Re: [meteorite-list] Los Angeles 001

2004-06-10 Thread Michael L Blood
Greetings All, Please hear that this is addressed to a behavior, not to the individuals currently engaged in said behavior. Personally, I am stunned whenever ANYONE jumps on someone else's ad. I grudgingly observe this among callous, competitive, immature inconsiderate dealers

Re: [meteorite-list] Los Angeles 001

2004-06-10 Thread moni waiblinger-seabridge
Thank you Michael! Nicely put! Sternengruss, Moni From: Michael L Blood [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Los Angeles 001 Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 23:32:58 -0700 Greetings All, Please hear that this is addressed to a behavior, not to the

Re: [meteorite-list] Los Angeles 001

2004-06-10 Thread stan .
*snip* Could everyone on the list have SOME consideration for a person offering material? I know it is hard. Many is the time I have wanted to jump right in and say, Hay, everyone, I have the same material at 60% (or less) of that cost! or, Hay, I have one a bit bigger (or smaller), too,

RE: [meteorite-list] Warning about Lybian Desert Glass Artifacts

2004-06-10 Thread Charles Viau
Nah, Sounds scary, but still un-enforceable. It's not just Libya and Egypt, since that stuff has been bartered all over the Mediterranean for hundreds of years. We are talking LDG tooled artifacts here still, and they are in the same ilk as spearheads, arrowheads, picks, primitive knives, axes and

Re: [meteorite-list] Los Angeles 001

2004-06-10 Thread Martin Altmann
Hi, there exists already a mailing list or yahoo group for such a competitive behaviour (which is from the collector's point of view certainly not the worst thing), called: meteorite-noise Some of the policies are: a) shameless comercialism b) flame wars c) I agree and other low informative

Re: [meteorite-list] Los Angeles 001

2004-06-10 Thread meteoriteshow
I do not advertise much on the List and have not suffered so far this kind of problem that you are describing Michael, but I agree with you as I would not enjoy at all this to happen to me. Selling does not mean no respect or at all costs and a minimum of consideration to other dealers and to

Re: [meteorite-list] Los Angeles 001

2004-06-10 Thread Randy Mils
Michael and List Members..I was appaled when I saw two members jump on Bob's LA001 bandwagon. My first thoughts were - "If you had this material for sale, why did you wait until Bob offered his to the list before making yours available?" If it had been a new fall or find, then the

[meteorite-list] Unclassified eBay bargin may turn out to be a UREILITE!

2004-06-10 Thread Jeff Kuyken
G'day List, I've had a 42g oriented shield for about 2-ish years now which I bought on eBay for very little. I always thought it looked unusual andsuspected it might be an L7 or something like it. I was never able to get a good surface as the stone had been windowed irregularly. I finally

Re: [meteorite-list] Unclassified eBay bargin may turn out to be aUREILITE!

2004-06-10 Thread Michael Farmer
Holy cow Jeff, I would not suggest urelite, but it could be more like a Shergottite or very old Eucrite! You had better get that sucker classified! Mike Farmer - Original Message - From: Jeff Kuyken To: Meteorite List Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 5:12 AM Subject:

[meteorite-list] $10,000 in meteorites ending on ebay tonight

2004-06-10 Thread Michael Farmer
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2248867479 Superb Zagami specimen. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2248828391 Last set of 21 meteorites, including Nakhlite. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2248821653 Giant Brahin complete slice,

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Streak Test

2004-06-10 Thread Peanut ..
Hello all, I have a question regarding streak testing meteorites. Supossedly, a meteorite will not leave a streak when tested. I have a known meteorite I bought (Nantan) and it leaves a red/Brown streak bigger than life. This is supposed to indicate Hematite. What's the deal with this test?

Re: [meteorite-list] Los Angeles 001

2004-06-10 Thread John K. Gwilliam
List members, I agree 100% with Michael and Randy. Let's show a little class and not try to undercut someone making an offer. We all know the economy is tight and things get even tighter during the summer months. Still, we need to maintain so kind of mutual respect. Is it just me, or has

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Streak Test

2004-06-10 Thread David Freeman
Dear peanuts; Nantan's are for the most part rusty, rusty turning to hematite and limonite (your yellow crust is limonite). You should try a better quality meteorite to practice streak testing on. Nantans are weepers...meaning they will most likely one day break your heart with tears of

[meteorite-list] Diamino Acids Found For The First Time In A Meteorite (Murchison Meteorite)

