Re: [meteorite-list] New Brenham Coin
Hi List. Just curious, does anyone out there who purchased the new Brenham Coin notice that the side with the meteorite seems cloudy instead of shiny like the Nantan Palau Coin? Is it just my coin or is this normal for this coin. I just was comparing coins and noticed how the Brenham coin (meteorite side) seems spotty then shiny. Just curious. Hello Don, Thanks for your interest in the Brenham coin. The Nantan Palau coin is polished, such as proof coins are here in the US. The Brenham coin is palladium plated in the sky,which gives it the cloudy look...although I prefer to think of it more as a metal flake look. How about metal flake ghost look? Clear Skies, Mark Palladium is worth quite a bit more then silver, and closer to the price of gold. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Jim Kriegh +
Hello list members, I am greatly sorry to hear this news. Jim, you will be missed by many of us. Mark __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Nantan Meteorite Coin in National Geographic
Hello everyone, Just a note that the Nantan meteorite coin is mentioned in the latest National Geographic. In the Money Pardon me, is that a meteorite in your coin? Actually, yes! A growing number of countries are embedding objects in commemoratives. That's how space debris from China ended up in a coin from Palau. A tpyical mintage is 1,000 to 10,000 coins, priced $50 to $100 for silver, about $1,000 for gold. The result can be a boon for national coffers. Canada and Poland are among the nations minting the coins themselves Interestingly the article shows several embedded objects in commemorative coins, but not the Nantan coin. (There is also an interesting article on global warming and the National Geographic is always coolso pick it up if interested.) Clear Skies, Mark __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Fw: Brenham Meteorite Coins
Thanks for your comments Griff. It was nice seeing you again in Denver. The sky is amazing. What a cool effect. I have not seen a sky like that before. The sky is palladium plated. Palladium is a precious metal that sells for around $360 an oz., up about $10 this last week. On the coin, if you have not seen one in hand yet, it gives the sky a sort of a metal flake look. I agree, it is a cool effect. I am now sold out, or within a couple from it. Out of the gate, this seems to be the most popular coin of the three. Of course it has a Kansas meteorite so that isn't really fair...;^) Clear Skies, Mark Bostick Kansas Meteorite Society Hello and good day Mark I got my coins today. Really cool . The sky is amazing. What a cool effect. I have not seen a sky like that before. Again, great job. The coins look great even though you did not get the buffalo. Thanks. Best to you, Griff Parker, Colorado, U.S.A. IMCA 2510 __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Legal issues concerning Mike Farmer
Randall, I think you should stay away from the bottle and not pretend to be a lawyer. Mark __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Pultusk Wanted
Hello everyone, I am looking for 100-200 grams of Pultusk. Please e-mail privately price and descriptions. Clear Skies, Mark Bostick Kansas Meteorite Society www.meteoritearticles.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Brenham Meteorite $5 Silver Cook Islands Coin
Hello everyone, If you preordered the Brenham Meteorite coin and did not get a notice from me, please e-mail me. The coins are moving pretty fast, with about 70% sold. If you have not placed your order, do not wait any longer. Clear Skies, Mark Bostick Wichita, Kansas The 2007 $5 Cook Islands Brenham Meteorite Coin measures 38.61 mm.and weighs 25 grams. The coin is .925 % silver and is partially palladium plated. The palladium, which cost more then silver, gives the sky a neat effect. The coin is self has a face value of $5.00 backed by the Government of the New Zealand, Cook Islands. As this is a commonwealth country, the back of the coin has Queen Elizabeth. Front of coin: http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s17/ksmeteoriteguy/Other/22780_Brenham_Pallasite_Meteorite_o.jpg Back of coin: http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s17/ksmeteoriteguy/Other/22780_Brenham_Pallasite_Meteorite_r.jpg The cost of each coin is $65.00 each. Like the last couple coins I have been a part of, each one is certified by me, so if you want I can sign the certificate if you desire. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Congratulation to Tom Phillips!
I would also like to congratulate Tom. Tom was kind enough to take some photographs for me last spring. The man truely has an eye. The great thing about thin section collecting is that you can spend hours looking at a $75 slide. Tom's photos show why. Mark __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Brenham Meteorite Coins Now Available
Hello Everyone, I am proud to annouce I now have the 2007 Brenham Meteorite Coin in stock. Those that preordered the coin will get an e-mail shortly. As this coin was my suggestion, and since I was able to use a Kansas meteorite, this one is my favorite in the series. The 2007 $5 Cook Islands Brenham Meteorite Coin measures 38.61 mm.and weighs 25 grams. The coin is .925 % silver and is partially palladium plated. The palladium, which cost more then silver, gives the sky a neat effect. The coin is self has a face value of $5.00 backed by the Government of the New Zealand, Cook Islands. As this is a commonwealth country, the back of the coin has Queen Elizabeth. Front of coin: http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s17/ksmeteoriteguy/Other/22780_Brenham_Pallasite_Meteorite_o.jpg Back of coin: http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s17/ksmeteoriteguy/Other/22780_Brenham_Pallasite_Meteorite_r.jpg The cost of each coin is $65.00 each. If you did not preorder the coin and would like one, e-mail right away. Like the last couple coins I have been a part of, each one is certified by me, so if you want I can sign the certificate if you desire. Also, coin four is in the planning stages. I can't say much about that now but keep an eye out for more news. Clear Skies, Mark Bostick www.meteoritearticles.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Greensburg Raffle Fundraiser
Thanks for your help and effort with this Maria, you truely are a god send. Thanks again to the various list members that have donated items or purchased tickets...which is most of you. Still time to pick up tickets... Mark From: Maria Haas [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: TheMeteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Greensburg Raffle Fundraiser Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 15:41:47 -0700 Hello List! It is exactly 14 days and a few hours until the Greensburg Raffle Fundraiser drawing on Saturday, September 15 in Denver. We are proud to announce that thanks to all of your donations, we have raised $9,785.67 for the people of Greensburg. A very impressive number, wouldn't you say?! The prize pool keeps getting bigger -- there are over 70 prizes now! - Three Trinite specimens - Autographed copy of The Art Of Collecting Meteorites by Kevin Kachinka - $100 in Membrane Suspension Boxes - 1,023.4 gram Canyon Diablo - 1,283 gram very sculptural Campo del Cielo - Vredefort impact slice - Kunya Urgench, Vaca Muerta and Ghubara thin sections - That big ole 1,900 gram Brenham Pallasite - Sikhote with a hole - Sonny's Starvation Flat, Coyote Springs, and Chicago Valley - METEORITE MAGAZINE, Issue 1, Volume 1 - Ensisheim and Gretna and Tatahouine. Ibitira and books and SCALE CUBES. oh my! See them all at http://www.aerolite.org/events/greensburg-fundraiser.htm The web page has been updated with new prize pictures, information on how to buy tickets and when and where the drawing will be held. It sure would be a shame if I had to put those un-purchased tickets in the recycle bin. Plus, I think we can all agree that $10,000 is an even better number. (Hint Hint) We are almost but not quite there yet... Thanks again to all cash and prize donors for their generosity. This wouldn't be possible without you. Maria __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] AD: NEW meteorite coin, NWA 869 metal coin for sale.
Hello Mike and list, Nice coin Mike and Jim. The NWA 869 and Campo pieces are great additions to any meteorite collection. I join others in looking forward to your future releases. Mark From: Michael Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] AD: NEW meteorite coin,NWA 869 metal coin for sale. Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:19:18 -0700 (PDT) Hi list-members. After nearly two months of endless travel, I am finally home and beginning to get some work done. I have received a long awaited shipment of new coins that Jim Strope and I just manufactured. They are the second in a series of coins we are making, the next being an incredible set of Moon and Mars coins, already in production, and scheduled for delivery just after the Denver show. This newest coin is commemorating one of the most important chondrite finds in history, the venerable NWA 869 chondrite. So far over 4000 kilograms of this meteorite are know, doubtless more out there. We felt that this great meteorite warranted use in a coin. Many of you know that I produce jewelery from NWA 869, and after production, I get all of the small tumbled pieces back that were not usable in the manufacturing. I am putting these small pieces into each coin. Again, we have made a 1000 coin run, and each is numbered 0001-1000 just like the Campo coins (nearly sold out)! The color is the same, measurements are the same, and it would make a great match beside your Campo coins. See these wonderful coins at the links below. http://meteoriteguy.com/ebayauctionstockphotos/869coina.JPG http://meteoriteguy.com/ebayauctionstockphotos/869coinb.JPG They are $25.00 each plus $2.00 shipping (of course I can combine shipping on multiple coins, but they are heavy and the wonderful USPS has recently more than doubled the cost of domestic shipping rates lately). I will immediately begin taking orders via email. We will not sell coins #0001-0010, all triple numbers, or all 100/200/300 etc coins. Like before, those special number coins are being held for charity auctions etc. all other numbers are on the table, and will be first come, first served. Please email me, and await confirmation for the coins you want. I will be out for a few hours after this email goes out, so don't expect immediate reply. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Family ClaimsMeteoriteFellInTheirCourtyardinIndia
I agree with Chris although he likely could have worded himself a little better. Our peer review system keeps pseudoscience out of the scientific field, with little exception, which is something MOST, but not all, countries seem to lack. The poll numbers quoted also seem quite a bit off to me, and are possibly because of the way the question is worded. A great example of this is the crack down on online gambling because kids were getting addited to gambling. The poll questions, which first classified a kid as anyone under 23, have you even gambled. As almost 80% had said they gambled at least once, it was declared a crisis situation. Another funny question (in my opinion) was Have you gambled in the last six months? Those that answered yes, were declared addits. This study was used as evidence to ban online gambling, and while online gambling likely is not a good thing, the poll in my opinion was tainted and therefore worthless. I could very well seeing that gallop poll quoted as saying something like Do you believe in a higher power? Which may mean something completely different to Chris then me. Mind you 50% is an accurate number here in Kansas (but not the larger cities), yet across the US, 30% is much more accurate I think, and according to most Christian organizations, this number appears to be dropping. And then one must consider times have changed, that 30% contains 100 different beliefs and many accept science, meaning simply because someone says they are Christian, does not mean you know how they think. Most of the creationist I have seen the last two years, now accept evolution, which includes the creationist theme park, and if I remember right is in Illinois and to my knowledge is the only one. I may be wrong on the later but I live in Kansas and we do not have such a theme park, and I am smack in the middle of bible country as they say. I think I could safely bet that this list has several Christians that accept the age of meteorites. In another related note I got a galllop pole this last week on the US postal service. I mail 2-3 times a week, get 20-25 packaged a week, spend a couple thousand a year on stamps I do not use, so one would think I would be the perfect person to poll. However I didn't like half the answers I was allowed to choose from so I am not going to fill it out. Remember according to the Gallop polls Kerry won the last election. So unless one sees the questions, and has other facts, such as were the poll was taken, they have to be taken with a grain of salt. I would however argue with one of Chris' points, and that is I think the US media is just as bad as any other country in reguard to meteorites. But the US media is not a group of scientists. Mark __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] 2007 Brenham Meteorite Coin Debuts at the ANA Show Next Week
Hello Everyone, The 2007 Brenham Pallasite Coin is moving right along the production line. While I do not yet know the face value, or the country that is backing it, I do have now a draft of what the coin will look like on the face side... http://www.coinandstampman.com/coinphotos/22780BrenhamPallasiteMeteorite_r.jpg This silver legal tender coin will make it debut at the ANA Worlds Fair of Money in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 8-12, 2007. I am still taking pre-orders (they will cost ~$60 each I think) and I would like to hear thoughts on what you think the 4th coin should be. The first was a stone (NWA 267), the second and iron (Nantan) and this one the third a pallasite. Thanks for your continued interest in the coins, and your patience with the production. Clear Skies, Mark Bostick Wichita, Kansas __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Catalog of the recovered Bassikounoumasses released
Alex wrote An astonishing, excellent piece of work! I agree. You guys did a great job tracking these meteorites. Thanks for your time and effort. Clear Skies, Mark Bostick www.meteoritearticles.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Greensburg meteorite raffle in the news
Re: http://www.kansascity.com/105/story/158869.html Thanks for the post Darren. I see a few other newspapers and online journals are now picking up the story. The article did leave out a few people (myself included) but I would also like to thank Maria Haas, Anne Black, Sonny Clary and Phil Manni, as well as the many list members that have purchased tickets, donated items or the like. This really is more of a team effort then the article may lead on to believe, but Lisa (the writer) did a great job overall and the added exposure can only be good. There is still plenty of time to buy raffle tickets and there are a lot of great prizes for those tickets. http://www.aerolite.org/meteorite-raffle.htm I have not had that much communicate with Haviland this year so at this time I am unsure what (if anything) my role in the 2007 Meteorite Festival will be, but I hope to see a few list members there. I know Anne is going to make her way over after Ensh. Anyway, I hope to see a few more list members then last year and feel free to drop me an e-mail if you wish to meet up. Clear Skies, Mark Bostick www.meteoritearticles.com www.imca.cc __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Grand Teton fireball film information request
Hello all, I am trying to locate the rights holder of the famous Grand Teton fireball film and associated photographic stills for an associate editor at Astronomy Magazine. James M. Baker shot the film, but no longer owns the rights to its use in the media. I need a solid lead--like a name, a town, a phone number, an address. And well as a copy of the footage, in a digital format, and a high-resolution still from the film. Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Clear Skies, Mark Bostick www.meteoritearticles.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Space Shuttle's Left Wing May Have Been Hit
But i have noticed that nasa keeps calling meteriods meteorites when referring to a cosmic collision from cosmic debris upon the shuttle or ISS. Hello Herman and list, The official NASA term I believe is MMOD (micro meteoroid orbital debris). I did a few Q A's with different astronauts a few years back on such. http://www.meteoritearticles.com/nasaQandA.html Clear Skies, Mark Bostick Kansas Meteorite Society IMCA #3166 __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Ensisheim baby!
