Re: [meteorite-list] New Orleans meteorite caused Katrina!
Do you mean to tell me that there is yet ONE person out there that doesn't believe it was caused by global warming(sic) or the Bush Administration? Elton __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] New Orleans meteorite caused Katrina!
I really hope this guy was kidding-- it would sadden me to think a superstitous nitwit flake owned a nice meteorite like that. http://blog.nola.com/chrisrose/2008/10/the_rock_that_ruined_new_orlea.html The rock that ruined New Orleans It's taken three years since The Thing, but we've finally found an explanation why so much has gone wrong around here the past few years. And it's probably not what you suspect. Just over five years ago, a meteorite crashed through the ceiling of a home in Broadmoor, and since then everything has gone down the toilet. Yep, that's it. That's the cause of Katrina, the flood, FEMA, Ray Nagin and everything else that's happened since then, down to and presumably including Martin Gramatica's missed field goals. All this, of course, depends on whether you believe the theory of one Robert McDade, New Orleans scientist, mineral collector and certified eccentric. McDade, a retired petroleum engineer, is the proprietor of the Southern Fossil and Mineral Exchange on Magazine Street. My little rock shop, he calls it. And he is convinced that the Broadmoor meteorite is the source of our communal sorrow. Some background: Five years ago -- Sept. 23, 2003, to be exact -- a 40-pound meteorite crashed through the roof of the house owned by Roy and Kay Fausset, on Joseph Street, between Claiborne and Fontainebleau. It was a rare occurrence, enough to merit not only a story in The Times-Picayune, but People magazine as well. The meteorite was not particularly notable for its size, structure or composition. In fact, as meteorites go, it was pretty low-grade. It was not magnetic, McDade says. This one basically looks like a piece of concrete. It looks like a piece of street corner curb that got busted up and is lying in the street. To the naked eye it would be hard to tell that this was a messenger from the heavens. In general, it can be very hard to tell what is a meteorite and what is not, McDade says. But there are tell-tale signs. One sign would be the combination of the minerals olivine, pyroxene, plagioclase and troilite -- all of which were contained in the Broadmoor meteorite. And there's another clue. When one falls through your roof, that's a pretty good indicator, McDade notes. Such a phenomenon is called a witnessed fall, which makes the heavenly debris not only an extremely rare object, but also a particularly valuable one, at least in the eyes of meteorite collectors, a group McDade calls a fanatical bunch. It took McDade six months to negotiate a deal with the Faussets to acquire the meteorite; to specialized collectors, these things are like baseballs hit by Babe Ruth or locks of hair from Marilyn Monroe. I don't know that I want to tell you exactly what I paid, McDade says. But let's just say that witnessed falls can fetch a good price. The Faussets have been generally media shy about the whole episode and did not want to comment for this story. But Roy Fausset did say, in a 2003 interview: I'm in shock. I will certainly go to church this Sunday, because the Lord was certainly sending me a message. And that brings us to the point, the connection to Katrina, to the deluge, to the horror of it all, and why that dang meteorite screwed the pooch for all of us. Historically, meteorites, especially observed meteorites -- witnessed falls -- have been considered bad omens or good omens, McDade says. People take this stuff seriously. Through the ages, there has been much significance when a meteorite falls. It makes a very dramatic entrance. It breaks the sound barrier. It leaves a vapor trail. People have always asked: What's this all about? What was the message? What was it trying to tell me? In the Middle Ages, that was always the question. For instance, in times of war, it meant you have been given the blessing for battle. As for the question of whether a particular meteorite spells great fortune or doom, McDade says, Often, it takes a couple of years to find out. That's the gig with New Orleans. Just 10 days before the fifth anniversary of the meteorite strike, Louisiana was severely impacted by its fifth named storm in five years. Very rare, McDade says, ticking off the names Cindy, Katrina, Rita, Gustav and Ike. Coincidence? That's for you to decide. McDade has little doubt. Five years after the fall, five hurricanes have happened. That's a bad sign, I would say. Five years later, if you consider the circumstances, you would have to say this was a bad omen. It heralded not great things coming our way -- hurricanes, politics, the disappearance of the wetlands. Not convinced? Well, consider that the house it hit took 8 feet of water and was destroyed by Katrina. By any measure, that's bad karma. The message was: New Orleans, get your act together, McDade says. But, with the sequence of 5s played out, McDade suggests the stretch of the meteorite's message of dread may be over. He suggests we're in the clear. And he also says, in the Big Picture, maybe we
Re: [meteorite-list] New Orleans meteorite caused Katrina!
