Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Photo Presentation at Auction
I should add that the silent slide show will be shown in a loop, and that it will be shown at least a couple of times or more during the two hours before the auction so folks can catch it whenever they arrive. I am having the photos put on a DVD by a professional company this week. Chris will be there at 5 to set it up. I hope it will give folks who have not had the chance to be out in the field hunting for weeks at a time at a newly discovered strewn field a glimpse of the way it was. Twink Dear List Members, Chris Monrad (son of Twink) will be presenting over 300 photos From 5 PM to 7:30 PM in the room just off the auction. Photos will include: -All of the Gold Basin project hunts hunters who joined in later, -Tucson Show photos, -Jim Kriegh Twink Monrad parties at his house -Other misc. meteorite related photos -Classic photos of the late Jim Kriegh -Photos of O. Richard Norton -Photos of lots of the other meteorite folks. __ 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 __ 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] Thanks to Bernd, again
I echo Werner Schroer, we can't thank Bernd enough! Bernd, I want to use this opportunity to thank you for your input to the list. It is always inspiring and I've learned quite a bit from you over the years. You seem to be a walking encyclopedia and if you don't have an answer in your head, you know where to find it. Simply wunderbar! Keep up the good work ! Cheers Werner Schroer Australia __ 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
Re: [meteorite-list] Fellow IMCA member needs accommodations for Tucson show
These hotels are both not far from where I live, and it is considered a very safe area and are both clean, and the Quality Inn was recently redone. And, they are convenient- both are a straight shot to downtown on Oracle Road, about 7 miles. Twink Monrad -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Mendy Ouzillou Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 8:41 AM To: 'Meteorite List' Subject: [meteorite-list] Fellow IMCA member needs accommodations for Tucson show Hello everyone, I recently had the pleasure to meet with Bryan (Li BoFang) and his wife, Wu Yonghui, in Beijing. Bryan will be attending the 2013 Tucson show and needs to find either a hotel to stay or a room to share with someone attending. I have already made my own accommodations so am hoping the group can help. In terms of hotels, I have identified a few and wanted to make sure these are safe and clean locations to stay: 1) Towne Place Suites by Marriott Tucson North 405 W Rudasill Rd, Tucson, AZ, 85704 2) Quality Inn Suites 7411 N Oracle Rd, Tucson, AZ, 85704 His budget is around $100/night so if you have any other recommendations, please feel free to make them. Bryan needs to secure his travel visa fairly quickly, so prompt responses back to me would be appreciated. Regards, Mendy __ 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] Discovered! The Meteorite-List - February, 1998
And, January 1998 is the month the University of Arizona made the press release about a certain retired U of A civil engineering professor from Oro Valley, Arizona who had inadvertently discovered a new meteorite field called Gold Basin. It stated that Professor Jim Kreigh and John Blennert and Twink Monrad had been involved in the mapping of the field for two years prior to the press release. All of a sudden we three had scores of new friends and I think I can state for John and myself that we still cherish our new friends that we met at Tucson Gem and Mineral Show February 1998. I wish we could repeat all of the hunting trips joined in by many of our new friends. Twink -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Kichinka Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 2:28 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Discovered! The Meteorite-List - February,1998 Team Meteorite: The archives for the Meteorite-List don't go back, back, back all the way to the beginning, only to April, 2004. Wouldn't it be great if the rest of these writings were still lurking somewhere in cyberspace, just lost under an avalanche of Facebook deletions, but waiting to be found? What a treasure trove of contemporary meteorite history they would be- the successes, scandals, discoveries and adventures we've collectively experienced and shared, remembering the enemies we've tormented and the friends we've praised. Art Jones opened this venue sixteen years ago. Our first Meteorite Forum was held just days after the ALH 84001 announcement on August 6, 1996. As I recall, there were only 5 or 6 of us on the first chat which included Paul Harris and Jim Tobin of Meteorite Exchange and current editors of METEORITE TIMES, Rick Kujawa, me and a few others who escape my memory for now. - Michael Blood While doing research this especially rainy, rain forest afternoon - my neighborhood monkeys have donned waterproof Gortex hoodies monogrammed I 'heart' Costa Rica' while they pose for tourists- I stumbled upon this precious link to our past... http://www7.pair.com/arthur/meteor/archive/archive4/Feb98/temp/threads.html# 00020 It is the entire m-list archive from Feb, 1998. I can't imagine that any subscriber wouldn't find this worth a look - at least for their own comments :) But for those who need persuasion, let me brief you on the contents to perhaps pique your interest. ** Meteorite List - Month of February, 1998. Phile Bagnall kicks off the month writing about Ron Farrell's latest folly (those list members not familiar with Mr. Farrell can 'google' for a bio). Phil wonders if he too is a member of the vast 'meteorite community conspiracy' Farrell believes is responsible for his prediciment. Frank Stroik (Dept. of Geology Geophysics, University of Wyoming) was our first and all-time best resident genius/teacher and he discusses CI Chondrites with Martin Horejsi. Others join in making this the longest thread of the month. Great science here! Ron Baalke opined frequently on the list. Here he correctly argues against J.E. Bradenburg's paper claiming Mars as the CI parent body. There's a long thread about Holbrook. Baalke sees no added value in slices of Holbrook v. individuals. Others cite 'cut loss' and the rarity of Holbrook specimens 'big enough to even bother slicing' as factors in legitimately demanding higher per/gram cost for slices. Matt Morgan's 'tip of the day' is to spray Krylon on Gao slices to create a 3-D effect. Typical of the times, this list existed to help and inform the community and was growing rapidly. Jim Hurley seeks a sponsor for MetSoc membership. John Blennert clicks on 'subscribe' to join the met-list. Darryl Pitt is proud to have yet another Grammy Award winner in his stable of jazz stars and plugs a Randy Brecker CD for $10, calling it 'music to read about meteorites by. He gets gigged for being 'off-topic' and apologizes. (Because Darryl mentions it, I purchase Into the Sun, an enjoyable basically Brazilian music-scape.) The Ron Farrell alledged theft-of-Angra-dos-Reis thread intensifies when Darryl becomes involuntarily involved with this 'Rio Robbery'. I received an unwelcomed letter from Ron Farrell's criminal defense lawyer today and it has prompted me to write the following... Daniel Kagan and Joel Conrado's contribute summary comments. Michael Casper offers a $5,000 reward for a missing $1,900 Page City Iron meteorite that he later discovers to be lost 'only in the book-keeping'. A trickle of one-sies and two-sies of Sikhote-Alin show up for sale as USSR borders start leaking meteorites. In response, MCasper offloads a truckload, instantly flooding the market. Mike Farmer writes from the Tucson show, I have the pleasure of running two tables of