Dean, I will see you in Ensisheim in just a few days! Have fun at Ensisheim Dean and Mike (and anyone else attending of course). I so much wanted to go this year, but alas, it is not in the cards. Be sure to take plenty of photos for us in cyberspace. Clear Skies, Mark __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD: eBay auctions: San Juan 002 Main Mass, Nininger Signed Study Kit, Jamapalo++
Hello all, Lots of nice items this week, most started at $9.99 or less. HENBURY Iron METEORITE From Australia Space 21.5g http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290125288922 Ghubara Xenolithic L5 Meteorite Slice - 22.4 grams http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290125289336 San Juan 002 H6 Meteorite Main Mass - 60.5 grams http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290125290107 Dawn (a) Texas H6 Meteorite Part Slice - 12.5g http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290125294002 Mein Meteorite Crater Impact Melt Slice - 155 grams http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290125295836 Meteorite Crater Study Kit - SIGNED by Harvey Nininger http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290125297858 Jumapalo L6 Indonesia Meteorite Fall Slice 4.3 grams Specimen has a Monnig # comes with a Monnig/TCU Label http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290125332300 Published Papers of Harvey Nininger, Meteorite Book http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290125669950 1808 Newspaper with Weston Meteorite Article http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290125670455 Hansford County, Texas: Gruver H4 Meteorite Slice 53.8g http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290125671632 NWA 1281 Howardite Meteorite Part Slice 9.5 grams http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=29012567272 Wichita, Kansas Meteorite Thin Section + Postcard http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290125675102 Impactite: Darwin Glass from Tasmania Meteorite Crater http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290125677553 Ries Meteorite Impact Rock, Shatter Cone 112g http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290125679012 Twodot H6 Montanas Only Stony Meteorite 6.30 grams http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290126402945 RENFROW (Oklahoma) L5 METEORITE Part Slice 26.2g http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290126399893 RENFROW (Oklahoma) L5 METEORITE Part Slice 24.4g http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290126400410 Dimmitt, Castro County, Texas H4 Breccia Meteorite 222g Individual With Handwritten Monnig #'s By Monnig Huss http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290126751367 Chinese Meteorite Tektite, 76g Nice Teardrop http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290126752305 Meteorite, Bensour Brecciated LL6 Fall Thin Section http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290126754797 Clear Skies, Mark Bostick www.meteoritearticles.com IMCA #3166 __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] need info composition of lunar meteorites
Thanks for your comments Norbert, Dan and Mike, Dan, I am having a problem with my Cox account but your issue has been addressed. While I do not find the auction to be misleading, I would add a note to please you, but eBay will not let me. The new format does not seem to be without it's errors. Clear Skies, Mark Bostick Hi Dan, I'm pretty sure that he meant anorthite (the mineral), and not anorthosite (the rock type) - it's easy to confuse the two, especially if you consider that most list members or hobby meteorite enthusiasts are no mineralogists, or petrologists. That being said, anorthosite was certainly not found in all rocks returned from the Moon, but if you say anorthitic placioclase that would make perfect sense, even for the lunar mare basalts. It would also make sense to say that most of the ancient lunar crust (the lunar highlands) is composed primarily of anorthositic rocks and breccias - many meteoriticists use the term anorthositic but also the term feldspatic when it comes to the classification of lunar rocks as you will see if you study Randy Korotev's great site about lunar meteorites (the best one around): http://meteorites.wustl.edu/lunar/moon_meteorites.htm To quote Randy Korotev: Lunar rocks are classified by what minerals they contain (mineralogy), how the mineral grains are put together (texture), how the rock formed (petrology), and chemical composition (chemistry). These different parameters sometimes leads to confusion because a geochemist might call a rock feldspathic (dominant mineral) or aluminum rich, (chemical composition) while a petrologist might call it an anorthosite (mineral proportions and implied mode of formation) or regolith breccia (texture and and type of rock components). He also notes that not all petrologists (not to speak of mineralogists ,-) do always easily agree on the classification on any given lunar rock (and that's an understatement, IMHO). What I'm trying to say is that it's very easy to make a small mistake in wording when it comes to this particular field when even the scientists do not always agree on how to call a given rock, and when he's used to hear terms like anorthosite-bearing basaltic regolith breccia and the like which are commonly used when it comes to the classification of lunar meteorites. Hope this helps? Best Regards from Germany, Norbert Classen Planetary Meteorites www.meteoris.de PS: I'm no mineralogist/petrologist, but merely an educated layman, and it just happens that lunar meteorites are my favourite obsession... -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Hi, I joined this list at the behest of someone from the IMCA based on concerns I have with something being advertised as a meteorite. Among other errors and misstatements, the ad states that Anorthosite was found in all the rocks returned from the Moon... As a mineralogist I find this difficult to believe. Anorthosite is defined as a rock type that contains 90% feldspar and is off-white in color, with perhaps a few inclusions of other minerals. On the other hand, anorthite (note the subtle difference in spelling) is a mineral species consisting of anorthite feldspar, the calcic end member of the plagioclase series. To make things more confusing, anorthite occurs as a component of anorthosite, but the two words mean quite different things. I sent two e-mails to the seller via eBay, and have received no response. I would have liked to think the seller simply made some mistakes and listed a common terrestrial rock as a meteorite, but the lack of response gives me doubt. However, I am also curious about where he might have obtained the statement with which I opened this note, as far as whether the original publication indeed says anorthite and that is simply a mistype on his part. Thanks, Dan __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://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] Greensburg Fundraiser, Where the Money Is Going, Raffle Details
The following I am posting for Steve Brenham Arnold, who is still in Greenburg. Hey List, Another night of rocking out at midnight at the top of the stereo during Marshall Law in Greensburg. Just trying to make the best of a not-so-good deal. I am excited that we are getting a great fundraiser going for my neighbors. I lost a house, but all my neighbors lost both their houses AND their homes, and in many cases they lost much more. Several of us have been talking about how we can best impact the City of Greensburg the best way possible with a fund raiser. After talking with a lot of locals, the overwhelming consensus is that people in Haviland say that the Haviland State Bank's Relief Fund is the place to put it. They are in touch with the people of the area who really need the funds. Of course FEMA, the Red Cross and the United Way are here, but due to some of their bureaucracies, not all of the money donated to them makes it to Ground Zero. The people at Haviland State Bank have assured us that 100% of the funds raised will go to people that need the money, sometimes people that fall though the cracks that the bigger charities seem to miss. So with our whole hearted conviction, we feel that you can rest assured that you participation in the meteorite community fundraiser(s) will make the biggest impact possible. While we will get the money to the fund ASAP, we will attempt to make a formal presentation of the total amount raised to the bank in a formal Big Check on Stage at the 2007 Meteorite Festival in July. Of course we are not doing this to make the meteorite community look good, we are doing it to help people. But we want the neighborhood to know that they have friends out in the world that care about them. We have some great people working on this project, and of course some people that participate are going to walk away with some GREAT meteorite specimens. Kiowa County is one of the few places on this planet that cares about meteorites. And what has happened over the years here has impacted in many way ALL of our lives. Now is the time we can give back to a community that has given so much to us. What happens in the next few days and next few weeks will determine if people's lives come out of this with a positive result or a negative result. We can, and we will make a difference. YOU can make a difference. We look forward to giving you updates as this rolls along. You guys are the best. You all deserve a Harvey for this one! Steve Arnold 308 S. Maple Greensburg, Kansas 67054 (end) I would also like to add that those that have donated funds already will receive raffle tickets in value of their donation. Also, Haviland has updated it's 2007 Meteorite Festival page a little.(http://www.havilandkansas.com/id4.html) You will be able to find more information on the Festival as we get closer to it. I see on the linked gallery page with 2006 photos which includes an image of me. Clear Skies, Mark __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] FW: Re: Greensburg
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: Greensburg Hey Guys, 9:02pm Greensburg Time Guess where Kelsey and I am at? We are at our home in Greensburg after Curfew! There might be only 4 of us residents staying here in the midst of Marshall Law. Our neighbors 3 doors down have never left. So that encouraged us. Kelsey and I were driving around getting last minute still photos (for her 4H project) and we got pulled over by a cop. We thought it was because she was standing up in her seat, head out of the sun roof taking photos without her seat belt on. But it was because we had out of state tags. When they learned we were residents, they told us that we needed to be out of town before 7pm, UNLESS we were staying all night. In that case they told us we had to be on our property by 8pm and we would have to stay their until 8am. Kelsey and I looked at each other and smiled. We went by a charity booth, got a dozen bottles of water, some apples and oranges and headed home. We were told that we would be arrested if we stepped off our property, so we are stuck here until 8 am. I still had a half dozen cans of Bud Light cans in the fridge, not that I would need it because our squatter neighbors gave me a bottle of wine to celebrate our constitutional rights! Our neighbors have a generator, and their old rotary dial phone has worked through it all. Miracles of miracles, Greensburg now has 4, count them 1, 2, 3, 4 bars on the cell phone. Maybe it is because FEMA headquarters are 2 blocks down the road. Great news: Bob and Florence Peck are in GREAT Shape! We saw them at their home. Now, HONESTLY Miracle of Miracles is that their home received only minor damage, when everything around them is wiped out. My sister gave me a $20 bill, and asked me to give it to a needy family. So I handed it to Bob, with the explanation of my promise to my sister to give it to someone. He took it with the condition that he would give it to someone else that needed it a lot more than he did. Who am I to argue with him? So I cheerfully agreed. I have a hundred stories to tell, and only 12 hours to tell them. LOL. Anyway, anyone know how to start a blog? Maybe I should do it. Kelsey and I are sitting out by the curb on card tables, hoping to exchange autographs with the great men and women patrolling the neighborhood tonight. We have police, sheriffs, National Guard and a whole host of other people crisscrossing the streets looking for looters. As soon as Kelsey's episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show is over, she will be going to bed in the dry half of the house. Maybe I can post some photos Kelsey took later. Time for the second glass of wine... More later, Steve Arnold (Mark or Geoff, please repost this to the M-list if it didn't make it from me.) __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Greensburg, Kansas Update 05-07-07
around what use to be downtown Greensburg. Meaning, places were not cherry picked for damage, I didn't even use more then a half thought to choose a target and many times didn't even really aim at anything.it was simply like this everywhere. http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s17/ksmeteoriteguy/2007%20Greensburg%20Tornado%20Damage/Greensburg020a.jpg http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s17/ksmeteoriteguy/2007%20Greensburg%20Tornado%20Damage/Greensburg021a.jpg http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s17/ksmeteoriteguy/2007%20Greensburg%20Tornado%20Damage/Greensburg022a.jpg http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s17/ksmeteoriteguy/2007%20Greensburg%20Tornado%20Damage/Greensburg023a.jpg http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s17/ksmeteoriteguy/2007%20Greensburg%20Tornado%20Damage/Greensburg024a.jpg http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s17/ksmeteoriteguy/2007%20Greensburg%20Tornado%20Damage/Greensburg025a.jpg http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s17/ksmeteoriteguy/2007%20Greensburg%20Tornado%20Damage/Greensburg026a.jpg http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s17/ksmeteoriteguy/2007%20Greensburg%20Tornado%20Damage/Greensburg027a.jpg http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s17/ksmeteoriteguy/2007%20Greensburg%20Tornado%20Damage/Greensburg028a.jpg http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s17/ksmeteoriteguy/2007%20Greensburg%20Tornado%20Damage/Greensburg029a.jpg http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s17/ksmeteoriteguy/2007%20Greensburg%20Tornado%20Damage/Greensburg030a.jpg http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s17/ksmeteoriteguy/2007%20Greensburg%20Tornado%20Damage/Greensburg031a.jpg http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s17/ksmeteoriteguy/2007%20Greensburg%20Tornado%20Damage/Greensburg032a.jpg http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s17/ksmeteoriteguy/2007%20Greensburg%20Tornado%20Damage/Greensburg033a.jpg http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s17/ksmeteoriteguy/2007%20Greensburg%20Tornado%20Damage/Greensburg034a.jpg http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s17/ksmeteoriteguy/2007%20Greensburg%20Tornado%20Damage/Greensburg035a.jpg http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s17/ksmeteoriteguy/2007%20Greensburg%20Tornado%20Damage/Greensburg036a.jpg http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s17/ksmeteoriteguy/2007%20Greensburg%20Tornado%20Damage/Greensburg037a.jpg http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s17/ksmeteoriteguy/2007%20Greensburg%20Tornado%20Damage/Greensburg038a.jpg http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s17/ksmeteoriteguy/2007%20Greensburg%20Tornado%20Damage/Greensburg039a.jpg http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s17/ksmeteoriteguy/2007%20Greensburg%20Tornado%20Damage/Greensburg040a.jpg A few scenes from Haviland http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s17/ksmeteoriteguy/2007%20Greensburg%20Tornado%20Damage/Greensburg041a.jpg http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s17/ksmeteoriteguy/2007%20Greensburg%20Tornado%20Damage/Greensburg042a.jpg http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s17/ksmeteoriteguy/2007%20Greensburg%20Tornado%20Damage/Greensburg043a.jpg Clear Skies, Mark Bostick Wichita, Kansas __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] greensburg disaster