as meteorites go, it was pretty low-grade Uh, any stones falling out of the sky that are too low-grade for anyone, don't fret, just leave them lay where they landed. I'll come get them. : ) MIke On Oct 19, 2008, at 11:25 AM, Darren Garrison wrote: I really hope this guy was kidding-- it would sadden me to think a superstitous nitwit flake owned a nice meteorite like that. http://blog.nola.com/chrisrose/2008/10/ the_rock_that_ruined_new_orlea.html The rock that ruined New Orleans It's taken three years since The Thing, but we've finally found an explanation why so much has gone wrong around here the past few years. And it's probably not what you suspect. Just over five years ago, a meteorite crashed through the ceiling of a home in Broadmoor, and since then everything has gone down the toilet. Yep, that's it. That's the cause of Katrina, the flood, FEMA, Ray Nagin and everything else that's happened since then, down to and presumably including Martin Gramatica's missed field goals. All this, of course, depends on whether you believe the theory of one Robert McDade, New Orleans scientist, mineral collector and certified eccentric. McDade, a retired petroleum engineer, is the proprietor of the Southern Fossil and Mineral Exchange on Magazine Street. My little rock shop, he calls it. And he is convinced that the Broadmoor meteorite is the source of our communal sorrow. Some background: Five years ago -- Sept. 23, 2003, to be exact -- a 40-pound meteorite crashed through the roof of the house owned by Roy and Kay Fausset, on Joseph Street, between Claiborne and Fontainebleau. It was a rare occurrence, enough to merit not only a story in The Times-Picayune, but People magazine as well. The meteorite was not particularly notable for its size, structure or composition. In fact, as meteorites go, it was pretty low-grade. It was not magnetic, McDade says. This one basically looks like a piece of concrete. It looks like a piece of street corner curb that got busted up and is lying in the street. To the naked eye it would be hard to tell that this was a messenger from the heavens. In general, it can be very hard to tell what is a meteorite and what is not, McDade says. But there are tell-tale signs. One sign would be the combination of the minerals olivine, pyroxene, plagioclase and troilite -- all of which were contained in the Broadmoor meteorite. And there's another clue. When one falls through your roof, that's a pretty good indicator, McDade notes. Such a phenomenon is called a witnessed fall, which makes the heavenly debris not only an extremely rare object, but also a particularly valuable one, at least in the eyes of meteorite collectors, a group McDade calls a fanatical bunch. It took McDade six months to negotiate a deal with the Faussets to acquire the meteorite; to specialized collectors, these things are like baseballs hit by Babe Ruth or locks of hair from Marilyn Monroe. I don't know that I want to tell you exactly what I paid, McDade says. But let's just say that witnessed falls can fetch a good price. The Faussets have been generally media shy about the whole episode and did not want to comment for this story. But Roy Fausset did say, in a 2003 interview: I'm in shock. I will certainly go to church this Sunday, because the Lord was certainly sending me a message. And that brings us to the point, the connection to Katrina, to the deluge, to the horror of it all, and why that dang meteorite screwed the pooch for all of us. Historically, meteorites, especially observed meteorites -- witnessed falls -- have been considered bad omens or good omens, McDade says. People take this stuff seriously. Through the ages, there has been much significance when a meteorite falls. It makes a very dramatic entrance. It breaks the sound barrier. It leaves a vapor trail. People have always asked: What's this all about? What was the message? What was it trying to tell me? In the Middle Ages, that was always the question. For instance, in times of war, it meant you have been given the blessing for battle. As for the question of whether a particular meteorite spells great fortune or doom, McDade says, Often, it takes a couple of years to find out. That's the gig with New Orleans. Just 10 days before the fifth anniversary of the meteorite strike, Louisiana was severely impacted by its fifth named storm in five years. Very rare, McDade says, ticking off the names Cindy, Katrina, Rita, Gustav and Ike. Coincidence? That's for you to decide. McDade has little doubt. Five years after the fall, five hurricanes have happened. That's a bad sign, I would say. Five years later, if you consider the circumstances, you would have to say this was a bad omen. It heralded not great things coming our way -- hurricanes, politics, the disappearance of the wetlands. Not convinced? Well,
Re: [meteorite-list] new orleans meteorite
Steve, http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/metbull.php?code=16960 this link will help. susan - Original Message - From: Steve Arnold, Chicago!! [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 8:56 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] new orleans meteorite Hi list.I am just wondering.What is the biggest piece of the NEW ORLEANS meteorite out there?I just purchased a 12.2 gram fragment and I just do not see any available except in itty bitty micro's.Please enlighten me. steve arnold,chicago Steve R.Arnold, Chicago, IL, 60120 Illinois Meteorites,Ltd! website url http://stormbringer60120.tripod.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __ 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] new orleans meteorite