Re: [meteorite-list] OT: Endeavour flying over Tucson
Hi Rob and Dolores, I was out east of town doing some metal detecting and we all had a great view of it as it glided across our Tucson valley. Two folks who were there asking us about our detectors said we should be out in the mountains looking for meteorites, not coins and jewelry. Boy were they amazed when I handed each guy a slice of polished NWA 869 I carry around in my purse for just such occasions! I told them I am the Johnny Appleseed of meteorites. They are still shaking their heads at the gifts, I am sure. Twink Hello Rob, Yes! The low flyby was about 11:15 am (/MST/). It was quite beautiful and elegant as it gently glided through the air. There were hundreds of people gathered on the UA mall to watch for it to come from the east in the direction of the Rincon Mountains and eventually travel onward toward the Tucson Mountains. -Dolores Hill On 9/20/2012 12:20 PM, Matson, Robert D. wrote: Anyone catch Endeavour flying over Tucson today? The 747 was to take off from El Paso around 11 am MDT, do a low-level flyover of White Sands Missile Range and be in the Tucson area around 12:15pm MDT (about an hour ago). --Rob __ 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] question about Futrell Collection/markings
I have three Moung-Nong layered Thai tektites from Darryl's collection and none have any markings or painted labels on them. Two of them he sent to me personally as trades for Gold Basins and the third I bought at Michael Blood's auction many years ago. It weighs 686 grams and it is really nice. Twink Monrad __ 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] Ensisheim 2012 - photos
Thank you Hanno and Luther, wonderful to see everyone and the meteorites. Twink __ 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] meteor-samples-donated-to-ua-lab
http://azstarnet.com/news/local/education/college/meteor-samples-donated-to- ua-lab/article_b3c59a84-9eb8-11e1-8a5d-001a4bcf887a.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 - meteorites for sale- sorry if multiple posts appear
Here are some offerings from the Stephan collection: Abee EH4 236 g Allende carb. c 91.0 g slice from David New Allende carb. c 96.0 g slice from David New Brahin PAL approx. 160 g Carancas 20.3 g Carancas 32.0 g Carancas 5.4 g D'Orbigny ANG 63.7 g Delaware L4 6.6 g Dolgovoli L6 0.08 g Ergheo L5 0.22 g Faith H5 41.7 g Ghubara L5 156 g Happy Canyon EL6 2.01 g Hope Creek LL6 64 g Isna CO3.8 26.0 g NWA 4024 WIN 2.6 g NWA 5236 CK4 33.8 g Salar de Imilac H5 12.7 g Spade H6 30.7 g Tabor H5 2.07 g Tabor H5 0.726 g Wolsey IAB 30.7g Wolsey IAB 318 g Zag H3-6 75.1 g For more information please e-mail Twink Monrad off-list larrytwinkmon...@comcast.net Paypal is available. __ 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] Moon Dust
Are you trying to get my Gold Basin cake confiscated? Twink - Original Message - From: Dennis Miller astror...@hotmail.com Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2011 9:25 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Moon Dust Better yet! Gold Basin Cake! With Moon dust Icing!!! Dennis __ 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 - Meteorites for Sale
Here are more offerings from the Stephan collection: Carancas 7.9 g. Sahara 97072 EH3 (EH4) 8.9 g. Faith S.D. H5 41.7 g. Etter Texas L6 81.6 g. Rio Limay Arg. L5 16.4 g. Cali #001 Columbia H3 0.285 g. Chavez Portugal ACH 0.110 g. Happy Canyon EL7 4.0 g. NWA 1648 DIO 139 g. NWA 1836 EUC 1.504 g. NWA 1955 H-L 3-4 11.3 g. rare NWA 3143 DIO 5.0 g. Shelburn Canada L5 0.178 g. Polujamki H4 5.64 g. El Gouanem UREILITE 4.46 g. Ransom H4 60.7 g. (Nininger piece) For more information please e-mail Twink Monrad off-list larrytwinkmon...@comcast.net Paypal is available __ 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 Meteorites for sale March 6, 2011
Here are more offerings from the Stephan collection: They all have some good provenance. Richfield LL3 12.26 g Faith H5 41.7 g NWA 978 R3.8 0.732 g NWA 1584 LL5 83.3 g Round Top(b) H4 93.1 g NWA 1648 DIOG 1.51 g NWA 1648 DIOG 139.0 g Coldwater H5 99.1 g Etter L6 81.6 g Barbotan H5 1.1 g Dhofar 485 HOW 205.5 g Haxtun H/L4 131.1 g Happy Canyon EL6/7 4.0 g Wolsey IAB MG 305 g Isna CO3.8 26.0 g Spade H6 30.2 g Chiang-Khan H6 10.28 g Glorieta Mountain PAL 1065.1 g Cape York IIIAB,Om 494.1 g Little Spring Creek H5 86.5 g Please e-mail Twink Monrad off-list larrytwinkmon...@comcast.net Paypal is available __ 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] Tucson Auction
Yes thank you to everyone who made the evening fun including all of the attendees! Twink - Original Message - From: Bernd V. Pauli bernd.pa...@paulinet.de To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 4:31 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Tucson Auction Michael Blood kindly wrote: And we ALL have Twink to thank for her Gold Basin Cake...Thanks, Twink! I do second that statement whole-heartedly!!! and, Michael, it was a blast seeing you and all those folks live and alive ;-) Thanks once again to Ruben and his co-workers for making it come alive!!! Bernd __ 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] AD - Meteorites for Sale
Here are some offerings from the Stephan collection: Barbotan...1.1 grams Kenna...1.04 g Canon citymicro Tabor2.076 g Tabor..0.726 g Chinguetti0.79 g Chiang-khan0.70 g Weston.30.0 g Twodot..5.3 g El Gouanem...4.5 g Shelburn0.178 g NWA 4565.5.2 g Polujamki..5.6 g Dhofar 485..205.5 g Sahara 97072.144.4 g NWA 1929.57.1 g For more information please e mail Twink Monrad off-list larrytwinkmon...@comcast.net PayPal is available __ 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 - Meteorites for sale
From the Stephan collection: Yilmia 1.4 g. EL6 DAG 647 74. mg. AEUC NWA 001 1.4 g. L6 NWA 25.2 g. HOW NWA 4495 20.2 g. DIO Winona 3.9 g. WIN NWA (Martian) 1.3 g. Basaltic Shergottite NWA 2999 2.3 g. ANG Itqiy 4.1 g. EH7 Davy (a) 36.7 g. L4 (Nininger) Lemmon 43.4 g. H5 (TCU Monnig) Ozona 24.3 g. L6 (J.M. Dupont/from Nininger) NWA 1914 53.6 g. HOW Haxtun 31.1 g. H/L4 Wichita Co. Texas 278.0 g. found 1836 I|ABM NWA 2932 49.4 g. MES NWA 1955 11.3 g. H/L3-4 Abee 236.0 g. EH4 D'Orbigny 63.7 g. ANG Glorieta Mountain 1065.1 g. PAL Gold Basin 125.2 g. L4 Isna 26.0 g. CO3.8 Dhofar 125 125.5 g. ACAP. Stannern 7.0 g. EUC Mundrabilla 95.1 g. IAB All of these pieces are from well known dealers and collectors. Possible discount on inquiry. Please contact Twink Monrad larrytwinkmon...@comcast.net __ 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 - Meteorites for sale
From the Stephan collection: Belle Plaine. L6. 650.6 grams Billygoat Donga.L6.12.9 g Glorieta Mountain. PAL.1065.1 g Canon City Co. H6. Micro Faith. H5. 15.3 g Flandreau. H5. 20.4. g Gladstone. H4.57.3 g Dhofar 125. ACAPulco. 125.5. g Dhofar 485.HOW. 205.5. g Dhofar 700. DIO.18.0. g Mundrabilla.IAB.95 , 77. And 69 grams NWA 753. R3.924.9 g NWA 1648.DIO. 139.0 g NWA 1914. HOW. 53.6. g NWA 3117.HOW. 15.0 g Stannern. EUC. 7.0 g For more information please e-mail Twink Monrad off-list larrytwinkmon...@comcast.net Paypal is available __ 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 - meteorites for sale