Hello AL, Thanks for your e-mail. Me and Steve are hoping to be on the ground in Greensburg within a couple days. As of 10 a.m. today, they are still not letting the citizens in. This will also give us a chance to hand out things like leather gloves and disposible cameras. From there we will be able to best see where help should go. Rest assure, we will do our best to make sure money is sent where it is needed. Greensburg Fundraiser 2007 From: AL Mitterling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] greensburg disaster Date: Mon, 07 May 2007 09:49:57 -0400 Listiods, Another avenue that people can use to donate funds to the victims of the Tornado disaster in Greensburg is Barclay College. You can send checks to: Barclay College Attn: Herb Frazier 607 N. Kingman Haviland, KS 67059 Specify that the funds go to the Greensburg People. 100% of any donation will be used for the cause! They don't have any administrative cost like the American Red Cross does where about 60% only reaches the victims. Herb is the president of the college and will see that the money is spent wisely for the victims. Best! --AL Mitterling __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://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] Greensburg Museum Meteorite Found
At a live press conference, currently underway, the police officer running it noted that The meteorite, very important to the community, has been found. Mark __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Greensburg Museum Meteorite....continued
More from the officer on the meteorite, answering questions from reporter It was found fairly close by. Looks like Steve nailed that one pretty well. Mark __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Greensburg, One Person Found Alive Today
Sorry for the multiple e-mails again.guess I should listen to an entire press conference before e-mailing. The meteorite being found made me pull the gun. One person was pulled from the rubble alive today. Pretty amazing due to the three days or rain, the many dogs and the like that have combed the area. Many Kansas homes have basements, although they appear to be rare in Greensburg. I have one and almost every house on my block does. I know the local senator survived the storm inside his. I imagine this person was likely trapped in their basement with debri covering it. Because of these basements, it will be some time before the total deaths are known. Mark __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Robert Peck safe and well
Hello list, As many, other then just Steve Schoner, where interested in the Peck family, I thought I would post a message that Robert posted on the Red Cross website. Family and I are safe and well. Currently at friend/family member/neighbor's house. Mark __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Greensburg Relief Effort
Hello all, Rescue workers are back at the scene today. The weather still does not look good, but we are no longer in full time weather coverage. More heavy thunderstorms on the way in the Greensburg region, and other portions of Kansas, which makes flooding a big threat at the moment. Mal Bishop asked My question is; how should I ask people to donate, or where to send donations? Could someone set up a special PayPal account to collect funds for the relief, or should we just send donations to one of the list members such as Maria, Mark, Steve, Geoff, or someone else? Interesting choice of names. The four of us, and others have been bouncing e-mails. Maria Haas noted: Our intent right now is to get some funds down there quickly. In the next day or so we will finalize the details and let you know about a fundraising raffle we are planning. It will be similar to the one Geoff did for Katrina. Those of you who donate funds prior to us working out the details will be included in the raffle. I am accepting donations through my PayPal account at dragonsoup at msn.commailto:dragonsoup at msn.com. For those of you who prefer not to use PayPal, you can send donations to me directly: Maria Haas, 410 Spring Street, Saline, MI 48176. So, we are going to have a Meteorite Community Greensburg Raffle. I will be launching a web page shortly. Donations can besent to Maria, who will later send out the items to the Raffle winners. Sonny added I would offer some slice of new Nevada meteorites for the auction and a cash donation. We could have Steve and Mark place the money as needed to the residents of Greensburg. I am not sure if Steve will make into Kansas within the next few days or so. I can, of course, make my way over. Currently the place is I believe somewhat locked up, and it was a ghost town yesterday except for resue workers. A curfew was inforced until 9 or 10 this morning. Anyway, I would like to thank everyone for their help with this, especially our charity expects, Maria Hass and Geoff Notkin. As well as Sonny for helping spur us together. Stay tuned for more updates Mark Bostick Wichita, Kansas __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] 2007 WGMS Rock Show Recap
Hello all, Thought I would post a little recap on how our local meteorite themed rock show went. Show attendance was an all-time record, beating the last high by over 500 people. Attendance to programs where 4-5 times the normal, Steve's was the most packed, standing room only, while the Kansas Meteorite Society presentation was a close second. We filled all the seats, Steve just had an overflow. Usually only the first couple rows of seats have bodies in them. The common belief in the upped attendance, meteorites. I sat as an expert during Steves and the KMS presentation, the later I was wearing my Renaissance costume, barely made it back in time, which seemed to entertain the general public. I took my sword off ahead of time. The McPherson Museum had a very nice display, and their curator, a man excited about meteorites and Nininger in his mid 20s, was a pleasure to meet. I am sure we will work with them in the future. John Schooler and his wife had an extremely large selection of hard to find macro and micro mounts, as well as many fine minerals and fossils. He also set up a very nice educational display. Check out his website if you have the time. (www.schoolersinc.com) The Big Well was at the show the first three days. We formed a partnership with them to help make peridot from the pallasite meteorite the state gemstone. The museum had since been collecting signatures and according to an e-mail dated the evening of the tornado (to fellow KMS member Jerry Calbert), everything was going well on their end. I have not heard from anyone since and hope no one was in the building when it was hit. At the show we put a ballot box on our table, and were interviewed by a local television network, which made the evening news. The Lake Afton Observatory , brought a nice collection of different Kansas meteorites along with samples of basic meteorite classes. There program went well. Don Stimpson had a small display and sold samples of his meteorites. He also had two meteorite postcards he made which I know will interest some of you, such as Mike Jensen. These had a circle on them like an old popular Meteor Crater postcard where Don put a piece of the meteorite .prices varied. The KMS had a display including the Wichita meteorite. In fact the show was such a success that we are likely going to squeeze meteorites into the next show as well. We are thinking of going with the peridot gemstone theme for it .meaning could change anytime. The Wichita Gem and Mineral Society in general has turned us into some of it's star members, we have led or have been a part of pretty much all public programs, advertisement, press releases and the like, since joining them. With the WGMS connections, the Kansas Meteorite Society has had a larger radio and television appearance, so this has been a win-win combination. Thanks again to those that helped a little behind the scene and thanks to those that attended.. Mark Bostick Wichita, Kansas Wichita Gem and Mineral Society Member Kansas Meteorite Society Founder and of course IMCA #3166 __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Greensburg, Kansas Update
Hello all, Greensburg was closed off from it's residents again today, while workers started the process of cleaning up and continued the search for bodies. The weather did not let up, raining hail on the rescue workers. The residents were told they would be able to enter the town today but officials changed their mind because of debris spread about during last night's storm. To enter the town tomorrow you must have proof of ownership, although others can come with you. This may be why the meteorite is lost, no one has been allowed to find it where Steve noted it may be, on the flooralthough I have not heard that the meteorite is missing on KAKE, despite perhaps 40 hrs. of local news coverage. The rain has been a problem and another storm is forming and coming up from Oklahoma. Kansas is starting to have some flooding problems, which if there is a bright side to that, I do not think Greensburg is in any trouble in that regard. I am confident we will rebuild Greensburg. Mark Bostick Wichita, Kansas __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Greensburg hit with tornado
The damage total is not known, no power in the region is making communication hard, but the storm has finally died down. It had a rain jacket all around it so it could not be seen well. No one can know how many torandos it spawned. Greensburg took the majority of the damage. Dozens and dozens of homes where totally destroyed, about 60% of the town. The high school, the city jail, the hotal/diner, the hostiptal, pretty much every city buidling. Everything on the west side of main street. You can go for a few miles, in what was the busiest section of the little town and the only thing that was left standing in the grain tower (which is ironic I guess). From what I can tell on the damage it did, it appears to have landed about 2 miles east of where Steve found the big Brenham. Haviland has a Red Cross section set up where people are being sent. 100's of rescue workers are on the scene. Injuries are unknown, at least 50 are at area hosptials, no confirmed deaths, which is good and amazing in itself, but it is very early. The storm lasted six hours but has died down. Mark __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] FW: Re: Greensburg hit with tornado
Steve asked me to forward the following for him. Mark Hello List, As many of you know, with my recoveries at the Brenham site, I bought a house in Greensburg, Kansas a while back as a location to base my field work from. I got a call last night from my brother in Wichita wanting to be sure I wasn't at my house in Greensburg, when the news of the tornado hit. This last week I was in Iowa on a hunt, and I was planning to return to Kansas yesterday. At the last minute I decided to return to Arkansas first instead of going straight back to Kansas. Reports are that 100% of Greensburg is damaged, and 70%+ of the buildings are destroyed, so I am expecting my home to be gone. Of course I have dozens of close friends in and around Greensburg. And my heart and prayers go out to them. The uncertainty of their well being as well as the conditions of their homes is on the forefront of my mind. The town is evacuated now, but I plan to get back up there as soon as I can this week. Yesterday Greensburg's claim to fame was the world's largest hand dug well, and the 1,000 pound Brenham Meteorite they had on display. This morning it is the Kansas town that got wiped off the map. It is amazing what can change in one night. It is a reminder to all of us what is really important in life. More news when I get it. Steve Arnold ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Greensburgs, Kansas Further Updates
Seven people currently confirmed dead, 6 from Greensburg. 16 in critical condition. The town has been evacuated and the National Guard has the place locked up. They are only letting people in, with escort, to recover pets. They have just completed a second sweep of the area, and are starting a third. In that reguard, the death toll is much lower then it could have been. The scene has a Katrina appearance, the houses being marked on the outside if any people are inside and the like. They have also issued a 12 hour tornado watch today, something I have never heard of. A tornado watch means that conditions are right for a tornado. When one is spotted, it becomes a tornado warning and we sound bomb sirens as a warning. It will likely start raining soon as well. One family survived hid in the one room that was left standing. The radio was talking with the mother of the house last night and she kept askingis it going to rain. Which I thought strange at the time. House destroyed, almost killed, everything is in pieces and she was wondering about the weather. This was before any shelters where built and she had nowhere to go.which was her very fair concern, having kids and all. Greensburg is about 60 miles from here, which isn't very far when you consider a mile wide tornado. The closest somewhat good sized city is Pratt, about 8-10 miles away, and the closest major city is Wichita. Having worked a lot with the two towns the last few years, getting to know both mayors to some degree and many of it's citizens, this has greatly saddened me. One of the projects I was kind of working on, was getting a meteorite museum, which we were looking at putting on the highway at the empty gas station, ground zero of the impact, or the Big Well, which also appears to have been in ground zero. I am sure this will backshelf the project. Anyway, I will type more later and figure out what I can do from here to help, Mark __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Greensburg, Kansas.....continued
Hello all, Back from mail and running out the door. I will try to answer personal e-mails later. The media is now doing a good job with information, so I will leave that to them now. Looking at starting a fund raiser, raffle or something right now with fellow list members, stay tuned for more information. Greensburg was one of the small friendly Kansas towns, were the people wave at strangers and the business windows are littered with shoe polish promoting the local high school football team game. I can't quite image all of this. Hoping for the best for the town and it's community. I thank you for your concern, and am thankful you were not there Steve, Mark __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Greensburgs, Kansasa: Bob and Florence Peck?