Hi list.I am just wondering.What is the biggest piece of the NEW ORLEANS meteorite out there?I just purchased a 12.2 gram fragment and I just do not see any available except in itty bitty micro's.Please enlighten me. steve arnold,chicago Steve R.Arnold, Chicago, IL, 60120 Illinois Meteorites,Ltd! website url http://stormbringer60120.tripod.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] New Orleans meteorite raffle
Sorry if this question is repetitive . . . I've deleted the other posts. What address do I use to mail a check in for the Red Cross raffle? Frank Prochaska -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Bowling Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 4:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: Mark Bowling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [meteorite-list]Lookat the Sm Thanks Herman, I hadn't seen my post show up yet and thought it didn't go through... I'd also like to thank all those involved also - the generous donors and Geoff for putting the site up (and those helping behind the scenes). I certainly plan to buy some tickets (great looking stuff!!). Here's a like to the site: http://www.aerolite.org/meteorite-raffle.htm If you haven't checked it out, you're missing out! Be sure to send it along to family and friends. Many people are meteorite curious and here's a chance to turn them onto a great cause with a chance to win some authentic meteorites! Good luck all, Mark Vail, AZ - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 4:03 PM Subject: Mark Bowling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Lookat the Sm Well said Mark;Have you looked at the beautiful meteorite specimens Geoff Notkin has posted for the raffle?What a job he does and fast too.Someone is going to be very happy after the raffle,( But it will only be a ticket purchaser of course ).And on that note,i want to wish every participant the best of luck during the raffle.I hope you get something you like.And thank everyone who is working so hard on behalf of the stricken mass to make this work.GOOD JOB. Best Wishes to all;Herman. __ 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 mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
RE: [meteorite-list] New Orleans meteorite bits on Ebay
Yep, It's very friable, but the real deal... MF -Original Message- From: Jason Phillips [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 3:48 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] New Orleans meteorite bits on Ebay Hello Darren and List, Yes, this person is legitimate. His name is Alexander Falster and he is one of the principle researchers on the New Orleans meteorite from the University of New Orleans. Here is a web page dedicated to the fall: http://www.uno.edu/%7Ewsimmons/pub/meteor/meteor.html He is a very nice person and I was actually able purchase the remaining material that he had from this fall last week. Take Care, Jason Phillips Rocks from Heaven www.rocksfromheaven.com Darren Garrison wrote: I've been noticing the seller with these bits of New Orleans meteorte for a while now. Do you think these are authentic? He doesn't have an IMCA number and there never seem to be (as far as I've noticed) anyone else selling any part of New Orleans, so I'm unconvinced. __ 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 mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] New Orleans meteorite bits on Ebay
I've been noticing the seller with these bits of New Orleans meteorte for a while now. Do you think these are authentic? He doesn't have an IMCA number and there never seem to be (as far as I've noticed) anyone else selling any part of New Orleans, so I'm unconvinced. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] New Orleans meteorite bits on Ebay
On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 23:20:55 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: we went through this last month (look in archives). I believe he has a good rep as a mineral dealer, and that he picked the pieces up off the street in the area of the fall. I've already bid on a set since people here have vouched for him, but I just scanned (with software, not just my eyes) through all of the messages from the list since I joined in December and none mentioned the New Orleans meteorite. I can't search the archives on the MeteoriteCentral web site because the search function doesn't work, at least for me. I enter something into the search field, TRY to hit the search button to the right, and nothing happens. No search, not even a click sound. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] New Orleans meteorite bits on Ebay