Here are more offerings from the Stephan collection: Waltman 5.8 g Ybbsitz 0.965 g Kuttippuram 5.39 g Rio Limay 16.4 g NWA 1937 2.22 g Indian Valley 3.413 g Cali #001 0.285 g Chavez 0.11 g Malotas 15.9 g S-A twelve different sizes For more information contact Twink Monrad off-line: larrytwinkmon...@comcast.net Paypal is available __ 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] magazine article Fire in the Nubian Sky
featuring Richard Kowalski and others When you go to the site click on story #2 and the article and photos will appear when you click on the title of the article. Twink Monrad http://saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/201006/ __ 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 - meteorites for sale
El Gouanem. Ureilite. 4.46 g. NWA 1648 DIO 1.51 g. Saratov L4 47.06 g. NWA 2724 Eucrite 93.41 g. NWA 2871 LOD 8.15 g. NWA 3134 EL6 0.801 g. NWA 3359 Eucrite 3.11 g. NWA Unknown 75.01 g. Round Top (b) H4 93.01 g. NWA 3133 PAC 0.364 g. NWA 3352 H6 10. 88 g. For more information please-mail Twink Monrad off-line larrytwinkmon...@comcast.net Paypal is available __ 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 - Meteorites for Sale
Here are some selections from the Stephan collection: Lemmon H543.4 g NWA 1955 H/L 3-4 11.3 g Davy(a) L4 36.7 g NWA 2999 Angrite 2.3 g NWA 1914 HOW 53.6 g Itqiy EH7 4.1 g Willard(a) L6 0.50g Yilmia EL6 1.41 g Winona WIN 3.91g NWA 2932 MES 49.4 g For information on these please e-mail Twink Monrad off-list larrytwinkmon...@comcast.net __ 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] Remembering Jim Kriegh (+ October10, 2007)
I sent the message from Bernd on to Jim's son and daughter and their families. They will be very touched by the message. Twink Monrad __ 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 - Meteorites for sale
Here are more offerings from the Stephan collection: Dhofar 485 HOW205.6g Dhofar 700 DIO. 18.0 g NWA 1584 LL5. 83.3g Nwa 97072. EH4. 144.0 g Nwa 97072. EH4. 8.9 g Nwa 1648. DIO. 139 .0 g Nwa 1182. HOW.5.1 g Nwa 1914. HOW. 53.6 g Nwa 1929. HOW. 64.3 g Fredric now accepts PayPal Please e-mail me for more information. Thank you, Twink Monrad larrytwinkmon...@comcast.net __ 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 - Meteorites for sale
Here are some more offerings from the Stephan collection: Abee 236 g Chiang-khan .707 g Isna 26 g Itqiy 4.01 g D'Orbigny 63.77 g Stannern 7.0 g New Orleans 1.7 g Kunashak 33.3 g Tabor 3 part slices - 2.0g, 0.5g and 0.7g Zaklodzie 1.29 g NWA 1914 53.6 g NWA 2871 34.3 g Numerous others available Please e-mail Twink Monrad off list for more information larrytwinkmon...@comcast.net __ 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 - meteorites for sale
Here are more offerings from the Stephan collection: These pieces are from long time collectors and they have their individual labels. Chinga iron 96.1g Faith H5 15.35g Flandreau H5 20.41g Hueco Tanks L6 8.81g Ransom H4 60.7 Billygoat Donga L6 12.93g Wolsey IAB iron 318.1 Abee EH 236.2g NWA 482 LUNAR 2.23 Happy Canyon EL7 4.01g For more information e-mail Twink Monrad off-list larrytwinkmon...@comcast.net __ 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 - Meteorites for sale
Offerings from the Stephan collection: Twodot 126.70 grams H6 NWA 3163 ten grams of lunar dust NWA 3117 15.0 grams HOW NWA 753 24.90 grams R3.9 Claxton part slices-various weights NWA 3151 2.40 grams Brachinite NWA 4473 8.8 grams DIO Weston various sizes Sikhote-Alin various sizes Please e-mail Twink Monrad off-list for more information larrytwinkmon...@comcast.net __ 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 Meteorites for Sale
Here are some offerings from the Fredric Stephan collection: NWA 753 24.9 grams NWA 311715.00 grams OWASCONebraska 229.7 grams OZONATexas 24.4 grams PEDERNALES Texas 17.69 grams STANNERN Iglau, Czech. 7.00 grams 25% off on all Westons and all Sikhote-Alins Please e-mail Twink Monrad off-list for more information larrytwinkmon...@comcast.net __ 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] sad news about Richard Willey
I just heard from Shirley Wetmore, retired curatorial assistant at University of Arizona Flandreau Planetarium Mineral Museum that on August 28th Richard Willey died of natural causes in Dallas,Texas. He of course is the author of the book The Tucson Meteorites: Their history from frontier Arizona to the Smithsonian and he spent years searching for the source of the Tucson Ring along with others. I am so glad I have a copy of his book. Twink Monrad __ 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 meteorites for sale August 27th, 2010
Here are more offerings from the Fredric Stephan collection: El Hammami Mauritania 3.61 g Davy (a)Texas2.75 g NWA 3143 Morocco 5.01 g NWA 4565 Morocco 5.21 g Tulia (b) Texas 2.01 g Monze Zambia 44.81 g Pultusk Poland 13.71g Pultusk Poland 56.51 g Sardis Georgia 2.75 g TwodotMontana 5.3 g St.GenevieveMissouri 17.0 g Etter Texas 81.6 g Edmonson (b)Texas 11.4 g Numerous others available: some historic, rare and unusual museum quality pieces For more information please e-mail Twink Monrad off-list larrytwinkmon...@comcast.net __ 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 - meteorites for sale
Meteorites for sale from the Stephan collection: ALFIANELLO L6 7.26 grams BARBOTAN H5 1.01 grams CHINGUETTI MES .52 gram CLAXTON L6 0.706 gram DHOFAR 700 DIO 18.01 grams NEW ORLEANS H5 1.22 grams STANNERN EUC 7.00 grams NININGER TOILET CHIP 0.1 gram WILUNA H5 (nicely crusted with two sets of museum numbers on the top and side) 19.44 grams Numerous others available: some historic, rare and unusual museum quality specimens Please e-mail Twink Monrad off-list for more information larrytwinkmon...@comcast.net __ 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 meteorites for sale
Here is an offering of some meteorites from the Stephan collection: Bilanga 10 gram partslice Canon City CO micro Faith 15 gram partslice Flandreau 20 gram partslice Gladstone 61 gram partslice Goalpara .294 fragment Numerous others available: hammers, historic, rare and unusual museum quality specimens Please e-mail Twink Monrad off-list for more information. larrytwinkmon...@comcast.net __ 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 fall or find is an unforgettable experience
I just read the phrase that a new fall may have faded into obscurity and I had an instant reaction. Since I was so fortunate to have been invited by Jim Kriegh and John Blennert to hunt and map Gold Basin with them I do have a perspective on finding a first meteorite and then many more after being mentored by John and Jim. I think anyone who has been out in the field to find his/her first meteorite in a known or newly discovered find area will agree with me that it is an overwhelming experience. I would imagine that anyone who is so fortunate and talented to find a piece and then more of a fresh new fall must feel REALLY overwhelmed and thankful. It is such a tremendous event that there is no way a new exciting fall or even find will fade. Just ask those of us lucky enough to have made the effort to hunt and been successful, or not, and the collectors who understand this feeling. There are lots of folks who fall into these categories. Twink Monrad __ 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] Last Night I sold My 25, 000 Meteorite Specimen!
