[meteorite-list] barely on topic - 20 questions

meteorite related in only the loosest of terms. check out this computerized 20 questions game: http://y.20q.net/anon naturally i wanted to see if it could guess a meteorite, and to my surprise this is how the game played: I am guessing that it is a meteorite? Yes , No , Close 19.Is it

[meteorite-list] Happy birthday, Sylacauga!

The only meteorite proofend beyound any doubt to have hit a human fell 50 years ago, on Dec. 1, 1954: http://www.nbc13.com/news/3963209/detail.html Happy birthday, Sylacauga! Herbert Raab __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [meteorite-list] Happy birthday, Sylacauga!

Is any of the exact stone that struck that woman for sale? I've read about it. I think I'd like one that has enough meat on it for DNA testing. Bill -- Original message -- From: Herbert Raab [EMAIL PROTECTED] The only meteorite proofend beyound any doubt to

[meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture Of The Day - December 2, 2004

ROCKS FROM SPACE PICTURE OF THE DAY: http://www.geocities.com/spacerocksinc/Dec_2.html __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] Sylacauga and Mbale

The only meteorite proofend beyound any doubt to have hit a human fell 50 years ago on Dec. 1, 1954 Hello Herbert and List, Do not forget Mbale: H. Betlem (1993) The day that rained stones (ST, Jun 93, 96-97): A 4-gram fragment did hit a banana tree and then a boy from Doko on the head, but

[meteorite-list] Re: Sylacauga and Mbale

Bernd the living encyclopaedia Pauli wrote: Do not forget Mbale I did not forget that. It was not only descibed in ST, but also in The Mbale meteorite shower by Jenniskens et al. (Meteoritics, Vol. 29, No. 2, pd. 246-254, 03/1994), even including a photo of the boy and his stone. Still, I

[meteorite-list] New 2005 Meteorite Calendar ad

A perfect Christmas gift With only a dozen 2005 meteorite calendars left, you should order now. Joshua Eisler from Cosmic Cutlery has produced a very small quantity of these calendars and they are going fast. Order direct with my PayPal link at the site below.

RE: [meteorite-list] Park Forest Ebay

now that gets me in the spirit! $100/g?! i can just hear those sleighbells jingling right down stegger. i will be gradually switching over to yahoo mail (it has 100 FREE megs of storage). please cc to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "Comcast Mail" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Meteorite list" [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [meteorite-list] Park Forest Ebay

concreteaceous chrondrite maybe??? i will be gradually switching over to yahoo mail (it has 100 FREE megs of storage). please cc to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Comcast Mail" [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Park Forest Ebay Date: Thu, 02

RE: [meteorite-list] Happy birthday, Sylacauga!

was this supposed to be 4 or 4.5 billion years old? usually, the news opts for the more older choice. i will be gradually switching over to yahoo mail (it has 100 FREE megs of storage). please cc to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "Herbert Raab" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:

Re: [meteorite-list] New Moroccan fall

there not as rare as those saturm meteorites, that gently float down out of the sky like leaf. i will be gradually switching over to yahoo mail (it has 100 FREE megs of storage). please cc to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: David Freeman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Walter Branch [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL

[meteorite-list] Caliche

Hello Everyone, Speaking of Caliche... Does the Caliche (form of calcium carbonate) that we sometimes see on desert meteorites replace the fusion crust that is present or does it form a layer over the crust? -Walter __ Meteorite-list mailing list

Re: [meteorite-list] Caliche

Hello Walter, Caliche is a deposit and covers the crust. I have removed it from a few meteorites now and have found nice crust underneath. Caliche Is water soluble and therefore is the best way to remove it, just incase anyone wanted to know. : ) Thanks, Tom peregrineflier IMCA 6168

[meteorite-list] Strewnfield size

Paul Mc Cartney ;-) wrote: I'm doing some research and found a interesting anomaly. The strewnfield for Kendleton is 2 miles. Most strewnfields I've read about are normally 5-15 miles long for stone meteorites. Anyone heard of a 2 mile strewnfield? Here are a few strewn field data:

Re: [meteorite-list] Caliche, See Photos

Hello Walter, and list You can have both situation, but generally it infects more the inside throught weathering cracks than replace the outside fusion crust. Look at www.caillou-noir.com/Caliche.htm I have 2 example of caliche. Best regards Michel FRANCO Caillou Noir www.caillou-noir.com BP 16,

Re: [meteorite-list] Happy birthday, Sylacauga!