They lived at 308 E. Pennsylvania Street, just east of Main. Can't reach them now. Mark and anyone in the area, can you find out? As soon as I can find out something I will let you know. The town was completely destroyed west of main, but all buildings received some damage. The Peck family are very good people and well liked in the region. I join you in wishing them well. Mark PS: Casualties are up to 10 now, but it might take days to recover all bodies. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Big Well Damage
I can confirm great damage to the big well location. The shed above the well is half missing, the building itself looks like it is missing it's roof. This was/is the location of the 1000 lb. Brenham. Due to the weight of the specimen I image it is still there, hopefullly still in one piece. The tornado stayed on the ground until it entered Pratt county...where one person has been comfirmed dead. That's an eight mile strip. Technology and our understanding of weather saved 100's of people. Along with much of the state last night I watched it form, start to spin, and listened while they declared Greensburg a target of a tornado about 20 minutes before it hit. Anyway, I apologize for the many e-mails on this. Greensburg is has a unique meteorite history; past, present and I believe future. I hope I have not strayed too far into OT. Mark __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Greensburg Tornado Continued
I would like to thank many of you for your prayers and concern. A few of us are turning wheels behind the scene and you will hear some type of annoucement soon. Recue workers were threatened with more tornados today and work will continue tomorrow. FEMA will show up in the morning. Neighborhoods beside neighborhoods, nothing but small pieces setting on foundations. I did finally see good video, rather then a photo, of the big well, and the quick image I seen before was misleading. It received a direct hit, completely crushed and destroyed, nothing there. Who knows where the meteorite is. The low death rate is truely, truely amazing. I am glad I have a basement. It appears that 60% destruction was a very low figure. Current estimate is 95%. Mark __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Peck Red Cross Disaster Safe Search
The Red Cross is running the shelters in the Greensburg area and have been entering the people online in their safe and well database. It is searchable, however the deceased names are at the time being withheld. Enterng Peck does not bring up any hits, however it appears only about 1/3 of those in shelters are in the database. https://disastersafe.redcross.org/safeandWellSearch.aspx Also, many are with friends in the region. Having said that, the Peck home appears to have taken a direct hit. Mark __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Greensburg hit with tornado
Greensburg, Kansas was hit with a tornado about an hour ago. There is seven miles of damage thrown around highway 54, around the downtown district. The hotal/diner is gone, the water tower is gone, the Big Well where the 1,000 lb. Brenham meteorite is/was located was hitalong with all the buildings around it. The main farming dealer lot was destroyed. Basically everything that was anything in Greensburg was hit. I hope our Greensburg neighbors make it through the night, and that the meteorite is intact. This is pretty bad, glad I don't chase them anymore. Mark __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] OT: Five for Fighting and Autism
Hello all, A little on the OT. The band, Five for Fighting, is generously donating $0.49 to Autism Speaks for *each time* this video is viewed. The funding goes toward research studies to help find a cure. When you have a moment, please visit the link below to watch the video, filled with great facts, and pass it along to your friends and family. They are aiming for 10,000 hits. __._,_.___ http://www.whatkindofworlddoyouwant.com:80/videos/view/id/213154 http://www.whatkindofworlddoyouwant.com/videos/view/id/213154 Clear Skies, Mark See what's free at AOL.com http://www.aol.com/?ncid=AOLAOF0002000503 . Mortgage rates near historic lows. Refinance $200,000 loan for as low as $771/month* http://g.msn.com/8HMAENUS/2749??PS=47575 attachment: winmail.dat__ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Tektite Surface Question- Please Zap if I'mout of place
Hello all, Norm wrote: Also, particularly with the onion type of splatted tear, there is usually a marked contrast between an unpitted, stretched upper surface and a deeply pitted base. The latter resembles the texture of molten metal poured onto a very wet surface, where the resulting steam pockets pit the base. I've often wondered if this is a clue that tektites fell during a very widespread rainy (monsoon) season when most of southeast Asia was wet. This might also help to explain why we never see anything embedded in the impact surface of a plastic tektite. I collect the onion tektites and have always found those of interest also Norm. (I think I even got a few of mine from you a few years ago.) Another interesting version of the onion tektite, are ones with completely flat, planar flat, bottom. As if they landed like a Hersey Kiss, still partly soft, and then solidified. Mind you, the physics on such seems impossible. (If these tektites fell from the upper atmosphere.) Mark __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Steve Arnold on CNBC Tonight
Geoff noted; Steve Brenham Arnold will be a guest star on CNBC TV tonight. Thanks for the heads up Geoff. That yellow hummer gets him around. Steve gave a talk at the Exploration Place here Saturday where it was Astronomy Day (the place the Brenham main mass was recently on display) and showed the Travel Channel and the PBS film and answered questions at our rock show Sunday. For the later I would like to thank Steve for taking time out of his busy schedule for attending and being a part of local events here in the Air Plane Capital. Clear Skies, Mark Bostick Wichita, Kansas www.meteoritearticles.com www.imca.cc www.kansasmeteorites.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Margaret Huss Obituary
The following appeared in yesterday's (April 22, 2007) Denver Post. HUSS, MARGARET ANN (NININGER) Passed away April 14, 2007 at age 82. Preceded in death by her husband, Glenn Huss. Beloved mother of Gary Huss, Peggy Schaller, and Susan Greiner. Grandmother of Ben and Ethan Greiner. Also survived by her sister, Doris Banks. Family service will be held in Arizona. Donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Assn. Clear Skies, Mark __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] The Rock Show....moving right along
http://www.meteoritearticles.com/2007GemShowInfo.html Hello fellow list members, The 54th annual Wichita Gem and Mineral Society show, themed Meteorites Dazzling Treasures is moving right along. Yesterday, Education Day, was field trip day for many of the local schools. 1500-1600 kids roamed the show grounds to the delightand perhaps at times annoyance to everyone else. Really they seemed quite well behaved every time and most said thank you and the like when appropriate. John Schooler and his wife is here (for like the 25th time) with a very nice assortment of meteorites. John also has a nice meteorite display showing all the basic meteorites types, along with the Russian meteor-wrong Putoran and nice description sheets. The show has a lot more out of towns then usual, likely due to meteorites, and I even noticed at least one list member from the Northwest US. Today, at 1 p.m., Greg Nowacek of Wichita State University and director of the Lake Afton Observatory, will discuss types of meteorites and show samples. Nowacek recently took over WSU's meteorites, as Professor David Alexander has left us to Iowa. The local university (were many of the local Kansas Meteorite Society once, and in most cases, many years ago attended) has on display about a dozen meteorites. Several Kansas, a Marlow somewhat chunk like specimen that looks exactly like one I have...perhaps sister pieces, and a few various meteorites showing different types. The Kansas Meteorite Society will make a presentation at 3 p.m., which we have done a few times now so it is getting to be a worn in hat. The McPherson (Kansas) Museum and Arts Foundation has a very nice meteorite collection on display, but to be honest I haven't had a chance to look it over. The director seems to be a very likable guy and we are looking at loaning a few meteorites to them for their museum. I think they are doing something today as well. http://www.mcphersonmuseum.com/ Tomorrow Steve Brenham Arnold will be here where he will present a program. Steve is showing one of his meteorite hunting programs and has the meteorite found on display (along with a 22 lb. cut specimen supplied by the Kansas Meteorite Society). Could type more but no timehave to hurry and get in my renaissance costume. Other Kansas Meteorite Society members are able to man the booth so I can make my way to the Faire for a few hours. Clear skies from flat and happy Kansas, Mark Bostick www.meteoritearticles.com www.imca.cc www.kansasmeteorites.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Rock Show Promotions
Hello fellow list members, Promoting for the 2007 Meteorites Dazzling Treasures Rock Show is in full steam. http://www.meteoritearticles.com/2007GemShowInfo.html The radio show went fairly well the last weekend, the hour went by pretty quick. Today, Greg Nowacek of Wichita State University appeared on local ABC during the lunch time. (Not sure about coverage on other news slots) and NBC came down and interviewed Kansas Meteorite Society member Jerry Calvert. I believe CBS ran something as well, but i only have one TV so I don't know for sure.) In Jerry's interview he talked about Nininger (born here) and the news story included a photo of him, which was neat. (Not often you see Nininger in the local news). Sadly, the local Renaissance Faire is also this weekend so I likely miss it. It is the only place I know you can wear tights and dead animals parts, while carrying a sword and drinking beer. (Perhaps I can sneek away from the rock show for a few hours on Saturday?) http://www.meteoritearticles.com/renaissance.html I will take this time to remind everyone that the 2007 Kansas Meteorite Festival is coming up. It will be held July 7th in Haviland, Kansas. As time gets closer you will be able to find more information at the following link. http://www.havilandkansas.com/id4.html In sort of related news, we are starting work to get olivine from the pallasite meteorite as the state mineral. Two pallasite strewn fields and four different pallasites could have made us the Pallasite State...if the Wheat State wasn't chose long ago. We are starting a petition at the rock show, and have several helpful to do such, people already exciting about it. They are moving to make a state fossil right now as well, so this is good timing. Clear Skies (from flat and friendly Kansas), Mark __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Botanica, Radio Program + Odds Ends
Hello Everybody, Hope everyone is doing well. Been pretty busy around here as usual. After a little cold spell the sun is now shining much to the delight of my baby Oak trees, and my banana tree that perhaps I put outside a little too early. (It really isn't looking good after the last week.) Oh well, on to meteorite things A couple weeks ago I helped Steve Arnold move the Brenham meteorite main mass from the Exploration Place. It was sad to see Steve pull away in his hummer, perhaps the last time the meteorite will be here. I took a couple images and will try to find time to post them. (Speaking of Steve and Brenham, that Cash for Treasures program with Steve and Geoff is getting a LOT of air play.) Last week we presented a slide show at the local Botanica on the solar system and meteorites. It was lunch program, so people had to pay to see the presentation, but we still had about 80 people in attendance. Photos coming when I can find time. The Kansas Meteorite Society will be on the radio this weekend, on a local radio station, KNSS. This will be Saturday, April 14th from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., during the Countryman's Kansas program, hosted by Gene Countryman. We will be promoting the upcoming meteorite themed rock show. You can read more radio show here http://www.knssradio.com/djs/countrymans_kansas.php And after the weekend, not sure when really, you will be able to download the show to your ipod here... http://www.knssradio.com/promo/podcast/index.php Followed up all leads from the lawn show and no new meteorites. Must more in the works, some things not finalized yet, some things I can't really talk public about. Mark Bostick Wichita, Kansas www.meteoritearticles.com PS: I will remind everyone about the dates and times of our upcoming rock show, as it seems like the thing to do. Please try to make it if in the region, but avoid Friday, unless you want to be trampled by the ~1500 kids or so that attend that day. http://www.meteoritearticles.com/2007GemShowInfo.html __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Fwd: Rob Elliott retiring as seller (?!)
Michael noted; Personally, I am sorry to hear Rob Elliott is gone - if, in fact, it is not an April Fools joke - as he is quite the character and carried a wide array of material. I second that thought. Rob was a pleasure to have in our community over the years. Hoping his hunting desires are fruitful and he makes a Steve Arnold find. Clear Skies, Mark www.meteoritearticles.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD: eBay auctions...Queens Mercy, Winona, Bishopville ++++
Hello Everyone, A few items of interest that may interest some of you. A few rare items such as Queens Mercy, Bishopville and Winona (with TCU labels). Plus another 1600+ auctions. Queens Mercy H6 Meteorite Fragment - 850 mg. Rare 1925 Fall; Comes w/Monnig Label http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290096234369 Winona Meteorite, Primitive Achondrite, Type Namesake Indian Ruin Find, Low weight comes w/Monnig # Label http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290096234777 Bluff (a) Texas L5 Meteorite Part Slice - 13.4 grams Fayette County, Texas Find - Comes w/ Monnig # Label http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290096235097 Bishopville Aubrite Meteorite Fragment - 150 mg. Rare 1843 South Carolina Fall; Comes w/Monnig # Label http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290096241671 Warden, Australia H5 Meteorite Part Slice 6.6 grams Nice part slice, Comes w/ TCU Monnig Label http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290096244536 Clear Skies, Mark Bostick www.meteoritearticles.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Fusion crusts on stony meteorites
Hello all, Looking at crust on various thin sections under the microscope it is very common to see a mineral, such as an olvine crystal, on top of the crust. It is not as even as it appears to our naked eyes. A few old photographs on my website illustrate this fairly well... http://www.meteoritearticles.com/colthinsectioncrust.html Here is the crust on an oriented Gao-Guenie... http://www.meteoritearticles.com/znpgaots.html Clear Skies, Mark Bostick www.meteoritearticles.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Cheapest Place for Riker Mounts?