I have several of your little Tazas, NWA 063 half beautiful polished half piece and the GB possible Bluebird, and maybe others. Twink __ 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] re. $
Hi Steve, I am wondering when I should expect my check for the birthday bash cake, plates, napkins and forks which I was asked to buy. And the cake was not just a simple phone call to the store. As you may remember the logo was sent to me by e mail, I printed it in color, took it to the baker at Safeway along with an etched slice of Brenham to show him how it should look if possible, went to pick the cake up and then delivered it to the Sky Bar. It was fun and I enjoyed doing it so do not understand the problem with my reimbursement which was agreed when I said I would do it. (I then the next night picked up my auction Gold Basin cake I paid for and took it out there as I have done for years.) When I was at Geoff's a few weeks ago I mentioned it to him and he said he was not aware of it so therefore I keep asking you. Twink __ 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] message re. birthday bash cake
For all who received my post to Steve which I meant to send to him privately, Steve has taken care of the situation and all is well. Looking forward to next year's festivities here in Tucson. Twink Monrad __ 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] earthquake as related to my meteorites
I was sitting at my computer looking at my desktop background photo of a Gold Basin nugget and Gold Basin meteorites and it began swaying, or I did, I felt dizzy. Then I noticed the light fixture in the room above our dining table was swaying back and forth. My glass cabinets full of meteorites are fine, thankfully. Twink Monrad __ 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] pronunciation of L'aigle
from Bernd as he could not post: Hi Greg C. and List, L'aigle is an easy one. * aigle * is the eagle in English but let's talk about its pronunciation: - *ai* sounds like the first *a* in animal - *g* is g like in the words gold or give - *l* is l like in the words look or love - the *e* at the end of the word is like *a* in a house, a book Best wishes from Germany from someone who can't post to the List directly :-( Bernd __ 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] A Simple Question
As I had said on this list a few weeks ago, the original Gold Basin team of three gave a percentage of our first finds to the Smithsonian as that is what the University of Arizona asked us to do and we did it willingly and cheerfully. Twink Monrad Re: I have a question to everyone who hunts Federal Lands: How many of you were FORCED... FORCED to give your meteorite(s) to the Smithsonian? Greg S. __ 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] Wethersfield (1982) a re- post sort of
Sending this for Bernd as he cannot post to the list. Hello Listers, Listees, and Listoids, Many years ago, we already discussed this remarkable coincidence and I sent the below-mentioned reference to the List: DENNIS di CICCO (1983) Target Wethersfield - Wethersfield meteorite: The odds were astronomical (Sky Telescope, 1983 Feb., pp 118-119). Interesting article, lots of details, and photos! With regard to the subject of related meteorite falls eleven years apart, there was an interesting article in Meteoritics, well, ... this one here: TREIMAN A.H. (1992) Fall days of the SNC meteorites: Evidence for an SNC meteoroid stream, and a common site of origin (Meteoritics 27-1, 1992, 93-95). Best wishes, Bernd (in Germany) __ 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] Fw: Carsten's NWA 6043 (CR2)
--From Bernd who could not post to the list Hello Folks, This is a wonderful CR2 from the deserts of Northwest Africa! If interested, have a look at a close-up pic that I took at 8x of its gorgeous matrix and its out-of-this-world chondrules. The picture can be viewed and enjoyed in the online Encyclopedia of Meteorites. There are also pics of this wonderful CR2 from other collectors. Enjoy! Bernd (in Germany) __ 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] Fw: Lovina Iron
Posting for Bernd From: bernd.pa...@paulinet.de Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 1:34 PM Subject: Lovina Iron Marc wrote: What a beautiful meteorite! My first take on it is that it must have crystallized directly from a melt. The pyramidal forms looks like dendrites complete with a preferred orientation. Dendrites do not form in solids like Widmannstatten patterns do they form by solidification from a liquid. Hello List, Looks like the perfect counterpart to the curious chondrule of the JaH 055 (L4/5), on which Alan Rubin commented: The dentrites indicate very rapid cooling. The material surrounding the dentrites is (or was, before metamorphism) glass. As for the photo of this dentritic chondrule in JaH 055, go to Tom Phillips' website! Best wishes, Bernd (in Germany) __ 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] A query, sent from Bernd
Hello Jay and List, The only impact crater in Alabama (as far as I know) is the Wetumpka impact crater. It is located in Elmore County, Alabama, USA (32° 31.5' N, 86° 10.5' W), its diameter is 6.5 km. Planar deformation features in quartz, an iridium component and impactites have been found there. Bernd (in Germany) __ 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] from Bernd as he could not post to list
Hello Paul, Tom, and List, I can full-heartedly second Tom's comments but would like to add that apart from opting for a *stereo microscope* for convenient seeing, it is also vital to purchase or acquire a microscope that allows you to view meteorite thin sections in cross-polarized light! As soon as you have become a microscope addict of those messengers from space, you will wish to go one or several steps further and enjoy all these beauties in their multi-color glory! The microscope I own is one of the less expensive examples but the images you can take with it are stunning. And my digital camera is just one of those rather inexpensive supermarket models you can purchase for ca. 50-100$. In the USA, it was Michael Blood who offered these microscopes a few years ago. Should you want to buy one of these from Michael, you will also need the so-called Tobin Adapter which will allow you to view thin sections in x-pol. light -- a real treat! To let you know what I am talking about, I will send you one one my favorite thin section pics in x-pol. light in a private mail. This pic was taken with my MBS-10 Stereo Microscope and my supermarket 5 Megapix digital camera. .. wishing you good luck searching for an appropriate microscope, Bernd (in Germany) __ 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] from Bernd
Hello Robert and All, I purchased my smallish 3.9-gram P.V. slice from Cap'n Blood back in 2001 and it still looks as fresh as it did 9 years ago. No rust but I found a golden-colored, yellowish merrillite or apatite (they are both phosphates after all!) crystal at one of these metal-silicate interfaces. Regarding the possibility that this might be rust, ...well, one look at such crystals through a microscope (16x will be sufficient) should reveal their true nature. This yellow crystal in my slice is a genuine, translucent crystal that betrays its nature through its form, its color, its crystallinity (in my slice an elongate prismatic crystal) and the fact that it is embedded in the metal silicate interfacial area. Rust would be bubbly, blisterous, grainy or powdery - it would not be translucent, it would have the typical color of rust (reddish-brown), and, it would protrude from the surface of my slice or if it was really incorporated into the matrix/metal interface, if it did not protrude from the cut surface, it would still be reddish-brown instead of displaying those typical colors of apatite (green, gray with bluish or yellowish tints - at least in hand sample). Best wishes from Germany, Bernd __ 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] Fw: RFSPOD - February 9, 2010 Buzzard Coulee Blue Inclusion
Subject: RFSPOD - February 9, 2010 Buzzard Coulee Blue Inclusion Hello Jeff K., Michael J., Zelimir and List, I am wondering if this blue metallic inclusion in Jeff's Buzzard Coulee might be one of these hibonites that Zelimir showed us and that Jeff Grosman identified for us. This made me think of the MUCH-1 and Blue Angel inclusions in Murchison (both of them hibonite-bearing aggregates). http://www.rocksfromspace.org/February_9_2010.html Jeff, sincere congrats on such a fine Buzzard Coulee! Best wishes, Bernd __ 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] Gold Basin strewn field correction on a post by Carl Esparza
No Carl, you do not have this right at all. What I told you the other night is that Jim Kriegh, John Blennert and I turned in all of our first several hundred specimens to Dr. Kring at the U of A. These were found on BLM land where the field was discovered while hunting for gold. Dolores Hill and Dr. Kring went through these one by one, bagged and labeled them, as Dolores can attest. Twenty per cent of these went to the Smithsonian. The rest were eventually given back to us by Dr. Kring except for a few that the University needed for classification. John, Jim and I also donated several to the University of Arizona Mineral Museum which they still own. As all of us discovered different meteorites in the same strewn field, they were also examined, classified and returned to us except for the slices kept by the U of A for classification. It was a year later that Dr. Kring obtained for Jim Kriegh a permit to hunt on the Lake Mead Recreation Area and Jim, John and I hunted there for a while and were honored to do so. Dr. Kring was interested in knowing whether the strewn field covered the Recreation Area. When we found Gold Basin meteorites at various points even overlooking Lake Mead and walked over lots of flat land and into canyons on both sides of the road into the Recreation area it was obvious that yes, the field extended to Lake Mead. All of these finds on the Lake Mead Recreation area were turned over to Dr. Kring who in turn sent them to the Smithsonian as that had been in the agreement in order to get the permit to hunt on the Recreation area. We had hunted briefly at various spots just to see where they occurred. Jim Kriegh did not ask for the permit to be extended since the information that Dr. Kring needed had been verified. Once the press release came out from the University of Arizona in January 1998, anyone was free to hunt on the original BLM area and we enjoyed many hunts with many of you who became our good friends. Meeting all of you who did hunt with Jim Kriegh or who met him at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show is what made him the happiest and made the find worthwhile to him. Jim was also pleased to have donated his time for the mapping and scientific information his find afforded the meteorite world. Twink Monrad __ 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] Don't use putty!