Darren, I looked around in February and January and could not find the thread. Dave Harris also chimed in at the time, and I looked for his messages about this subject...but those messages are missing too. My experience with the archives is that for some reason, the log for a given month is incomplete. Most months are complete I believe, but I know I've seen some montly logs/lists that were definetly missing some posts...some months, lots of posts. Nothing is perfect. Usually the archives are pretty good. John -- Original message from Darren Garrison [EMAIL PROTECTED]: -- On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 23:20:55 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: we went through this last month (look in archives). I believe he has a good rep as a mineral dealer, and that he picked the pieces up off the street in the area of the fall. I've already bid on a set since people here have vouched for him, but I just scanned (with software, not just my eyes) through all of the messages from the list since I joined in December and none mentioned the New Orleans meteorite. I can't search the archives on the MeteoriteCentral web site because the search function doesn't work, at least for me. I enter something into the search field, TRY to hit the search button to the right, and nothing happens. No search, not even a click sound. __ 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] New Orleans meteorite bits on Ebay
John and Darren, That discussion was on the IMCA list. best, ken [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Darren, I looked around in February and January and could not find the thread. Dave Harris also chimed in at the time, and I looked for his messages about this subject...but those messages are missing too. My experience with the archives is that for some reason, the log for a given month is incomplete. Most months are complete I believe, but I know I've seen some montly logs/lists that were definetly missing some posts...some months, lots of posts. Nothing is perfect. Usually the archives are pretty good. John -- Original message from Darren Garrison [EMAIL PROTECTED]: -- On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 23:20:55 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: we went through this last month (look in archives). I believe he has a good rep as a mineral dealer, and that he picked the pieces up off the street in the area of the fall. I've already bid on a set since people here have vouched for him, but I just scanned (with software, not just my eyes) through all of the messages from the list since I joined in December and none mentioned the New Orleans meteorite. I can't search the archives on the MeteoriteCentral web site because the search function doesn't work, at least for me. I enter something into the search field, TRY to hit the search button to the right, and nothing happens. No search, not even a click sound. __ 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 mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] New Orleans meteorite bits on Ebay
In a message dated 3/9/2005 3:19:09 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've been noticing the seller with these bits of New Orleans meteorte for a while now. Do you think these are authentic? He doesn't have an IMCA number and there never seem to be (as far as I've noticed) anyone else selling any part of New Orleans, so I'm unconvinced. -- I still have a few crumbs of the New Orleans meteorite. Not pretty, but cheap. And I know they are authentic because I know my sources. Let me know off-list if you are interested. Anne M. Black www.IMPACTIKA.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] President, I.M.C.A. Inc. www.IMCA.cc __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] New Orleans meteorite
I have some very nice crumbs from the Park Forest strewnfield. By the gram or by the ounce. All are magnetic and have even been soaked in MEK to make sure they aren't asphalt. Cheaper by the pound I might add. They come in all colors but I recommend the very small grayish black material. Bill __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] New Orleans meteorite bits on Ebay
Hello Darren and List, Yes, this person is legitimate. His name is Alexander Falster and he is one of the principle researchers on the New Orleans meteorite from the University of New Orleans. Here is a web page dedicated to the fall: http://www.uno.edu/%7Ewsimmons/pub/meteor/meteor.html He is a very nice person and I was actually able purchase the remaining material that he had from this fall last week. Take Care, Jason Phillips Rocks from Heaven www.rocksfromheaven.com Darren Garrison wrote: I've been noticing the seller with these bits of New Orleans meteorte for a while now. Do you think these are authentic? He doesn't have an IMCA number and there never seem to be (as far as I've noticed) anyone else selling any part of New Orleans, so I'm unconvinced. __ 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] New Orleans meteorite
Hi, I am looking for a nice sample of the New Orleans meteorite. Can anyone direct me to a good source? Thanks, Peter Scherff __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
RE: [meteorite-list] New Orleans Meteorite
