthUnder - The Meteorite Chronicles will be available in late January. I have always aspired to write science fiction novels and finally put pen to paper and finished this first offering. Am now well into book two and hope you all enjoy the story. You may find yourself in my books. If you recognize something in one of the characters that reminds you of yourself, well... Some of you know that I have written for many years and although I didn't do well in high school English classes, I went back to college in the eighties and found my passion for words and writing. I joined the Willamette Writers Guild in 1987 with the dream of someday doing just this very thing. The book will be available in E-books through Amazon and all other on-line outlets by early February. The paperback issue will be available through libraries and bookstores around the same time. I will have copies of the book available at the Tucson Gem and Mineral show. E.T. https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=54B2CFE0AA0A6FC6!978authkey=!AG7Xb4lu5VlpSYEithint=folder%2c __ 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] Karoonda
Hello Bob and list, For those of you who have held onto Edwin Thompson Meteorites mail order catalogs dating from October 1984 up until the Spring 2001 final catalog, there are a number of sizeable pieces of Karoonda. In fact, until recently I still had very nice thin sections of Karoonda. I believe the last of these went to Dr. Phreddie Olsen in Denver. Yes, Denver Box famed Phreddie. A number of the larger pieces of Karoonda went to an Oregon collector who specialized back in those day in carbonaceous chondrites. If you check with Blaine Reed, Marlin Cilz, Alan Lang and David New directly, I think you will find that there are a number of nice sized pieces of Karoonda out there in private collections. Collectors who still hold my old catalogs will see that I also featured a number of large pieces and slices of Axtell, Isna ,Ivuna, Murray, Colony, Ornans, Leoville Al Rais, Murchison Allende, and more. For those of you meteorite freaks who love to get crazy over what cannot be had, the catalogs from 1998 to 2001 featured pieces of the Nakhlite; Lafayette. If wishes were horses, I would ride back in time and get those pieces back. All the best, Edwin __ 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 -large Lake Murray, Oklahoma slice offered
Hello List members, For anyone interested I am offering for sale a large (2550 grams) gorgeous slice of Lake Murray, Oklahoma. It measures 1/4 x 6 x 15.5. Keith Jenkerson did a beautiful job of stabilizing and etching this slice recently and it makes an amazing display specimen. Please email me for pictures. Regards, Edwin Thompson etmeteori...@hotmail.com __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://three.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Fireball over Oregon tonight
We had a fairly large fireball just 31 minutes ago at 8:31p.m. Pacific time, color was mostly green heading east just north of Grant's Pass and it was seen to break into three pieces. It lit things up at dusk and was most likely seen by a number of people driving north and south on interstate 5. The weather is nice today and the skies are clear here in the west. Hopefully there will be plenty of eye witnesses. Only a few so far. Edwin __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] fireball event
Bright fireball event announced just 50 minutes ago over Canada! Edwin __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Oblivion
Has anyone else noticed this in the Science fiction movie 'Oblivion'? The structure of the Alien space ship the 'Tet' appears to be fine octahedrite structure(looks very much like Gibeon). Maybe someone in Hollywood has figured out the true origin of iron meteorites! I would like to know if any of you have seen meteorite structures exposed in other films. Any L5 Society members out there in the meteorite community? Please respond Regards, Edwin __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] ad - gorgeous iron meteorite offered for sale
Hello list members, We are offering for sale a beautiful complete mass of the unusual silicated iron; NWA – 5549. It weighs 13.3 kilograms and displays very nicely showing the contrast between the surface that was exposed to the desert wind and the portion buried below ground level. This handsome ‘doorstop’ iron has a lot of character and great shape. Our asking price is extremely reasonable at just $2.00 per gram. Send us an email to request pictures at; etmeteori...@hotmail.com Best regards, Edwin and Patrick etmeteorites.com __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] ad- the last piece of our angrite D'Or.
Hi list members, We are selling the last piece of D'Orbigny. We have a 636 gram specimen but it is already dedicated to a deal that is pending. That leaves just this one beautiful 40 gram specimen remaining. This is the piece that I would like to keep for my own but bills and taxes come first. It is a rectangular fragment with a nice area of fusion crust and it has all of the wonderful details found in this world class angrite; vugs filled with augite crystals, vesicles lined with glass, volcanic glass inclusions and that classic basaltic matrix. Please email us off list for price and pictures. etmeteori...@hotmail.com Regards, Edwin and Patrick __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] possible meteorite trade
Hello list members, I have a very nice complete 398 gram Allende individual with museum catalog number and card and I am hoping to trade it for a complete, fresh Park Forest stone. If you have a stone that you are willing to consider trading please contact me off list at; etmeteori...@hotmail.com Thanks very much, Edwin __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] ad - rare historic meteorite for sale
Hello list members, If you enjoy collecting historic, rare achondrites that are nearly impossible to obtain then here is a gem for you to add to your collection. I am selling the 15 gram display specimen of Serra De Mage from the museum collection at the I.O.M. This has always been the hardest to get of the four 'holy grail' meteorites from Brazil. For those that don't already know the four holy grail meteorites are; Angra Dos Reis, Governador Valadares, Ibitira and Serra De Mage. I have not had the heart to break up this stone so it remains as it was for many years on display at U.N.M.; a quarter stone with the collection catalog number painted on it. This is a strange and beautiful eucrite like none other I have seen. And the fusion crust is like smoke tinted glass so translucent the one can see right through it to the matrix beneath. There is only this one piece and it is costly. Contact me off list if you have interest. Thanks, Edwin etmeteori...@hotmail.com __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Baygorria
Yes, I believe that I was scammed when I bought the large and rather expensive main mass of Baygorria. I believe that it was a Campo and gave it all away. For anyone who wishes to see the main mass of this iron meteorite for reference or comparison it was donated to Cascadia Meteorite Laboratory in Portland, Oregon. Yes it is called Baygorria but it is my belief that it is a Campo. A prime example of an expensive lesson learned. E.T. __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] MBale
Hi Linton, looking forward to seeing you and Karen in Tucson this year. When MBale fell in 1992, Cornelius Baijens was in Uganda with a dutch survey group. Cor recovered the bulk of material that was brought out of Uganda. For a couple of years after the fall Cor actively sold specimens and also traded pieces gram for gram for Allende stones with anyone willing to trade. Back in the early 90's Allende sold for between $1.50 and $5.00 per gram and Cor did very well making trades. He comes to Tucson most years and nowadays he sells mostly ancient artifacts. You might find him in Tom Kapitany's room or at Ausrox. If he comes by our room I'll ask him for a weight estimate. MBale is a fascinating chondrite with occasional eucritic clasts in the matrix.The story we were told back in 92 was that the solders broke up the stones because they were told there might be silver and gold in the stones from the sky. Cor would most likely have the best information. We paid Dorothy Norton a large MBale stone among other specimens for our D. Norton original painting of the Crater Lake fireball.That image is now our company logo. Cheers, Edwin __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] ad-screamin deal on D'Orbigny angrite
Hi list members, Now is your chance to add a piece of D'Orbigny to your collection. We have a limited amount of this gorgeous meteorite remaining and hope to sell out before or during this next Tucson show. If you have always wanted to add a specimen of this dramatic angrite to your collection now is your chance to get it from the source and for a great price. It may not last until Tucson so please drop us a line off-list for a price quote and sizes and pictures. We will also consider exchanges with institutions. Thanks, Edwin etmeteori...@hotmail.com __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] ad - Vagn F. Buchwald. HANDBOOK OF IRON METEORITES. THEIR HISTORY, DISTRIBUTION, COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE, for sale
For anyone interested we have a set of the Vagn Buchwald books, the three volume set in the slip cover for sale. The set is offered on a make offer basis. Please contact off list at etmeteori...@hotmail.com. We'll accept the highest offer made in the next 24 to 48 hours. As a side note Patrick and I are planning to bring a number of rare and or hard to find books on meteoritics to the show in Tucson next month. If there are any specific publications you are looking for please let one of us know in the next three weeks and if we have one or two we'll will bring it for you to see and enjoy. Also bringing some killer new meteorite specimens to the show. Happy Holidays, Edwin __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Old guy braves the snakes and snails to hunt for meteorites!
