[meteorite-list] NWA 812

2004-11-18 Thread Pelé Pierre-Marie
Hello Bernhard, according to me, it's a H5. Pierre-Marie Pele Vous manquez d’espace pour stocker vos mails ? Yahoo! Mail vous offre GRATUITEMENT 100 Mo ! Créez votre Yahoo! Mail sur http://fr.benefits.yahoo.com/ Le nouveau Yahoo! Messenger est arrivé !

[meteorite-list] NWA CLASSIFICATION

2004-11-18 Thread Steve Arnold, Chicago!!!
Could someone please tell me when this whole NWA classification started?I believe we are coming up to or have passed Nwa 4000.It would be nice know. steve arnold, chicago!! = Steve R.Arnold, Chicago, IL, 60120 I. M. C. A. MEMBER #6728 Illinois

RE: [meteorite-list] Another fake name, serious business

2004-11-18 Thread mark ford
Goes back to the point I made months ago, we need an industry standard record card (a sort of 'meteorite passport') particularly for the more valuable pieces, that way valuable info is preserved... Mark Ford -Original Message- From: Jeff Grossman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 17

Re: [meteorite-list] Personal Collection Sites?

2004-11-18 Thread Meteoryt.net
Greetings. I know alot of List members have personal collection sites, but I was just wondering if it was possible to have a site where people can list thier personal collections so that all of us can look and enjoy? I know that I really admire such sites, and thought that it might be easier

Re: [meteorite-list] GPS Mapping Site?

2004-11-18 Thread DNAndrews
Sorry Jeff, I just noticed the Topozone only works for the US. Dave DNAndrews wrote: Hi Jeff, http://www.topozone.com Works for me. You can choose from different coordinate formats as well. Dave Jeff Kuyken wrote: G'day List, Can anyone point me in the direction of a good site which allows you

[meteorite-list] GPS coordinates website

2004-11-18 Thread Pelé Pierre-Marie
At the opposite of the message above (gps coordinates on a map), I enjoy this website : http://www.fallingrain.com/world/index.html You choose a town (or a location) in every country of the world and you get gps coordinates, altitude, maps, links. Very useful to prepare an expedition or a

RE: [meteorite-list] Main Mass

2004-11-18 Thread kenoneill
Hi Ken, I know you didn't wish to argue the point however it is an interesting point of view and maybe others may wish to comment. I have seen ad's for slices, fragments etc., were it is quoted cut from main mass, under your definition these main masses concerned would now be missing ? If you

[meteorite-list] Introducing metsale.com

2004-11-18 Thread Bernhard \Rendelius\ Rems
I want to introduce my new site to the meteorite community: http://www.metsale.com This is a meteorite auction site like ebay - but with some nice advantages: - This site is for meteorite auctions only (including books, software, tools and storage items) - Metsale allows swap offers to be made

Re: [meteorite-list] GPS coordinates website

2004-11-18 Thread Tom AKA James Knudson
This is my favorite, it gives topos, street maps, and best of all, aerial photos! http://www.terraserver.com Thanks, Tom peregrineflier IMCA 6168 http://www.frontiernet.net/~peregrineflier/Peregrineflier.htm - Original Message - From: Pelé Pierre-Marie [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: [meteorite-list] GPS Mapping Site?

2004-11-18 Thread Meteoryt.net
Sorry Jeff, I just noticed the Topozone only works for the US. Dave I use OZIEXPLORER www.oziexplorer.com You can use custom maps, download / upload tracks, points from Your GPS -[ MARCIN CIMALA ]-[ I.M.C.A.#3667 ]- http://www.Meteoryt.net [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [meteorite-list] Main Mass

2004-11-18 Thread mark ford
Hi I thought 'main mass' was already well defined? For years it's been the largest single piece recovered from the fall site. And that's it. If it gets cut then the main mass was cut - end of story. if an even larger piece is found at the strewn field then that would become the main mass. (Or

[meteorite-list] Ad - Weekly Rare Material Special

2004-11-18 Thread Adam Hupe
Dear List Members, This weeks special is NWA2127, a very rare and almost unheard of L4, S2-4, W1 Regolith Breccia Chondrite found in Northwest Africa 2004. When we first looked at this meteorite we thought we were looking at an achondrite. We took a second slice and saw what appeared to be a

[meteorite-list] Meteorite from Floridacoaster

2004-11-18 Thread Bernhard Rems
Hi, just a word about this ebay seller: if you stayed away from the bidding on his lunar offers (Dhofar 025) due to the low price (0.4g/$45 buy it now): I ebny you for your reason and discipline. To all those wo have bought a piece: Congratulations! I received mine today and examined it under the

[meteorite-list] NWA 3118 Piggybacking Issues and Classification Services

2004-11-18 Thread Adam Hupe
Dear List, The good news is that dealers are aware of the piggybacking problems and the ones who do not want to risk their reputations have corrected the situation. There are still a few dealers engaging in this less-than-acceptable practice because they refuse to listen or are too cheap or too