What do you mean not classified yet. It is classified, and is in the new Meteoritical Bulletin. I arranged Dr Bunch of NAU to work on it, which he did along with Rhian Jones in Albuquerque. Mike Farmer Very nice piece Mark. I am offering some of the NO meteorite up for sale as well. Email me off-list if interested. Both small and larger pieces. Matt Morgan Mile High Meteorites -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of MARK BOSTICK Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 2:43 PM To: Meteorite List Subject: [meteorite-list] New Orleans Meteorite Hello List, Within a couple weeks the New Orleans meteorite will be making it's way to the market. The meteorite has not been classified yet, however it looks a lot like Bensour or Kilabo to me. I imagine this was posted to the list about a year ago, but the BBC did a really good job on its article, by just quoting the homeowner and not putting in any price speculation or untrue facts. So forgive me for reposting it, if that is the case. Here is a 64g fragment with sheetrock that was not water damaged. http://www.meteoritearticles.com/colneworleans.html Mark Bostick BBC News United Kingdom Date: Monday, October 6, 2003 'A meteorite smashed through my roof' The chances of being hit by a chunk of space rock are measured in the billions-to-one. Roy Fausset, 59, had the closest of escapes last month when what scientists now say was a meteorite crashed through his New Orleans home. I walked through my front door and it was like a mortar bomb had fallen on my house. There was dust all over the floor of the entrance way and the two doors leading to a utility room and the powder room had been blown open. There was ceiling debris everywhere. I thought it must have been a broken pipe, but there was no water. As I was coming home, I'd noticed something on the roof, but had thought nothing of it. It turned out there was a hole the size of a basketball through the tiles. Whatever it was, it had passed through the attic, then my daughter's bedroom, through the powder room and into the crawl space under the floor. I thought it must have been some frozen waste that had fallen from a passenger airliner - they are carrying out improvements at our local airport, so planes have been diverted over our house. I called the police. An investigator went down into the crawl space and he found some rock fragments. There are no rocks in New Orleans, it's all silt. He said: 'It's a meteorite.' I took a sample over to the nearby Tulane University, where Stephen Nelson - the head of earth and environmental sciences department - examined it. He said the rock was rhyolite - which is found in Mexico and Texas. He thought it must have been thrown out of a plane by a vandal or become attached to a plane somehow and then fallen off. But now, after further analysis, it seems it has a profile consistent with that of a meteorite. The police investigator was right. I've collected up all the pieces. It's not a meteorite from Mars or Venus, which sell for $1,500 a gram. It probably came from an asteroid, so is only worth $3 - $10 a gram. It might help with the repairs. But I don't care about the money. I'm just very grateful that no one was injured. We really dodged the bullet. If anyone had been at home, they might have been killed. I think just hearing the noise would have caused me to expire. One of my neighbours was out in her yard with her children eating popsicles. They heard the impact and thought it was a car accident. If it had fallen 100 feet away, they could all have died. I've been very disorientated by the whole thing, especially when I consider what a narrow escape we all had and what could have happened. I keep asking: Why me? Maybe God was telling me something? I certainly went to church on Sunday and I will never mock Him as I did in my foolish youth. __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ---BeginMessage--- attachment: winmail.dat---End Message--- __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] New Orleans Meteorite
Hello Matt and list, Matt wrote, "Very nice piece Mark." Thank you. New Orleans kind of got overshadowed by other meteorite events at the time, and still continued to be mostly ignored here on the list. As Mike Farmer noted, it has been classified and is listed in the latest bulletin.I do not think we mentioned the classification on the list, and so I was not aware. New Orleans is an H5. Which surprises me as I can see little metal on my sample. Of course it is all scratched up and although it did not show up well in the photograph, is very smeared with sheetrockso maybe if I cleaned it... Matt also noted, "Email me off-list if interested. Both small and larger pieces." Not much of the meteorite was put aside for collectors. It will be interesting to see if there is enough to supply demand. With the increase of househitters, I think you will see an increase in the meteorite associated with them. Pf we still have to see what happens to the Garza stone and the main massof course. Too bad I wasn't around to buy a nice Peekskill price when it came out.:-( Mark Bostick www.meteoritearticles.com - Original Message - From: Matt Morgan Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2004 12:44 AM To: 'Meteorite List' Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] New Orleans Meteorite Very nice piece Mark.I am offering some of the NO meteorite up for sale as well.Email me off-list if interested. Both small and largerpieces.Matt MorganMile High Meteorites-Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED][mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] OnBehalf Of MARK