I have a question. At my Lapidary Club when minerals are cut with a saw using oil, even some minerals absorb the oil. They put them in a box with kitty litter and the oil stain comes out. Would this work for the stained meteorites? I have not tried it yet but do have several stone meteorite specimens which are stained from the putty stuff. Twink Monrad __ 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] Fw: Talk about meteorites
- Original Message - From: bernd.pa...@paulinet.de To: larrytwinkmon...@comcast.net Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 2:29 PM Subject: Talk about meteorites Again, no posts to the List ... last night it worked and now nothing comes through :-(( Please, forward that for me. Thank you, Twink! --- Eric just wrote: A new meteorite fall in Ireland may have just happened! Tonight (our time) MarkV, a member of the German Meteorite Forum informed the German Meteorite List of a bright bolide that was sighted and photographed over Southern Germany (Baden-Würrtemberg) last night at 03:04 CET. Mark's preliminary computations and triangulations point toward a N-S flight path of the bolide and also indicate a rather steep entry angle of about 65°. Mark also has pictures taken with his video camera. MarkV and Thomas Grau (APE) are looking into this and calling upon eyewitnesses to get into contact with them asap! Best wishes, Bernd __ 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] Fw: Rocks From Space
from Bernd: Alan wrote: I have noticed that the price for Rocks from Space: Meteorites and Meteorite Hunters book has increased by a 1000% in the past couple weeks. I remember seeing it priced at $27 new and now its priced at $233 on Amazon.com new. I guess it's time for me to get a copy before it's at $1,000. http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0878423737/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8condition=new Hi Alan and List, So you had better hurry up before it's too late. Maybe you can get one ofAnne's copies. This book is a must-have, a must-read. It paved the way for so many of us!I have three copies in my bookcase (No, none are for sale!) and my hard-cover versionis even signed by our late O.R. Norton and Dorothy Sigler Norton. Best wishes from a snow shoveling, Bernd __ 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] Almlahata Sitta from Bernd
Posting for Bernd, .. and while we are at it, I am almost sure that some of us have overlooked Anne's former post about Almahata Sitta - the one in which she mentions that extremely important and highly interesting abstract. A must read! Anne kindly wrote: It has been classified as a ureilite, but there is much more to it than that, the study continues, now it is being called extraordinary by the experts and compared to Kaidun! Just take a look at the Abstract: http://www.impactika.com/ASitta.pdf --- Best wishes, Bernd __ 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] Christian Anger
Once Jim Kriegh and I were on a shuttle van leaving the Innsuites, on our way to see Sylvia and Erich H. at their hotel and a smiling young man on the van asked if we were Jim and Twink! He had recognized us from a photo or video and it was so nice to spend quite a bit of time with him at that show. We always hoped he would come back to Tucson. Larry and I send condolences to his family. Christian thought it interesting that he, Jim and Larry were all engineers. Twink Monrad __ 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] Jim Kriegh's birthday
Bernd asked me to post this to the list: Hello List, Today would have been Jim's eightieth birthday. All the very best to you, Jim, up there on your little asteroid in the heavens above! Bernd __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Magazine Ssubscription
Hi Graham and list, You can subscribe via the website: http://meteoritemag.uark.edu The on-line subscription form allows MC, Visa and Discover credit cards. Are these not available in the UK? Larry - Original Message - From: ensorama...@ntlworld.com To: Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; Notkin geok...@notkin.net Sent: Friday, December 25, 2009 2:56 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Magazine + Season's Greetings Hi Geoff, all, Just a thought that lazy, disorganized people like myself have not got around to subscribing to Meteorite magazine (and I know I should and want to) because the method of subscribing is not the most user friendly. If someone could set up an online method or host a paypal method I'm sure the subscriptions would rise dramatically. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Magazine Ssubscription
Sorry !! Looks like I made my first error today. I now note that you have to complete the form and then mail it. Larry - Original Message - From: Larry Twink Monrad larrytwinkmon...@comcast.net To: ensorama...@ntlworld.com; Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; Notkin geok...@notkin.net Sent: Friday, December 25, 2009 3:06 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Magazine Ssubscription Hi Graham and list, You can subscribe via the website: http://meteoritemag.uark.edu The on-line subscription form allows MC, Visa and Discover credit cards. Are these not available in the UK? Larry - Original Message - From: ensorama...@ntlworld.com To: Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; Notkin geok...@notkin.net Sent: Friday, December 25, 2009 2:56 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Magazine + Season's Greetings Hi Geoff, all, Just a thought that lazy, disorganized people like myself have not got around to subscribing to Meteorite magazine (and I know I should and want to) because the method of subscribing is not the most user friendly. If someone could set up an online method or host a paypal method I'm sure the subscriptions would rise dramatically. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Fw: Fall in Canada in 1984-85 near Devon, AB?
Bernd asked me to forward this also. Twink and yes the Gold Basin cake will be at Michael's auction, my pleasure. Hi Greg and List, The only fall I can find in my databases for North America in 1984 or 1985 and for winter (because you mentioned a cold evening) is the famous Claxton mailbox smasher. An eyewitness, well, I had better say, an earwitness reported that he heard a whistling that reminded him of an incoming mortar round in Vietnam. But Georgia is a far away from Alberta :-( On the other hand, Evans County sounds a bit like Devon, doesn't it? Season's greetings, Bernd __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Fw: Recognizing E-chondrites
Bernd asked me to post this to the list. Twink Monrad Hi Greg S., Jeff Gr., Rob M., and List, Hard to tell in hand sample if a cut slice or an individual is an E chondrite but if the suspect is an EH3 / EL3 or an EH4 / EL4 with clearly discernible chondrules and if it is not too severely weathered, its chondrules will look grayish-white (= enstatite). But this may also be true of Kakangari chondrites (and quite a few others) although the chance to own/find a K-chondrite is extremely remote. Relatively weathered E-chondrites like Dean Bessey's NWA 305* (W3) may be a challenge in hand sample because its chondrules (and matrix . what little matrix there is) look colorful but it is relatively easy when you look at thin sections of such E-chondrites under a microscope in cross-polarized light: they look a little bit . well, boring because they consist almost exclusively of enstatite and enstatite (orthopyroxene) looks grayish-white. No beautiful, colorful interference colors, . just grayish-white chondrules and mineral debris. I also have thin sections of Abee (EH4), Eagle (EL6) but, . same story. Not very spectacular, not very colorful in cross-polarized light. Of course, not very spectacular does not refer to their scientific importance but only to their aesthetic beauty, and, beauty, we all know, lies in the eyes of the beholder(s). * I've uploaded a picture of my NWA 305 endcut and another of my NWA 305 thin section in cross-polarized light so that you should be able to view them by tomorrow (if interested) in the online Encyclopedia of the Met.Bull. Season's greetings, Bernd __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Jim Smaller
It was interesting the way Jim Kriegh and I met Jim Smaller. We were at the Tucson Gem Show many years ago seeing the big weekend show at the Tucson Community Center. Jim was showing me the gold displays, and he stopped by a wonderful display featuring an old gold mine in Colorado. Jim had lived in CO and went to college in Boulder and loved to hunt for gold so this display interested him greatly. As we were looking at and commenting on this a large man next to us told us that his father had worked at that mine and he was proud to see this at the Show. Somehow we got around to talking about gold hunting in Arizona, which led to meteorite hunting in Arizona, and he figured out who Jim Kriegh was right away. We laughed about that, and planned to hunt together someday but unfortunately we never organized a trip together. Twink Monrad __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Guide to Newbies (wasMeteorites Competition)
and I like Kevin Kichinka's The Art of Collecting Meteorites too. Besides other things, it has a great time-line chart of historical meteorite events and happenings. Twink Monrad __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Tucson Show trivia FYI
I just returned from a drive to downtown Tucson, and I noted that the former Innsuites on Granada, where many of the meteorite dealers have sales rooms, and the ballroom contains the big fossil show, is now called: Hotel Tucson City Center (in huge letters on sign) and Innsuites Boutique is in smaller letters at bottom of sign I go downtown frequently, and this was a surprise to me today. Twink Monrad __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Tucson I-10 freeway completed for Tucson Gem Show
Hi Michael and list, I did write to the list a few months ago or so that the exits are all open now and it is wonderful now as far as our I-10 freeway goes so that is good. It is still being widened at some spots between here and Phoenix but that should be finished soon. Twink Monrad __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - October 2, 2009