Hi all, Anyone have any Sylacauga to sell or trade me? Michael on 12/2/04 2:22 AM, Herbert Raab at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The only meteorite proofend beyound any doubt to have hit a human fell 50 years ago, on Dec. 1, 1954: http://www.nbc13.com/news/3963209/detail.html

Re: [meteorite-list] Mbale

Anyone know if the stone in said photo was ever purchased? Where it is? etc. Michael on 12/2/04 4:41 AM, Herbert Raab at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bernd the living encyclopaedia Pauli wrote: Do not forget Mbale I did not forget that. It was not only descibed in ST, but also in The

Re: [meteorite-list] Caliche, See Photos

Hi Michel, Nice pictures. Thanks very much. -Walter - - Original Message - From: Michel Franco [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Walter Branch [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 11:47 AM Subject: Re:

Re: [meteorite-list] Caliche

Hi Tom, Caliche is water soluble? I did not think that is was. I thought a product such as Lime Away was the best method to remove caliche. -Walter - - Original Message - From: Tom AKA James Knudson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Walter

[meteorite-list] Oriented Amgala individuals

Hello all, Todays Rocks From Space Picture of the Day of the oriented Amgala individual brought a question to mind. In the May 2004 issue of Meteorite magazine, Martin Horejsi wrote: While the Bensour shower was filled with wonderfully oriented individuals, Amgala was almost devoid of them with

Re: [meteorite-list] Oriented Amgala individuals

Hi Frank, Sounds interesting. Pictures? -Walter - - Original Message - From: fcressy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 12:33 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Oriented Amgala

[meteorite-list] [OT] eBay Fraud Alert

Dear Listees: I received this today, and it's one of the more clever email frauds I've seen. The web-savvy will immediately spot it as a fraud when visiting the website. It's a pretty good fake, but you can see from the URL that it's actually a Korean web address. Anyway, since so many of you

[meteorite-list] Oriented Amgala individuals

Frank wrote: So, if you fellow oriented Amgala owners out there don't mind sending me their information in, I'll go ahead and tabulate the results and then report to the list. There are 5 Amgalas in my collection - four of these show at least some flight marks: a) small broken individual

Re: [meteorite-list] [OT] eBay Fraud Alert

I 've been receiving this too. Do not answer of course. Best regards Michel - Original Message - From: Notkin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 5:54 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] [OT] eBay Fraud Alert Dear Listees: I received this today, and it's

[meteorite-list] RE: Oriented Amgala individuals

This is my oriented Amgala, enjoy: http://www.austromet.com/collection/Amgala13.9gA.jpg http://www.austromet.com/collection/Amgala13.9gB.jpg cheers, Christian IMCA #2673 www.austromet.com Christian Anger Korngasse 6 2405 Bad Deutsch-Altenburg AUSTRIA email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [meteorite-list] RE: Oriented Amgala individuals

this my piece http://it.geocities.com/mcomemeteoritecollection/Amgala.JPG a pyramidal shape Matteo From: Christian Anger [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [meteorite-list] RE: Oriented Amgala individuals Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 18:54:44 +0100 This is my oriented Amgala, enjoy:

Re: [meteorite-list] Caliche

Hello Walter and list, caliche is deposited by water. If you soak a meteorite in water for a few hours, the caliche will dissolve and can be scrubbed off with a soft brush. Thanks, Tom peregrineflier IMCA 6168 http://www.frontiernet.net/~peregrineflier/Peregrineflier.htm - Original Message

Re: [meteorite-list] RE: Oriented Amgala individuals

I would share my crusted Amgala pictures with the list, but I do not have an Amgala, so it makes it darn near impossible Thanks, Tom peregrineflier IMCA 6168 http://www.frontiernet.net/~peregrineflier/Peregrineflier.htm - Original Message - From: Christian Anger [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: [meteorite-list] Sylacauga and Mbale

And Chiang Khan, which hit a fisherman on his boat. http://www.meteorite-oliver.com/index.html (charity..X-mas!!) Martin - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 1:27 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Sylacauga and Mbale The

Re: [meteorite-list] [OT] eBay Fraud Alert

For both eBay and PayPal, I've been receiving such fraudulant mailings at least once a month. You can always report them to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you do, you will received an acknowledgment and/or reply stating that the email is fraudulant. Basically, almost