BOSTICKSent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 2:43 PMTo: Meteorite ListSubject: [meteorite-list] New Orleans MeteoriteHello List,Within a couple weeks the New Orleans meteorite will bemaking it's way to the market. The meteorite has not beenclassified yet, however it looks a lot like Bensour orKilabo to me. I imagine this was posted to the list about a year ago, butthe BBC did a really good job on its article, by justquoting the homeowner and not putting in any pricespeculation or untrue facts. So forgive me for reposting it,if that is the case.Here is a 64g fragment with sheetrock that was not waterdamaged.http://www.meteoritearticles.com/colneworleans.htmlMark BostickBBC NewsUnited KingdomDate: Monday, October 6, 2003'A meteorite smashed through my roof'The chances of being hit by a chunk of space rock aremeasured in the billions-to-one. Roy Fausset, 59, had theclosest of escapes last month when what scientists now saywas a meteorite crashed through his New Orleans home. "I walked through my front door and it was like a mortarbomb had fallen on my house. There was dust all over the floor of the entrance way andthe two doors leading to a utility room and the powder roomhad been blown open. There was ceiling debris everywhere. I thought it must havebeen a broken pipe, but there was no water. As I was coming home, I'd noticed something on the roof, buthad thought nothing of it. It turned out there was a holethe size of a basketball through the tiles. Whatever it was, it had passed through the attic, then mydaughter's bedroom, through the powder room and into thecrawl space under the floor. I thought it must have been some frozen waste that hadfallen from a passenger airliner - they are carrying outimprovements at our local airport, so planes have beendiverted over our house. I called the police. An investigator went down into thecrawl space and he found some rock fragments. There are norocks in New Orleans, it's all silt. He said: 'It's ameteorite.' I took a sample over to the nearby Tulane University, whereStephen Nelson - the head of earth and environmentalsciences department - examined it. He said the rock was rhyolite - which is found in Mexico andTexas. He thought it must have been thrown out of a plane bya vandal or become attached to a plane somehow and thenfallen off. But now, after further analysis, it seems it has a profileconsistent with that of a meteorite. The police investigatorwas right. I've collected up all the pieces. It's not a meteorite fromMars or Venus, which sell for $1,500 a gram. It probablycame from an asteroid, so is only worth $3 - $10 a gram. Itmight help with the repairs. But I don't care about the money. I'm just very gratefulthat no one was injured. We really dodged the bullet. Ifanyone had been at home, they might have been killed. Ithink just hearing the noise would have caused me to expire.One of my neighbours was out in her yard with her childreneating popsicles. They heard the impact and thought it was acar accident. If it had fallen 100 feet away, they could allhave died. I've been very disorientated by the whole thing, especiallywhen I consider what a narrow escape we all had and whatcould have happened. I keep asking: Why me? Maybe God was telling me something? Icertainly went to church on Sunday and I will never mock Himas I did in my foolish youth. __Meteorite-list mailing
[meteorite-list] New Orleans Meteorite
Hello List, Within a couple weeks the New Orleans meteorite will be making it's way to the market. The meteorite has not been classified yet, however it looks a lot like Bensour or Kilabo to me. I imagine this was posted to the list about a year ago, but the BBC did a really good job on its article, by just quoting the homeowner and not putting inany pricespeculation or untrue facts. So forgive me for reposting it, if that is the case. Here is a 64g fragment with sheetrock that was not water damaged. http://www.meteoritearticles.com/colneworleans.html Mark Bostick BBC News United Kingdom Date: Monday, October 6, 2003 'A meteorite smashed through my roof' The chances of being hit by a chunk of space rock are measured in the billions-to-one. Roy Fausset, 59, had the closest of escapes last month when what scientists now say was a meteorite crashed through his New Orleans home. "I walked through my front door and it was like a mortar bomb had fallen on my house. There was dust all over the floor of the entrance way and the two doors leading to a utility room and the powder room had been blown open. There was ceiling debris everywhere. I thought it must have been a broken pipe, but there was no water. As I was coming home, I'd noticed something on the roof, but had thought nothing of it. It turned out there was a hole the size of a basketball through the tiles. Whatever it was, it had passed through the attic, then my daughter's bedroom, through the powder room and into the crawl space under the floor. I thought it must have been some frozen waste that had fallen from a passenger airliner - they are carrying out improvements at our local airport, so planes have been diverted over our house. I called the police. An investigator went down into the crawl space and he found some rock fragments. There are no rocks in New Orleans, it's all silt. He said: 'It's a meteorite.' I took a sample over to the nearby