And, how about the bird with the bulging eye on the left side too! Twink Hi All, Great little piece Twink...looks like the elephant man meets the cackling witch. Can anyone else see that? (The witch is almost life-like)!! :-) G Ensor, UK. Michael Johnson rocksfromsp...@yahoo.com wrote: http://www.rocksfromspace.org/October_2_2009.html __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Tucson Meteorite Auction-Location
I can't wait to bury some meteorites in the Gold Basin cake once again, so the previous cake doner says Let them eat cake! . Twink Monrad __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Tucson Meteorite Auction-Location
I might be willing to lend my little pinpointer, the tiny hand held metal detector, to the highest bidder...but I am afraid my nice oriented meteorites will have to stay in my cabinet. And at 7:09 pm it is still 106 here in Oro Valley. Twink - Original Message - From: Timothy Heitz midw...@meteorman.org To: Larry Twink Monrad larrytwinkmon...@comcast.net; Michael Blood mlbl...@cox.net; Kashuba mary.kash...@verizon.net; Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 3:45 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Tucson Meteorite Auction-Location I can't wait, I hope I find an oriented one:)with flow lines:)and a big roll over lip:)with secondary and primary fusion crust:) So Twink are you going to let me cut the cake in very narrow strips :) Tim Heitz - Original Message - From: Larry Twink Monrad larrytwinkmon...@comcast.net To: Michael Blood mlbl...@cox.net; Kashuba mary.kash...@verizon.net; Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 5:18 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Tucson Meteorite Auction-Location I can't wait to bury some meteorites in the Gold Basin cake once again, so the previous cake doner says Let them eat cake! . Twink Monrad __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Tucson's Flandrau Science Center Faces Closure
Speaking of the 2010 Tucson Show, I am happy to announce that the entrances and exits from I-10 Freeway are open at last from the construction/new lanes west of downtown Tucson! Twink Monrad __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Darryl Futrell huge Philippinite
I bid on a huge Futrell layered tektite at the Michael Blood auction several years ago at the Tucson Show, just weighed it and mine is 684. I was hoping it might have been one of the large ones you referenced. Twink Monrad __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Richard Norton
Dear Dorothy, Larry and I are so sorry to hear the sad news about Richard. Both of you must have known how much we enjoyed our many times together in Tucson. One of the amazing things about Richard was his way of writing things that gave such feeling to the readers. Two things have always remained in my mind and I wish to share them with others. First of all, I consider myself, Larry, Jim Kriegh and our son Chris and daughter-in-law Bridget to be so very fortunate to have experienced this: We and the Nortons were gathered at our house after dinner and of course Richard was carrying on a lively discussion about meteorites. At one point he asked that the lights be dimmed and he wanted to see my copy of Rocks from Space. He turned to the Epilogue and began reading out loud from his book: In late 1984, I gave a small iron meteorite to astronaut Dick Scobee in commemoration of his visit to the University of Arizona, where he had graduated in engineering. Scobee was scheduled to command the space shuttle early the next year. I suggested, half in jest, that he return the meteorite to its home in space on his next voyage. In a way, it would be a historic event - a meteorite returning to space! A few weeks later a letter arrived from Scobee. He thanked me for the meteorite, calling it a nice little treasure and assured me that he would, indeed, return it at least temporarily to the environment from which it came. On January 28, 1986, the meteorite began its historic return journey but never made it home. Nor did the crew of seven. Their ship was the Challenger. I still get chills when I read this passage and remember Richard reading it to us. Another thing that he wrote which shows his deep thinking and good imagination is from his article in Meteorite magazine May 2001 on the Tucson Show. Thank you, Tucson. Thank you, dealers. Thank you, collectors. Together you pulled off a memorable show. As I watched all of you enjoying yourselves at Jim Kriegh's meteorite party, my thoughts returned briefly to 1969 and the launch of Apollo 11. I was surrounded by hundreds of reporters and delegates from around the world gathered to witness the historic event. Friend and foe alike intermingled, all with a common goal, to emotionally push the Saturn into the sky. Old rivalries faded into insignificance. In that brief moment the world was united as one. Was there not a parallel here, all of us with a passion for rocks from space? I think Richard would forgive me for copyright infringements so that those who do not own both publications might understand how meaningful his simple words were to those of us who read them. Watching Richard work side by side with Dorothy who helped him with his books and did such fabulous illustrations for all sorts of publications was a pleasure. I too was fortunate to be able to hunt with Richard along with Jim Kriegh and John Blennert at Gold Basin. A short funny story, Richard set up a telescope one evening at Gold Basin to photograph something special happening in the heavens that night. At 2:30 AM he with great resignation put away all of his equipment asking us why we had not in advance informed him that the airliners flying into and out of Las Vegas every twenty minutes never quit, that they were interfering with his light or other conditions! Twink Monrad __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] golf and meteorite connection
The June 2009 issue of Golf Digest has an article on Phil Mickelson, professional golfer, and this morning at my golf course a friend excitedly asked me if I had seen it. I replied not yet, but will be sure to read it. Guess I am making inroads with my constant talk of meteorite hunting to the bewilderment of my golf friends. Here is what is available on the Golf Digest website. QA: PHIL MICKELSON The man with three majors, a dinosaur head and a 300-pound meteorite is no dodo Interviewed by Bob Verdi Twink Monrad __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Re. Meteorite Auction in Tucson
Will the family who attended the M. Blood auction from Socorro Texas with the nine year old son please e mail me off list? Thank you, Twink Monrad __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] List Members, what's your job ?
I am a homemaker who loves to cook, sew, volunteer, play golf, be a rock hound and was just plain lucky to have as a friend and neighbor Jim Kreigh who was taught the art of metal detecting by John Blennert. Twink Monrad __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] List Members, what's your job ?
Oh I forgot, I will be 64 in a couple of months. Will you still need me Will you still feed me When I'm sixty four Twink Monrad __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] meteor shower
I was asked to post this to the list since the Bakers were unable to do so. Twink Monrad 1/3/2009 Does anyone on the list know if there is a current meteor shower? Jake and I were out walking the dogs at 5:45 this morning and saw 7 or 8 meteors. There has been some activity every morning or evening for the last week or more. Our location is Show Low, Arizona, USA. Lat/Lon at our airport is 34-15-55N / 110-00-20W The sightings have been almost over head, out of the NNE to NNW. The display is less than a second with a very flat arc. 2009 is going to be a great year having seen so many meteors in the first three days. See you at Tucson. Thanks. Barb Jake __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] article sent to list from Twink Monrad
Tucson Region In our Tucson paper this morning: Streaking fireball a vivid spectacle in daytime sky By Shelley Shelton Arizona Daily Star Tucson, Arizona | Published: 08.24.2008 A fireball hurtled across the southern Tucson sky in broad daylight Saturday morning, startling and inspiring awe in those who saw it. Chelsey Dever was working a yard sale at her grandmother's house on the Northwest Side around 10:30, she said, when she looked toward the south and saw the ball arcing through the sky. At first I was like, 'Is that an airplane that's on fire?' she said. Then she realized it wasn't. The other two people outside with her at the time didn't see it. Across town, Catherine O'Sullivan was riding her bicycle southbound on Sabino Canyon Road when she looked up and saw it, she said. It looked like someone put a fiery ball in a catapult and launched it, she said. O'Sullivan said she used to work in a planetarium and was guessing the fireball was a bollide a big meteorite. For one to come this close in the atmosphere and be seen during the day, it's just unheard of, she said. Richard Dougall, equipment loan coordinator for the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association, said he was thrilled to see the meteor as he drove south on Kolb Road. It was a fireball. It was beautiful, he said. I've been in seventh heaven all morning. He was so entranced, he almost forgot to pay attention to his driving, he said. When asked how common it is to see such a thing in broad daylight, he responded, Not. I've always wanted to see one in daytime, he said. He's been a member of the astronomy group since 2001 and has seen quite a few at night, he said. This one had the bright reddish-orange color of a road flare, he said. He guessed that it was probably 200 or 300 miles to the south, maybe farther, but said it's always hard to tell. Even though it's unusual to see a meteor or meteorite during the day, Dougall said they are pretty common. The Earth gets struck constantly by meteorites. Constantly, he said. Contact reporter Shelley Shelton at 434-4086 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] fireball article