Mike asked I am looking for the best deal on 4 x 3 Rikers for meteorites. I need ~30 of them. eBay has them for ~$2.25 shipped. Is there a better deal out there? I don't know about better deal, but I imagine the Jensen's can supply them at almost the same cost, there cost is very close to what you have noted, and they can likely supply an order of 30. Boxes of Rikers are usually 24. http://www.jensenmeteorites.com/ Click on supplies. Clear Skies, Mark Bostick www.meteoritearticles.com www.imca.cc __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD: eBay items; Kediri, Orange County, Ucera, Batesland+++
Hello Everyone, Here are a few rare meteorites to entertain your clicking needs. A few of these, such as Kediri, Orange County and Ucera are meteorites you simply do not see for sale. Batesland H5 Meteorite Part Slice 3.1 grams, Rare South Dakota Find; Comes w/ Monnig Label http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290090959122 Barwise, Texas H5 Meteorite Part Slice 3.1 grams, Nice Specimen; Comes w/ Monnig Label http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290090959776 Kediri L4 Meteorite Specimen 3.1 grams w/Crust, Rare Indonesia Fall; Comes w/ Monnig Label http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290090961557 Kaufman County, Texas L5 Meteorite 6.0g. w/TCU Label http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290090962566 Orange River Iron Meteorite 420 mg., RARE!!, Comes w/ Monnig Label Vintage Musuem Label http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290091324801 Warden, Australia H5 Meteorite Part Slice 6.6 grams, Nice part slice, Comes w/ TCU Monnig Label http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290091328044 Ucera H5 Meteorite Part Slice 6.8 grams, Rare 1970 Fall!! Comes w/ Monnig Label http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290091331374 Davy (b), DeWitt County, Texas H4 Meteorite Slice 11.7g., Nice Specimen, Comes w/ Monnig # Label http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290091335928 Clear Skies, Mark Bostick Wichita, Kansas http://www.meteoritearticles.com http://www.imca.cc (#3166) http://stores.ebay.com/MeteoriteArticles __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite research
Hello Barb (and list), Mark, Im new to the meteorite-list but surmise from reading that youve got a good handle on meteorite history. Do you have any insight into the following: I am going to assume (you know what they say about that) and guess that you were directly this question to me, there are a few Marks here (but many more Mike's). I get a couple dozen like e-mails a month through my website, and I am somewhat a meteorite historian, so I am not going to far out here. A piece of this specimen is at ASU for positive ID. It is stoney, does not attract a magnet, with lots of large condrules. The time (1881) may be off a few years. It belongs to a friend of ours. Glad to hear that. ASU will surely be able to tell you what it is...or at least if it is a meteorite. In 1881 Andrew Jackson Warner was driving a stagecoach approximately fifteen miles west of Rose City Michigan when he heard what he described as a train passing over his head. Looking up he saw a large rock plunge to the ground in front and to the side of his route. He stopped the stage, got off and walked to where the rock had come to rest. It was slightly imbedded in the ground but was not hot enough to start a fire. He got back on the stage and drove to his destination Damon Michigan about nine miles away. He put the stage away then hooked the horses to a large wooden sled called a stone boat. He returned to the impact site and using the horses he pulled the rock upon the sled. He estimated it weighed about 900 pounds. He secured it to the sled with wire and pulled it into Damon and off loaded it at the Damon School Yard where it lay for over 75 years. Over the years about twenty pounds was chipped away for souvenirs. Warners great-great-great grandson retrieved it from the school yard and has it stored in a garage. The remaining mass and pieces total about 750 pounds. Damon was a logging camp which was abandoned years ago. Interestingly there is a Rose City, Michigan meteorite. It fell October 17th, 1921 and was the fourth meteorite known from Michigan, the second seen to fall. On the event you described, there is not much I can really tell you from what you have supplied. If I was given a date of the reported fall, I could check my archives for Michigan and area meteor reports from that time. I included a couple meteor reports below as a example. (For those outside of the US, Indiana is below Michigan.) I should also note that even if I could match up a date and a meteor report, there would of course be no way of proving the two events were related. Good luck with your submission, and should you have any other questions, feel free to ask myself, or the list in general. Clear Skies, Mark Bostick Wichita, Kansas http://www.meteoritearticles.com http://www.imca.cc Paper: Fort Wayne Daily Gazette City: Fort Wayne, Indiana Date: Sunday Morning, September 25, 1881 Page: 2 (of 8) Under CITY NEWS. A meteor of surprising brilliancy was observed last night, falling due west at an angle of about 80 degrees, and disappearing from view in the northwest. It started falling at 11 h. 22 m. 33 s., Fort Wayne time, and finished 6 seconds later. To-day will be fine and clear though somewhat windy. (end) Paper: Fort Wayne Daily Gazette City: Fort Wayne, Indiana Date: Thursday Morning, October 6, 1881 Page: 2 (of 8) A Southern Meteor. Tuesday night about 10 o'clock the residents in the upper portion of the city were treated to a meteoric exhibition of wonderful brilliancy. The meteor seemed to shoot across the sky from south-west to north-east, its path being marked by a radiance far greater than that of the electric light. It finally exploded, sending out burning fragments or coruscations in every direction. The writer is informed by persons who saw the meteor that it was accompanied by a whizzing sound, and that the noise of the explosion was so loud that they momentarily expected to hear the fragments falling. (end) __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Illinois Meteorite Astronomy Magazine News Blog
Hello everyone, Perhaps Astronomy Magazine's Daniel Pendick was the only writer to actually contact a meteorite expert on this meteorite. http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=aid=5264 Clear Skies, Mark Bostick www.meteoritearticles.com www.imca.cc __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Happy Birthday Gao-Guenie
Hello list, Today is the 46th Birthday of Gao-Guenie. Happy birthday Gao! Your crust is very fresh for it's age. It will be my 33rd birthday tomorrowbut my crust is not as fresh;^) Clear Skies, Mark Bostick www.meteoritearticles.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] eBay AD, Fletcher Book
Hello Everyone, I have a neat Fletcher book ending on ebay today http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290087991473 Be sure to check out my other auctions, Clear Skies, Mark __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Happy Birthday Bruderheim
Hello Bernd and list, Yes, happy birthday to Bruderheim. Martin Horejsi has a very nice piece in the latest Meteorite Times. (Speaking of Meteorite Times and Martin, I hope his leave is temporary.) Please you can find more information about the fall here: http://www.meteoritearticles.com/Bruderheimarticle.html Clear Skies, Mark www.meteoritearticles.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteor Crater Visitor Comment
Hello Everyone, Other KMS members are taking care of the Lawn Show so I have today off. Here is an e-mail I got today, which the sender said I could share and I will since he is an Arizona resident. I get a few like e-mails a month, likely due to what I wrote in 2003, linked below. http://www.meteoritearticles.com/meteorcratervisit.html Would be nice if they took the Crater away from the Barringer family and made it a National Park. Nininger also felt this way, shown here: http://www.nau.edu/~cline/speccoll/images/text/txt/38181.htm Mark Bostick www.meteoritearticles.com Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 10:46:29 -0700 (GMT-07:00) From: Chuck Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Meteor Crater Staff Dr. Nininger Just wanted to report that I visited the crater and museum in November of '05 and was thoroughly disappointed that there was no mention of Dr. Nininger anywhere. When I inquired why, two staff members laughed and said that Dr. Nininger was a con man that sold admissions to the museum, knowing full well that another admission would have to be paid at the entrance. I was pretty disgusted by their ignorance and misrepresentation of the facts. We didn't have a tour guide, which allowed us to take our time and enjoy the site. I would liked to have questioned him/her, though, more about Dr. Nininger. Am new to the hobby of meteorite hunting and very much appreciate your excellent website and the abundance of information provided. Chuck Evans Kingman, AZ. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Moving Brenhams, Lawn Show Rock Show Coupon
Hello list, In part of this post yesterday, I noted I helped Philip Manning... when I should have wrote Philip Manni, as I did on my website. Philip, by the way, goes by Phil, so sorry about that Phil. Clear Skies, Mark __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Moving Brenhams, Lawn Show
Okay, third time is a charm. That is Philip Mani. Sorry about that, I corrected it on my website. I am terrible with names...good thing everyone introduces themselves to me usually. At least I didn't misprounce it in my head;^) The Lawn Show was quite busy again today. I met a few people from Hutchison who knew H.O. Stockwell. One guy, who said he owned the electronic shop that Stockwell use to work at, noted his first name...which I had never heard before. It is John. Not sure how you get H. O. He seemed well liked by the people I talked with. Identified a few more meteor wrongs today, nothing worth reporting on. Clear Skies, Mark __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] What happened to their website?
Hello Ed, Most of the content on that website was been moved to www.kansasmeteorites.com 12 hr. days at the Lawn and Garden show and starting to wear me down, and I am only two days in. Guess I'm starting to get old...;^) Doing good at promoting our meteorite themed rock show, but only meteor-wrongs brought before us so far. Mark Bostick Kansas Meteorite Society __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Moving Brenhams, Lawn Show Rock Show Coupon
Hello everybody...a few short things. I helped Philip Manning move ~1,000 lbs of Brenham meteorites this morning. I placed a couple photographs and videos at the link below. The videos are so-so as the lighting in the closed museum was not what I needed it to be and they look better if downloaded and not shown full size on the webpage...which is too large. But they are what they are. They will be removed sometime to save website space. http://www.meteoritearticles.com/2007movingbrenhams.html A couple photographs from the Lawn Garden Show. We typically have 4-5 times the people at our booth compared to those around us. One vender came over and asked what we were giving away. Quite a few people mentioned the recent Brenham television shows. The weekend should be crazy. Hopefully we can get a lot of them to attend the rock showand someone to contact us later with a meteorite...;^) http://www.meteoritearticles.com/2007LawnShow.html I also made a web page for the 2007 Wichita Meteorites Dazzling Treasures Rock Show information, and have included a coupon you can print out. http://www.meteoritearticles.com/2007GemShowInfo.html Checking my site stats, MeteoriteArticles.com is currently over 2000 pages. My annual Tucson report will be appearing shortly. Now to get some much needed sleepthe show opens earlier tomorrow. Mark Bostick www.meteoritearticles.com www.imca.cc __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] The Art of Collecting Meteorites (A Book Ad)
Kevin noted: New meteorite collectors on this list may be interested in purchasing a copy of my book dedicated to this endeavor. Please visit www.theartofcollectingmeteorites.com. I agree. One of the lower priced meteorites books, and one of the better. Clear Skies, Mark Bostick www.meteoritearticles.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteorites Dazzling Treasures Wichita Rock Show
Hello all, The 54th annual show of the Wichita Gem and Mineral Society is themed Meteorites Dazzling Treasures. It will be held this year April 20-22, 2007 at the Cessna Activity Center. April 20th is Education Day with several of the local schools with field trips planned. Meteorite Displays by the Kansas Meteorite Society, McPherson Museum, WSU Lake Afton Observatory (who has one of the largest Kansas meteorites collections) and Steve Arnold professional meteorite hunter. At 1:00 p.m. Saturday, April 21, Greg Nowacek of Wichita State University and director of the Lake Afton Observatory, will discuss types of meteorites and show samples. At 3:00 p.m. Saturday, April 21, an illustrated program of the historical impact of meteorites on our planet along with information on the current interest in meteorite hunting in Kansas will be given by members of the Wichita Gem Mineral Society and Kansas Meteortie Society. At 2:00 p.m. Sunday, April 22, Steve Arnold, professional meteorite hunter who recovered the Million Dollar Space Rock near Greensburg, KS in 2005, will show a video of meteorite hunting as carried recently on the Travel Channel hosted by Becky Worley. A few of the sellers will be offering meteorites, including John Schooler and some members of the Kansas Meteorite Society. Lots of other demonstrations including sphere making, cabbing, beading, arrowhead knapping, wire wrapping and more. Adults $4.00, $1 for ages 12-17 Children under 12 are free. Proceeds of the annual show help support a WSU Geology Scholarship. If anyone would like to come to the show, let me know and I will mail you an admission discount coupon. Clear Skies, Mark Bostick www.meteoritearticles.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] 1900 era New York Times Meteor Wrong Articles
Hello listoids, A few New York Times meteoritic articles from the same time period. Clear Skies, Mark Paper: The New York Times City: New York City, New York Date: Sunday, November 14, 1897 Page: 1 (of 24) MESSAGE PERHAPS FROM MARS. Strange Characters Found in an Aerolite Which Struck the Earth Near Binghamton. BINGHAMTON, Nov. 13. - Scientists in this city are puzzling over an aerial visitor that dropped in this vicinity early this morning. Prof. Jeremiah McDonald, who resides on Park Avenue, was returning home at an early hour this morning when there was a blinding flash of light and an object buried itself in the ground a short distance from his premises. Later it was dug up and found to be a mass of some foreign substance that had been fused by intense heat. It was still hot, and when cooled off in water was broken open. Inside was found what might have been a piece of metal on which were a number of curious marks that some think to be characters. When opened, the stone emitted a strong sulphurous smell. Prof. Whitney of the High School declared it an aerolite, but different from anything he had ever seen. The metal had been fused to a whitish substance, and is of unknown quality to the scientific men who have examined it. The aerolite is now on exhibition and will be placed in the geological collection of the High School. Several persons have advanced the opinion that this is a message from another planet, probably Mars. The marks bear some resemblance to Egyptian writing, in the minds of some. Prof. McDonald is among those who believe the mysterious ball was meant as a means of communication from another world. (end) Paper: The New York Times City: New York City, New York Date: Friday, November 17, 1899 METEORITE WRECKS DWELLING Tears Away Part of Upper Story and Buries itself in the Ground Crescent, Ill. Nov. 16. - By the falling of an aerolite seven miles south of Crescent City the residence of John Meyers was partially wrecked and the neighborhood was panic-stricken. The meteor came from a point in the sky a little east of south and struck the north end of the house, tearing away at part of the upper story. The aerolite buried itself in the ground about three feet from the foundation of the house. (end) Paper: The New York Times City: New York City, New York Date: Friday, July 13, 1900 Page: 2 (of 12) METEORITE IN MISSISSIPPI Visitor from the Heavens Explodes and Wrecks a House. Special to The New York Times NEW ORLEANS, La. July 12. - The village of Bellefontaine, in Webster County, Miss., thirty miles in the interior from this place, was the scene last night of the fall of an aerolite, or meteoric stone, which completely wrecked the large storehouse of Hodge Mabry, and destroyed the stock of goods contained in it. The fall of the aerolite occurred between 9 and 10 o'clock, during a perfectly clear moonlight night. The destruction of the building was preceded by the appearance of a ball of fire passing swiftly through the air. It gave off during its passage enough light to greatly increase the light from the moon. As it came near a loud explosion was heard and a shower of fire burst forth from all sides of the blazing mass, having the appearance of hundreds of falling stars. The storehouse was wrecked simultaneously with the explosion. The explosion of the aerolite caused a report like the sound of distant thunder or the roll of far-away cannon. The debris of the house is being cleared away in search of the aerolite. It has not yet been found. Some of the searchers say that its velocity buried it in the ground. Others assert that the stone shattered into meteoric dust when the explosion occurred. Many cinders of a gray gritty metal appearance have been found in the wreckage. (end) Paper: The New York Times City: New York City, New York Date: Thursday, April 19, 1906 Page: 10 FOUND METEOR FRAGMENT Cemetery Workman Digs Up One Buried for Twelve Years Special to The New York Times RAHWAY, N.J., April 18. - John Godfray, in excavating for a monument today in Hazlewood Cemetery, dug up a meteor fragment weighing 25 pounds. It seemed to be composed of fused minerals, glass, stone and steel. There is a mixture of vari-colored stones intermingled through the otherwise gray mass. Twelve years ago Keron Kiernan, keeper of the cemetery, while at work one afternoon, heard a whistle, like escaping steam, coming through the clouds overhead. Then came a bright light, an odor of sulphur filled the air, and about fifty feet from where he stood a missile buried itself in the ground scorching the grass about and melting the gravel where it fell. The opening showed the object to have buried twelve feet deep. Since then it has gradually worked to the surface. (end) __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Re: [meteorite-list] ill need more
Michael Blood asked: However, I was wondering what the NAME of this meteorite is Zvezvan is not listed in Meteorites A to Z. Because newspaper reports are not always correct. I wouldn't add any of these to your list either Michael. http://www.meteoritearticles.com/meteorwrongsMT.html Clear Skies, Mark __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Wichita Lawn Garden Show, Meteorite Display
Hello All, The local lawn and garden show is a week away (Feb. 28th - March 4th). The Kansas Meteorite Society, along with the Wichita Gem and Mineral Society, will be manning a booth in the education section, the entire week. http://www.wichitagardenshow.com/ We will be handing out pamphlets along with showing and describing meteorites to the 50,000 in attendance. 10% of the Americans have gardens (I read that somewhat?) and most have a small interest in rocks. I should be able to arrange a couple radio spots to tell people they can bring rocks in to be looked at. Among the display, I will bring along my microscope with a thin section of NWA 998. Being a Mars meteorites, and really colorful under polarized light, it always seems to be of interest to the general public. I have kind of a small green thumb, so perhaps I can pick up a few tips and products for my own house, so I am looking forward to the show. If anyone will be in town, please let me know. Clear Skies, Mark Bostick www.meteoritearticles.com www.imca.cc __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD: eBay items; Sikhote Slice, Great Bend, Somervell, Books++