Re: [meteorite-list] Strewnfield size

Dear Bernd; Interesting anomaly...how about being named Paul McCartney ;-) Rock Springs L-6 strewnfield length: 0 ...a strewnfield of one. Very best, Dave F. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Paul Mc Cartney ;-) wrote: I'm doing some research and found a interesting anomaly. The strewnfield for

[meteorite-list] Announcing NWA 3128

Hello List Members, Check out this pristine xenolith: http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa3128/nwa3128.jpg Last piece left on ebay that describes this strange meteorite: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2290595155 We just wanted to give List members an opportunity to check out this

[meteorite-list] Sale and/or Photos - Oriented Amgala individuals

Dear Frank and List, This is a fun subject. I knew I had a few oriented Amgala's in my collection, but when I looked through the 3 kilos or so of material I have, I found that I have 20 oriented Amgala's. Most are 100% crusted and have excellent features such as lip-over, flow lines and

[meteorite-list] re: Mbale

Anyone know if the stone in said photo was ever purchased? Where it is? etc. Michael Yes, it was purchased. To the best of my knowledge, it is still in the posession of Hans Betlem, who did the Mbale fieldwork in 1992. - Marco -- Dr Marco Langbroek Dutch Meteor Society (DMS)

Re: [meteorite-list] Announcing NWA 3128

Isn't it a pity that this extraordinary meteorite has been cut into pieces that have nothing left from the character of this truly amazing stone? I hope you kept at least one slice that shows what made this meteorite so special... On Thursday 02 December 2004 20:59, Adam Hupe wrote: Hello

Re: [meteorite-list] Announcing NWA 3128

Hi Bernhard, I can appreciate your concern for preserving a meteorite's character. Believe me, Adam and I both have slices that have the xenolith's in them. We're not butchers you know :-) I can provide photos if you like. Take care, Greg - Original Message - From: Bernhard Rems [EMAIL

[meteorite-list] main mass of amgala

hello list i have head there months abaout a nice 2.7 kilos of amgala that should be the main mass but after tracking here photo, i haven't seen them. may be i will be in tucson next year and i would love to see it even in photo before tucson that would be good , all the best aziz

Re: [meteorite-list] Announcing NWA 3128

the xenolith looks like the NWA CV3 material out there. That is a cool feature. John -- Original message from Bernhard Rems [EMAIL PROTECTED]: -- Isn't it a pity that this extraordinary meteorite has been cut into pieces that have nothing left from the

[meteorite-list] Sale and/or Photos - Oriented Amgala individuals

Hi Greg, I notice that the Amgalas in your photos look very brown. Some other photos posted to the list show a very black fusion crust. Is it a difference in the amount of weathering? Thanks, Mike Fowler Chicago Dear Frank and List, This is a fun subject. I knew I had a few oriented Amgala's

Re: [meteorite-list] Sale and/or Photos - Oriented Amgala individuals

Michael: This isn't really in regard to Amgala...but I have seen this brown crust on really REALLY fresh stones sometimes. For example to Worden meteorite had one side that was light brown in color as compared to the rest of the piece. My Park Forest piece is like this as well. It always is the

Re: [meteorite-list] Sale and/or Photos - Oriented Amgala individuals

Matt, How about showing a picture of your Park Forest Individual. I thought I seen on your site that the piece was oriented Im sure we would all appreciate seeing it Thanks Bob Evans - Original Message - From: Matt Morgan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Michael Fowler [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL

Re: [meteorite-list] Sale and/or Photos - Oriented Amgala individuals

I notice that the Amgalas in your photos look very brown. Some other photos posted to the list show a very black fusion crust. Is it a difference in the amount of weathering? No its nothing more than THICKNEST of crust. You can see this on Gao and also on Amgala. Sometimes on broken sides

[meteorite-list] (AD) ebay,meteorite sale, and campos sales

Hello and good evening list.I have 2 auctions ending tomorrow about 9 pm chicago time.A 36 gram slice of nwa 1827, and a 56 gram half-stone of nwa 1879.I also 4 on going buy-it-now campos sales stones also.I have all the big stones if anyone wants them.They are all at a great low, low price per

Re: [meteorite-list] Sale and/or Photos - Oriented Amgala individuals

Hi Mike and everyone, The brown crust is just areas that have not been burnt or melted as much as the blacker areas. My photos also make them a little washed out when, in fact, they are blacker than what they appear. Sometimes it is difficult to get accurate color with the darker or lighter

Re: [meteorite-list] Caliche

Hi Walter I'm surprised this question hasn't come up more often. Its a common problem in paleo and archaeo dig sites and of course, they will most often have some undergrad attack it with dental picks and such so as to not loose any of the specimen, but other methods are usable for calcium