The summer of 2012 started early for someone from rainy Oregon with a fun trip for father and son to chase after a new fall in Coloma, CA. The first trip to the new strewn field was ten days long and only a few days after the fall. Having the bordello room upstairs at the Sierra House hotel turned out to be a valuable advantage. With a bar and restaurant downstairs and being the only road house in the small, historic gold discovery town, meteorite hunters turned up there every night to compare notes. On the weekends the crew from SETI and NASA Ames would meet there for large group dinners always dog tired from another day of covering ground. The Coloma/Lotus area is on a beautiful section of the American river. It was easy to get to know local residents there. Since the primary activity during the summer is rafting the river everyone in the area is used to the summer growth in population. The town seems to have more than its share of young and attractive girls who often talk about what they know is coming each summer. They have a common saying in Coloma; you don’t lose a boyfriend, you just lose a turn. Except for the poison oak, the ticks, the dreaded star thistle and the heat, this strewn field was a delightful paradise. The smell of bay trees roasting in the hot, dry, mountain air was an olfactory delight. The sounds of splish-splashers laughing and whooping and hollering their way down the roaring rapids of deliciously cool, clear American river water made one feel like this was a vacation. And the gentle breezes that cut through the dry, hot Sierra foothill air were a welcome relief. After ten days it was really hard to return home to rainy, old Oregon. So much so that it was just that easy to rush home, pack up the trailer, reserve an extended stay at the Campground in Coloma and head right back down for the summer. It made sense, the summer was already planned for a lengthy, determined search in eastern Oregon for the fall there some five years ago and this witnessed fall in Coloma was a bird in the hand since pieces were being found. Since the summer rush had not yet arrived it was easy to get a camp site just feet from the river’s edge. A number of the camper’s live there year round so it was much like home after the first week, getting to know the neighbors and getting settled in. The only difference was that large bright ball of solar heat supply overhead that comes much earlier in the season for the folks of the Golden State. With the predictable sunshine comes other elements such as blistering afternoon temperatures and the legendary rattlesnakes not one of which was seen by this meteorite hunter in over three months of days out in the bush. This was truly disappointing. The dollars spent on snake gaiters and a go-pro camera seemed a waste. And being a serious admirer of reptiles it was hard to hear all of the stories of sightings and not to get to see one up close and in person. The days were filled with other sightings; king snakes, colorful skinks of all sizes, coyotes, foxes, turkeys galore, loads of deer and one bobcat. The hills and mountains were surprisingly steep. Mount Murphy, Mount Clark and Discovery Mountain were all tough going but the most difficult aspect of covering steep terrain were the small oval dried oak leaves that covered the hillsides in several layers and more than once proved to be more slippery than skates on ice. Over time it became difficult to tell which was more painful; blistered feet or a bruised backside. Not wanting to join the foray of hunters asking permission to hunt the private land that peppered the main body of the strewn field the decision was made to focus efforts on what might be the area where the bigger masses might have landed. After spending a week in Dave Moore Park and two weeks in Magnolia and on the river trails it was time to focus on Cronin ranch and then on to Rattlesnake Bar. Cronin Ranch was work, to say the least. Seventeen hundred acres of hillside, star thistle and poison oak (the enemy). As summer progressed, days flying by like time travel, it got hotter earlier. To beat the heat meant getting up at four a.m. and getting out to hunt at daylight. It was easy to stop by three p.m. as that was when the water in the hydration pack ran out almost with religious perfection. Shower at four, dinner at five, bed by eight and up again long before the eyes were willing to crack open. It seemed like a good waste of summer sunshine and cool sleep time but determination to find a hidden treasure or the hope of doing so can be a massive motivator. The days sped by like never before. The occasional hunter or ‘zombie’ could infrequently be spotted off in the distance. After the second month in Cronin Ranch it was not uncommon to encounter one or more of the regular walker, runner or biker and before long get to know many of them by first name. One fellow named Bruce would speed
[meteorite-list] Hello from the field
Hello list members, It is getting hot in Coloma! Thirty four days in the area and not one meteorite have I found. Have been investing most of the time in what should be the large end of the strewn field. Thirty four days and I have yet to see a rattlesnake. I enjoy snakes so this is a huge disappointment. I bought a go-pro camera just so I can video a snake in the wild. They have caught over twenty baby rattlesnakes by the river in the campground where I am staying but I haven't seen any of those either. Lots of turkeys, lizards, coyotes, foxes, toads and bullfrogs. A few bobcats but no cougars yet. Did get to see a huge king snake but I hadn't figured out how to use the camera yet. It was good hunting weather this past week but is getting hot again. Hot days I only hunt until 1pm. Am getting about 7 to 8 hours a day out hiking. Am meeting lots of great people here and have looked at a lot of very nice stones. a number of stones are being found by locals on there own land. The more people talk t he more I learn about how many stones are not being documented. I got to identify Sammy's 27.5 gram stone a few days ago. She was quite tickled when I told her she had the real thing. I would love to find a few of these little gems but feel that the time is better spent trying to find the 'big one'. Regardless of the heat, ticks, poison oak, star thistle, cockleburs, mosquitoes and invisible rattlesnakes for which I come prepared with snake stick, camera and gaiters, it is a blast to be back in the field. Last years back surgery really did the trick and now am able to walk pain free from sun up to sundown. When I finally find a stone I will post a picture. For now it's just great to be out in the sun. Still raining in Oregon. Cheers, Edwin __ 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 - Tissint thin sections
Hello list members, Will be home next week for a couple of days and have a couple of Tissint thin sections remaining. They are gorgeous David Mann thin sections and the specimen surface measures roughly 12 x 15mm in size. This is a fascinating SNC to enjoy under magnification. Even if you don't own a petro graphic microscope it is amazing to look at with any back lighting and magnification. No rush to contact me as I will be in Montana for the next few days having the Chico meteorite sliced up by Marlin Cilz. Regards, E.T. www.etmeteorites.com etmeteori...@hotmail.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
Re: [meteorite-list] Ad - Thin-Sections of Sutter Mill
Hello Anne and list, I too will have nice large thin sections of Sutter's Mill just as soon as I find one of the stones. Hopefully this will happen sooner than later. Have seen a number of very nice stones found mostly by locals and many are beautifully oriented little gems but no luck for Patrick nor I yet. Came home to do this trip and to get more equipment. Wish us luck! Cheers, Edwin To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com From: impact...@aol.com Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 21:18:08 -0400 Subject: [meteorite-list] Ad - Thin-Sections of Sutter Mill Speaking of thin-sections (Thank you ET) Yes, I will have a few thin-sections of Sutter Mill in the near future, you just cannot rush the expert! I don't know yet how many there will be, and it will not be many (unless I can get another fragment that is just right shape and size for sectionning!! Hint!! Hint!!) So don't wait, and if you are interested please do let me know. Thanks Anne M. Black www.IMPACTIKA.com impact...@aol.com Vice-President of IMCA www.IMCA.cc __ 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] Is there an official site for logging finds from Lotus?
Hello Brien and list, Yes, Dr. Peter Jenniskens from SETI Institute, a meteor astronomer who found one of the earliest recovered specimens in the parking lot at Lotus Park last week returned this past weekend to organize a large group of searcher/volunteers to help him hunt private land to find specimens for NASA and the Smithsonian. Peter is mapping the strewn field and he is documenting and assigning a number to each specimen reported to him. He said Sunday evening after people returned from the field that he will be assigning numbers to each piece found so that people who do research or hold these specimens in their collections will be able to reference research done specifically on their specimen. He also said that he would be creating a web site where everyone will be able to go to see all of the locations where theirs and other specimens were found. Many know Peter from the work he did on the Almahata Sitta Fall. He is a great guy and a meticulous researcher. SETI is located relatively nearb y in Mountain View so Peter will be working hard to map this strewn field. In conversation Sunday he said that he would have a site up as soon as possible. Congratulations on finding your specimen Brien, it's a beauty. Patrick and I have not found one yet but we are seeing lots of amazing wildlife and meeting lots of great people in the area. I am looking forward to swimming in the American river on the hot days. Also hoping after all these years to get my first photographs of a rattlesnake! In all my years of hiking, hunting and fishing I have never found one. Cheers, E.T. From: cont...@briencook.com Date: Tue, 1 May 2012 12:10:19 -0700 To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Is there an official site for logging finds from Lotus? As many of you know I found a 5 gram meteorite ( http://briencook.com/lotus/ ) on Tuesday 4/24 in Lotus before the rain. I've only been collecting for a few years and this was my first find. Being a local I didn't stay in the area and haven't been back to Lotus since. But I would like to have my find verified by any scientist or researcher coming through Sacramento on their way to or from Coloma. I live about 5 miles from Sacramento International Airport. I would also like to get my find logged. Is there an official database that is tracking all the finds to date? And if I share my coordinates will I be able to view others as well? ___ Unlimited Disk, Data Transfer, PHP/MySQL Domain Hosting http://www.doteasy.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 __ 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] Sutters Mill
Patrick and I are still in Sutter's mill. Really a fun area and great people here. Turns out that several meteorite dealer's live very close. I was shocked to see Jay Buscio here yesterday. Haven't seen him in over 15 years. Looks like many hunters have left but I am sure they will come back time and time again. Getting hot already and the locals keep talking about when the rattlesnakes will come out. Personally I am more worried about the poison oak. Snakes run away from humans while poison oak seems to sneak up on you. Still it's fun to see old friends and make new ones. ET __ 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-Tissint thin sections
Hello List members, For all the thin section collectors out there. We are expecting at least four thin sections of Tissint to arrive next week. These are expertly prepared and double polished to a half micron finish and covered rectangular slides with slightly ground corners just like all of our thin sections. Our wonderful thin section maker tried to fulfill the request for the largest surface area possible but he said that when he started to cut with his isomet saw that the specimen began to fragment so he turned it sideways to cut in two and so the surface area of each thin section will be roughly 15 x 15mm. We were hoping for 15 x 30. So we are cutting the price in half since we will be getting more slides than expected. If you want to get the jump on one of these slides before they get here rather than waiting for the second run since this initial run is small then feel free to reserve one of these thin sections. The price is $500.00 for each slide. There will be only four this time. If you miss out on the first run feel free to get your name on the list for the second shipment. We also have a few remaining thin section of NWA 6695; our beautiful howardite with the CM2 inclusions. We also still have a few small thin slices cut by Marlin Cilz and some small individuals of this pretty little howardite. Drop us a line at etmeteori...@hotmail.com Thanks to all of you thin section collectors for your interest. Best regards, E.T. __ 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 - howardite thin sections w/CM2 inclusions