Tucson Region In our Tucson paper this morning: Streaking fireball a vivid spectacle in daytime sky By Shelley Shelton Arizona Daily Star Tucson, Arizona | Published: 08.24.2008 A fireball hurtled across the southern Tucson sky in broad daylight Saturday morning, startling and inspiring awe in those who saw it. Chelsey Dever was working a yard sale at her grandmother's house on the Northwest Side around 10:30, she said, when she looked toward the south and saw the ball arcing through the sky. At first I was like, 'Is that an airplane that's on fire?' she said. Then she realized it wasn't. The other two people outside with her at the time didn't see it. Across town, Catherine O'Sullivan was riding her bicycle southbound on Sabino Canyon Road when she looked up and saw it, she said. It looked like someone put a fiery ball in a catapult and launched it, she said. O'Sullivan said she used to work in a planetarium and was guessing the fireball was a bollide a big meteorite. For one to come this close in the atmosphere and be seen during the day, it's just unheard of, she said. Richard Dougall, equipment loan coordinator for the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association, said he was thrilled to see the meteor as he drove south on Kolb Road. It was a fireball. It was beautiful, he said. I've been in seventh heaven all morning. He was so entranced, he almost forgot to pay attention to his driving, he said. When asked how common it is to see such a thing in broad daylight, he responded, Not. I've always wanted to see one in daytime, he said. He's been a member of the astronomy group since 2001 and has seen quite a few at night, he said. This one had the bright reddish-orange color of a road flare, he said. He guessed that it was probably 200 or 300 miles to the south, maybe farther, but said it's always hard to tell. Even though it's unusual to see a meteor or meteorite during the day, Dougall said they are pretty common. The Earth gets struck constantly by meteorites. Constantly, he said. Contact reporter Shelley Shelton at 434-4086 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] true meteorite stories
Funny Michael should write, this just happened this morning. I received a call from a neighbor, who actually lives close to Jim Kriegh's former house. He said that a son of a friend of his brought to his house last night a meteorite. The son had said he heard the soft ball sized meteorite land in the dirt in his back yard in the south part of Tucson and it made a two inch crater. Ron had a photo on his cell phone to show me and came to my house. Ron said his friend took this meteorite to the U of A and was told that it appeared to be lunar and that the friend should take it to Phoenix and leave it and in six weeks he would be told if it were lunar. Already this sounded weird. He did not want to let the lunar out of his sight so Ron showed me this photo. It was black and shiny and had lots of angular and flat edges between the bubbles. I had Ron look over my meteorite collection, let him hold a few, showed him different types and then took him out in my front yard and showed him my collection of slag. He right away said yes that is what his friend had. How the U of A story evolved remains a mystery. I of course sent him home with a sliced Gold Basin with the Sky and Telescope article and photo of Jim Kriegh in the field from 1998. Jim and I also had another true experience. A person came over to Jim's a few years ago and showed us his meteorite. It was a dark rock with possibly Arizona red jasper showing through. Jim gently gave him the sad news and I could not resist asking why he thought it was a meteorite. He said he had seen the Peekskill meteorite on the internet, and it had red streaks too... Twink Monrad __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] off-topic news from Oro Valley AZ
I think the cake would be in my department! Also, for those who would be interested in Jim Kreigh's house where many of us attended the interesting parties in the past: It has been sold and the new owners seem to be working hard on desert tree trimming and updating. Jim would be glad to know a new family will be there to care for the house he lived in since it was new. The vacant lot next door has also been sold and we hear that a house will be built on it. Twink Monrad __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite cake recipe request
The Gold Basin cake has been made every year by Cakes by Clara here in Tucson. I will wrap some Gold Basins in aluminum foil and have Clara push a few in here and there after she bakes it but before she frosts it and decorates it per my color photo of the Gold Basin strewn field which I always give her. I make sure she has a rattlesnake by the Gold Basin sign (sign not there any more at the field but the snake may be lurking), a beautiful bright orange sunset over light blue mountains and lots of Joshua trees and little bushes on the ground. Later I add a few of my miniature chocolate truffles that I make to make it look like it did when Jim, John and I first mapped the field and there were GB meteorites all over the place. Yes they really were... Twink Monrad __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Magazine need back issue
I seem to be missing the November 2001 issue. The Meteorite Magazine site said they are sold out. Is there anyone who can sell me one, perhaps someone who will be coming to the Tucson Show? Thank you, Twink Monrad __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] most popular meteorite
Glorieta? Twink Monrad __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Announcement
That is the beauty of Gold Basin meteorites, you can use either method! Since these will be covered with aluminum foil, they will be REALLY loud on a detector. I hope John Blennert will be there to help me ground balance my Goldmaster properly... Twink Hi Michael, Twink and friends, Gold Basin Birthday Cake To the Tucson Meteorite Auction and it will contain 3 gold basin meteorites (careful chewing!) Thanks Twink for volunteeing such great Tucson hospitality - again! The Gold Basin Birthday Cake is the greatest! Is it OK to run a detector over it before choosing a piece? Or is it better to hide a magnet hanging on a string from a charm bracelet :-) ... Best wishes Doug - Original Message - From: Michael L Blood [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite List Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 3:53 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Announcement Twink Monrad will be bringing a Gold Basin Birthday Cake To the Tucson Meteorite Auction and it will contain 3 gold basin meteorites (careful chewing!) She will serve cake before the bidding begins - about 7:10 PM. Thanks, Twink! Best wishes, Michael __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Impact article
A friend here in Oro Valley just sent this to me, thought I would share for what it might be worth. See link for complete article and cartoon. Twink Monrad Southwest Archaeology Today for Jan. 8, 2008 Southwestern Archaeology Making the News - A Service of the Center For Desert Archaeology - The Possibility that Meteorite Impacts may have Affected Northern Paleolithic Populations is the Topic of Lecture Series in Santa Fe: Truly revolutionary ideas are not very common these days, but one is peeking up above the horizon of North American prehistory. Dr. Richard Firestone, an isotope physicist from the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, has uncovered evidence for cosmic collisions at times that would have influenced humans and their environment. Impacts at 39,000 and 12,900 years ago devastated portions of the northern hemisphere, treating the ice-age megafauna to smaller versions of the type of shock that contributed to the extinction of the dinosaurs. The 12,900 BP impact may have changed the course of the cultural as well as natural history of North America, and the possibility is challenging accepted views of Paleoindian archaeology. http://www.cdarc.org/sat/sky_is_falling.pdfhttp://www.cdarc.org/sat/sky_is_falling.pdf __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] meteorites/hunting
I just want to mention that I love meteorite hunting/finding as well as the meteorites themselves. Anne, now that you are retired, maybe you will get a chance to do some hunting too. Twink Monrad __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Tucson Gem and Mineral Show article/link
In the past I have mentioned to several of you that the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show actually started in my elementary school when I was in the fifth grade. My mother and others sold hot dogs and drinks in the cafeteria next to the show. Here is a link to an article in our morning paper which tells the whole story. http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/208527.php I still have a rose quartz pendant I bought that day, am sure there were no meteorites, but they did have a little booth with black lights. Twink Monrad __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Tributes to Jim Kriegh
On behalf of the Kriegh family and friends, thank you for all of the kind tributes to Jim. The members of the meteorite list contributed nearly one hundred tributes to Jim along with their fond memories. Best regards, Larry and Twink Monrad __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Thank You
On behalf of the Kriegh family and friends, thank you for all of the kind tributes to Jim. The members of the meteorite list contributed nearly one hundred tributes to Jim along with their fond memories. Best regards, Larry and Twink Monrad __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] James D. Kriegh, Oro Valley's heart and soul, dies at 78