Tulane University, where Stephen Nelson - the head of earth and environmental sciences department - examined it. He said the rock was rhyolite - which is found in Mexico and Texas. He thought it must have been thrown out of a plane by a vandal or become attached to a plane somehow and then fallen off. But now, after further analysis, it seems it has a profile consistent with that of a meteorite. The police investigator was right. I've collected up all the pieces. It's not a meteorite from Mars or Venus, which sell for $1,500 a gram. It probably came from an asteroid, so is only worth $3 - $10 a gram. It might help with the repairs. But I don't care about the money. I'm just very grateful that no one was injured. We really dodged the bullet. If anyone had been at home, they might have been killed. I think just hearing the noise would have caused me to expire. One of my neighbours was out in her yard with her children eating popsicles. They heard the impact and thought it was a car accident. If it had fallen 100 feet away, they could all have died. I've been very disorientated by the whole thing, especially when I consider what a narrow escape we all had and what could have happened. I keep asking: Why me? Maybe God was telling me something? I certainly went to church on Sunday and I will never mock Him as I did in my foolish youth. __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
RE: [meteorite-list] New Orleans Meteorite
Title: Message Very nice piece Mark. I am offering some of the NO meteorite up for sale as well. Email me off-list if interested. Both small and larger pieces. Matt Morgan Mile High Meteorites -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of MARK BOSTICKSent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 2:43 PMTo: Meteorite ListSubject: [meteorite-list] New Orleans Meteorite Hello List, Within a couple weeks the New Orleans meteorite will be making it's way to the market. The meteorite has not been classified yet, however it looks a lot like Bensour or Kilabo to me. I imagine this was posted to the list about a year ago, but the BBC did a really good job on its article, by just quoting the homeowner and not putting inany pricespeculation or untrue facts. So forgive me for reposting it, if that is the case. Here is a 64g fragment with sheetrock that was not water damaged. http://www.meteoritearticles.com/colneworleans.html Mark Bostick BBC News United Kingdom Date: Monday, October 6, 2003 'A meteorite smashed through my roof' The chances of being hit by a chunk of space rock are measured in the billions-to-one. Roy Fausset, 59, had the closest of escapes last month when what scientists now say was a meteorite crashed through his New Orleans home. "I walked through my front door and it was like a mortar bomb had fallen on my house. There was dust all over the floor of the entrance way and the two doors leading to a utility room and the powder room had been blown open. There was ceiling debris everywhere. I thought it must have been a broken pipe, but there was no water. As I was coming home, I'd noticed something on the roof, but had thought nothing of it. It turned out there was a hole the size of a basketball through the tiles. Whatever it was, it had passed through the attic, then my daughter's bedroom, through the powder room and into the crawl space under the floor. I thought it must have been some frozen waste that had fallen from a passenger airliner - they are carrying out improvements at our local airport, so planes have been diverted over our house. I called the police. An investigator went down into the crawl space and he found some rock fragments. There are no rocks in New Orleans, it's all silt. He said: 'It's a meteorite.' I took a sample over to the nearby Tulane University, where Stephen Nelson - the head of earth and environmental sciences department - examined it. He said the rock was rhyolite - which is found in Mexico and Texas. He thought it must have been thrown out of a plane by a vandal or become attached to a plane somehow and then fallen off. But now, after further analysis, it seems it has a profile consistent with that of a meteorite. The police investigator was right. I've collected up all the pieces. It's not a meteorite from Mars or Venus, which sell for $1,500 a gram. It probably came from an asteroid, so is only worth $3 - $10 a gram. It might help with the repairs. But I don't care about the money. I'm just very grateful that no one was injured. We really dodged the bullet. If anyone had been at home, they might have been killed. I think just hearing the noise would have caused me to expire. One of my neighbours was out in her yard with her children eating popsicles. They heard the impact and thought it was a car accident. If it had fallen 100 feet away, they could all have died. I've been very disorientated by the whole thing, especially when I consider what a narrow escape we all had and what could have happened. I keep asking: Why me? Maybe God was telling me something? I certainly went to church on Sunday and I will never mock Him as I did in my foolish youth. __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
RE: [meteorite-list] New Orleans Meteorite