Hi list members, We just got in a very nice selection of high quality thin sections of our howardite NWA-6695. We sent two complete stones for thin section making in order to get large sections from the center of two distinct stones. The results are stunning! The surface area on each thin section is at least 15mm x 20mm and each slice shows a number of small, beautiful cm2 carbonaceous inclusions within the matrix of this gorgeous howardite. In Tucson last year we bought a group of small, gorgeous, fresh achondrites from a Moroccan dealer. He told us that this was the entire strewn field found by the Berber he bought them from just before coming to Tucson for the show. We had Marlin Cilz slice a few of the stones and found that every slice had these cm2 inclusions. So it was a natural that we had to have some thin sections made. There are slides from both stones. Some are covered and some are not covered for the sake of probing. We also had several 5/8 round thin section slides made for micr o probe work. We are selling the 6695 for $120.00 each plus shipping. We also still have a couple of thin sections remaining of our NWA 6693 (Super Green) the pyroxenite. Drop us a line if you would like to add one of these stunning slides to your collection at etmeteori...@hotmail.com we'll send pictures. Looking forward to hearing from you thin section collectors! Cheers, Edwin __ 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 - Tucson angrite sale
Hi list members, Patrick and I will arrive in Tucson on January 22nd and plan to set up and open by the 26th in suite #106 at the old Inn Suites hotel. We are going to be offering our D'Or angrite pieces at super low prices. We'll have pieces from 1 gram to 1200 grams. Finally after all these years now is your chance to add a specimen of this spectacular angrite to your collection. We'll be selling it for a lot less than it has ever been offered for before. If your not going to Tucson or just wish to get a jump on the show feel free in inquire via email. We're home for a few more days. Wishing you all well! Edwin and Patrick etmeteori...@hotmail.com __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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] New 'SNC' fall
Hello list members. Anyone out there know Who classified this new SNC from Morocco? If an institution has already done the work and submitted to Met Soc then there is no need to do it again. Am also wondering if the nomenclature committee is considering this a new witnessed fall and giving it a name rather than a number. Tatatwo might be a fun name. Cheers, E.T. __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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] SNC trade
Hello list members. I have a very nice, thin, complete, slice of Dhofar 019 obtained in a trade early this year. I'd like to trade it for a fragment, individual or slice of SNC from Northwest Africa. The slice weighs 10.26 and makes a very nice display slice of shergottite. Am not very picky about the trade as long as it is another planetary meteorite of close to the same weight. If interested please contact me off list at etmeteori...@hotmail.com Sincere thanks, Edwin __ 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 - free lunar main mass thrown in with D'Orbigny offering
Hello List members, Yesterday I listed the main mass of D'Orbigny on Ebay. After so many years of keeping this large piece intact rather than breaking it up to sell it off and based on the time value of money, I had to raise the price a bit. I am certain that all of you business people will understand this action. But I also realize that collectors do not like to see prices go up. So in an effort to keep this as a deal for anyone to consider I am including as a throw in item included for free the 243 gram main mass of the lunar breccia NWA 6570. If you open the link to the Ebay listing for the D'Or. mass you can also see pictures of this wonderful lunar meteorite. Marlin and Debbie Cilz came by the house this summer on their vacation. They were towing their travel trailer which they set up at a nearby park on the Tualatin river just a stone's throw from the house. It was a really fun visit. Debbie loves the new outdoor Mall they just finished near the house. Of course Marlin and I spent a lot of time talking meteorites. We dragged all kinds of meteorites out of the vaults and Marlin talked me into cutting a number of specimens which Patrick is now featuring on the web site and on Ebay. My favorite is the howardite NWA 6695 with it's carbonaceous inclusions as well as the gorgeous eucrite breccia NWA 6694. Marlin talked us into slicing up a 400 gram chunk of the pyroxenite NWA 6693 which turned out to be stunning! I never would have believed a stone this friable could polish up so nicely. Now I understand why Greg Hupe sliced up some of his paired mass. Laboratories all over the planet are going nuts over this enigma and finding all man ner of weird anomalies within the slices and thin sections that we have been donating for research. This has been a super fun project for me while I sit here stuck to the sofa mending from surgery. So, long story made shorter. Marlin had tried to convince me that he could make a 375 gram end piece of D'Orbigny look knock down gorgeous. It was already cut many years ago. I have never cut or broken any of the pieces of the D'Orbigny. This was all done by Dr. Gerot Kurat back between 1999 and 2001 in his effort to get samples from the absolute center of this amazing oriented mass. The owner at the time; Sergio only wanted to know what it was. I think he must have figured that it was more sellable in smaller pieces. Only a very rare few of us got to see this mass before it was chopped into fragments. You can see one of the few pictures of this amazing, oriented nose cone on the Ebay page. Well this week the end piece came back from Marlin. Words simply cannot describe how beautiful this specimen now is. The few cut specimens that I once had were horrid looking. Now I wish that I had more to send to Marlin. Marlin is a meteorite preparation magician! This makes me want to cut and polish one side of the main mass. And even though the surface on this end piece was rough cut, only .6 gram is lost from the process, unbelievable! I'll post a picture on the list but I don't know that my humble camera can do this piece justice. Sincere regards, E.T. etmeteori...@hotmail.com http://www.ebay.com/itm/200668470985?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 __ 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] NWA 6694 / Abee
Hi Larry and Frank, yep in the future I will be better versed at creating photobucket files with specific pictures. Thos are pictures of our slice of Abee and the shadows are from the fir trees overhead. We had so few sunny days this summer that most folks here in the Northwest agree that Summer never happened here. The shadows from the fir branches on the Abee slice are almost as rare as the meteorite specimen, really! That shadow on the two edges of the slices of eucrite run through all of the slices and it looks very much like the heat rim seen on meteorites like you see on the Bagdad iron. But I think that it is a weathering affect from desert heating maybe. We are donating a slice to CML and to UCLA and they can tear them apart to try to figure out all the cool stuff that is going on inside this amazing rock. I have got to get a microscope with a good camera head on it. This breccia is really something that begs to be shared with everyone! Thanks to everyone who came up with suggestions for similarities. I really liked the comparison with Dag 400, don't I wish! Cheers, E.T. __ 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-NWA 6694 eucrite price
Hello Fellow list members. After the huge response to our release of the new eucrite breccia NWA 6694, Patrick and I had a serious discussion based on all of the collectors and scientists who are strapped by a tight budget controlling their purchase decisions. We calculated the cut and polish loss and the cost of the original mass. We have decided to offer this wonderful meteorite for just a little over our cost in order to get this beautiful meteorite into more collections. So for all of those who have already committed to a slice and for those who have inquired about the sizes and price, we are selling 6694 in all sizes for $20.00 per gram. Patrick will soon have a picture page on our web site etmeteorites.com and also he will list some slices on Ebay with this same starting price. As said earlier there are roughly 20 slices, 2 thick end cuts and four thick center slices for museums or for future cutting. I will have to break down and send some material off for thin sections as under magnification it is beyond description. There have been a large number of requests for very small slices so we may decide to break up slices if that is what people want. We also had Marlin slice up a big piece of NWA 6693 Super Green and Marlin Cilz did a fantastic job of polishing these slices. Were only asking $5.00 dollars more per gram to cover the cut loss on these. Also, Patrick will be listing gorgeous thin slices of our new howardite and small partial slices of Klamath Falls Oregon the size of postage stamps and smaller for the same price per gram because there was very little cut loss or prep charge from Marlin for his top shelf workmanship on this rare Oregon iron. Sincere regards, Edwin __ 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- offering for sale a killer eucrite breccia like none other!
Greetings list Members! Writing to introduce what I believe to be one of the wildest and most beautiful eucrites ever to fall to Earth. The pictures attached are of a center slice from this single beautiful mass. The slice weighs 121 grams. Slices from this stone range from 50 grams to 145 grams. We’ve also had three thick slices cut for museum curation. Last month Marlin Cilz and his lovely wife Debbie came to Lake Oswego for a visit during their vacation travels throughout the Northwest. While they were here visiting we opened up the vault and went through a number of stones and irons that show cutting potential. Among other items Marlin talked me into slicing and polishing a large piece of our “Super Green” NWA 6693 the pyroxenite. In Tucson this year I bought a large oriented achondrite. It was a huge gamble and a high priced purchase. But it was one of those times when instincts told me that it was something special. I really should not have made the investment but the stone was so beautiful that I figured that if it turned out to be an HED instead of planetary that I could at least maybe get the investment back by selling the oriented stone whole. We donated a large fragment taken from an already broken surface (78 grams) to UCLA for classification. The stone was classified as a eucrite (NWA 6694). This seemed to feel like a bit of a letdown. Now the vault was home to a very pretty, oriented, expensive, loaf of bread. Well, Marlin looked at this not so little gem and said; “why don’t you let me take a single cut off this side of the stone where it is already broken and it will clean up the stone, give you a good look at the inside and you can still sell the whole thing if that’s what you decide you want to do. A week later we were talking on the phone and while talking about other pieces Marlin was cutting for me I said “hey Marlin, how about just cutting the end off of that stone and then send me a picture of the cut face. He did that and when he emailed the picture it was one of those moments that one remembers forever, a definite Kodak moment. My favorite meteorite feature has always been breccia. I remember getting week in the knees the first time I saw Chico at UNM and the first time I saw Abee. I could not be happier to get to share this gorgeous meteorite with all of you. We are selling it and there are roughly twenty slices. So please feel free to contact me or Patrick off list for sizes and prices and pictures. Just minutes ago I got the long awaited phone call from my neurosurgeon’s office telling me that my back surgery is scheduled for next Tuesday September 20th. So this rock truly is a gift from Heaven. Hopefully it will help pay the medical bills. I also want to take this opportunity to publicly thank Darryl Pitt for all of his support and knowledge regarding this pending surgery and everything leading up to this time. I never dreamed that someone could talk me through the pain like Darryl has done. Instead of feeling like I am falling apart, Darryl has helped me to feel like this is just part of the program. Darryl has given me more answers and information than any ten doctors could have. He has been through exactly the same problem and repair. May the Heavens bless Darryl by dropping loads of gorgeous meteorites nearby. Not on him but nearby! Thanks man. Sincerest regards, Edwin etmeteori...@hotmail.com to reach me or for Patrick at; patr...@etmeteorites.com http://s1110.photobucket.com/albums/h443/etmeteorites/ The slice featured in photos here measures 3mm x 11cm x 15cm and weighs 121 grams P.S. I would also like to start a thread about this breccia and any other similar eucrites. I have looked everywhere I can think of looking and I have not been able to find any other eucrites that have a similar breccia. This list is a powerful resource of knowledge so I am asking all of you if any of you members have seen another eucrite like this one. I would imagine that there might be something similar found in antarctica but I can find no photographs. Has anyone seen anything like this? Maybe something that might be paired? Thanks, E.T. __ 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 - Super Green meteorite thin section offered.