Hello all, I have a few auctions running on ebay (I think around 1600) including a couple items that might interest you. Be sure to check my auctions over the next few days as I will be listing a few items from my personal collection/s. I need to raise a little extra money to check up from Tucson and cover the cost of doing the Lawn Show, the local rock show and another educational exhibit planned this next month. Introduction To The Study of Meteorites by L. Fletcher This is cool. 111 years old and signed. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290084130578 Out of the Sky, 1952 Nininger Meteorite Book - NICE! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290084131110 HAH173 L6, S5, W1 Libyan Meteorite - 43.0 grams http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290084584907 Find A Falling Star, by H. H. Nininger, Rare Meteorite http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290086468949 RARE Somervell County, Texas, Pallasite - 9.1 grams Specimen has a Monnig # comes with a Monnig/TCU Label http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290086220210 Great Bend Meteorite 24g Part Slice, w/Huss Number http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290086218873 Sikhote-Alin Iron Oriented Heat Shield Meteorite - 4.32 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290086214568 Sikhote-Alin Iron Meteorite Slice w/Mirror Polish, 158g http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290086221914 Sikhote-Alin Iron Meteorite, 1947 Fall, Shrapnel 490g http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=290084492849 Mark Bostick www.meteoritearticles.com www.imca.cc (#3166) __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Blaine Reed Tucson Notes AD
Blaine Reed is not part of the meteorite list so I am sending this along for him. You can join his e-mail group by going to Yahoo. Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear Collectors, I am finally back from Tucson (comments on the show below) and unpacked enough to offer some of what I brought back now (my next few offerings are likely to be such stuff). Many of these items are consignments left with me at the show. As the owners of the largest pieces want either their money or the items returned, I likely will be offering these first (I would much rather sell them than have to pay expensive registered return postage), but I will be offering more smaller and affordable items later on (many of these need preparation work that I have not had time for anyway). Notes on the show: I have had quite a few people call and ask how things went. To be honest, in a word it was slow. In two words it was very slow. There were not many buyers wandering the show this year and many dealers suffered for it. I managed to do fairly well none the less (but down quite a bit from last year). What I am VERY concerned about is an increasing development the past few years in the actions of the meteorite collecting public. The show in general has been noticeably slowing the past few years. This is probably due to many factors such as cost (every thing gets more expensive in Tucson each year), increased time needed to see the people you need to see (as many dealers leave early and others show up late, almost 8 or 10 days is needed to be sure everybody you need to see will actually be there) and the internet (many of the large chain stores no longer buy at the shows, but have arranged supply contracts through internet connections now). I had been quite smug for the past years of this decline as we had a close knit community in meteorites that seemed to defy these problems. Collectors would come to the show for several days, visit dealers, go to parties and to auctions. Everything seemed to complement each other. Now I am seeing the rapid unraveling of this once neat social fabric. I had originally assumed that not many collectors showed up this year (I had maybe 35 meteorite people come to my room this year #150; I even had trouble giving out all of my special Tucson wine glasses this year). I was quickly shown how wrong I was when we attempted to attend the Meteorite Mayhem party of Steve Arnold and Geoff Notkin. We arrived late due to circumstances (business). The security guard would not let us in, as the bar was over capacity. We waited as several people left, but he would still not allow us in. An attempt at bribery (alas, poor George just doesn't have the negotiating power he once did) and we were told to beat #150; it. Before leaving I looked in the windows to see many dozens (possible a couple hundred) of people that had, at one time been my customers that I had not seen in many years. Clearly there is a problem on my end. What I am finding from the few I have been able to talk with is that most collectors have now become completely focused on the auctions only. Most fly in Friday night, go to Lang's auction on Saturday and go to Blood's Saturday night (and often don't get out until well after midnight) and fly home Sunday morning. I do understand that for many, they are unable to take the extra vacation days to visit the show. I have been trying to formulate some kind of answer as to how I can become relevant to the visiting collectors once more. This is a difficult thing to do when facing something like auctions that seem to work on the same powerful emotional areas as gambling in the human brain. I have had a few ideas such as; 1) Maybe moving to Inn Suites to be a little easier for those already visiting the dealers there to find me (though I don't think many of the dealers there had huge amounts of visitors either). 2) Starting one of my own auctions (Alan once told me this is why he started his #150; to get collectors to at least come to his room and see what else he has to offer ), though I have no idea when I could hold such an event that wouldn't interfere with the already existing ones (which would end up being a detriment to all of us). 3) Setting aside most of my really special or unique items (commonly available stuff generally does poorly at auction) during the year and consign them to one of the existing auctions (not a bad idea actually, but then I would not have these neat items available during the year). The plus of this one is that it could eventually save me huge amounts of money (if I do end up shutting down my Tucson show room that is, then I would only have to be in town for a few days to do some buying and let the auctions do the selling). 4) I am trying to convince Steve and Geoff to allow us dealers to each set up a small display table (no need to haul in a bunch of Sikhote-Alins, NWA 869's and other common stuff #150; just the true collector oriented special items) at their
[meteorite-list] Old Woman Meteorite
The finders were David Friburg, Mike Jendruczak and Hack Harwood. http://www.meteoritearticles.com/znp06191977.html And there was no reward for them?? The Smithsonian did offer them a reward, but it was far less then the $1 million they wanted. The finders took the position it was a million or nothingand got nothing. I have at least 100 Old Woman NPA's in my archive, of which only a few are listed here: http://www.meteoritearticles.com/znpoldwoman.html Clear Skies, Mark __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Steve Schoner's Thin Sections (Brownsfield Tom Philips Photos)
Hello list, Bernd recently noted, I can highly recommend Steve's thin sections. I agree. I purchased a Brownfield Thin Section from Steve on ebay last year. It is the best looking thin section I have ever seen that was made by handrather then made by one of those $50,000 machine as most are. I recently sent the thin section, along with several others, to Tom Philips to play with. Below is a link to some of the images I got back from this slide. http://www.meteoritearticles.com/colbrownfield.html Clear Skies, Mark Bostick www.meteoritearticles.com www.imca.cc __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] EL3 Fossil Image
Hello Gary and list, I am struck by the porocity of the specimen. What you are seeing most is spaces in cracks due to weathering. And those 'cubic' inclusions. The inclusions are more and less weathered portions (depending on how you want to see it) of the meteorite. The meteorite is very very old. Part of the meteorit had iron leach out of it over time...the lighter part. Add another weathering stage and the portions with more metal, starting weathering faster. It is perhaps the best deal in meteorites today, with prices at around $1.00 a gram and less. Clear Skies, Mark Bostick www.meteoritearticles.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Odd Lights, Low Sounds Cause Stir in Maine: Andover - Wethersfield
A somewhat recent I made to the list last year afte speaking with the Wethersfield II home owners. Mark Tue Aug 29 15:24:51 EDT 2006 Previous message: [meteorite-list] Wethersfield Meteorites was Question Next message: [meteorite-list] My Moss fragment Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] Hello Michael, Paul and list, A few newspaper articles on the 1982 Wethersfield meteorite can be found on my website here: http://www.meteoritearticles.com/znpwethersfield.html As noted in the above, and in Paul's e-mail, the homeowners Wanda and Robert Donahue donated the meteorite to the Peabody museum. The Peabody museum's meteorites are quite impression and it is the oldest (curated) meteorite collection in the United States. I took the opportunity to examine the collection a couple years ago and was quite impressed. Spurred by Michael's e-mail I spoke with Robert and Wanda Donahue this morning. Robert seemed a little more aged then Wanda (for lack of better word), liked he asked where I was a couple times, but Wanda was very clear minded and answered all my questions. Both were kind and I mean no disrespect to Robert with my comment. Wanda recalled, We were overwhelmed, of course. We both heard the noise. A real loud crash. We ran into the room and looked at the ceiling and saw the sky. She also remembered the names of all the people that examined the meteorite or were associated with it to some degree at the beginning. Dr. Roy Clarke made a positive impression on her. I asked what happened to the damage and was told they had the whole ceiling cut out and put into acrylic. This was donated to the local historical society. The item was on display a number of years but is not currently. Clear Skies, Mark Bostick Wichita, Kansas www.meteoritearticles.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Kackley Meteorite Photographs
Hello all, I have added some photographs of the Kackley meteorite I took before it was cut to my website. http://www.meteoritearticles.com/colkackley.html Clear Skies, Mark PS: It was nice to see the Chladni's Heirs in Tucson. Hope we see you back next year. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Happy SAFaCeD! + Belated Allende Birthday Wishes
Peter wrote: Happy...Sikhote-Alin-Fall-Celebration-Day! (SAFaCeD). Bernd added: In the hype over the fall date of the SA iron shower, we forgot another celebrity: A L L E N D E on February 8, 1969, 01:05 hrs. Happy birthday Sikhote-Alin and Allende. Allende Newspaper articles: http://www.meteoritearticles.com/znpallende.html Sikhote-Alin Newspaper articles: http://www.meteoritearticles.com/znpsikhote.html Here is a neat complete oriented Sikhote-Alin crystal I picked up in Tucson this year... http://www.meteoritearticles.com/colsikhote31gcrystal.html Mark __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Larry Atkin's Recent Holbrook Find (Photos)
Hello list, Photographs of Larry Atkin's recent Holbrook find linked below. Stellar find Larry! http://www.meteoritearticles.com/colholbrooklarry.html Clear Skies, Mark Bostick www.meteoritearticles.com www.imca.cc (#3166) __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Nininger Speaks on Bondoc Meteorite, 1962 NPA
Paper: Arizona Daily Sun City: Flagstaff, Arizona Date: Thursday, August 9, 1962 Page: 3 (of 16) Tells of Luzon Find Meteorite Expert Nininger Speaks at Flagstaff Rotary Dr. H. H. Nininger, world-famous authority on meteorites, told Rotarians this week that a huge meteorite, recovered from the jungles of Luzon, R.I., is enroute here from Long Beach and will be on display at Sedona for several weeks. It will then be taken to the University of Arizona, Tucson, to be placed in the permanent display there. Nininger said that a trip to the Philippines he was given a small piece of the meteorite by the department of mines. He made a trip to the site but failed in efforts to remove the main mass of the huge chunk of nickel and iron. The meteorite has since been excavated and shipped to the U.S. It weighs several tons. The study of meteorites is no longer an amateur affair, he said. There are now many highly trained scientists devoting their time to this study. Much important information has been developed relating to outer space. Nininger was presented by Jack Wetmore, program chairman. We will never get to the end of the learning in any science, he said. We only become aware of new conditions and new facts which have entered our scope since our last investigations. The continued study of meteorites will undoubtedly lead to even wider knowledge of outer space, he concluded. (end) __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] 1st Nininger-ASU Grant, C. Moore, 1961 NPA
Paper: Arizona Daily Sun City: Flagstaff, Arizona Date: Saturday, October 28, 1961 Page: 2 (of 10) Dr. Nininger Seeks Research Sedona Man Presents ASU $1,000 Meteorite Grant TEMPE (Special) - Dr. H. H. Nininger of Sedona has award a $1,000 grant to Arizona State University to stimulate meteoritic research. Dr. Nininger, one of the world's foremost authorities on meteorites, presented the $1,000 in the form of one or more awards to students submitting the best papers describing their original meteorite research. The papers must be submitted to Dr. Carleton Moore, director of the Nininger collection at ASU, according to President G. Homer Durham. The Nininger meteorite collection at ASU, one of the largest in the world, contains 1,220 catalogued specimens, in addition to several thousand small particles, from 684 if the 1,600 meteoritic falls known to world scientists. The university purchased the collection with the assistance of a private donor, the National Science Foundation - which provided a grant of $240,000 - and the ASU Foundation. A national meteorite symposium was held at ASU March 10 in connection with the inauguration of Dr. Durham of the university. (end) __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Carleton Moore, Collectors Helped by....1985 NPA
Paper: The Frederick Post City: Frederick, Maryland Date: Monday, September 9, 1985 Page: C-9 Collectors of meteorites helped by farmers, animals, children TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Thank heaven for cows, farmers and children, says Arizona State University geochemist Carleton Moore. Without animals and people, Tempe would not be home to the world's third-largest collection of meteorites, according to Moore, who directs the ASU Center for Meteorite Studies. Case in point: In the 1840s, a meteorite now No. 202sb in an ASU file fell in New Concord, Ohio. It hit and killed a cow. The incident drew attention to a rock that otherwise might have been part of 10,000 unnoticed tons of meteorite material which fell on the Earth that day. A farmer, probably upset over his dead cow, turned the rock in to local scientists, who in turn have passed it on to ASU, Moore says. We get a lot of our meteorites this way, Moore says. Usually, some professor will go out to some farmer's home and ask him i£ he has any interesting rocks. The farmer usually will say, 'Nope,' and the professor will ask, 'Well, what's that thing over there holding the trashcan lid down?' Drawing his thumbs up to his chest to hold imaginary suspenders, Moore completes the tale: The farmer usually comes back with, 'Well, don't know. Dug it up plowing a while back. Sometimes it's a meteorite, Moore says. Finding meteorites is a human aspect, by Moore's accounts. In 1969, the same year ASU researchers were analyzing 200 moon rocks brought back by Apollo 9, impoverished youngsters in northern Mexico found a way to make a year's wages in a day scouring the desert for unusual rocks. What they found was one of the oldest meteorites known, containing ash thought to have come from the theoretical Big Bang, which supposedly set formation of the universe in motion. ASU paid the children about $500 for the find, enough to feed their entire family for a year. The university continues to pay for some meteorites researchers consider valuable. . Other meteorites in Moore's cluttered collection are in the shape of anvils, knives and crow bars some fashioned by ancient Indians, others fashioned by poor people in South America, eager to make use of a metal they would not be able to buy. Today, ASU houses 1,300 meteorites worth between $4 million and $5 million, Moore says. Many meteorites are kept in unmarked rooms. They are snipped worldwide to researchers hoping to learn more about the universe. Inside, their chemical composition hasn't changed in millions of years, giving scientists clues to the origin of the universe and planets. Rocks from Mars share a chemical composition similar to ancient Earth. Other meteorites have carried amino acids from outer space, giving some scientists reason to believe the basis for life was spawned in outer space. (end) __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Littlerock Meteorite, Wasson, 1980 NPA
Paper: Temple City Times City: Temple City, California Date: Thursday, January 17, 1980 Page: A2 (2 of 24) Museum is home for 42-pound meteorite The second meteorite ever to be found in Los Angeles County has gone on display in the foyer of the Natural History Museum in Exposition Park. Found near Palmdale in April of this year, the blackened 42-pound mass has been identified, as a stony meteorite. According to Dr. John Wasson of UCLA, the black crust appears quite fresh indicating that this meteorite probably landed within the last 100 years. This new treasure from outer space is known as the Little Rock Meteorite. The museum is located in Exposition Park and is open from 10 to 5 every day except Mondays, Christmas and New Year's Day. (end) Speaking of Los Angeles County meteoritesthe coolest thing I picked up in Tucson, via a trade with Robert Verish, a piece of Los Angeles big enough to actually see the matrix. Verish just got a new printer so it came with a neat certificate. http://www.meteoritearticles.com/collosangeles.html (PDF's of all articles posted available upon request as usual.) Clear Skies, Mark Bostick www.meteoritearticles.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] AUCTION RESULTS - Blood and Lang
Jim wrote All this discussion has convinced me that perhaps I have been looking at the posting of auction hammer prices incorrectly. I now SUPPORT the posting of the prices. However, I do feel that they should be posted by the people actually running the auction as an OFFICIAL record of the auction results. This should be done with the specifications of the auction lot as well for clarification on the quality of the piece offered. I agree with Jim. I understand the problems with posting prices. People seem to think the lowest price they ever see a meteorite sell is what it is worth, which is strange, as they understand the highest price is a fluke. So while I saw no problems in the past, I now think auction prices should be posted to keep things clear and honest. One can also ask, should my absentee bid be what I pay if I won, or should it be the next increment over the previous highest bid? Clear Skies, Mark __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] please remove..