Very nice piece Mark. I am offering some of the NO meteorite up for sale as well. Email me off-list if interested. Both small and larger pieces. Matt Morgan Mile High Meteorites -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of MARK BOSTICK Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 2:43 PM To: Meteorite List Subject: [meteorite-list] New Orleans Meteorite Hello List, Within a couple weeks the New Orleans meteorite will be making it's way to the market. The meteorite has not been classified yet, however it looks a lot like Bensour or Kilabo to me. I imagine this was posted to the list about a year ago, but the BBC did a really good job on its article, by just quoting the homeowner and not putting in any price speculation or untrue facts. So forgive me for reposting it, if that is the case. Here is a 64g fragment with sheetrock that was not water damaged. http://www.meteoritearticles.com/colneworleans.html Mark Bostick BBC News United Kingdom Date: Monday, October 6, 2003 'A meteorite smashed through my roof' The chances of being hit by a chunk of space rock are measured in the billions-to-one. Roy Fausset, 59, had the closest of escapes last month when what scientists now say was a meteorite crashed through his New Orleans home. I walked through my front door and it was like a mortar bomb had fallen on my house. There was dust all over the floor of the entrance way and the two doors leading to a utility room and the powder room had been blown open. There was ceiling debris everywhere. I thought it must have been a broken pipe, but there was no water. As I was coming home, I'd noticed something on the roof, but had thought nothing of it. It turned out there was a hole the size of a basketball through the tiles. Whatever it was, it had passed through the attic, then my daughter's bedroom, through the powder room and into the crawl space under the floor. I thought it must have been some frozen waste that had fallen from a passenger airliner - they are carrying out improvements at our local airport, so planes have been diverted over our house. I called the police. An investigator went down into the crawl space and he found some rock fragments. There are no rocks in New Orleans, it's all silt. He said: 'It's a meteorite.' I took a sample over to the nearby Tulane University, where Stephen Nelson - the head of earth and environmental sciences department - examined it. He said the rock was rhyolite - which is found in Mexico and Texas. He thought it must have been thrown out of a plane by a vandal or become attached to a plane somehow and then fallen off. But now, after further analysis, it seems it has a profile consistent with that of a meteorite. The police investigator was right. I've collected up all the pieces. It's not a meteorite from Mars or Venus, which sell for $1,500 a gram. It probably came from an asteroid, so is only worth $3 - $10 a gram. It might help with the repairs. But I don't care about the money. I'm just very grateful that no one was injured. We really dodged the bullet. If anyone had been at home, they might have been killed. I think just hearing the noise would have caused me to expire. One of my neighbours was out in her yard with her children eating popsicles. They heard the impact and thought it was a car accident. If it had fallen 100 feet away, they could all have died. I've been very disorientated by the whole thing, especially when I consider what a narrow escape we all had and what could have happened. I keep asking: Why me? Maybe God was telling me something? I certainly went to church on Sunday and I will never mock Him as I did in my foolish youth. attachment: winmail.dat__ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] New Orleans meteorite sold
Hi all, read this: UPTOWN meteorite is a star in its own right Times Picayune - New Orleans,LA,USA ... Robert McDade, the owner of a mineral and fossil shop on Magazine Street, recently purchased the pieces of a 40-pound meteorite that crashed through the roof ... http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/index.ssf?/base/news-2/108598658698340.xml I hope in the next time there will be pieces available for collectors. Cheers, Christian IMCA #2673 www.austromet.com Christian Anger Korngasse 6 2405 Bad Deutsch-Altenburg AUSTRIA email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] New Orleans meteorite sold
In a message dated 5/31/2004 1:27:08 AM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: UPTOWN meteorite is a star in its own right Times Picayune - NewOrleans,LA,USA ... Robert McDade, the owner of a mineral and fossil shop onMagazine Street, recently purchased the pieces of a 40-pound meteorite thatcrashed through the roof ...http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/index.ssf?/base/news-2/108598658698340.xmlI hope in the next time there will be pieces available for collectors. I still have a few "crumbs". Anne M. Blackwww.IMPACTIKA.com[EMAIL PROTECTED]IMCA #2356, www.IMCA.cc __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] New orleans meteorite link with pic
Hello List: I apologize if this has made it to the list already, but a friend called to tell me about this article in the Washington Post complete with a picture of the New Orleans meteorite. Hope this link works for you. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13698-2003Oct11.html Terry Boudreaux StarMeteorites