Hello List members, For all of you thin section collectors, I have just received a shipment of wonderful thin sections of NWA 6693. We have been fondly referring to this meteorite as “Super Green”. This amazing ungrouped achondrite has over 70% pyroxene and the metal in the matrix is over 80% nickel! This meteorite has been on Earth for so long that virtually all but a few tiny flecks of fusion crust have been blasted away by the desert winds. Even after all of this time on the ground, because of the wildly high nickel content within the metal flecks there is no rusting! Dr. Paul Warren’s presentation at Met Soc in London last month was fascinating. The graphs and charts show that this meteorite is unlike any other. Its source of origin is utterly enigmatic. I gave UCLA another fragment of this 5 kilo mass from the absolute center so that they could get really good data for their analysis. While breaking the stone to get this research piece I was inspired to produce a couple of very large rectangular fragments for thin section making and here they are. Most of the slides have material surface that measures close to 22mm x 30mm! These slides represent material from the extreme center of the 5 kilo main mass which is now almost completely gone. I am selling these gorgeous and large thin sections of the ‘Enigma meteorite’ NWA 6693 for only $180.00 plus shipping. Because the material surface is so large the label are adhered to the plastic storage case but David Mann has etched the name onto each slide as they were made. I think you will find that this actually benefits the microscope viewing. The pictures shown here are my amateur photos with direct and back lighting. You can access Dr. Warren’s slide presentation from Met Soc and there you will see several wonderful polarized light photographs. If you wish to add this thin section to your collection please contact; Edwin at: etmeteori...@hotmail.com http://s1110.photobucket.com/albums/h443/etmeteorites/SuperGreen/ __ 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- offering a huge, complete slice of Abee for sale
Hello fellow list members, I am offering for sale this spectacular complete slice of Abee. It measures 7mm x 260mm x 374mm and it weighs 1675 grams. I bought this gorgeous specimen from David New who got it from his longtime friend Russ Kempton. This is the last full Abee slice to be had. What a spectacular meteorite! This slice was featured on the front cover of Meteorite magazine in November of 1996 and was featured as the CENTERPIECE article in that issue Volume 2 No. 4. I don't know that any of these complete slices are in private collections but there are a few that are preserved in museum collections. This final slice is available for purchase. Please feel free to contact me off list if you have interest in buying this amazing specimen. etmeteori...@hotmail.com Please check out the photos of this slice below. Sincere regards Edwin (E.T.) http://s1110.photobucket.com/albums/h443/etmeteorites/ __ 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] possible meteorite
Hello listers, I have been contacted by a guy in Florida through Ebay who thinks he might have a meteorite. He would like to show it to someone there in Florida. If you life in Florida and would like to help this guy please contact me off list and I will give him your contact information. Sincere thanks, E.T. __ 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] Met Soc Meeting in London
Hoping that everyone at the Met Soc Meeting in London is safe and ok. A friend at the meeting today tells me that events are being cancelled. Wishing everyone well there. __ 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- lunar main mass for sale by E.T.
Hello fellow listers, We are offering the 243 gram main mass of the lunar meteorite NWA 6570 on Ebay as of today. Attached is a link to the listing. Please enjoy the pictures. I don't expect to sell a piece like this on Ebay but it is fun to put it out there and share it with world of collectors. http://cgi.ebay.com/Lunar-Meteorite-Huge-243-gram-Main-Mass-NWA-6570-/200639063672?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0hash=item2eb7052678 Sincerest regards, E.T. __ 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] Mercury Meteorites - the short list
My vote would be the 1955 Studebaker-President; Lots of heavy metal, really nice interior, looked like almost no other model, came in a really cool champagne silver metal flake, 1955 was a vintage year of fairly old age and it went really fast. Plus, it had tail fins with lights in them! A pretty classy projectile. And I believe that on the right day with the planets in just the right positions that a couple of elliptical orbits around our sun might be enough to slingshot a Studebaker our way for a colorful bolide event way back when. But did this happen so long ago that any debris is completely weathered away? Once on the ground here in our oxygen atmo meteorites only last so long. There is a theory our there that the surface of Mercury was stripped away in a cataclysmic event long ago and I wonder if that was so long ago that weathering would have eaten them all up by now. Cheers, E. From: parkforest...@hotmail.com To: mexicod...@aim.com Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2011 21:00:10 -0500 CC: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Mercury Meteorites - the short list 5. Mercury Meteor (parent body Mercury or Ford?) I nominate the 64 Caliente. Parent body Mercury of course. My first celestial acquisition :) Bill To: Meteorite-List@meteoritecentral.com Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2011 19:54:40 -0400 From: mexicod...@aim.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Mercury Meteorites - the short list Hello again Mercury Nornoids, Physics, opinions and biases aside ... can we build a concise list of Mercury meteorite candidates already in our collections (at least wistfully) and play a game to see if we can speculate on them one by one - before the scientific press - with information from MESSENGER - as candidate meteorites from Mercury? Or, better yet, not eliminate one or more ... ;-) ? 1. Bencubbinites 2. Angrites 3. GRA 06128 06129 4. NWA 011 and pairings 5. Mercury Meteor (parent body Mercury or Ford?) Sunnyside up, Doug __ 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
[meteorite-list] Mercurian meteorite models nomination
My vote would be the 1955 Studebaker-President; Lots of heavy metal, really nice interior, looked like almost no other model, came in a really cool champagne silver metal flake, 1955 was a vintage year of fairly old age and it went really fast. Plus, it had tail fins with lights in them! A pretty classy projectile. And I believe that on the right day with the planets in just the right positions that a couple of elliptical orbits around our sun might be enough to slingshot a Studebaker our way for a colorful bolide event way back when. But did this happen so long ago that any debris is completely weathered away? Once on the ground here in our oxygen atmo meteorites only last so long. There is a theory our there that the surface of Mercury was stripped away in a cataclysmic event long ago and I wonder if that was so long ago that weathering would have eaten them all up by now. Cheers, E. __ 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] Mercury Fragments on earth (not)
Hi Doug very good to hear from you, A very compelling poster was presented at a Met Soc meeting back in the 90's showing a very plausible scenario that might have produced meteorites on Earth having come from the surface of Mercury. A number of conditions were taken into careful consideration to lay out this theory on poster paper and the scientist had the guts to put it out there for peer review in from of a very critical community. I remember that a number of scientists came home asking field people at the time to keep an eye out for very unusual types of meteorites, high in metal and extremely weathered because of how long ago this event would have potentially taken place. I did not see this poster but I remember comments at several different well known institutions regarding how well this poster was put together showing the position of the planets and events that would have caused this to occur. Because I was asked by so many different researchers at that time to keep an eye out for the unusual I have always kept that idea in mind as a 'think outside the box project to remember. In passing conversations around the planet with a number of curators back in 2000 it seemed that virtually everyone saw that poster and they were impressed by the potential it provided. Dear friends John Wasson, Paul Warren and Alan Rubin challenged me years ago in one of these conversations to come up with a piece of Mercury and surmised what it might look like. Ever since that intriguing conversation I have watched for anything weird that fit the bill. That's what I thought we had when we took a piece of NWA 6693 to UCLA as soon as we got it. I admit to confess that I thought we had found the golden goose! Still Super Green is a super cool chunk of green space rock! Years ago it was thought that Abee was a likely candidate and that the enstatite chondrites were the most likely to be from Mercury because of there age and high metal content and this was all theory long before the 'poster'. Rubin, if your on-list during this busy time of the year maybe you can name that scientist who presented the mercury meteorite poster and add more specific information to my rather lame rendition. Doug, always fun to converse with you. Cheers, Edwin To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 03:59:37 -0400 From: mexicod...@aim.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Mercury Fragments on earth (not) Dear List, Mercury as a source for meteorites arriving on earth seems like the most unlikely occurrence. I hope someone can point out where I am wrong, since it would be wonderful to imagine the possibility that material from the Swift Planet could every make the upstream trip here. It is easy to think hey ... we have Lunar and Martian material here, dream of Vestal material, so why no Mercury, Venus, etc... as if all were equally possible. But they are not equally possible. Far, Far, Far from equally possible. If things were equally possible all you would have to do is ask two supermodels out on a date, and odds are one would accept, right? - There are only 2 answers and *if we assume yes/no is a 50/50 proposition...* ? Hmmm ... a most unlikely occurrence and for most not a 50/50 probability. Same goes for this present case. The Moon is obviously within Earth's gravitational domination, so it is natural that we would have a high possibility if material falling here if it can escape the moon (escape velocity: 2.4 km/s), and Earth is the local drain for the moon. Mars (escape velocity: 5.0 km/s) is upstream from the Sun to Earth so it doesn't seem like any surprise that fragments ejected could find their way to Earth. So why not a Jupiter meteorite? I don't think that is likely since Jupiter (escape velocity on 'surface' 59.5 km/s) extremely greedy with its material, requiring escape at five times faster than on Earth. But what about Mercury. Mercury's escape velocity is 4.3 km/s. But it's downstream from Earth and the Sun is a huge gravitational drain plug that devours material. If you think Earth gets a piece of Mars, imagine what the Sun gets from Mercury. To escape the Sun ... that is to go upstream towards Earth, at Mercury, any fragment would have to battle an escape velocity of 67.7 km/s. That's greater than Jupiter ! You might say ... ok, you don't have to actually escape the Sun, only make it from Mercury to Earth. Well, at Earth, the escape velocity is 42 km/s from the Sun. That's a loss of 25 km/s ... and don't forget the extra 4.3 km/s to get away from Mercury as well ... Their numbers are probably greater than summing them, but let's just do that so it stays simple call it a minimum of 30 km/s imparted velocity to tether that fragment of Mercury to Earth. What lucky rock ejected by chance in the direction of Earth could handle that energy and board a greyhound (bus) to Earth? It seems to me about
[meteorite-list] ad - Come see D'Orbigny and 6693, our new lunar NWA 6570 and some SNC and have fun in Oregon!
years I’ve stashed a few gems under the bed and in the vaults. Patrick and I have a lot of very nice both rare and fairly common specimens. Somewhere around the house I still have my first Zagora specimen from the 1987 trip to Morocco and somewhere in my parents many boxes of family photos are all the pictures from my first rock trip to Morocco in 1972 when a friend and I lived in Kenitra and Rabat for six months and went on numerous trips in a Volkswagen van to the edge of the desert to recruit meteorite and fossil hunters; some of whom are producing meteorites for all of us today. I’m still trying to find a missing box of pieces of El Hammami Mountains from the trip in 1997. Anyway, this is an open invitation for any of you who would like to come here for a visit and hold some of these cosmic treasures in your hands. The weather man says the high for each day this week is 80 degrees, it gets down to a very nice 60 degrees at night. You can stay here at the house and enjoy getting out of the heat. I hear that it’s 117 in the shade in Arkansas today, wow! Steve, bring your whole film crew if you like. You can tour the lab here at C.M.L. and check out the Evergreen Air and Space museum. Take a day trip up to Mount St. Helens only 40 miles from the house and even take some fresh volcanic ash home if you like. There are seven clear, cold, white water rivers within 15 minutes of the house and we have kayaks and a canoe. So bring your swim suits and your smile and make a week of it. I guarantee you’ll find it hard to leave. It’s Paradise here this time of year! All it takes is a plane ticket and you’re welcome. Sincerest regards, Edwin Thompson (E.T.) and Son __ 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] AD: Special: Truly baffling sensational Howardite - NWA 6709 - absolutely stunning and very fresh.