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

2004-11-18 Thread Michael Farmer
Adam, not to be a pain, but there is absolutely nothing rare or important about an L4 S2-4 W1 meteorite. I have piles of common chondrites sitting in my garage. So why the hupelah about this one:) Michael Farmer - Original Message - From: Adam Hupe [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL

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

2004-11-18 Thread Adam Hupe
Mike, Talk to Dr. Bunch who claimed this meteorite has the most extreme range he has seen in a regolith breccia. After talking to NAU please report to the List your findings. Regards, Adam Hupe The Hupe Collection Team LunarRock IMCA 2185 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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

2004-11-18 Thread Michael Farmer
Come on Adam, can't you take a little prodding? It was meant in fun. I don't have time to call Ted to ask about L4 chondrites. Mike. - Original Message - From: Adam Hupe [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Michael Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 12:29

[meteorite-list] Colorado fireball on November 16

2004-11-18 Thread Chris Peterson
There was a large fireball over Colorado on Tuesday night at 20:45. Looks like it started near Kiowa and ended over Deckers. The height ranged from 62km to 31km, and it was sparking and flaring over much of its path. The velocity was low (15 km/s). I wouldn't be surprised if it was shedding

[meteorite-list] Not Finding Life? Dig Deeper

2004-11-18 Thread Ron Baalke
NOT FINDING LIFE? DIG DEEPER. From Mari N. Jensen, UA News Services, 520-626-9635 November 18, 2004 A place so barren that NASA uses it as a model for the Martian environment, Chile's Atacama desert gets rain maybe once a decade. In 2003, scientists reported that the driest Atacama soils were

[meteorite-list] MER Lecture in Long Beach

2004-11-18 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.oasis-nss.org/index.html OASIS - Organization for the Advancement of Space Industrialization and Settlement Next Public Lecture The next OASIS public lecture will be by Dr. John Callas, Mars Exploration Rover Science Manager on Saturday, Dec 4, 2004 at 3:30 p.m. The topic of the

[meteorite-list] Mars Exploration Rover Update - November 18, 2004

2004-11-18 Thread Ron Baalke
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html SPIRIT UPDATE: Three hundred sols and counting! - sol 292-305, November 18, 2004 Spirit remains in excellent health and has survived more than 300 martian days on the red planet. With the Sun still relatively low on the horizon in the early

[meteorite-list] Wanted - Used Lapidary Saw

2004-11-18 Thread Comcast Mail
Im looking for a used lapidary saw, any size. If anyone has one for sale please email me off list. Pictures would be appreciated. Thanks Bob Evans __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] (AD) talampaya forsale

2004-11-18 Thread Steve Arnold, Chicago!!!
Hi list.I have 1.27 gram slice of TALAMPAYA eucrite forsale.Cost is $130.00!I received it from rocksfromheaven in trade.Let me know. steve arnold = Steve R.Arnold, Chicago, IL, 60120 I. M. C. A.

[meteorite-list] Shipping Costs from Finland

2004-11-18 Thread branchw
I sent this yesterday but it apparently did not make it through: Hello Everyone, I have seen several meteorite auctions which list shipping charges from Finland as being $30.00 - $35.00 (USD). My question is, particularly for those list members who happen to live in Finland, does it really cost

[meteorite-list] When we first looked at this...

2004-11-18 Thread joseph_town
When we first looked at this meteorite we thought we were looking at.. Standard Adam advertising. This one might be special, buy it now before it's too late, blah, blah, blah. Bill __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[meteorite-list] When we first looked at this...

2004-11-18 Thread Michael Fowler
My mother used to say that if you can't say something good about someone, it is better to say nothing at all. Bill, My advice to you, is if you hate some ones guts, keep it to yourself. If you have something useful to say that is meteorite related, then post it to the list. Mike Fowler

[meteorite-list] $10,000 meteorite sale just started at one cent.

2004-11-18 Thread Michael Farmer
Hi everyone, I have loaded my annual clean-out-the-collection sale on ebay. Every year around the holidays I load alot of collection meteorites on ebay. I have so much that I have to thin out the collection a little. I have loaded almost 60 meteorites on ebay tonight. Several of them are from my

[meteorite-list] Shipping costs

2004-11-18 Thread Pelé Pierre-Marie
Hello to the List and to Walter. Shipping costs seem to be really expensive in Europe. For example, sending a 1000g package from France to USA costs 20 dollars (15 euros). But asking $30 to $35 for Finland to USA seems a little bit too much... Pierre-Marie Pele www.meteor-center.com

Re: [meteorite-list] When we first looked at this...

2004-11-18 Thread joseph_town
-- Original message -- From: Michael Fowler [EMAIL PROTECTED] My mother used to say that if you can't say something good about someone, it is better to say nothing at all. Bill, My advice to you, is if you hate some ones guts, keep it to yourself. If you

Re: [meteorite-list] When we first looked at this...

2004-11-18 Thread joseph_town
Mike, I'm not sure why you feel you need to give me advice. I don't hate Adam. That's a big word. I don't even know him. Any opinion stated here is meteorite related, If I disagree with some of his ways I'll say so as I see fit. It's my right or wrong, no pun... I respect all the good things