Hello ???, You can remove yourself by clicking on the link below each e-mail, including this one, if desired. You might however just change the mailing option to a once a day e-mail. Clear Skies, Mark Hello, Please remove my name from this list.. informative but too many emails... thank you __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://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] Some Good Tucson Auction News
Hello Everyone, I hope that last round of e-mails has not turned anyone off from attending Tucson or the like. It is the greatest assembly of meteorite collectors and dealers and should not be missed if possible. My report on the show will be coming soon. I hope that other attendees take the time to write a few words on their experience as well. Just as you likely enjoyed reading past reports, others will enjoy reading yours. Now for a little good Tucson Auction news. During Michael Blood's People Auction, Michael was kind enough to stop the auction to offer a number of last minute things for the Walter Branch fund. A pair of posters, I believe given by Michael, where signed by all present. One for Walter and the other for the high bidder with all funds going directly to the Walter Branch fund. The signed poster sold for $275 by a generous Fred Hall. A couple other items were also auctioned off, including a Mars tainted wine bottle given by Greg Hupe, and third item if I remember right. Sorry can't remember who gave it or what it was. While I have no ideal how much was collected at the auction, I imagine over $1000.00, which mind you is a fraction of the funds that Walter could use. As you have read his condition is quite serious. I don't see him returning to work anytime soon. Anyway, I would like to publically thank Michael Blood, who received quite some slack for the long running auction, for taking time out for this, Fred Hall, Greg Hupe and the generous meteorite community. And since I am on this subject, I have copied and pasted John's e-mail the other day on the Walter Branch fund. Hello List, After reading the bad news about Walter and his daughter, I called Maria Haas who was in Tucson attending the Gem Mineral Show to tell her the news. Being the good soul that she is, she came up with the idea to collect donations to assist Walter and his family during this trying situation. Maria spent the better part of two days collecting donations from meteorite folks attending the Show and was delighted to find that members of the meteorite community were quite generous. During a phone conversation with Maria on Monday ( she was hunting meteorites in Holbrook with Dave Andrews and Larry Mr. Lucky Atkins), she asked if I'd post this message to the Met. List since she is away from her computer. Anyone who would like to donate money to assist Walter Branch and his family can do so through Maria. She has a Premiere Paypal account, so she can accept payments made with Visa, Master Card, E-Checks, etc. If you prefer to mail donations to Maria that is possible too. Here is her Paypal account e-mail and also her mailing address. Paypal payments : dragonsoup at msn.com mailing address: Maria Haas 410 Spring Street Saline MI 48176 She won't be home from her trip to Arizona/Nevada until late on Saturday, February 10, 2007. So if you try to contact her, don't expect a reply until then. From the description of the injuries, I'm guessing Walter's recovery will be a long process. I've never met him in person, but have been in contact with him for pretty close to 10 years. I'm sure that those of you who know him or have done business with him will agree with me that he is a wonderful guy full of integrity, honesty and charm. Please be generous. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me as well. Best Regards, John Gwilliam - Tempe, Arizona Clear Skies, Mark Bostick __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Stolen meteorites in Tucson
Much of the meteorites noted were stolen from tables outside of hotels at night, covered with a sheet I guess. This of course means anyone in Tucson could have taken them, and not just meteorite people. The Lang auction thefts have a more limited suspect pool I would image. Clear Skies, Mark Bostick www.meteoritearticles.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] 3rd Legal Tender Meteorite Coin = Brenham
Hello Everyone, I am pleased to announce that a proposal of mine for a 3rd legal tender meteorite coin has just been approved. While there are several steps from now until the coin is minted, I am happy to say that this coin will feature Brenham meteorite olivine crystals. I could not keep making meteorite coins and not have one done with a Kansas meteorite. Plus the first (legal tender coin, not token as most meteorite coins are) was a stony meteorite, the second an iron so a stony-iron seemed a logical next step. By using the olivine crystals, we will be sidestepping any problems that collectors may have towards Brenham (mind you, the recent Brenham Meteorite Company finds seem quite stable overall). Preliminary designs have the coin featuring a Buffalo (or Bison). The demand for Buffalo coins, since the 2004 nickels have skyrocketed and since this will be the first one with a US meteorite, I think they will be quite popular. Production of this coin, right now, is set at only 1,000 coins...the same as the Nantan coin which sold out instantly and a good share of these will be acquired by the Kansas Meteorite Society. Because of this fact, and that I would like everyone to have a chance to acquire one, I will be offering them for sale when they are first available so if you are interested in them, let me know and I will put you on a contact list. Cost of the coins should be around $60.00, and I will guestimate it will be six months before they are ready. As time goes by I will know more. Another added bonus (perhaps?) by getting one from me is I can hand sign the certificates which like the first two will come certified by me with a printed signature. Clear Skies, Mark Bostick Kansas Meteorite Society www.meteoritearticles.com www.imca.cc __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] 3rd Legal Tender Meteorite Coin = Brenham
and not have one done with a Kansas meteorite. Plus the first (legal tender coin, not token as most meteorite coins are) Darren asked So does this mean that the coin could be taken to a store in the country of issue and the store will be required to take the coin at face value to pay for goods or services, and be able to exchange that coin at a bank for said face value? Because if you can't spend it in the country of issue just like any other coin from that country (Marshal islands, whatever) it ain't a coin, and it ain't legal tender. Hello Darren and list, The first coin has a $10.00 face value in Libya backed by the National Bank of Liberia, the second has a $5.00 face value backed by the government of the Republic of Palau. I am not sure where the third coin will come from at this time, as that is being worked out. At this time, the project has been approved and that is where we are. I am excited about this one more then the others so I went ahead and announced it. (The last tow times I waited until dealers had time to get them in stock before posting). This is no different then if you bought one of the 1986 $1 Statue of Liberty coins here in the US. That is a legal tender coin as well. Mind you, someone at your local 7-11 might not understand the Statue of Liberty coin is a legal tender coin, but that doesnt change the fact that it is. Worst case, if you cant find anyone who knows funny US coins you might have to take to a National Bank, but I do not know the commerce laws in all countries so I will not pretend I do. The Statue of Liberty coin and the previous meteorite coins are made of silver, so you would be pretty stupid for exchanging it for face value. (The Brenham coin will also be made of silver). Here is the history of the first one http://www.meteoritearticles.com/nwa267coin.html And a photograph of the second http://www.meteoritearticles.com/Natancoin.html Mark __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite found, per local press
Hello Robert, It obviously is not a metorite. I spoke with Wally Spiers, the writer, this morning and he didn't seem to think it was, so I imagine he was just doing his job and covering the local story. Mark Bostick www.meteoritearticles.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Walter Branch
Thanks for your e-mail Sabrina, Just came back from Tucson tonight and I was terribly saddened to read this e-mail. I have e-mailed back and forth with Walter many times over the last 6 years or so and have always considered him a good friend and I think you would find it hard to find anyone in the meteorite community that felt ill towards the good doctor. Hoping the best for Walter and Rebekah and sending positive energy your way. I am sending a small package your way. If you would prefer I send it to the hospital, please e-mail the address/room number to me privately. Clear Skies, Mark Bostick www.meteoritearticles.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Tucson 2007, Harvey Award
Hello Everyone, Just made it back from Tucson tonight, with a brief stop at Roswell, New Mexico on the way and the Grand Canyon afterwards. I was greatly humbled with a Harvey Award this year for my website and work with the Kansas Meteorite Society and I would like to express my thanks to Steve Arnold and Geoff Notkin for their kind words and the honor. While I feel outclassed by many of fellow award winners, I hope to live up to the honor bestowed upon me. I would also like to thank Steve, Geoff and Phil for their work in the field and media in Kansas the last 18 months, much of which the meteorite community does not know about. I do believe that it has helped opened doors for the Kansas Meteorite Society, which is reflected in a very busy schedule for us the next four months. Keep up the steller work guys, it is appreciated. I would also like to thank my good friend and fellow Kansas Meteorite Society co-founder Jerry Calvert. It took a few efforts to get the KMS rolling and I could not have done it without you. The award will get a place of honor in one of my cabinets and I dedicate it you. Thanks for being you. I have over 2000 e-mails to sort through, so if you are one of them, as many of you are, please give me a few days and I will get them knocked out as soon as possible. Clear Skies, Mark Bostick Wichita, Kansas www.meteoritearticles.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] The Perfect Oriented Iron - on display at Days Innroom108
Hello Tim and list, That is the best oriented iron I have ever seen. Please take the time to show the list more photographs of it. Nice seeing you and Patricia again. (Hope I remembered your wife's name correctly...if not, please allow me to use the excuse of 36 hours without sleep.) Mark Bostick www.meteoritearticles.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Sad news.. Robert Hutchison has died.