Hello Mike, in a word, yes. Patrick and I have 538 grams of small, fresh individuals that are most likely paired with those owned by Chladnis Heirs. They have been studied and classified at UCLA. This list forum is beginning to become a great venue for visually pairing meteorites. Since as a buyer I am always told that what I am buying is all there is to be had 'the list' is proving to be a very good and swift way to prove that there is more to be had in almost any case. As with our main mass of Berthoud eucrite, if there are any tenacious meteorite hunters living near Berthoud there may someday be found the fragment that obviously broke from the main mass found where it was seen to fall some years ago. Another good example of visually pairing an interesting meteorite would be our NWA 6693 and Greg Hupe's meteorite; NWA 6704. With regards to this howardite we acquired 25 nice individuals totaling 538 grams and we gave a nice 38 gram complete stone to UCLA for classification in late February. We have not tried to sell any of it yet and now that Chladnis Heirs are marketing theirs we will continue to hold onto ours for trading and offer it for sale at a later date. Cheers, E.T. Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 18:48:05 -0400 From: meteoritem...@gmail.com To: n...@chladnis-heirs.com CC: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] AD: Special: Truly baffling sensational Howardite - NWA 6709 - absolutely stunning and very fresh. Hi Martin, I didn't mean to impeach the meteorite, I was just curious. This is indeed a mystery. Have any scientists offered or agreed to look at it? Perhaps hit the rainbow area with the microprobe or SEM? Aesthetically speaking, it's gorgeous and looks like Mother of Pearl. :) Best regards, MikeG -- - Galactic Stone Ironworks - Meteorites Amber (Michael Gilmer) Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://tinyurl.com/42h79my 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 7/20/11, Chladnis Heirs n...@chladnis-heirs.com wrote: No, it's natural! Martin -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Galactic Stone Ironworks [mailto:meteoritem...@gmail.com] Gesendet: Mittwoch, 20. Juli 2011 23:24 An: Chladnis Heirs Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] AD: Special: Truly baffling sensational Howardite - NWA 6709 - absolutely stunning and very fresh. Wow! That is one of the most beautiful howardites I have ever seen. Nice find. :) The rainbox coloration is very odd. Was the stone cleaned at any time? Best regards, MikeG - Galactic Stone Ironworks - Meteorites Amber (Michael Gilmer) Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://tinyurl.com/42h79my 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 7/20/11, Chladnis Heirs n...@chladnis-heirs.com wrote: Dear meteorite community, with this Special we have to introduce to you an enormous oddity. It is about a HED-meteorite of a kind, which we hadn't ever seen before in our careers before. It came in two stones, one of them was covered with a lush fusion crust, wonderfully structured by thick and oriented flowlines. And in some parts, that very crust displayed a gloss and a shine, iridescent in all colours of the rainbow; an effect, reminding almost to bismuth! Please take a look to the photos, where we tried to captured the effect: http://www.chladnis-heirs.com/new-meteorites/nwa6709.html The interior was no less a riddle for us. The distribution and sizes of the various fragments and clasts were unlike we had seen in any polymict HED before. A variety of clasts is of a kind, like we never had recovered in any Vesta meteorite. Please take a closer look to the slices and you will share our surprise. And a very few of these clasts develope due to their microscopically lamellae-texture a fire like an opal, if turned around in the light. The response to a magnet is very inhomogeneous within the slices, although no differences are visible to the eye and all in all the interior has a somewhat dull yellowish tint - although the material is very fresh - and that tint and the circumstances made us initially think, it might be diogenitic. It is under classification at Dr. Anthony Irving and the values say, that it is a shocked
Re: [meteorite-list] trips to the Moon (Moon bases and meteoriterecovery)
First; Is it a meteorite if it lands on the Moon? Isn't it just a chunk of asteroid or planetary debris added to our Moon. No atmo/no fusion crust. No atmo/no resistance to slow approach but then again no entry velocity generated but a great amount of gravity but rather only cosmic velocity. Anything found would most likely be a fragment of shrapnel. Second; Why recover Lunar meteorites? Why not simply bring back or send back from a remote catapult system canisters to Space shuttles poised for recovery lots and lots of Lunar rocks? Isn't that where this thread started, with Lunar rocks? An un-manned rover could be fairly affordable and half of those lunar rocks could be used for research while the other half pays for the private venture to recovery them. But then wouldn't that lower the value of the Lunar rocks? I mean, if everyone could buy a piece of Chassigny for their collection wouldn't that lower the price of Chassigny? I remember when Blaine Reed was selling Ureilites for $200.00 per gram and Brachinites and CR2 for $200.00 to $400.00 per gram. I remember Eagles Nest selling for $400.00 per gram and Hughes 004 selling for $200.00 per gram. In the late eighties and early nineties before the flood of material from NW Africa that began with El Hammami Mtns which I give Ali and Simon Hmani full credit for helping me re cover in November of 1997, values of Space Rocks were much different. I would imagine that the same might happen with regard to supply and demand for Lunar rocks. Besides, its kind of fun that there are these special specimens that cannot be had. It gives us all something to dream about. Really, don't you collectors find that you want something a great deal more when you feel that it can't be had? Simply thinking aloud. Cheers, Edwin __ 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] trips to the Moon
http://www.space.com/-private-moon-trips-forecast.html Dear fellow listers, for only 100 million dollars you can go to the moon and gather your own Lunar specimens. It could be a very profitable enterprise. But the rumor mill has it that China will be going to the Moon next. If you go there be sure to dodge those nasty cosmic rays. There is a society of brainiacs that has designed a substantial Moon base. Sadly that facility must be built beneath the Lunar surface in a volcanic cavern to shield the inhabitants from cosmic ray exposure. Cheers, E.T. __ 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] New ungrouped achondrite - Ad
Hello List Members, It appears that Greg Hupe’s new achondrite NWA 6707 is paired with our mass NWA 6693. Dr. Paul Warren stated, “There is zero doubt that our NWA 6693 and Irving/Hupe's NWA 6704 are paired. It's an extremely distinctive material, and their description matches ours very closely, including the O isotopic composition”. When we first saw our piece (Patrick and I) we wondered where the rest of it went. Patrick and I are offering pieces of our new ungrouped achondrite NWA 6693. This is an amazing meteorite like none other as it is made up of 70% pyroxene. Even though the gorgeous black fusion crust is almost completely blown away by the desert wind, the matrix is extremely fresh. Dr. Alan Rubin and Dr. Paul Warren of UCLA described this meteorite as “enigmatic”. We are very excited to be able to offer this unique meteorite and we are offering pieces at a surprisingly, affordable, low price per gram. Please contact Patrick or myself off list for a quote or simply go to our web site. Please check out our pictures and price of the so called ‘pyroxenite’ at our web site: http://www.etmeteorites.com/meteoritesforsale/nwa6693achondrite.html Here is the link to the write-up on the Meteoritical Society database: http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=53629 For institutions wanting to acquire a piece of this meteorite we are also considering making museum trades. Cheers, Edwin etmeteori...@hotmail.com for Edwin or patr...@etmeteorites.com for Patrick __ 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] Japan fund donation thanks- Oum Dreyga
Dear list members, We would like to publicly thank all of the list members who generously and aggressively bid on the Oum Dreyga stone offered on Ebay as a 100% donation item to help with the tragic situation ongoing in Japan right now. Patrick and I feel that it was a huge success. We offered a 91 gram complete stone which sold for $636.00! All of this money provided by a very generous bidder is going to the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Fund. Within minutes of announcing this offering to the list over 200 people viewed the item. Again, thank you all for your generous bid efforts. Sincerely, E.T. and Patrick __ 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] meteorite selling to raise funds for Japan!
