[meteorite-list] APOLOGY

2002-06-27 Thread Steve Arnold, Chicago!!!
Good morning list. It seems I have made some members unconfertable with my e-mail demeaner. I want to apologize to you all of you. I was out of place. In the future I'll conduct myself in a matter that berefts the community as a whole. I'm proud to be a member of this group. And it is the

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Calendar on ebay - sale

2002-06-27 Thread dean bessey
I have to say that I got my calander yesterday. And it is certainly something special. The pictures are superb including a nice photo of portales and a nice antarctic shot. Of special note is August which has a photo of Robert Haags Venus stone - Although the hand is on the wrong side (Sorry,

Re: [meteorite-list] APOLOGY

2002-06-27 Thread David Freeman
Dear Steve, and List; Oh Geeze! I can't hold it back any longer. I am one to talk, as for a number of years I had to add my two cents to everything posted to the list. Then, I went through the phase of meteorites are great and so am I (well not really). Mmm...I did not self proclaim

[meteorite-list] 54g Bilanga $9/g

2002-06-27 Thread John Collier
Hello List members, I have a 54+ gram Bilanga endpiece with much crust and a polished face. Some residual epoxy from cutting, BUT... $9.25/gram + shipping thanks Mike Collier IMCA #1398 __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA

[meteorite-list] Boggy Creek meteorite bog.

2002-06-27 Thread meteorites
As I had previously mentioned, some time aqo almost a year ago a guy (S. Ray DeRusse {sp}) solicited me regarding his finds I had a brief exchange with him, and gave my opinion based on the photos and the research that he provided that to him demonstrated that his finds were lunar and rarer than

[meteorite-list] Saw a nice meteorite entry

2002-06-27 Thread E.P. Grondine
Hi all - My thanks to Bernd, Tonu, and Pierre for their messages on the Kaali impact event, which I passed on to the Cambridge Conference. Thanks! Early Wednesday morning I saw a nice meteorite entry while driving home, and I hope that some of you will enjoy this short account of it. I had

[meteorite-list] moldavites still in Willendorf collection

2002-06-27 Thread Marco Langbroek
Hi Herbert, Jeannie and list, Following a talk with Alexander (my colleague, who did his PhD on Venus figurines from the central European Gravettian) yesterday, he went back to his notes from 1997, when he went through the Willendorf artefact collection. His notes make clear that there still are

Re: [meteorite-list] moldavites still in Willendorf collection

2002-06-27 Thread Tracy Latimer
So as long ago as the Venus of Willendorf was made (50k years?) there were meteorite collectors... since probably the moldavite came in as a trade good from where it was originally collected. Kinda gives you a feeling of continuity. Tracy Latimer __

[meteorite-list] Venus of Willendorf

2002-06-27 Thread Bernd Pauli HD
Tracy Latimer wrote: So as long ago as the Venus of Willendorf was made (50k years?) there were meteorite collectors ... The article by Koeberl et al. says: ... has an age of about 30 000 years .. Reference: KOEBERL CH. et al. (1988) Moldavites from Austria (Meteoritics 23-4, 1988,

[meteorite-list] Date of CONTOUR Prelaunch Press Conference Changed

2002-06-27 Thread Ron Baalke
NASA News National Aeronautics and Space Administration John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center, Florida 32899 AC 321 867-2468 Don Savage

[meteorite-list] Rosetta Wishes CONTOUR Luck Chasing Comets

2002-06-27 Thread Ron Baalke
ESA Science News http://sci.esa.int 27 Jun 2002 Rosetta wishes CONTOUR luck chasing comets Comets are suddenly in vogue in space research. ESA is getting ready to send its comet chaser Rosetta in January 2003 to rendezvous with Comet Wirtanen and study it in immense detail. Rosetta aims to

[meteorite-list] Science news article

2002-06-27 Thread Tracy Latimer
There is a very interesting article about meteorite impact sites in the June 15, 2002 issue of Science News, which we just got at our library. Guess what I'm going to be reading on my lunch break! Tracy Latimer __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL

[meteorite-list] Signs Earth Recovered Quickly From Asteroid Impact

2002-06-27 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/science/06/27/ancient.rainforest.ap/index.html Signs Earth recovered quickly from asteroid Associated Press June 27, 2002 CASTLE ROCK, Colorado (AP) -- Scientists digging south of Denver say they have uncovered evidence of a lush and vibrant rainforest that

[meteorite-list] Meteor Colours!

2002-06-27 Thread Jeff Kuyken
G'day List, I was a little curious if there is any knowledge of meteorite falls being documented as to what colour the meteor falling was, and the later classification. Has there ever been any determination for example that an iron will flame a different colour to a H-Chondrite or a Eucrite etc?

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteor Colours!

2002-06-27 Thread Steve Witt
Jeff, I'm sure you'll get much more knowledgable and detailed answers than this, but I do remember reading somewhere that green indicates nickel. Steve --- Jeff Kuyken [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: G'day List, I was a little curious if there is any knowledge of meteorite falls being

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteor Colours!

2002-06-27 Thread Dfpens
Keep in mind that the color is more likely to be from ionization of the atmosphere - nitrogen, oxygen, etc. which will glow with different colors depending upon the height where ionization takes place. Dave Pensenstadler __ Meteorite-list mailing