Truely sad news. Hutchison will be missed by many. Mark __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Potter: RFS Picture of the Day - January 27, 2007
Darren wrote the following based on Find a Falling Star, pgs. 117 and 118. The Potter, Nebraska meteorite was found by farmer Cecil McKinney when large rocks were struck by his tractor. After digging several large masses from his field, because of their unusual density he used some of them as weights on his disc plow while tilling land until his son-in-law had a chance encounter with HH Nininger in a Sterling, Colorado truck stop and quickly recognized that a small meteorite Nininger had placed on the counter looked much like the large stones on his father-in-law's farm. Samples mailed to Nininger were positively identified by Nininger who then traveled to the farm and purchased around 260 kilograms of the weathered brecciated L6 meteorite. A 1941 newspaper article, which does note the McKinneys name, something the Nininger recollection in FAFS does not, has a slightly different story. http://www.meteoritearticles.com/znp02261941.html Find a Falling Star was purchased in 1972, and was mostly written by Abbey. This leads me to believe the newspaper article is likely more correct. Clear Skies, Mark Bostick www.meteoritearticles.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Potter: RFS Picture of the Day - January 27, 2007
The details that I wrote up that disagreed with the Nininger book and the article came from Dirk, so I suspect that they are more correct than either of the above sources. I do not see a disagreement with what you wrote and what is in Niningers book. This leads me to suspect that Dirk is using FAFS as a reference. No reference is noted so if I am wrong, please correct me Dirk. The difference in the two accounts is that Nininger says in the book that he met that brother-in-law at a Colorado truck stop, while the article says that the McKinneys were referred to Nininger by a local guy. Also the NPA seems to refer to the find as recent in 1941, and only notes two stones had so far been found and sold, while in FAFS, Nininger says (in the paragraph after you left off) that We recovered a total of sixty-five meteorites during 1937-38. Each has something of a story. But to me You will note in the FAFS, that Nininger does not mention the names of the finder, which he has no problem doing in much of the rest of FAFS. This may mean that Nininger did not have any reference on the purchases in front of him, and that he is recalling the story from memory. As I stated before Nininger didnt actually write the book. From reading personal letters and a few accounts in FAFS, it appears Abbey did a good portion of all the writing for all the Nininger books. At the time of FAFS Nininger was quite unhealthy, so Margret and Huss were doing the lions share of all work, and likely helped with the writing/editing. Dirk mentioned before to the list of having seen some receipts, if I remember right, so perhaps he could shed a little more light on this. Perhaps even provide scans of hopefully dated receipts? Right now I would still more rely with an at the time account (Nininger was still recovering Potter in 1941), rather then a few paragraphs wrote 35 years, and a 100 meteoites, after the event. Mark __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Geoff's meteorite page on Wikipedia
I haven't seen it mentioned here, but granted I don't read everything at all times. Did anyone else notice Geoff Notkin's meteorite page on Wikipedia? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteorite I first noticed it about two months ago (?). So not sure how long it has been up, but I see one photograph that is about 10 months old, so less then that I imagine. Nice job Geoff. Clear Skies, Mark PS: I notice a Nininger page was missing from Wikipedia. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] 1906 Selma Meteorite NPA
Paper: The Newport Daily News City: Newport, Rhode Island Date: Sunday, December 22, 1906 Page: 4 (of 10) METEORITE FOUND IN A HAYFIELD. The largest entire stone meteorite ever found, according to Professor Hovey, of the Museum of Natural History, New York. It was found March 26 in a hayfield about two miles from Selma, Ala., by J. W. Coleman. It is 20½ inches high, 20 inches wide and 13 inches thick, and weighs 306 pounds. In shape it is roughly polygonal. Professor Hovey says that most aerolites break to pieces while passing through the earth's atmosphere, probably on account of unequal heating due to friction. The meteorite had evidently lade embedded where it fell since 1895. July 26 of that year several people, living in the vicinity heard a rumbling noise and saw a flaming mass shooting toward the earth. (end) __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] 1903 Saline Meteorite, Farrington NPA
Paper: The Arizona Republican City: Phoenix, Arizona Date: Thursday, March 5, 1903 Page: 10 (of 16) Under CURRENT COMMENT The Story of a Meteorite. Professor Farrington of the Field Columbian museum, is reported to have found free phosphorus in a meteorite discovered in Saline county, Kan. In some comments upon this discovery it is said that free phosphorus is not found in terrestrial substances. Hence the deduction that meteorites come from outside space. This may be a confirmation of an old deduction. It certainly is not new. It has long been the belief of scientists that meteorite come from space out side our planet. It is a further deduction, we are told, that meteorites are not hot, as is generally supposed, but come from extremely cold places somewhere out in space. Let us not be so unjust to Professor Farrington as to suppose he talks like that. He knows it is not generally supposed that meteorites are hot, so long as they are in space. But when they enter our atmosphere the friction makes them hot. In fact, the heat so generated disintegrated them, so the only those of considerable size reach terra firma in sold form. Professor Farrington would not be likely to talk about very cold places somewhere out in space. We have no very good reason to believe that far out in space one place is much colder than another or that there is enough oxygen anywhere there to prevent the existence of free phosphorus. A more interesting deduction is that either a meteorite containing free phosphorous can never come from a warm place where oxygen is prevalent, like our planet or else that if it was projected into space from such a planet or sun the extreme cold or other influence of space has the effect to chemically separate phosphorus from other substances. The presence of free phosphorus in a meteorite is certainly very interesting, whether we consider the phenomenon of the persistence of phosphorous in this state in spite of the great heat generated in the meteorite by passing through our atmosphere or speculate upon the possible origin of a body containing phosphorus in that state. The fact seems to suggest the existence of matter which has never been associated with the great masses of matter - suns and planets - where heat is believed always to be present or to have been present at some time - Chicago Chronicle. (end) __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] 1860 New Concord NPA, Hammer Stone?
Paper: The Wisconsin Daily Patriot City: Madison, Wisconsin Date: Tuesday, May 22, 1860 Page: 1 (of 4) A Meteoric Shower in Ohio. The following is a definite and detailed account of this interesting and startling phenomena: HENDRYSBURG, O., May 9, 1860. Dear Professor: - You will doubtless see in the papers an account of a shower of meteoric stones that fell on the 1st inst., near the village of Concord, in Muskingum County, Ohio. Lest you should think it a hoax, or at least an incorrect account. I have taken such pains as circumstances would permit to obtain as near as possible all the facts and circumstances connected with it. The shower took place between 12 and 1 o'clock p.m. The day was unusually cool for the season of the year, and the sky about two-thirds overcast with clouds. Simultaneously with the fall of the stones a tremendous explosion took place in the atmosphere. To there near by it resembled a severe clap of thunder in sound, but was accompanied by a jarring sound, which, together with the noise, was felt and heard at a much greater distance than the effect of thunder. It was observed and remarked as something peculiar by persons fifty miles off. I was at the time about thirty miles distant, and so extraordinary was the detonation and jarring sensation that I thought it (although an unknown occurrence in this region) an earthquake shock; in that, such was the general opinion of all who heard it. To those near where the stones fell several distinct reports were heard - accounts very from six to twelve; they were in rapid succession, perhaps not over a second of time between them. So strange was the sensation that cattle in the fields ran started at it. Four stones were seen to fall and have been recovered, but the probabilities are that many others fell. Two, which fell within about six hundred yards of each others, were seen by a couple of men who were laboring in a field. Hearing the reports one of the men looked up and saw a large body fall into a field close by; the other, looking in another direction, saw another which fell upon a fence. Within about twenty minutes they approached and dug out the one which had fallen on the field, where it had buried itself to the depth of about twenty inches in the still limestone soil. It was still so hot that it could scarcely be held in the hands. From the direction in which it entered the earth its fall appeared to be vertical. Its weight was fifty-one pounds, and its shape irregular, long and flattened, but resembling somewhat the enclosed sketch. It entered the ground point foremost. The other, which fell upon the fence, weighed forty-two pounds. In its descent it cut through the rails on the fence, and buried itself in the earth, having a direction apparently from the north-east. About one and a half-miles from where these two stones fell, a young man plowing a field, heard a strange, whizzing sound overhead, and, looking up, saw the clouds in a strange state of commotion. (The same with regard to the agitation of the clouds was observed by others.) Thinking that he heard something fall, upon searching he found a stone weighing thirty-six pounds, which had fallen upon, and imbedded itself in a decaying log. - It was supposed that it had in its fall a direction from the south-east. Near Claysville, about six miles distant, two gentlemen walking out heard the explosion, and very soon afterward a stone weighing four lbs. fell near them, striking the ground so obliquely as to ricochet. The direction of this appeared to be from the north. The four stones about mentioned were all there were seen to fall, another, however, was found which had fallen in the woods and lodged in the earth among a thick cluster of roots surrounding a beach tree. It weighed about thirty pounds, and appeared to have fallen vertically. All of the stones were irregular in figure and had the same general appearance, having a blackened smooth vitrilited surface. This exterior coating was, however, very thin - not one-fiftieth of an inch in thickness. Within the stones had an ashy color, and contained fine particles of some shining substances, probably native nickel. Enclosed I send you a very small specimen which I picked off a large lump. It was my desire to send you a large piece, of, if possible one of the stones entire, but all except the largest one were broken up and the pieces distributed along persons who, while the marvel last, attach to them great value. The largest one (yet unbroken) is the possession of A. S. Milholland, from who, if desirable, you might possibly obtain it for the Smithsonian. You could, I presume, obtain further information and probably a specimen by writing to Dr. M. McConnell or the Rev. Mr. Seigfred, at Concord, Ohio. I write under very unfavorable circumstances, but hope that you will be able to decipher it. Yours truly, JND, Tidball,
[meteorite-list] 1860 New Concord NPA, early account
Paper: Janesville Daily Gazette City: Janesville, Wisconsin Date: Tuesday Evening, May 8, 1860 Page: 3 (of 8) AN EARTHQUAKE IN EASTERN OHIO - The Columbus Fact of Thursday evening, says: On Tuesday last the counties of Guernsey, Belmont and Harrison, in eastern Ohio, were visited by an earthquake, more serious than any preceding one which there is any record in this section of the country. The earthquake lasted for about thirty minutes (or seconds?) producing the most intense excitement among the inhabitants, and striking terror to the heart of all who happened to be within its range. At Cambridge, Barnesville and other points, the citizens assembled together in the streets, and prayed for a safe deliverance from the destined face which seemed impending. Probably the most singular feature of the event, long to be remembered by those who saw and felt it, was the falling of what is supposed to be meteoric stones in various portions of that locality. Four large stones, weighing from forty to sixty pounds each fell on or near the track of the Central Ohio Railroad, near Concord, burying themselves in the ground two feet, while at Claysville, south-east of Cambridge, and other portions of the country, stones of the same quality, but in greater quantities, fell to the earth. The Cambridge Jeffersonian of Friday makes the following mention of the matter: No little excitement has arisen from the report that the rumbling sound which alarmed the delicate nerves of so many of our fair sex, on Tuesday last, was caused by the falling of a shower of stones, coming in an oblique direction toward the south-east. The specimens that we have seen are angular, of light-gray color internally, and of dark metallic on the outside. They are very compact and heavy. (end) Mark Note: This article refers to the New Concord meteorite. This meteorite fell in Muskingum county, Ohio on May 1, 1860 at 12:45 p.m. More then thirty pieces, 227 kg., of this L6 stone chondrite was recovered. (Reference: Meteorites A to Z: Second Edition). __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] 1860 New Concord NPA, more reports...
Paper: Whitewater Register City: Whitewater, Wisconsin Date: Saturday, May 19, 1860 Page: 1 (of 4) Fall of Meteoric Stones in Ohio. From the Zanesville Courier An extraordinary phenomenon occurred on Tuesday, about noon, which has been noticed in many counties in Eastern Ohio. This occurrence, although it may be incredible to some, was certainly noticed by many in different localities about the same time. In this city the explosion or noise was distinctly heard. At New Concord, sixteen miles east, a gentleman who was out in his field heard a large crash, similar to sharp thunder, a succession of which lasted half a minute, and then died away, like the sound of a receding train of cars. On looking up he observed an object descending, with great rapidity, in an angling direction, and on marking where it touched the earth, he there found a stone imbedded two feet in the earth, and somewhat warm, weighing 52 lbs. Another was found of 56 lbs., one of 40 and one of 86 lbs., in weight, all within the circumference of a few miles. A small portion of one of these we have in our sanctum. At Bellair the concussion was so strong as to force open the large doors of a car house. At Malaga some of the inhabitances wore frightened, thinking of an earthquake. The shock at Barnesville seemed to jar the buildings to their foundations. Some boys were out in the woods near McConnellsville, which is perhaps thirty miles from Concord, and observed what they termed a large red ball descending to the earth with a fiery tail to it, but were so frightened as to immediately return home. From the Columbus Statesman, May 5th. A correspondent in New Concord, Muskingum County, in a letter published in the Statesman on Tuesday morning, mentioned a singular phenomenon in that neighborhood on Tuesday. It was an astounding noise in the sky like the roar of a cannon, which was followed by the fall of a number of stones, weighing from two to fifty pounds. Since the date of our correspondent's note we have received other letters from the same region of country, which not only corroborate his statement, but add greatly to the singularity of the phenomena. It appears that the noise alluded to was heard through a wide range of country, and that stones of the kind described were found freshly imbedded in the earth in the same manner, miles apart. In Morgan, Muskingum, Coshocton, Morrow and Tuscarawas County the explosion was distinctly head. Near McConnellsville several boys observed a huge stone descend to the earth, which they averred looked like a red ball, leaving a line of smoke in its wake. A gentleman walking the field, near New Concord, hard a terrific crash like thunder , which lasted half a minute, and then plainly saw a large body descending through the air in an angling direction, with a velocity apparently much greater then it could have attained by its own momentum. Going to the spot where it touched the ground, he found a rock weighing over fifty pounds, embedded in the earth a depth of two feet. The phenomena seems to be unprecedented. These stones were found nearly fifty miles apart, although the explosion was heard at all the places mentioned from the direction of New Concord. Houses were shaken by the shock, and in one or two instances the doors bursted open. It occasioned a great deal of consternation in that section of the country, as well it might. (end) Mark Note: This article refers to the New Concord meteorite. This meteorite fell in Muskingum county, Ohio on May 1, 1860 at 12:45 p.m. More then thirty pieces, 227 kg., of this L6 stone chondrite was recovered. (Reference: Meteorites A to Z: Second Edition). __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] 1860 New Concord NPA...one more
Paper: Dawsons Fort Wayne Daily Times City: Fort Wayne, Indiana Date: Wednesday, June 6, 1860 Page: 7 (of 10) ONE OF THE METEORIC STONES. - The Ohio State Journal of the 18th, speaking of the recent meteoric showers in Guernsey county, of that State, says: One of the meteors has been laid upon our table by Mr. John Burdick, of this city, who dug it from its concealment in the bosum of the earth on his farm in Guernsey county. The meteor flashed upon our astonished vision, perfectly docile, a black, wedge-shaped mass of conglomerate rock, with a very mysterious smell. The meteor weighs just nine pounds, and was seen to descend like a streak of lightning blazing like molten iron. It penetrated the earth about a foot and a half, leaving a huge hole. Mr. Burdick has several of these missiles of Heaven's artillery, which he will exhibit to the curious at his residence. (end) Hello all, I have found a dozen or more other New Concord 1860 NPA's, but the one posted have the most good information. None referenced the meteorite hitting any animal, however the very detailed report (a letter sent to the Smithsonian) notes it as having broken a fence. So New Concord is likely a hammer, but not an animal smacker as some have suggested in the past. Clear Skies, Mark Bostick www.meteoritearticles.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