Just want to say that I am very impressed and stunned to see such a great display of generosity by the people bidding on this fund raiser for Japan. Thanks very much in advance to everyone who has looked and those who have generously bid this meteorite up to a very good price. The bidding ends in a bit under three hours. It will be fun to see how high it goes. Sincere thanks and respect, Edwin http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=200587268988ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT __ 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-meteorite sale to aid Japan
Hi Folks please help raise dollars for aid to Japan and put a falling star in your pocket for being generous! We have put a gorgeous 91 gram complete and very pretty Oum Dreyga individual on Ebay and 100% of the sale goes to the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund. Please bid with a vengeance and try hard to pay a ridiculous price for this Space gem! As said in the description, if the bidding goes over $200.00 we will include a mint condition, first edition of 'Rocks From Space'. Please don't miss this opportunity to help others in need. Sincere thanks, E.T. and Patrick http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=200587268988 __ 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-E.T. Meteorites sale to aid earthquake victims
Hello list members, We are all watching the tragedy unfold in Japan. I feel compelled to do what I can to help. So this Ebay offering has been discounted to entice a sale and 10% of the sale will be donated to the Japan earthquake and tsunami relief fund. I am also changing the Ebay listing for the main mass of D'Orbigny so that 10% of that sale will be donated to the Red Cross to help with tragedies elsewhere on our Big Blue Marble: Spaceship Earth. From the Ring Of Fire. Thanks for looking, Edwin http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=200584760026 __ 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] Off topic- the weather IS getting worse
Hi folks, Oregon got slammed by a tornado today just 30 miles south of our home. We watched the storm come and go. It was awesome! Very very unusual for this region. They say it is a cold front from Alaska colliding with the Pineapple Express; a warm storm that comes up from Hawaii and has been hitting us for a week with warm air and 6 inches of rain in the past 5 days. They are telling us to expect more tonight so we're keeping the fingers crossed. Saw my first car destroyed by hail while visiting Marlin Cilz in Montana last month. Now we have cars all around us with major hail damage. The news says another major cell is coming this way right now. This is when the meteorites sneak in unseen. Letting you folks know to the East that weather is on it's way! E.T. __ 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- Complete Pasamonte stone offered
Hi everyone, we are selling a gorgeous, absolutely perfect, complete Pasamonte individual. It weighs 5.8 grams and comes with museum provenance. This beauty is a real gem. I remember 25 years ago selling a 9 gram stone similar to this one and the collector telling me that he would be buried with this stone! Makes me smile every time I recall that moment. Drop me a line for pictures and price Edwin etmeteori...@hotmail.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] Ad- letters
Hello List members, Patrick and I are offering some letters and signed reprints. Please contact us off list if you have an interest in adding these to your collection. Sincere thanks, Edwin etmeteori...@hotmail.com A letter dated 1983 from Robert Hutchison to Dr. Alan Rubin thanking Rubin for reviewing his book. It is written on British Museum stationary. It comes in an air mail envelope post marked for 28 cents. Letters from Dr. Alan Rubin to O. Richard Norton and reply letter regarding Rubin's review of Norton's book, dated in 1994. Reprint of article on 'Pluto Telescope' signed by Clyde Tombaugh to Dr. Alan Rubin in 1981. Reprint of the abstract on 'The Satellite of Pluto' Signed by author James Christy in 1978. Make an offer for them all. Cheers, E.T. __ 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] Cosmic Ray exposure
Hello list members, Do any of you know the cosmic ray exposure of the D'Orbigny angrite? It is an extreme area of curiosity to me how a chunk of relatively light and fluffy planetary basalt filled with so many huge vesicles and large vugs filled with these delicate augite crystals can drift through the cold of Space for any length of time and still fall to Earth in such a highly un-metamorphosed, pristine condition. I understand all of the theories on how the delicate and glass lined vesicles were formed but how did they survive the typical impact history of most rocks from Space particularly when D'Orbigny is said to be so very ancient. It's dating puts it's formation way back there in the early days of the formation of our Solar System. And yet another question that begs explanation; is there a remote chance that based on it's unique structure from the outer surface to the deeper areas of the matrix that it might have been it's own planetary body? I know that the late Dr. Gerot Kurat had some 'outside the box' ideas about D'Orbigny but it is such a strange and wildly different meteorite that it is hard not to ponder it's genesis and life through time in our protoplanetary disc. Is anyone out there currently working on D'Orbigny or angrite research projects? I still hold 12.5 kilos of D'Orbigny that I have been hoarding for over 10 years. For researchers who are actively researching angrites at this time, I have some material that I am willing to donate for research projects. I am also always interested in museum trades with D'Orbigny. Contact me off list for details at etmeteori...@hotmail.com Sincerely, Edwin Thompson (E.T.) __ 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] Fireball event over Oregon and Washington
At 6:00 a.m., yesterday, Tuesday September 21st, fishermen along the Deschutes river near the Columbia river witness a large fireball travelling from the South to the North. It broke into multiple pieces with numerous bursts and disruptions. They saw glowing pieces moving beyond the fireballs. The light from the fireball cast shadows and illuminated the ground as dawn was approaching. Several photographs were taken of the fireball and the con trail that remained in the sky after the event. Bob Toman a river guide sitting in his jet sled at the mouth of the Deschutes where it flows into the Columbia river said that it was close to dark there on the river but the con trail was illuminated by the rising sunlight. I am hoping to get him to email pictures to me later today. Dick Pugh here in Portland would like to speak with Rob Matson and Marc Fries. Could you guys please email your phone numbers to me. Thanks very much, E.T. __ 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-a new arrival of thin sections for sale!
Hello List members. Patrick and I have just received a shipment of wonderful new thin sections. These are of the best quality and are double polished to a half micron finish for high resolution photography and microscopy. All are made with large specimens for maximum surface area and have been made from select specimens to display unique features. Since the new fall from Mifflin, Wisconsin is such a beautiful breccia we were very selective of which specimens we invested in for thin section making. Two of these specimens were found by everybody's favorite television celebrity; Steve Arnold while filming an episode of The Meteorite Men! The Bells thin sections are made from all we could get. Years ago we did a trade for 6 grams of crumbs. These thin sections are made with 7 pieces of Bells on each slide. Sadly every fragment had fusion crust so it was really painful sending these jewels off to be made into thin sections. So we have paid 'the greatest thin section maker on the planet' a double premium in order to get the finest polish and to get them fast. There are only two of each and we just received them yesterday so we still need to label them but thought it would be good to get this list out for your review. And the resulting specimens are listed below: Berthoud, Colorado eucrite approximately 15 x 22 mm Bells, Tx. C2 7 approx. 2-3 mm fragments Isna, Egypt C3 approx. 16 x 20 mm NWA 6007, l3.5 Very pretty Approx. 18 x 26 mm Mifflin, Wisconsin fall, approx 12 x 24 mm Talampaya, Argentina eucrite, approx. 15 x 22 mm Please email us off list for prices and pictures at etmeteori...@hotmail.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] ad - Vesta for sale
Hello list members. We have listed a small partial slice of Berthoud, Colorado on Ebay. Please click on link below to view the specimen. Thank you, Edwin http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=200517246076ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT __ 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- Berthoud , Colorado meteorite for sale
Hello list members, Patrick and I decided to cut the Berthoud meteorite not only to make it available to museums but also to the collector community. Recently I travelled to Malta, Montana to have long time friend and master meteorite cutter Marlin Cilz cut the Berthoud mass with his amazing wire saw. Marlin used a .3 mm diamond impregnated wire which is truly only the diameter of a course human hair. He did a fantastic job of making smooth cuts and generating minimal cut loss. In fact the cut loss was 20 grams and I got back 19.4 grams of dust from the saw. We are now selling slices of Berthoud. There are three slices to be divided and sold to collectors and two thick slices and the end cuts which we hope will go into museum collections. Patrick and I have decided to sell Berthoud for a price per gram comparable to Ibitira and far less than half the price of Puerto Lapice. Please contact us off-list for sizes and price quotes as well as pictures. Museums interested in tradin g for a piece of Berthoud please contact us off list at etmeteori...@hotmail.com Also, we will be trying to get a piece of Berthoud into the collection at the Denver Museum. We could use help learning who to contact at the museum. Thanks very much, Edwin __ 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] The emperor of angrites
Hello fellow list members, there has been a lot of talk about the king of angrites. So we decided to introduce you to the Galactic Emperor of all angrites. D'Orbigny the emperor of the meteorite galaxy; it is the biggest, baddest Sith Rock in all the Galactic Empire. This main mass is 2.3 kilograms boasting hundreds of moon like vesicles up to 2.5 centimeters in diameter where beautiful augite crystals touch with a radiused termination against the surface of the glass lining each vesicle. There are wondrous vugs by the hundreds that are lined with beautifully perfect augite crystals reminiscent of superman's crystal hideout in the arctic. This emperor of all angrites also displays the largest Olivine crystal clast found in any angrite that measures 3 centimeters in length. There are huge clasts of volcanic glass and round balls of this same smokey tinted volcanic material. Within this mystical basaltic texture there lies a strange flat plain of aligned crystals that terminates in the center of only part of the stone almost as if this stone was cut with a light saber billions of years ago and then healed itself again. The fusion crust of D'Or is a thin gray colored melt with darker crust collected in the regmaglymphs. We have held this wonderful Sith Lord for over ten years and we continue to hold it back from the market in hopes that a museum will step forward and acquire the emperor D'Orbigny. Please visit our web site to experience the emperor of angrites but beware the power of the dark Lord D'Or. Beware the dark side and may the Farce be with you! http://www.etmeteorites.com/meteoritesforsale/dorbignyangrite.html __ 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] Selling a piece of the Berthoud Colorado meteorite
Hello list members, We have recently acquired the Berthoud, Colorado eucrite. Many of you remember this event on October 5, 2004 when a gorgeous 960 gram single mass landed just 96 feet away from Megan Whiteis moments after she stepped out of her house. Megan told me that she and her son heard a whooshing and whistling sound sort of like a sky rocket and she remembers seeing something black falling from the sky as they ducked for cover, startled by the sound and movement. She saw dirt fly up from the ground and a puff of dust where it landed in what is now their vegetable garden. A short walk to the site produced this amazing achondrite. This is one of only 8 witnessed, U.S., eucrite falls; very sexy and extremely rare. We need to say that we don't know where this stone is going to end up. It may go into museum collections. This piece is from the first cut. After classification and thin sectioning there is only a 900 gram mass remaining. We are offering a 1.8 gram partial slice with fusion crust on one edge for: $3000.00 If you have interest in this specimen please email us off list at: etmeteori...@hotmail.com Thanks very much, Edwin and Patrick Attached are a couple of links to Berthoud meteorite information. http://www.cloudbait.com/science/bermet.html http://www.colorado.edu/news/releases/2004/304.html __ 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 - Meteorite books for sale
Hello list members. Looking for books to ad to your collection? Please check out the books listed on our Ebay store. Looking for a specific book? Please drop me a line off list. http://www.etmeteorites.com/ebaystore.php Cheers, E.T. __ 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 - The Geology of Mars
