Re: [meteorite-list] How Many Meteorites Are Hidden on Farmland?
Quoting bill kies via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>: Pleasant article. Very little hype of the sort we are often inundated with. The only thing that I found disappointing was the lack of information pertaining to the rock/meteorite itself. Kinda looks like a pallasite but that's just a silly guess, I guess ; since it's only based on a glance. Any thoughts? Thanks, Bill From: Meteorite-list <meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com> on behalf of Tommy via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 7:00 AM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] How Many Meteorites Are Hidden on Farmland? http://www.agweb.com/article/how-many-meteorites-are-hidden-on-farmland-naa-chris-bennett/[1] How Many Meteorites Are Hidden on Farmland? www.agweb.com In early May, with corn already up, Bruce Lilienthal spotted a large rock jutting halfway out of his heavy, black dirt. He dug out a 16" long, 10" wide and 2" thick specimen weighing an unseemly 33 lbs. Unknown to Lilienthal, he'd harvested the single most unique item in his farm's history: a meteorite. Regards! Tom __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral[2] and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com[3] Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list[4] __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral[5] and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com[6] Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list[7] Links: -- [1] http://www.agweb.com/article/how-many-meteorites-are-hidden-on-farmland-naa-chris-bennett/ [2] https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral [3] http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com [4] https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list [5] https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral [6] http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com [7] https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] How Many Meteorites Are Hidden on Farmland?
Hi Bill -- you must have missed it in the article: 6th paragraph: "At 92% iron, 7% nickel, and a 1% mix of sulfur, carbon and other elements, the Lilienthal's meteorite was part of an asteroid, formed 4.5 billion years ago at the dawn of the solar system, essentially a leftover from the same material comprising the sun and the planets." So it's an iron. --Rob -Original Message- From: Meteorite-list [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of bill kies via Meteorite-list Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 2:23 PM To: Tommy Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] How Many Meteorites Are Hidden on Farmland? Pleasant article. Very little hype of the sort we are often inundated with. The only thing that I found disappointing was the lack of information pertaining to the rock/meteorite itself. Kinda looks like a pallasite but that's just a silly guess, I guess ; since it's only based on a glance. Any thoughts? Thanks, Bill __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] How Many Meteorites Are Hidden on Farmland?
Pleasant article. Very little hype of the sort we are often inundated with. The only thing that I found disappointing was the lack of information pertaining to the rock/meteorite itself. Kinda looks like a pallasite but that's just a silly guess, I guess ; since it's only based on a glance. Any thoughts? Thanks, Bill From: Meteorite-list <meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com> on behalf of Tommy via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 7:00 AM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] How Many Meteorites Are Hidden on Farmland? http://www.agweb.com/article/how-many-meteorites-are-hidden-on-farmland-naa-chris-bennett/ How Many Meteorites Are Hidden on Farmland? www.agweb.com In early May, with corn already up, Bruce Lilienthal spotted a large rock jutting halfway out of his heavy, black dirt. He dug out a 16” long, 10” wide and 2” thick specimen weighing an unseemly 33 lbs. Unknown to Lilienthal, he’d harvested the single most unique item in his farm’s history: a meteorite. Regards! Tom __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] How Many Meteorites Are Hidden on Farmland?
Along the same thought process Tommy, I have often wondered just how much mass worth of extraterrestrial matter there has been added to the Earth's overall mass? Add up all those meteorites under the top soil of farms, all the meteorites from the Ordovician bombardment of L-chondrites, etc. etc. Add up every meteorite we know of already, and every meteorite we do not know of already, and just how much of the Earth's current mass can be attributed to extraterrestrial matter? In my mind it is an intriguing question. Our orbit around the sun is perfectly located to support life, and if the mass of the Earth were different enough to have landed us in a different orbit for one reason or another, we might not have an environment suitable to support life. Hope you are all doing good. Cheers, John A. Shea, MD IMCA 3295 Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at 7:00 AM From: "Tommy via Meteorite-list" <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] How Many Meteorites Are Hidden on Farmland? http://www.agweb.com/article/how-many-meteorites-are-hidden-on-farmland-naa-chris-bennett/ Regards! Tom __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] How Many Meteorites Are Hidden on Farmland?
http://www.agweb.com/article/how-many-meteorites-are-hidden-on-farmland-naa-chris-bennett/ Regards! Tom __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
