[meteorite-list] Am I missing something here?

2004-02-17 Thread Dave Harris
Sorry, but is this meant to be funny? http://it.geocities.com/idiotproudtom2003/ 'cos it ain't. whoever did this has rather a infantile view on life to put it politely, as Groucho Marx once said You've got the mind of a 4 year old child and I bet he was glad to get rid of it dave IMCA

RE: [meteorite-list] Re: Matteo and his lack of humor - one LAST time

2004-02-17 Thread mark ford
Look, IF Matteo is breaking(en) the IMCA rules, that is a matter for the IMCA board, (which btw this list is nothing to do with) If people feel that strongly about him, then they should complain on mass to the IMCA, not keep posting message after message. Can we please leave it at that, I

[meteorite-list] Tessera Update

2004-02-17 Thread MARK BOSTICK
http://www.meteoritearticles.com/coltessera.html Tessera page update: This Tessera webpage was created on 2-15-2004. The following was sent to me in private the following day. Since this was a private e-mail I will just call the person "Joe" (plus he is meteorite hunting right now so I can't

Re: RE: [meteorite-list] Worden Meteorite in Meteorite Magazine

2004-02-17 Thread martinh
Hi All, The latest issue of Meteorite is, as usual, excellent. Thanks Joel! In addition to the Worden article, a couple of other winners include kevin Kichinka's deep dig into the true discovery of the Thomson pattern (formerly known as the Widmanstatten pattern), and Mark Sephton's tome about

[meteorite-list] Re: Matteo and his lack of humor - one LAST time

2004-02-17 Thread Basilicofresco
At 06.40 17/02/2004 +, stan wrote: PLEASE stop with the garbage posts. All it does is waste space in the in box of list members. [..etc..] I fully agree. We do NOT need additional emails on this topic. Please come back to meteorites and deep space stuff. bye, Dave

Re: [meteorite-list] Re: Matteo and his lack of humor - one LAST time

2004-02-17 Thread David Freeman
Is that you Matteo in another alias? You sneaky feller you! DF Basilicofresco wrote: At 06.40 17/02/2004 +, stan wrote: PLEASE stop with the garbage posts. All it does is waste space in the in box of list members. [..etc..] I fully agree. We do NOT need additional emails on this topic.

[meteorite-list] Arizona, Pictures, People

2004-02-17 Thread MexicoDoug
Dear List, As a new addition to this motley crew of meteorite aficionados, I have a few comments in general and e-kudos (nice things to say) to pass out. It was really a surprise to meet so many space rock enthusiasts that are all so down to earth and passionate about this subject, which

RE: [meteorite-list] Re: Matteo and his lack of humor - one LAST time

2004-02-17 Thread Nicholas Gessler
Well said. Nick G. At 12:47 AM 2/17/2004, mark ford wrote: Look, IF Matteo is breaking(en) the IMCA rules, that is a matter for the IMCA board, (which btw this list is nothing to do with) If people feel that strongly about him, then they should complain on mass to the IMCA, not keep posting

[meteorite-list] Large ebay sale tonight

2004-02-17 Thread Michael Farmer
http://members.ebay.com/ws2/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPageuserid=meteoritehunters http://members.ebay.com/ws2/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPageuserid=meteorite-hunter Be sure and see both of my id's above for over 50 items. I have a large ebay sale tonight, some great pieces, lots of new items,

[meteorite-list] Fw: Could You Post THis To the Meteorite List For Me??

2004-02-17 Thread Michael Farmer
- Original Message - From: Paul H [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 3:22 PM Subject: Could You Post THis To the Meteorite List For Me?? Michael Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear Mr. Farmer, I had to unsubscribe from the meteorite list

Re: [meteorite-list] True collector or sick?

2004-02-17 Thread Howard Wu
Dear Tom, You are truely a distubed individual and should seek professional help. However, if such event does happen, I would like a partslice. Howard Wu Hello List, am I a true meteorite collector or just sick? I wasdaydreaming tonight (?) while sitting in my back yard about seeing a

Re: [meteorite-list] Worden Meteorite in Meteorite Magazine

2004-02-17 Thread Martin Horejsi
Hi All, I just posted some pics of the Worden meteorite's work on a garage and car. You can view the pic by clicking the link on the following site: http://www.planetwhy.com/ I did not shortchange you on the size of the pics so be patient with the download. Cheers, Martin

[meteorite-list] Rosetta - A Space Sophisticate

2004-02-17 Thread Ron Baalke
Paris, 16 February 2004 European Space Agency Information Note N° 04-2004 ROSETTA N° 2 Hi-tech in space - Rosetta - a space sophisticate The European Space Agency's Rosetta mission will be getting under way in February 2004. The Rosetta spacecraft will be pairing up with Comet

RE: [meteorite-list] Mars Exploration Rovers Update - February 16, 2004

2004-02-17 Thread Charles Viau
Hi Ron, et al.. Was there any further analysis of the spheroids that Opportunity had encountered?, or have I missed something. I guess what I am asking is, will it be possible to get a chemical composition of those spheres. Thanks CharlyV -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[meteorite-list] Opportunity Digs; Spirit Advances

2004-02-17 Thread Ron Baalke
Guy Webster (818) 354-5011 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. Donald Savage (202) 358-1547 NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C. News Release: 2004-062 February 17, 2004 Opportunity Digs; Spirit Advances NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has scooped a trench

Re: [meteorite-list] True collector or sick?