Hello list members, I am presenting this wonderful book for offers. It is 'The Geology of Mars' Signed by Thomas Mutch and it comes from the Dr. Alan Rubin collection so it has Rubin's name written inside the cover as well as his autograph. This is a very fine work of 400 pages loaded with good information and images from missions to Mars, mostly Mariner 9 mission. This is a Princeton University Press Hardbound published in 1976 first edition with dust jacket. Please request photographs and make offers off list to etmeteori...@hotmail.com Thank you, E.T. __ 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] New Orleans
The owner of the main mass of News Orleans is a long time collector and dealer of meteorites and fossils from a small town in the suburbs of New Orleans. He and his wife have a shop and a museum and they intend to keep the main mass of the New Orleans intact for their museum collection. They have been selling the fragments that were broken from the main piece on impact in a consignment arrangement with Blaine Reed. There has been a lot of material sold from that event. Blaine had a number of fragments for sale in his room in Tucson this year, some small and some large. The owners and theirchildrenare just fine as is the main mass. They attend the Tucson show each year and were there this year with their two sons. Cheers, Edwin __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Eastern Oregon Meteorite on Ebay
There have been many rock shops in Oregon over the years that have sold fragments of Canyon Diablo and Odessa iron meteorites. Many of these irons where purchased in Tucson by rock shop owners and Oregon collectors who encountered one of the many old timey meteorite dealers in Tucson like the Schultz brothers or Glenn Huss or HH Nininger or the Sullivans. Lots of mineral dealers also featured the Arizona irons because they were fairly easy to get by stopping at the Meteorite Museum in Sedona on the way to or from The Tucson Show where many rock shop owners go to stop up for the year. Of course there were and still are lots of other ways to come across an old classic iron like Canyon Diablo. This iron featured on Ebay is obviously a transported C.D. Probably a family heirloom from great grandpa's rock collection. It looks like an older surface found specimen with classic Coconino County, northern Arizona Caliche on it just like most of the specimens collected in the early days by Nininger. There are only four meteorites found so far in Oregon; Klamath Falls - iron, Sam's Valley - iron, Salem - stone (witnessed fall) and last but not least, Willamette - iron. Many ofwe Oregon residents have spent years searching for Oregon meteorite number five. Unfortunately, if a piece of this specimen is sent to UCLA or Cascadia Meteorite Laboratory for testing, it will no doubt be classified as yetanother transported Canyon Diablo. I would like for this to be Oregon's next find. Sadly, it looks like another hoax much like the Port Orford meteorite which turned out to be a transported piece of Imilac brought here to generate a bit of excitement and ended up created what is now considered to be the most sought after (and as yet unfound) meteorite in recorded history. For those of you that don't know the story, it is said to pe a pallasite the size of a prairie schooner! Cheers, Edwin From: "GREG LINDH" [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: "Norm Lehrman" [EMAIL PROTECTED]CC: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.comSubject: Re: [meteorite-list] Eastern Oregon Meteorite on EbayDate: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 17:07:39 -0700 Yeah, a Canyon Diablo with "whiteout". Regards, Geeg - Original Message - From: Norm Lehrman To: Martin Altmann ; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 4:52 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Eastern Oregon Meteorite on Ebay Martin,For an extra thousand dollars, rocks in Arizona couldcrawl to Oregon! Maybe this is the beginning of amigration!Regards,Normhttp://TektiteSource.com--- Martin Altmann [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: But how did that Canyon Diablo found its way to Oregon?? Buckleboo! -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Norm Lehrman Gesendet: Samstag, 17. Februar 2007 23:11 An: Mike Fowler; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Cc: Mike Fowler Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Eastern Oregon Meteorite on Ebay Mike all, That did look like a winner, but too bad about the crumby documentation. The seller didn't seem very interested in providing anything but platitudes. The caliche crusts were right for eastern Oregon. Cheers, Norm --- Mike Fowler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi List,Did any of you see this meteorite on ebay? 23 oz sold for $1026 to peterutas. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=200077988565I bid, but not that much.Mike FowlerChicago ebay--starsandrocks __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list__ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.comhttp://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.comhttp://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __Meteorite-list mailing listMeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.comhttp://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __Meteorite-list mailing listMeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.comhttp://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] fireball over midwest
Hello list members. Received two frantic calls from hunters who say there was a huge meteor over Illinois, Indiana and reports from Missouri. It was talked about by Paul Harvey this morning and it sounds like something large came in. Does anyone have more details? Thanks, E.T. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] E.T.'s annual Tucson bash date is confirmed!
Hello all. Busy days here in Tucson. Patrick and I have been here since the 22nd of January and are having a blast. The weather is warming now and they are saying that it will be really warm by Sunday. We have confirmed our Tucson party in the courtyard at the old Pueblo Inn for Wednesday night next week the 7th of February. If you are in Tucson you are invited to come. I will be busy making margueritas all night but I'll enjoy seeing you there. There will be plenty of food and drink and hundreds of fun people. Things will get rolling betgween 7pm and 8pm and go until the last meteorite collector drops. The Pueblo Inn is now called the Riverpark Inn at 350 South Freeway. Hope to see you there. Cheers, Edwin __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Ad-Tucson show 2007
Hi list members, For those of you coming to Tucson and for you book worms and thin section collectors; My son Patrick will be joining me this year to help in the room (ste #103 at Inn Suites) How quickly time flies, it has been 9 years since the last time he helped mein the booth in the old Pueble Inn.In additional to the usual large inventory of wonderful meteorites and tektites,we will be bringing a good portion of the Edwin Thompsonmeteoritics library collection as well as a number of antiquarian books on paleontology and Indian artifacts and ethnology. Yes, I am selling off the book collection one book at a time! Also, we will be bringing the thin section collection which numbers right now over one thousand slides with such classics as Vigerano, Mighei, LA-001, D'Orbigny, Efremovka, Allan Hills 76009 and on and on. We arrive in Tucson on the 20th of January. The show at the Inn Suites officially opens on the 27th but I think we should have the room set up well before then. Stop by for a look. We'll be open until the 12th of February. As a side note; for ten years now I have co-hosted a great party in the courtyard at the old Pueblo Inn (it could be called anything this year) most of you know or can find out where that is. Along with the Desert Inn (now torn down) it used to be the heartbeat of the Tucson show. We have BBQ, beer, wine, music and all the top shelf margueritas you can drink. I'll be there making the margueritas. Once I get to Tucson we will decide on the date and I'll let everyone know that date. Your all welcome and I promise a good time at least until the Tucson police come to shut us down like they did last year and the year before! No harm, no foul, it's all good fun. Looking forward to another month of fun in the Arizona sun. Cheers __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] ad- Edwin Thompson Library going for donation
Happy Holidays to all of the members of the Meteorite list. I hope that everyone gets a space rock in their stocking and that this winter season is good to you all. In the spirit of giving I would like to do something that will benefit many people for years to come in this wonderful science we call Meteoritics. Many of you are aware of the Cascadia Meteorite Laboratory here at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon. I have made a commitment to help support this facility. This is an opportunity to give back to the meteorite community. A great idea came to mind the other day to use my library collection as a vehicle to help raise funds for research and positions at the lab. So here is my offer; I am giving the entire library collection up for silent auction over the next week. The starting price will be $100,000.00; this is $50,000.00 less than I have ever offered it for before. The collection is huge. Below is a description of what is included. I can send pictures and a catalog to anyone interested. There are a number of extra publications that are just going to be thrown in. Here is the catch and some might call it the really attractive part of this offering. The winning bidder will produce a cashiers check for the high bid amount written to Portland State University. This amount will be entirely deductible from your taxes for this year or for the next five years if you choose to amortize this amount over the allowed years. Plus, you get the books! I realize that this may only appeal to a few individuals who are looking for a tax shelter or to a rare few who have hit the big times in business these past few years. And I realize also that this opportunity only applies if you live in the U.S. So if this doesnt do the trick then I may consider breaking up the collection for the sake of the university and their commitment to produce new students for our beloved science and new discoveries for the World to share and benefit from. What do I getsatisfaction. I get to know that I made a lot of people happy. And the person or institution that gets these books will send good energy my way whenever a book is opened and learned from. So please, will you help me with this endeavor? Give it some thought and dig deep if you can. There are even a few of you business people who could buy this collection, take the deduction for your generous donation to the U. and sell off part or all of the collection to get your investment back and then some. Over the next week, you are invited to fly, drive or pedal your way here and flip through the collection in person. If you are a book worm like me then this is your Woody Allen Orgasmatron! I will be honored by your consideration and welcome your visit. Offered here is the entire Edwin Thompson Library Collection of books on meteorites and Tektites. This collection is probably the largest most complete collection in private hands in the World. The collection contains over 600 books. This count does not include some doubles for example; years ago the American Meteorite Laboratory had a number of H.H. Niningers book Find a Falling Star! 12 copies of this wonderful book were added to the collection. When Richard Norton first came out with his first edition of Rocks from Space a case was added to the collection. In addition there are multiple copies of Bagnalls book The Meteorite and Tektite Collectors Handbook and Povenmires book Tektites, A Cosmic Paradox. These extra copies will be part of the sale package even though not counted. There are copies of Moldavite by Bouska and Meteority, Meteoritica and Principles of Meteoritics by Krinov as well as Giant Meteorites. There is a set of Cohens Meteoriten Kunde and Von Buchwalds Book of Irons, the three volume set. The collection includes copies of classics by Mason, Farrington, Wasson, Moore, Brown, Merrill, Lockyer, Chapman, Chladni, Dodd, Prior, Ramdhor, Velikovsky, Von Homboldt, Wood, Yanai, Buchwald, LaPaz, Krinov, Haidinger, Keil, Gallant, Von Schreibers and many many more. There are over 35 first editions that are signed and inscribed. The collection includes over 200 very rare and important specific research papers, paper bound books and catalogs from various authors from the 1800s and early 1900s. There is a complete collection of all publications of the British Catalog of Meteorites all the way back to Hey and even earlier to G.T. Prior in 1923. The collection includes numerous signed Nininger books. There are lots of wonderful surprises for example; a paper written by E.L. Krinov and inscribed and signed by Krinov to Brian Mason. There is a book signed by H.H. Nininger to friends in La Jolla, California, inside there is a Christmas card from Nininger thanking them for the Thanksgiving dinner earlier that year at which time the book was autographed. There are books on Tektites like Okeefes books Tektites and Their Origins from 1976 and Tektites from 1963
[meteorite-list] What else do you collect?