2004-06-10 Thread Ron Baalke
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/news/8223/8223earlyscicon.html Diamino acids in meteorite SARA DRAKE Chemical Engineering News June 10, 2004 For the first time, diamino acids have been discovered in a meteorite. Using gas chromatography and mass

[meteorite-list] Mars Express Image: Evidence of Flooding at Mangala Valles

2004-06-10 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.esa.int/export/SPECIALS/Mars_Express/SEM4SS2VQUD_0.html Evidence of flooding at Mangala Valles European Space Agency Mars Express Colour image of Mangala Valles 9 June 2004 These images of fluvial surface features at Mangala Valles on Mars were obtained by the High Resolution

[meteorite-list] La001

2004-06-10 Thread AstronomicalResearchNetwork
Boy am I sorry I did not expect this. I simply offered another slice of La001 if they didn't get one from Bob I think that is how I worded it. So you know I mean what I say the La001 Is NOT for sale at any price today Now then . I have a new Lodranite being classified as I speak Yes It will

[meteorite-list] Sorry

2004-06-10 Thread AstronomicalResearchNetwork
Boy am I sorry I did not expect this. I simply offered another slice of La001 if they didn't get one from Bob I think that is how I worded it. So you know I mean what I say the La001 Is NOT for sale at any price today Now then . I have a new Lodranite being classified as I speak Yes It will

[meteorite-list] Test

2004-06-10 Thread AstronomicalResearchNetwork
Sorry __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] Meteorite in Canada Confirmed...12 Years Later

2004-06-10 Thread Ron Baalke
http://calgary.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=ca_meteorite20040610 Meteorite confirmed... 12 years later CBC (Canada) June 10, 2004 Fort McLeod, Alberta - Fort McLeod farmer Gerald Goldenbeld was pretty sure the odd looking rock in his field was a meteorite. But it was 12 years before

[meteorite-list] Mystery Explosion Heard in New Zealand

2004-06-10 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3571820 Mystery bang heard in Hawkes Bay The New Zealand Herald June 11, 2004 Mystery surrounds a massive explosion that shook windows and woke people in several northern Hawkes Bay towns early yesterday. Theories included a thunderclap, a

Re: [meteorite-list] Diamino Acids Found For The First Time In A Meteorite (M...

2004-06-10 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey List, So how many Amino acids have been found in Murchison plus these 7 Diamino Acids? I do have some small Murchison slices if anyone is interested in getting their recomended daily allowance of Amino and Diamino Acids! If so, email me off list. Thanks, Steve Arnold Arkansas

[meteorite-list] Final pre-summer meteorite sale, PT.3

2004-06-10 Thread Steve Arnold, Chicago!!!
Hello list.Here is the rest of my pre-summer meteorite sale.Some real bargins here.Enjoy and spend, spend,spend. __ 1.NWA 267,NWA 268 7.2 GRAMS,6.5 GRAMS$20.00 2.DAG 107,NWA 338 17 GRAMS,9.2 GRAMS

Re: [meteorite-list] Los Angeles 001

2004-06-10 Thread glenmore wong
This sounds like price fixing. Yea, let's all cooperate so we can squeeze everything we can out of those poor suckers. glenmore From: Michael L Blood [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 23:32:58 -0700 To: Meteorite List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Los Angeles 001

Re: [meteorite-list] Warning about Lybian Desert Glass Artifacts

2004-06-10 Thread Nicholas Gessler
Don't we have better things to worry about than whether Libya is going to spend $100s or $1000s to repatriate EACH chip, flake or blade of Libyan Desert Glass? If anyone has a piece of pressure-flaked Libyan Desert Glass shaped into the silhouette of a priest (like some exquisite Mexican

Re: [meteorite-list] Warning about Lybian Desert Glass Artifacts

2004-06-10 Thread fcressy
Hello Nick, So what is the fanciest LDG artifact in existence? I would guess that it's the scarab in King Tutankhamen's breastplate. See this link from The Tektite Source: http://tektitesource.com/Libyan_Desert_Glass.html Regards, Frank __

Re: [meteorite-list] Los Angeles 001

2004-06-10 Thread Michael L Blood
on 6/10/04 4:16 PM, glenmore wong at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This sounds like price fixing. Yea, let's all cooperate so we can squeeze everything we can out of those poor suckers. glenmore Dear Glenmore, Say WHA? In addition, I would like to