2004-02-17 Thread CMcdon0923
However, if such event does happen, I would like a partslice. Can I get a slice with some dried blood on it or bone fragments embedded in it? Paint residue is special, so why not blood and bone? __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [meteorite-list] True collector or sick?

2004-02-17 Thread MarkF
Dear Astrobleme Hello List, am I a true meteorite collector or just sick? I wasdaydreaming tonight (?) while sitting in my back yard about seeing a hugefireball and having meteorites showering down all around me. I then askedmyself this question and thought seriously about the answer, if a

Re: [meteorite-list] Worden Meteorite in Meteorite Magazine

2004-02-17 Thread MARK BOSTICK
Hello Martin. Thanks for posting the nice color photos My Meteorite Magazine arrived today so it was great timing. I will also like to applaud Kevin on his "Rose" article. However, Iwould have to say, ifI could pronounce anything in meteorites correct, it just would not be the same. Another

[meteorite-list] Ad - 100 plus auctions ending tonight

2004-02-17 Thread Adam Hupe
Dear List Members, Just a quick not to let you know we have over 100 ebay auctions ending tonight. Over half of the items fall into the rare classes as this is what we focus on the most. Also note the large array of planetary material which cannot be purchase cheaper anywhere else. Most of the

[meteorite-list] Happy birthday Paragould!

2004-02-17 Thread Michael Farmer
Hi all, today is an important day in meteoritics. The Paragould meteorite fell on this day in 1930 in Greene County Arkansas. This meteorite is important as it was Niningers first large meteorite chase, he got the meteorite, and it started his hunting that recovered more meteorites than

[meteorite-list] True Collector or sick?

2004-02-17 Thread Rosemary Hackney
Tom... baby Steps. Be patient. And just to ween you.. please start sending your meteorites to me. :-) Rosie Tom, Tom, Tom. ( shakes head in commiseration)... Not knowing.. I hesitate to say.. but.. er..um.. but maybe you should look at Tim's signs of addiction realy, reay

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Books

2004-02-17 Thread Walter Branch
Hello Everyone, Just want to plug two great meteorite books (neither of which I am selling) First is the great autobiographical account of Harvey Nininger. This should be on the bookshelf of every meteorite hunter, if not collector. Every time I write about this book I use the term

[meteorite-list] Here come the organettes.

2004-02-17 Thread Howard Wu
( Ok, that a punof one of my favorite Brian Eno album "Here Comes the Warm Jets") I've gotten so many warped responses to the sick collector one liner I'd thought I'dtry a real meteorite question: I read a featurein our local paper last weekend about the Mono Lake tufa's having carbonates

[meteorite-list] Ebay Auctions

2004-02-17 Thread Jim Strope
Hi All. I have ebay auctions ending Wednesday evening, East Coast time.. moon, mars, and a beautiful little oriented Sikhote-alin Bullet.Go to the following link and scroll to the bottom. Or do a search on user ID catchafallingstar.com Bid high and Bid often!

[meteorite-list] Ad - Weekly Rare Material Special

2004-02-17 Thread Adam Hupe
Dear List Members, This week we would like to introduce a new Howardite paired to NWA 1929. This beautiful dark-gray Howardite takes a great polish and is the least friable we have seen. We priced this weeks special with buy-it-now prices that are less than half of what is being charged for this

[meteorite-list] Slightly OT - Latin Pronounciation Help

2004-02-17 Thread Jeff Kuyken
G'day all, Sorry for the slightly OT topic. In some of my meteoritereadings I came across some Latinwords and terms. I would like some help with pronouncing them and would certainly appreciate any help. If you can speak Latin could you please contact me off list? Thanks, Jeff

[meteorite-list] Mystery light seen above NSW

2004-02-17 Thread Jeff Kuyken
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1046746.htm Mystery light seen above NSW Astronomers have been busy discovering what caused a mysterious coloured light seen in the sky by many people across western New South Wales just after 6:00am (AEDT). The light was seen by people from as far as

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Books, Part II

2004-02-17 Thread Walter Branch
Hello (again) everyone, I have gotten a lot of inquiries regarding the title of Nininger's book and I apologize for not stating it in my prior note. The title is Find a Falling Star. I also see that Mike and Bill Jensen list this book among the inventory of books for sale for the same

Re: [meteorite-list] Slightly OT - Latin Pronounciation Help

2004-02-17 Thread Rosemary Hackney
Usually the antepenulitmate syllable is the accented syllable. That is the 3rd syllable from the end. Rosie - Original Message - From: Jeff Kuyken To: Meteorite List Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:43 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Slightly OT - Latin

Re: [meteorite-list] Ad - Weekly Rare Material Special

2004-02-17 Thread Adam Hupe
Dear Walter and List, NWA 1929 was presented first by another party so we deposited type specimens to the original laboratory for comparison and another sample to the University of Washington for additional study. In reality there are now three type specimen deposits which should not upset

[meteorite-list] Esquel for sale (and not on eBay yet!!)

2004-02-17 Thread Dave Harris
Hi, I got a 4g nicely prepared slice of Esquel that I might sell. I can supply a pic (of course!) and it is a sweetie, with transparent olivines and shiny mirrored finish metal. I will accept the highest offer over $125. Shipping will be free, unless insurance is required, in which case