This has been a fun thread to watch. When I started selling meteorites I decided not to allow myself to collect them and so for years I didn't but I still collected other things in fact I picked up a couple of other lines of collectables to compensate for the denial in meteorite collecting. So I collect antiquarian books on North American Indian Tribes, Ethnology and Artifacts specializing in the Northwest U.S.,also books onEgyptology, Paleontology, Geology, Mineralogy, Petrology, Art, signed first edition classics and last but not least Meteoritics. In the library there are over 10,000 books and over 700 on meteoritics. The oldest books are: M. Michaele Stanhuf - 'De Meteoris Libro' from 1578, 489 pages;Joannis Jioviani Pontani - 'Ni Liber De Meteoris' from 1539, 236 pages;Johannes Outzen Bjorn - 'Aerolithorum' from 1816, 88 pages; and D. Carl Von Schreibers - 'Meteorites of Stone And Metal' from 1820, 92 pages. Many of you know that D. Carl Von Schreibers was the name sake of Schreibersite. In addition, the house is full of art, the cellar is stocked with ancient wine (some over 200 years old) and the vault contains a collection of over 1000 thin sections. Inthis businessI have learned that many of the most obsessed collectors become dealers in whatever they collect and trade. I believe that the most effective and compassionate dealer is one who understands the passion with which his or her clients covet their own collections. In my travels I have been honored with many visits to collector's homes. Many of these homes rival world class museums. I have clients with massive collections (in addition to meteorites) ofrace cars, antique surfboards, suits of armor, terra cotta soldiers from China, death masks, Egyptian sarcophagi, antique microscopes, Leonardo Da Vinci relics, artand instruments, human skeletons, mummies, rare oddities like two headed calves and two headed snakes, Maria pottery, Suiseki stones, magnets, antique telescopes, antique binoculars, insects. One client has a collection of Zulu Warrior shields from the Zulu/Boar Wars andanotheroneowns the largest Pez dispenser collection in the World.There are some really amazing collections out there. Cheers, Edwin __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Willamette meteorite - AD
Hello list members, I have listed a 2 gram piece of Willamette meteorite on Ebay. This is a piece of oxide that popped off of the mass during the thousands of years it sat here in good old Oregon rain. The Northwest is getting slammed with record rainfall lately. How about if the Heavens let's us have another fresh fallen Northwest meteorite. Oregon only has four so far; Willamette, Klamath Falls, Sam's Valley, all irons and our one stone: Salem. The Washougal has always been referred to as an Oregon fireball because it was witnessed by thousands of people as it came in over Oregon. But the only piece recovered was found in a garden in Washougal, Washington just across the mighty Columbia river which is the border between Oregon and Washington states. The Washougal was a wonderful howardite and sadly it has turned up missing. A national treasure of extreme research value somehow stolen from the State museum. If I can get pictures of it I'll post them to the list so that people can keep an eye out for it. Cheers, E.T. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] E.T.'s display collection for sale-ad
Hello list members: I am thinning out my display collection. Most of these specimens are large and beautiful individuals that are so pretty that I just had to keep them and enjoy them for a while. They are the pick of the litter, so to speak. Many variables go into making ones decision on which specimen to add to your collection. Ive learned so much from all of you collectors about how you choose the ultimate one for a collection piece. Its a privilege to get to deal in meteorites for a living and its a joy to get to offer select specimens like these from time to time. These are some of the best or most unusual specimens that I have seen go through my hands in the past 25 years. Please write for pictures and prices. I believe that you will find the prices low and quality fantastic. Thanks, Edwin Thompson ET Meteorites [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1) Allende 1935 grams A classic complete specimen 2) Amgala 939 grams A flawless complete stone 3) Benguerir 1620 grams Fresh half stone 4) Bensour 721.5 grams Beautiful fresh stone w/ primary secondary crst 5) Dhofar 007 1636.5 grams A huge specimen of this eucrite with great crust 6) Dhofar 287 1.348 grams Half thin slice of Mare basalt 7) DOrbigny 1015 grams The huge and vesicular main mass 8) Gujba 250 grams A gorgeous end piece of this anomaly 9) NWA-2060 620 grams A large and very sexy howardite fragment 10) NWA-2690 503.5 grams Polymict eucrite with window 11) NWA 2697 1452.5 grams The main mass of a fresh and fine CV3 12) NWA-2724 397.5 grams The main mass end piece of this unique eucrite 13) Seymchen 6.25 kilograms Complete mass w/window and just few olivine 14) Taza 4.6 kilograms Stands on end in an impressive display 15) Thuathe 325.2 grams A pancake with killer crust __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD:LA 001 thin sections for sale
There are just a few remaining, thin sections of Los Angeles 001 and the price is $500.00 each. These are double polished, uncovered slides with a specimen surface area of roughly 10.5 x 13.5 mm. Also offering a number of lunar thin sections. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cheers, E.T. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] ad - LA-001 thin sections available
Hello fellow list members. I am offering several thin sections of Los Angeles 001. These are double polished, uncovered, professionally prepared thin sections. The specimen surface area is approximately 11 x 14 mm mounted on polished rectangular glass slides. For those of you requiring a round slide for mounting on a stage in a microprobe the slide can be polished into a round by the thin section maker at no extra charge. These specimens are as affordable as I can make them. Please inquire off list to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cheers, Edwin Thompson __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Large LA 001 thin section - ad
For all of you serious thin section collectors, For sale: one large, double polished rectangular thin section of LA 001. I bought a 2.6 gram slice of LA 001 at the Pitt auction in Tucson several years ago and finally got a thin section back. The maker did a wonderful job on this 14 x 24 mm specimen. The slide is uncovered for the sake of anyone who might want to use it for microprobe work and as said it is double polished which means that the glass slideis polished then the specimenis polished before lamination to the glass and finally the exposed surface is polished. Doing a thin section this way provides for the flattest, high quality thin section one can acquire. Unfortunately, there is only ever going to be one of these thin sections in this size and quality offered by Edwin Thompson Meteorites. If you have an interest please inquire to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cheers, Edwin __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] a reply to Hupe and Farmer
Dear Mike Farmer and Adam Hupe. Who made you two the hall monitors of honesty and morals? It seems odd to me that you both feel compelled to air this issue in public without even so much as an effort to talk to me about it in person first. Both of you were welcomed in my room in Tucson. You both saw the meteorites that I had on display. There were a large number of wonderful achondrites on display in the two largest display cases. Many of them were on display without labels or prices because they are not yet classified. Three of these beautiful specimens were displayed together on the top shelf of the first case because they were most curious and impressive. I dont know what these stones are as yet. One stone 2 ½ kilograms, is extremely fresh with beautiful black fusion crust. I hope that it may turn out to be a diogenite, but wow how cool would that be if it did turn out to be an SNC! Well, all I can do is hope for now. The other large stone looks like a very fresh eucrite similar to Ibitira or maybe a very fresh mare basalt, but there again, all I can do is wait for the analysis. Got my fingers crossed on that one too. It weighs 1.5 kilos roughly. The third stone is the exciting one. I told this story to a number of friends in Tucson. When I showed the stone to Ted Bunch his initial reaction was that it was probably labradorite. He said he thought that it was terrestrial. But in the sunlight in the parking lot with a hand lense I pointed out the things I saw that made me feel that it was a meteorite. It is a very strange weathered stone with no fusion crust, very little metal in it and the color is a beautiful grey-blue with light colored shock veins running through the matrix. I was insistent that this was something special and weird but Dr. Bunch still felt that it was terrestrial. Later that week Ted Bunch called me, he was very excited. He asked if I wanted to rush this stone through the testing process. He hinted at planetary and he said that he thought we might have a new aubrite! This was very exciting for me too as I have never produced a new aubrite. Still I kept my enthusiasm in check. Then the next day, Ann Sprague, the co-author of the book Mercury came by for a visit. I told her that ten years ago Allan Rubin had asked me to keep an eye out for the first potential Mercurian meteorite. When I asked Rubin and Warren and Wasson what that might look like they gave a myriad of answers that never really added up to anything concrete that I might use as the standard. So here ten years later I asked Ann Sprague the same question. Jim Gronewold and I both listened as the first words out of Anns mouth were well, first of all it should look a lot like Labradorite. I could see Jims eyes get bigger as he looked at me. Then she said, and it should be extremely weathered and should only have about 2 to 3% metal in it. Our eyes got even bigger as I walked over to show her this weird specimen in the case. Then Ann and I took the stone out to the parking lot with hand lense in tow to check out this stone. Ann was very excited as she said Of all the meteorites I have ever looked at, this meteorite appears to look the most like what we might expect a mercurian meteorite to look like You can imagine my excitement but still I am waiting for the test results. Although I must say that I told this story to hundreds of people. Ann Sprague asked me to have Ted Bunch contact her because she would like to do testing on the stone at her lab as well. I am only hopeful that it turns out to be an aubrite. There again, mercurian origin confirmation would simply be a bonus. But even with numbers of people who are already hopeful of it being something new and exciting beating down the door to get a piece, I have not commited to sell any of these three stones nor any of the other amazing meteorites that were only on display in my room and not priced or labeled and I have not promoted them, although it appears that the competition has already done that for me. It sounds like the Hupes may know before I do what these beauties will turn out to be. And as for Farmers ranting and raving and dealer envy, I hate to stoop to your level Farmer, but shut up and move to Panama. Wait, maybe the whole Panama thing was a joke or a lie or a sales ploy. Sincerely, Edwin Thompson __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Marvin Kilgore's position at U of A
I would like to congratulate Marvin Kilgore on his position at U of A. I know that this is a dream come true for Marvin and I am aware that he has worked hard to develop and fill this new position. I think that it is a powerful move in the right direction for all of us in the Meteoritical Society. It is a strong sign of good things to come in this newmillennium for Meteoritics. I think that Marvin has done a lot to encourage collaboration between science and the private sector. I for one wish him the best of success in his new endeavor and I am looking forward to the up coming lectures and hopefully more public outreach programs in the future that will enhance all our lives in this wonderful world of Rocks from Space! Cheers, Edwin __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Ad- NWA-1465 main mass for sale!
Hi Folks, For any of you interested in collecting main masses of carbonaceous chondrites, I am offering for sale the main mass of NWA-1465 the huge mainmass of a very unusual C3 anomalous. The stone is weathered and cracked but very pretty on the inside. This stone was brought to the marketplace a number of years ago by Ali Hmani, a long time friend of mine from Morocco. All of the smaller pieces that were sold over the past three or four years were broken from this mass. I believe this to be the onlyindividual of this meteorite ever found. The price of $15,000.00 makes this meteorite available for only $1.92 per gram! If you have ever seen a polished slice of this meteorite then you know how beautiful it is, but then there IS no such thing as an ugly meteorite, right? Please contact me via e-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you have any inquiries about this offering. Cheers, Edwin __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] NWA-1465
Yes you figured it out right on the gnat. The main mass of NWA 1465 weighs in at 7.8 kilograms. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