www.azstarnet.com ® Tucson Region James D. Kriegh, Oro Valley's heart and soul, dies at 78 By Danielle Sottosanti Arizona Daily Star Tucson, Arizona | Published: 10.13.2007 The town of Oro Valley lost its historian and a founding father Wednesday when James D. Kriegh died at the age of 78. He was a very gentle man who loved his family, his pets and Oro Valley, said Twink Monrad, 62, Kriegh's friend and neighbor for 31 years. With Kriegh's death, Oro Valley lost his institutional memory and his love of the community, said Town Clerk Kathi Cuvelier. I think that everybody who knew Jim respected him and knew how much ... the community meant to him. He always tried to do the right thing for the town, said Cuvelier, who had known Kriegh since 1980. Kriegh was president and co-founder of the Oro Valley Historical Society and meticulously saved documents from the town's past. It was a labor of love for him, said Dick Eggerding, the society's vice president. He had the patience of a saint. Even at his age, he was always curious and constantly seeking out information. Kriegh was instrumental in creating the town of Oro Valley. Early meetings to incorporate the town were held in Kriegh's living room, his children remember. Kriegh's son Kevin, 45, said he recalls handing out pro-town-incorporation fliers with his father when he was only 8 years old. He was steadfast, totally committed to his values, and achieved change by not being the loudest or the most spectacular but by working doggedly toward a goal and being committed to his principles, Kevin Kriegh said. He and his family live in Minnesota. James Kriegh, who was president of Shadow Mountain Homeowners Association, joined Steve Engle, then president of the Oro Valley Country Club Estates Association, during the 1970s to fight four years of court battles to create the town of Oro Valley. The state Supreme Court ruled to incorporate Oro Valley in 1974. The town was formed on April 15, 1974. Though Kriegh has died, his name and work to preserve Oro Valley's history remains. A park bearing his name is at 23 W. Calle Concordia. DVDs featuring Kriegh telling the story of Oro Valley's creation are at the Oro Valley Public Library, 1305 W. Naranja Drive. The library also has large scrapbooks filled with newspaper clippings and other artifacts of Oro Valley's past. Kriegh's wife, Marjorie, made the scrapbooks before she died in 1991. In addition to his work in Oro Valley, the Kansas native lived a full life with a variety of interests. But, I don't think he ever lost the small-town boy in him from Kansas, Eggerding said. As a young man, he signed a contract with a minor league baseball team, said Kriegh's daughter, Kathleen Buop, 44. He moved to Arizona in the 1950s and was professor emeritus of civil engineering at the University of Arizona. Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry was Kriegh's student at the UA. Since then, their paths often crossed through their governmental work, Huckelberry said. He was a great man, historian, engineer and professor, Huckelberry said. He remembers Kriegh as a patient professor who could explain things quickly and directly. Kriegh loved meteorites and the outdoors, his friends remember, and he even discovered a meteorite field in Northern Arizona in 1995, Monrad said. He spent some of his happiest post-retirement days scouting in remote parts of Arizona with his metal detector and his dog, said Linda Frew, 61, Kriegh's friend of 35 years. Memorial service Sunday A memorial service for Oro Valley historian and founding father James D. Kriegh will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday at James D. Kriegh Park, 23 W. Calle Concordia. The family asks that donations in his name be made to the Oro Valley Historical Society, c/o 45 W. Calle Concordia, Oro Valley, AZ 85704. Contact reporter Danielle Sottosanti at 618-1922 or at [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Jim Kriegh obituary today
Tucson . com obituaries James Kriegh Kriegh, James, 78, of Oro Valley, AZ passed away October 10, 2007. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marjorie Kriegh and is survived by children, Kevin Kriegh and Kathleen Buop; and grandchildren, James A., Johnathon and Amanda Kriegh and Stephanie and Sarah Buop. As a young baseball star, Jim signed a professional contract. He later served in the US Army. Jim was Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering at the University of Arizona. He is considered the Father of the Town of Oro Valley and was a former Oro Valley Town Engineer and Councilman. In 1995 Jim discovered a meteorite-strewn field in Northwest Arizona. He worked with the University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary lab to document and study it. Most recently, Jim founded the Oro Valley Historical Society and was instrumental in having the town of Oro Valley acquire the Steam Pump Ranch. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 14, 2007 at the James D. Kriegh Park in Oro Valley. In lieu of flowers, donations in Jim's name may be made to the Oro Valley Historical Society, c/o 45 W. Calle Concordia, Oro Valley, AZ 85704. Arrangements by ADAIR FUNERAL HOMES, Avalon Chapel, 8090 N. Northern Avenue. Published in Tucson on 10/12/2007. Copyright © 2005, Tucson's Newspapers -Original Message- From: Robert Baughman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 9:14 PM To: Salette Latas ([EMAIL PROTECTED]); Patricia Spoerl; Marilyn Cooke; Pam Sarpalius; Sybil Needham; Emily Graves; David Andrews; Sarah S. More; Pamela Pelletier; Kathi Cuvelier; Chapman, Diane Subject: FW: OVHS Sad news -- Bob Baughman 11286 N, Copper Spring TrailPhone: (520) 797-1476 Oro Valley, AZ 85737email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Forwarded Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:15:21 EDT To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: OVHS Sad news There will be a Memorial Service for James D. Kriegh At James D. Kriegh Park Sunday at 11:00 am Oct 14, 2007 Jim had had a massive heart attack last Monday night and did not recover. Roxy Johnson Oro Valley Historical Society Board Member [EMAIL PROTECTED] 797.9597 See what's new at AOL.com http://www.aol.com?NCID=AOLCMP0030001170 and Make AOL Your Homepage http://www.aol.com/mksplash.adp?NCID=AOLCMP0030001169 . -- End of Forwarded Message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.8/1064 - Release Date: 10/11/2007 3:09 PM __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Tribute by Dolores Hill to Jim Kriegh
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:23:54 -0700 From: D. Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Larry Twink Monrad [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: condolences to you and Jim's family Dear Meteorite_List, friends, and family of Jim Kriegh, I am so sorry to hear of Jim's passing. He was a wonderful person who will be greatly missed by many. We were especially fortunate here at the University of Arizona to have had the pleasure of his kindly presence and support. I feel personally fortunate to have met him and always enjoyed his enthusiasm and visits. The Gold Basin meteorite strewnfield is one of the most well-documented strewnfields known, because of Jim Kriegh and team's care, patience, and perseverance. It is hard to imagine that it is only one of many important contributions he made in his lifetime. Jim was unusually humble! In addition to his many accomplishments, he was extremely kind to all and very generous with his time, samples, and expertise. He always had a smile, never stopped learning, and had good will and gentle nature for all. He will be greatly missed! With sincere condolences to all who knew him, Dolores H. Hill Lunar Planetary Laboratory University of Arizona __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Jim Kriegh Gold Basin 2001
http://www.spacerocksinc.com/Jim-Kriegh-GB.htmlhttp://www.spacerocksinc.com/Jim-Kriegh-GB.html Gold Basin Photo Page prepared by Michael Johnson http://www.spacerocksinc.com/www.spacerocksinc.com www.sikhote-alin.org Regards, Larry and TWink __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Jim Kriegh +
I am printing all of the heartfelt messages that are being received on the list for his son and daughter to read, they will be truly amazed. Twink Monrad __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Moving to Tucson
Hi Bob, The high school where you will be teaching is located in the district and very close to where Jim Kriegh (Gold Basin discoverer) and Larry and I live, how is that for a coincidence? As Mike Farmer stated, we all like to visit about meteorites so we will look forward to meeting you also. Twink Monrad
Re: [meteorite-list] Weather, weather, weather
Tucson report: mid-morning, 36 out, TV still says heavy snow warning for the Valley (meaning 4 estimate is heavy for us!) today and into evening. Will have to wait and see if they are correct, not much happening yet although the clouds are hanging low. Will be in twenties tonight, but then again Friday it will be sunny and 65 so this will be an interesting interlude, and the desert is beautiful when we get our infrequent and short-lived snow. twink monrad
Re: [meteorite-list] Weather, weather, weather
Oro Valley should be getting Mike's snow any minute then, can't wait! When you grow up here snow is fun. twink
[meteorite-list] Gilbert Ray Campground in Tucson
Hi to Bob and List, Gilbert Ray Campground phone number 520 883 4200 Regards, Larry and Twink At 12:00 PM 1/29/02 -0600, Bob King wrote: Hello all, Unfortunately I will have to experience Tucson from afar this year. But I want to pass along a place I stayed at last year that was a wonderful bargain and a nice way to experience the fantastic desert environment. My first night was spent in the Rodeway Inn for a mere $99 ;-). As I lay in bed listening to traffic I vowed it would be my last night for that price. In the morning I contacted the kind folks at Gilbert Ray Campgrounds in Tucson Mountain Park (about 20 minutes from downtown Tucson just off Gates Pass Road). For $7 a night I got a quiet campsite near some very pretty hiking trails. My time at Gilbert Ray was at least as memorable as the show itself. The sky was dark, the stars spectacular. The only catch is that you cannot reserve a camp site on the phone. You have to be there in the morning when they open (they open about 8 or 9 a.m. as I recall) and ask for a spot in person. The good news is that you can have that spot for a number of days without needing to renew. When I went it was no problem -- there were a bunch of openings. The modest campground is run by a couple of the friendliest people I met. And the people in camp -- some tent campers like myself, others with RVs -- were quiet at night. I wish I could give you the phone number but I can't find it in all the stuff I brought back. Just call the Tucson Chamber of Commerce or directory assistance. Happy lodgings! Bob __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Tucson Show Accommodation
Two ideas for rooms near Ina and Oracle Roads: Country Inn Suites 520-575-9255 On 12/29 they told me they are half full, rooms show $104 regular room plus discount for AAA etc. Desert Aire Lodge (small houses, not a regular motel) 520-742-3971 Just now he has two efficiency apts at $325 week, and a one bedroom with living room etc. $450 week. Twink and Larry Monrad Within reason I could check a few other places if anyone needs to e mail us privately