Re: [meteorite-list] Announcing NWA 3128

Hello John, Bernhard and everyone, Here are the pictures of a few samples of the xenoliths in NWA 3128 that you are asking for: 10.6g part slice with small xenolith http://www.lunarrock.com/12-2/nwa3128/dsc1.jpg 18.9g part slice with several xenoliths

[meteorite-list] Display systems

Recently I received more of Michael Gallant's wooden frames which house 2 x 2 acrylic specimen cases. I justed wanted to say that they look great on my wall in my office. He also carries several other display methods for your meteorites. If you haven't seen his site you should take a quick look:

[meteorite-list] Check out eBay item 2291235659 (Ends Dec-05-04 18:52:09 PST) - Meteorite* New

Could this Campo be calling home? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=3239item=2291235659rd =1 Regards, Michael Johnson SPACE ROCKS, INC. 380 Cleveland Street Pacolet, South Carolina 29372 Tel: (864) 578 5188 SPACE ROCKS, INC.:

[meteorite-list] Let there be light, and let it be good!

Dear List; It is basically winter here, and the best light I have is direct sun light but alas, it is 0 outside with the wind chill, and it really gets to be aggravating to run in and out with a rock and camera each time I wish to click a picture/list a rock to sell. We have had past

Re: [meteorite-list] [OT] eBay Fraud Alert

In a message dated 12/2/2004 11:59:08 AM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: For both eBay and PayPal, I've been receiving such fraudulant mailings at least once a month. You can always report them to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you do, you will received an

Re: [meteorite-list] [OT] eBay Fraud Alert

Mmm...at least once a month I wish I could be so lucky how about 20 a dayfrom banks that I do not know about to plenty of paypal and ebay spoofs daily. BEWARE of all suspicious emails and be sure to forward all paypal and ebay spoofs to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and [EMAIL PROTECTED] so they can

Re: [meteorite-list] Let there be light, and let it be good!

David, there are plenty of bulbs out the that simulate natural day light. Any photography supply store should have some. : ) Thanks, Tom peregrineflier IMCA 6168 http://www.frontiernet.net/~peregrineflier/Peregrineflier.htm - Original Message - From: David Freeman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

[meteorite-list] Reports Detail Rover Discoveries of Wet Martian History

Donald Savage Headquarters, WashingtonDec. 2, 2004 (Phone: 202/358-1727) Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. (Phone: 818/354-6278) RELEASE: 04-385 REPORTS DETAIL ROVER DISCOVERIES OF WET MARTIAN HISTORY The most dramatic findings so far from NASA's

[meteorite-list] Conditions On Vast Plain on Mars Could Have Been Suitable For Life

http://www.news.cornell.edu/releases/Dec04/Science.Mars.deb.html Conditions on vast plain on Mars could have been suitable for life, Cornell rover scientist Squyres states in special Science issue FOR RELEASE: Dec. 2, 2004 Contact: David Brand Office: 607-255-3651 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [meteorite-list] [OT] eBay Fraud Alert

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 12/2/2004 11:59:08 AM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Basically, almost ANYTHING/EVERYTHING that claims to be from either is likely to be a fraud. More than thatIT IS fraud. eBay and PayPal both have both emphatically stated

Re: [meteorite-list] (AD) ebay,meteorite sale, and campos sales

Steve, Inquiring minds still want to knowwhat does a 2 for 1 sale actually mean? Everything is half-price? Double the price of the lowest TWO meteorites I want, pick another meteorite, double the price of it, divide byTWOsend ONE check? On your website it states, All prices firm and

[meteorite-list] Brown and black crust

A wonderful example of the difference between black and brown crust shows my Bensour Individual. It is oriented. Take a look at this rollover rim and the change in crust appearance. http://www.austromet.com/CollnPics/BensourB.jpg cheers, Christian IMCA #2673 www.austromet.com  

[meteorite-list] Tagish Lake

Hello List After one more long and arduous trip through the Canadian cultural property permit system, I have some larger Tagish Lake meteorites to sell--or look at. You can see them on my website. Regards, Eric Twelker http://www.meteoritemarket.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Let there be light, and let it be good!

Dave, I'd suggest that before buying or building anything fancy you experiment with a couple plain ol' incandescent or halogen table or desk lamps at the dining room table. Set the camera for incandescent light and shoot. You might find the results to be quite good. Another point - flow